Researchers interested in
asylum and refugee issues in Scotland
Claire Matin
Researcher , School of Law, University of Glasgow
0141 330 4910
Current area of research: A one year project funded by the Nuffield Foundation, will examine how the Court of Session supervises the decisions made by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal in Scotland.
Research interests: Access to justice; legal aid; human rights
Afe Adogame
Lecturer in Religious Studies, University of Edinburgh.
School of Divinity,
New College,
Mound Place,
Edinburgh, EH1 2LX
0131 650 8928
Fax: 0131 650 7952
Current area of research: Religion, Migration and the African Dispora; Religion in the Refugee Camp; African Christian religious communities in Europe.
Research interests: African religions; religion and globalisation
Bianka Atlas
Postgraduate student MSc Childhood Studies, University of Edinburgh; Lawyer (qualified in New Zealand)
07880 535722
Current area of research: Young unaccompanied asylum seekers in the UK
Research interests: The rights of children; family law; mental health and the well-being of children and young people; psychosocial issues facing refugees and asylum seekers; medical anthropology.
Publications:
Parental alienation syndrome: A child advocacy perspective, New Zealand Family Law Journal, 5(2), June 2005.
Assisted reproductive technology: Proposals for reform from a child welfare perspective, New Zealand Family Law Journal, 5(1), March 2005.
Ms Harry Balch
MSc Student (Social Research Methods)
Department: Law Business & Social Science Faculty
Org/institution/university: University of Glasgow
Email: 0608136b@student.gla.ac.uk
Telephone: 0141 332 4636
Current research area: Asylum Seekers and refugee participaton & engagement in volunteering
Other research interests:n Assimilation, integration & community.
Jason Bergen
Asylum Officer, Oxfam
207 Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4HZ
0141 285 8884
Current area of research: Media related research monitoring attitudes to asylum seekers, refugees and destitution.
Research interests: Public attitudes and beliefs around asylum and poverty; destitution; media portrayal; community cohesion.
Publications:
Found at: http://www.oxfamgb.org/ukpp/resources/index.htm#asylum
Dr Wun Fung Chan
Lecturer, Geography and Sociology Department, University of Strathclyde
Graham Hills building
Richmond Street, Glasgow
G1 1XN
0141 548 3795
Current research area: Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre
Research interests: Mulitculturalism; urban planning
Publications:
Chan W.F. (in press) Writing Multiculturalism? Planning for culturally different identities in the City of Birmingham, Planning Theory and Practice.
Chan W.F. (2006) Re-scripting the character of Birmingham’s ethnic minority population: assets and others in the stories of a multicultural city, Area, 38, 1, 79-88.
Chan W.F. (2006) Planning Birmingham as a Cosmopolitan City: recovering the depths of its diversity? in J. Binnie, J. Holloway, S. Millington, & C. Young (eds.) Cosmopolitan Urbanism, Routledge, London.
Chan W.F. (2005) Planning at the Limit: Immigration and Post-War Birmingham, The Journal of Historical Geography, 31, 3, 513-27.
Chan W.F. (2005) A Gift of a Pagoda, the Presence of a Prominent Citizen and the Possibilities of Hospitality, Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 23, 1, 11-28.
Chan W.F. (2004) Finding Chinatown: urban planning and its domestic outline in M. Jayne & D. Bell, (eds.) City of Quarters: urban villages in the contemporary city, Ashgate, Aldershot.
Sherice Clarke
Phd student, Community Education Department, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh.
M1, Patterson
Holyrood Road
Edinburgh
EH8 8AQ
0131 667 6000 ext. 24805
Current area of research: ESOL; museum education.
Research interests: Adult education; educational provision for refugee and asylum seekers especially with regard to English Language teaching for adult learners.
Carola Eyber
Lecturer, Institute for International Health and Development, Queen Margaret University College.
Queen Margaret University College
Clerkwood Terrace
Edinburgh
EH12 8TS
0131 317 3491
Fax: 0131 317 3494
Current area of research: Psychosocial well-being of refugees; refugee children; religious lives of refugees.
Research interests: Childhood development; forced migration; sub-Saharan post-conflict situations
Publications:
Eyber, C., Dyer, D. and Versfeld, R. (1997). Resisting racism: A teacher’s guide to equality in education. Cape Town: IDASA.
Eyber, C. (1998). Humane approach to refugees. Crossings, 2 (2). Cape Town: SAMP.
Eyber, C. (1998). Include us in policy-making. Crossings, 2 (2). Cape Town: SAMP.
Eyber, C. and Ager, A. (2002). Conselho: psychological healing in displaced communities in Angola. The Lancet, 360, p. 871.
Eyber, C. and Ager, A. (2003). Poverty and displacement: Youth agency in Angola. In S. Carr and T. Sloan (Eds.), Community psychology and global poverty. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Loughry, M. and Eyber, C. (2003). Psychosocial concepts in humanitarian work with children. A review of the concepts and related literature. Washington DC: The National Academies Press.
Boyden, J., Eyber, C., Feeny, T. and Scott, C. (2003). Children and poverty. Voices of children: Experiences and perspectives from Belarus, Bolivia, India. Kenya and Sierra Leone. Richmond VA: Christina Children’s Fund.
Eyber, C. and Ager, A. (2004). Researching young people’s experiences of war: Participatory methods and the trauma discourse in Angola. In J. Boyden and J. De Berry (Eds.), Children and youth on the front line. Oxford: Berghahn Books.
Eyber, C. (2004). Forced migrant children and youth in Johannesburg. In L. Landau (Ed.), Forced migrants in the new Johannesburg. Towards a local government response. Johannesburg: University of the Witwatersrand.
Maria Fletcher
Lecturer in European Law, School of Law, University of Glasgow.
The Stair Building
5-8 The Square
Glasgow
G12 8QQ
Current area of research: Court of Session supervision of Asylum and Immigration Tribunal decisions in Scotland.
Nick Fyfe
Reader in Human Geography, Geography Department, University of Dundee.
Current area of research: To be confirmed
Louise Gillam
Student Dietitian, Dietetics, Nutrition and Biological Sciences department, Queen Margaret University
Clerwood Terrace, Corstorphine,
Edinburgh
EH12 8TS
04006668@qmu.ac.uk
01896 830941
Current area of research: Nutitional Intakes/Food Issues of Refugees in Edinburgh
Morag Gillespie
Research Fellow
School of Law and Social Sciences
Glasgow Caledonian University
Cowcaddens Road,
Glasgow, G4 0BA
0141 331 3766
Current area of research: Advice and disadvantaged groups; welfare rights; welfare to work; women, poverty and employment issues.
Research interests: Equality mainstreaming; gender budgeting; poverty and disadvantage more generally.
Publications:
Reports
Gillespie M, Mulvey G and Scott G (2005) Transitions to Work: Advising Disadvantaged Groups, Edinburgh: Scottish Executive
Thomson, E., McKay, A., Campbell J and Gillespie, M. (2005) Jobs for the Boys and the Girls: Promoting a Smart, Successful and Equal Scotland, Glasgow: Equal Opportunities Commission
Gillespie M and Scott, G (2004) Advice Services and Transitions to Work for Disadvantaged Groups: A literature review. Glasgow: Scottish Poverty Information Unit
Thomson, E., McKay, A., Gillespie, M. (2004) Modern Apprenticeships and gender equality: a local perspective, Equal Opportunities Commission, Scotland
Thomson, E., McKay, A., Gillespie, M. (2004) Modern Apprenticeships and gender based occupational segregation in Scotland: a position paper, Equal Opportunities Commission, Scotland
Gillespie, M (2004) Money Advice and Transitions to Work Seminar: a report and summary of findings. Scottish Executive Seminar, Victoria Quay, 21 January 2004. Glasgow, Scottish Poverty Information Unit
Gillespie M, Lindsay C and Scott G (2003) Rosemount Lifelong Learning: Evaluation Report Glasgow, Scottish Poverty Information Unit
Scott, G, Frondigoun, E, Gillespie, M and White A (2003) Making Ends Meet: an exploration of parent student poverty, family finances and institutional support. Glasgow: Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland.
Scott G, Gillespie M and Innes S (2002) Breaking Barriers: care and poverty in women’s transition to employment or education. Glasgow, Rosemount Lifelong Learning.
Gillespie M., Scott, G. and Lindsay C. (2002) Women, Poverty and Transitions to Work, Rosemount Lifelong Learning, Transitions Research Report 2, Glasgow: Scottish Poverty Information Unit.
Book Chapters/ Journal articles
Gillespie M (forthcoming) ‘The Risk of Poverty amongst Women in Europe’ in Guichon A, van den Anker C and Novikova I (eds.) Women’s Social Rights and Entitlements, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Gillespie M (2005) ‘Debt and Disadvantaged Groups in Scotland’, Scottish Anti Poverty Review, Dec 05, Glasgow: Poverty Alliance
McKay A and Gillespie M (2005) Women, inequalities and social policy in Mooney G and Scott G (eds.) Exploring Social Policy in the New Scotland, Policy Press
McKay, A., Fitzgerald, R., O’Hagan, A., and Gillespie, M., (2002) ‘Scotland: Using political change to advance gender concerns’in Budlender, D. and Hewitt, G. (eds.) Gender Budgets Make More Cents: Country studies and good practice, London: Commonwealth Secretariat
Gillespie M (2002) ‘Poverty and Welfare’ in Brown U, Scott G, Mooney G and Duncan B (eds.)Poverty in Scotland 2002, London: C
Conference/ Seminars
Gillespie M, Scott G and Mulvey G (2005) ‘Transitions to Employment and Advice Services’, Paper presented at Social Policy Association Conference, Bath, June 2005.
Gillespie M and Scott G (2004)’ Advice Services and Transitions to Work’ Paper presented at Social Policy Association Conference, Nottingham, 13-15 July 2004
Gillespie, M. (2003) ‘Women’s Social Entitlements – Scotland’ Paper presented at Network for European Women’s Rights Workshop, Athens, Oct 2003
Abigail Howard
Head of Policy and Research, Policy and Research Unit, The Wise Group.
The Wise Group
72 Charlotte Street
Glasgow
G1 5DW
Abigail_Howard@thewisegroup.co.uk
0141 303 3131
Fax: 0141 313 0070
Area of research is being defined by a new research team.
David Howard
Lecturer in Human Geography, Institute of Geography, University of Edinburgh
Drummond Street,
Edinburgh,
EH8 9XP
0131 650 8164
Current area of research: Multicultural and anti-racist policies in Scotland; Edinburgh and Glasgow MELA festivals; Scottish-Caribbean connections
Research interests: Urban geography; immigration; violence; discrimination.
Mary-Anne Kate
Social Policy Doctoral Student (Previous: Refugee Resettlement Advisory Council, Australia), Social Policy, University of Edinburgh
4F 10 Buccleuch Place
Edinburgh, EH8 9LW
0131 6503920
Current area of research: Protection opportunities and outcomes for persons seeking asylum in the EU; progress Common European Asylum System has made in reducing inequities.
Publications:
(2004) 'The provision of protection to asylum seekers in destination countries', UNHCR Geneva working paper, available at www.unhcr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/research/opendoc.pdf?tbl=RESEARCH&id=42846e7f2
Tobias Kelly
Lecturer in Social Anthropology, School of Social and Political Studies, University of Edinburgh
Adam Ferguson Building
George Square
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, EH8 9LL
0131 650 6860
Current area of research: The politics, ethic and law of recognizing torture; Palestinian displacement.
Publications:
(Forthcoming) ‘Documented Lives: Fear and the Uncertainties of Law During the Second Palestinian Intifada’, The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 12(1).
(Forthcoming) ‘“Jurisdictional Politics” in the Occupied West Bank: Political Community, Territory and Economic Dependency in the Formation of Legal Subjects’, Law and Social Inquiry 31(1).
In Press. Law, Sovereignty and Violence Among West Bank Palestinians. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2005. ‘Law, Culture and Access to Justice under the Palestinian National Authority’, Development and Change 36(5).
2004. ‘Returning Home? Law, Violence, and Displacement among West Bank Palestinians’, PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review Vol. 27(2)
2004. ‘Access to Justice: The Palestinian Legal System and the Fragmentation of Coercive Power’ Crisis States Programme Working Papers, London School of Economics: Development Studies Institute. Available at: http://www.crisisstates.com/Publications/wp/wp41.htm.
2004. The Jurisdictional Politics of Israel/Palestine: The Case of Palestinian Workers in Israeli Settlements’, Yearbook of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law 9
Ian Lees
Freelance Researcher
07913 325648
Current area of research: Migrant workers and community engagement.
Publications:
Analysis of British Home Office Policy Unit Country Information Report: Rwanda 2003
Analysis of British Home Office Policy Unit Country Information Report: Sierra Leone 2004
(on behalf of the Immigration Advisory Service, London)
Fortunata Linus Chawa
Student of Social Development and Health MSc, Institute for International Health and Development, Queen Margaret University College.
Cerkwood Terrace,
EH12 8TS
07914 216160
Current area of research: Women’s strategies in coping with the socio economic impact of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, case study: Tanzania.
Research Interests: Access to health services for asylum seekers; HIV services and treatment.
Ruth Marsden
Researcher, Institute for International Health and Development, Queen Margaret College.
Corstorphine Campus
Edinburgh
EH12 8TS
0131 317 3493
Fax: 0131 317 3494
Current area of research: Mental health and psychosocial well-being of refugees and people seeking asylum.
Research interests: Destitution amongst people seeking asylum; integration.
Publications:
2005 ‘Poverty and Destitution faced by Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Scotland’, Marsden, R et al. Refugee Survival Trust/ Oxfam Scotland, http://oxfamgb.org/ukpp/resources/downloads/Whats_going_on.pdf.
2004 ‘Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Scotland: A Skills and Aspirations Audit’, Charlaff, L, Ibrani, K, Lowe, M, Marsden, R, and Turney, L. Scottish Executive and Scottish Refugee Council, http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/47171/0025531.pdf.
Deborah Maxwell
PhD student, School of Design, University of Dundee.
Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design,
Perth Road,
Dundee DD1 4HT
01738 587171
07884 018724
Current area of research: Oral cultures and information seeking - an attempt to bridge the gap between design and applied computing. Investigating the way that oral cultures could drive the design of technology specifically addressing information seeking needs and requirements and creating systems that are more intuitive and less reliant on visual representation and literacy. Investigation through a period of extended fieldwork with the Somali community in Glasgow in order to identify and understand information behaviours.
Research interests: Studies in literacy and education amongst asylum seeking community. Unaccompanied minors to the UK and how they find information; Somali community.
Publications:
'Oral Culture: a useful concept relevant to information seeking in context?', InSciT2006 Conference
Kurt Mills
Senior Lecturer in International Human Rights, Department of Politics, University of Glasgow.
Adam Smith Building
University of Glasgow
Glasgow
G12 8RT
0141 330 5091
Current area of research: The interrelationship between the responsibility to protect, international justice and humanitarianism; the United States of America and international treaties.
Research interests: Human rights; refugees; humanitarianism; international organizations; sub-Saharan Africa and Darfur.
Publications:
2006 “Toyota Land Cruisers as the Postmodern Tank of the Humanitarian International,” Peace Review 18 (2 2006): 261-267.
2005 “Neo-Humanitarianism: The Role of International Humanitarian Norms and Organizations in Contemporary Conflict,” Global Governance 11 (April-June 2005): 161-183.
2005 “Refugee Hosting/Producing Countries: Zaire/DRC,” in Matthew Gibney and Randall Hansen, eds., Immigration and Asylum: From 1900 to the Present, Oxford: ABC-CLIO.
2004 “Refugee Return from Zaire to Rwanda: The Role of UNHCR,” in Howard Adelman and Govind C. Rao, eds., War and Peace in Zaire/Congo: Analyzing and Evaluating Intervention, 1996-97 Africa World Press/The Red Sea Press.
2002 “Refugees and Security in the Great Lakes Region of Africa,” co-authored with Richard J. Norton, Civil Wars 5 (Spring 2002): 1-26.
1998 Human Rights in the Emerging Global Order: A New Sovereignty?, London: Macmillan
1998 “United Nations Intervention in Refugee Crises after the Cold War,” International Politics 35 (December 1998): 391-424.
1997 “Reconstructing Sovereignty: A Human Rights Perspective,” Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights 15 (Sept. 1997): 267-290.
1997 “Sovereignty Eclipsed?: The Legitimacy of Humanitarian Access and Intervention,” Journal of Humanitarian Assistance (July 1997), Online: http://www.jha.ac/articles/a019.htm.
1996 “Permeable Borders: Human Migration and Sovereignty,” Global Society 10 (May 1996): 77-106.
1996 “Refugees as an Impetus for Intervention: The Case of Haiti,” Refuge 15 (May/June 1996).
(Links to be found at http://web.mac.com/vicfalls/iweb)
Oonagh O’Brien
Lecturer, Institute for International Health and Development, Queen Margaret University College
Corstorphine Campus
Edinburgh
EH12 8TS
0131 317 3491
Fax: 0131 317 3494
Current area of research: HIV services for refugees and asylum seekers in Scotland.
Research interests: HIV treatment issues.
Publications:
Forthcoming 'The HIV related needs of African and minority ethnic communities in Scotland', O’Brien O and Grant E, Report for Scottish Executive.
2003 'Indicators of Integration: The Experience of Integration', Strang, A, Ager, A & O’Brien O, Indicators of Integration Report to the Home Office Immigration Research and Statistics Service.
2003 'Gender and Health: the case for gender sensitive health policy and health care delivery', O’Brien O and White A, The Kings Fund.
2003 'Networking for quality in HIV Treatment and Care Report', Lowbury,R and O’Brien O, Medical Foundation for AIDS & Sexual Health; a charity supported by the BMA. (http://www.medfash.org.uk/publications/current.html#Networkingforquality)
2001, Working together for quality in HIV treatment and care in AIDS and Hepatitis Digest, no 84, Lowbury R and O’Brien O (http://www.rsm.ac.uk/pub/ahd%2084.pdf)
1998 'HIV and a Migrant Community: The Irish in Britain', O’Brien,O and Power,R, UCL Medical School & Action Group for Irish Youth (http://www.irish.org.uk/research_hiv.shtml)
1997 'A Question of Equivalence: A report of the Implementation of International Guidelines on HIV/AIDS in Prisons of the European Union', O'Brien, O and Stevens,A. Cranstoun Drug Services, London.
1996 Racism and Stigma. Chapters of Crossing Borders: Migration, Ethnicity AIDS, Haour-Knipe,M. and O'Brien,O. Programme Evaluation and O'Brien, O and Khan, S. Haour-Knipe,M. and Rector R. (Eds) ( Social Aspects of AIDS series, Series Editor, Aggleton, P.) Taylor and Francis, London.
1995 'The Lure of the City: Migration and Drug Use in Health in the Inner City: Drugs in the City', Farrell,M and O'Brien,O. Edited by Dickerson,J and Stimson, G. Royal Society of Health.
1995 'The Mobility Project: Developing strategies for working with migrant populations in Europe in AIDS in Europe, the Behavioural Aspect', Vol. 1, O’Brien, O. Edited by Friedrich, D and Heckman ,W. pp 231-239
Ms Ayima Okeyeva
Internship, MA Euroculture, Erasmus Mundus-Palacky University
Rektorát Krizkovskeho 8
Olomouc, Czech Republic
771 47
ayimaster@gmail.com
Telephone: (+420) 731 886 545
Current research area: Human Trafficking in Europe
Research interests: Border Security in Conflict Areas
Publications: Conference Paper 'Culture of Peace'
Ira Papageorgiou
Adult educator/PhD candidate, Department of Adult and Continuing Education, University of Glasgow
11 Eldon Street
Glasgow
G3 6NH
I.Papageorgiou.1@research.gla.ac.uk
http://macdui.educ.gla.uk/studentresearch/
0141 330 8546
Current research area: Asylum seekers, refugees, migrants and active citizenship - ways of endorsing social participation; concepts of integration; UK and Scottish policies for integration; assessing integration in Glasgow; second language adult education.
Research interests: Intercultural education; literacies; womens' education.
Publications:
Papageorgiou, I. (2006) Integration or Alienation – How has Glasgow Met the Challenge of Immigration?, Report for the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow
Papageorgiou, I. (2006) Greek Adult Education Classes as a Space for Promoting Migrants’ Integration. Proceedings of the Conference ‘Migration in Greece: Experiences – Policies – Perspectives’, Migration Policy Institute, Greece, 23-24 November 2006
Papageorgiou, I. (2005) The impact of Second Language Adult Education on Migrants’ Social Involvement: A comparison between Scotland and Greece. Proceedings of the International Conference ‘What a difference Pedagogy Makes’, University of Stirling, UK, 24-26 June 2005, pp 441-447
Papageorgiou, I. (2005) ‘Teaching Adult English Language Learners’ by R.A.Orem (bookreview) in Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, Vol 12, No 1, pp 123-125
Papageorgiou, I. (2002) Women Asylum Seekers in Sighthill – Formal and Informal Learning for Integrating into Society, Thesis (MSc), University of Glasgow
Workshops and Presentations
1 December 2006 – Citizenship in Education, Citizenship through Education, Faculty of Education Graduate School Conference, University of Glasgow
3 June 2006 – Learning to Speak, to Speak Out or to Just Listen, ESOL Forum Workshop, Glasgow
4 December 2004 – Second Language Teaching in Campaign Organisations Third International Conference of the Popular Education Network at the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
30 October 2004 – The impact of Second Language Adult Education on Migrants’ Social Involvement, ESOL Forum Workshop, Langside College
15 May 2004 – Doing Research on Migrants’ Adult Education, British Federation of Women Graduates’ Academic Day, Glasgow
Teresa Piacentini
PhD student, University of Glasgow
Teresa.Piacentini@btinternet.com
0141 429 3435
Fax: 0141 429 3435
Current area of research: Social networks of refugee community organisations in Glasgow
Research interests: Forced migration and dispora studies; notions of community,place and space; notions of identity and belonging relative to forced migrants; transnationalism; 'otherness'
Julia Quickfall
Nurse director, Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland
31 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh
EH1 2EL
julia.quickfall@qnis.org.uk
0131 229 2333
www.qnis.org.uk
Current research area: Cultural competence in primary care nursing of asylum applicants
Other research interests: Health inequalities
Publications:
Quickfall, J (2004) Developing a model for culturally competent primary care nursing for asylum applicants and refugees in Scotland: a review of the literature. Diversity in Health and Social Care Vol. 1 No. 1 53-64
Gemma Ramsay
Student (Msc Social Work), Department of Social Work Studies, Stirling University
69 Main Street
Kilbirnie
KA25 7AA
07932 776207
Current area of research: Integration of refugee and asylum seekers in Glasgow.
Research interests: Therapeutic interventions
Rebecca Rotter
PhD Student, Department of Social Anthropology, School of Social and Political Studies, University of Edinburgh
Room 4.06, 4th Floor
21 Buccleuch Place
Edinburgh, EH8 9LN
Current area of research: Ethnography of asylum seekers' experiences of waiting for the conclusion of the asylum process in Glasgow. Specific focus on how asylum seekers cope with uncertainty and temporariness, how they are orientated in time and place, and their engagement in meaningful activities and relationships. Funded by ORSAS and the University of Edinburgh.
Lani Russell
Research Fellow, Centre for Equality and Diversity, School of Social Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University.
Buchanan House,
Glasgow Caledonian University,
70 Cowcaddens Road,
Glasgow, G4 0BA
0141 331 8393
Fax: 0141 331 8211
Current area of research: ‘Positive action for Career Entry and Progression for Black and Ethnic Minority People in Employment’ (2 year project funded by EQUAL).
Dr Duncan Sim
Reader and Academic Director (Politics and Sociology), School of Social Sciences
University of the West of Scotland
Tel: 0141-848-3719
Fax: 0141-848-3891
Email:Duncan.Sim@uws.ac.uk
Current area of research: Developing research on migrant workers and currently writing up previous research on BME groups and asylum seekers.
Research interests: Asylum seekers and refugees, particularly experiences of services and integration; BME groups; migrant workers.
Publications:
2006 (forthcoming) Bowes, A. and Sim, D., ‘Advocacy for black and minority ethnic communities: understandings and expectations’, British Journal of Social Work. Advance access published at: http://bjsw.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/bch383v1
2005 (forthcoming) Sim, D. and Bowes, A., ‘Young South Asians with learning disabilities: still socially excluded?’, Research Policy and Planning 22.2.
2003 Bowes, A., Sim, D. and Valenti, M., Good practice in positive action, Research Report No. 20, Edinburgh: Communities Scotland, 60pp. (http://www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk/stellent/groups/public/documents/ webpages/pubcs_009038.pdf)
2003 Barclay, A, Bowes, A., Ferguson, I., Sim, D. and Valenti, M., with Fard, S. and Macintosh, S., Asylum seekers in Scotland, Edinburgh: Scottish Executive, 127pp. (http://www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/social/asis-00.asp)
2002 Bowes, A. and Sim, D., Understanding and implementing positive action in Scottish local authorities and housing associations, PATH Scotland / University of Stirling, 68pp.
2001 Bowes, A., Sim, D. and Srivastava, A., Meeting the support needs of black and minority ethnic communities in Glasgow, Scottish Homes, Edinburgh, 98pp.
2001 Bowes, A., Sim, D. and Wilson, M., Race equality policy and practice in Scottish housing, PATH Scotland / University of Stirling, 66pp.
2000 Bowes, A., Dar, N. and Sim, D., ‘Citizenship, housing and minority ethnic groups: an approach to multiculturalism’, Housing, Theory and Society 17.2, pp.83-95
1997 Bowes, A. and Sim, D. (eds.), Perspectives on welfare. The experience of minority ethnic groups in Scotland, Aldershot: Ashgate, 239pp.
Mary Sinclair
Infobase, Research Manager, Policy and Strategy, Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector
11 Queens Crescent,
Glasgow,
G4 9AS
0141 332 2444
Fax: 0141 332 0175
Current area of research: Mapping Glasgow’s community and voluntary sector.
Research interests: Equalities research, issues affecting the community and voluntary sector.
Emma Stewart
Lecturer, Department of Geography and Sociology, University of Strathclyde.
Graham Hills Building
50 Richmond Street
Glasgow, G1 1XN
Current area of research: asylum seeker exclusion, identity, statistics, biometric technologies and Eritrean diaspora.
Publications:
Stewart, E. (2006) "Refugee doctors - a valuable resource", British Medical Journal Careers Focus, Learning Bites, 332, 73-74
Stewart E. (2005) "Exploring the vulnerability of asylum seekers in the UK", Population, Space and Place, 11, 499-512
Stewart, E. (2005) "Employment and Integration of Refugee Doctors in Scotland", Global Migration Perspectives 49, Global Commission for Migration, Geneva
Stewart, E. (2004) "Deficiencies in UK Asylum Data: Practical and Theoretical Challenges", Journal of Refugee Studies, 17, 1, 29-49
Stewart, E. (2003) "A Bitter Pill to Swallow - Obstacles Facing Refugee Doctors in the UK", New Issues in Refugee Research, UNHCR Evaluation and Policy Analysis Unit, Working Paper 96, UNHCR, Geneva
Stewart, E. (2002) "Refugee Doctors in the UK", British Medical Journal Careers Focus, 325, 166-167
Michael Wulff
Development Advisor, Volunteer Department, Danish Refugee Council
Borgergade 10, 5
Copenhagen
1002
michael.2ulff@drc.dk
Telephone: 0045 33735250
Current research area: The capacity building of RCOs; quality assurance for RCOs; sustainable funding for RCOs.
Other research interests: Research of refugees organising themselves