Papers by Jeremy Phillipson
Journal of Applied Ecology, 2009
Sociologia Ruralis
Fisheries and coastal economies across Europe have witnessed substantial structural changes that ... more Fisheries and coastal economies across Europe have witnessed substantial structural changes that have brought about challenges for territorial cohesion and social renewal within the fishing sector. Notably, there has been a disconnect between the industry and local communities, with fisheries largely producing commodities for wide‐ranging and often distant markets. In response, short food supply chains (SFSCs) are often an important element of the local development strategies of Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs), being regarded as a possible mechanism for increasing added value and (re‐)localising the sector to aid territorial development. This article examines the conditions that lead to SFSCs having a higher market share in a FLAG area. Drawing on social capital theory, we employ a novel fuzzy‐set qualitative comparative analysis approach using survey data from FLAG managers from across Europe, in what is a first empirical attempt to apply the method in the context of communit...
1. Introduction 2. Why is it important to consider the rural contributions to Levelling Up? 3. Ho... more 1. Introduction 2. Why is it important to consider the rural contributions to Levelling Up? 3. How can urban-rural interdependencies be recognised and strengthened for mutual benefits? 4. What are the key barriers to growth and private sector investment in rural areas? 5. How can government, communities and businesses work together to identify meaningful opportunities to invest inclusively and equitably across cities, towns and rural areas? 6. How can public sector decision makers work with rural businesses to strengthen local business networks and clusters? 7. How can government target skills and employment support in rural areas to best aid economic recovery and drive progression and productivity? 8. How can support provided to areas by publicly funded economic development institutions be strengthened? 9. How can rural areas be supported to contribute to the government's net zero targets? 10. Conclusions Rural enterprises face challenges linked to their distance from support services, digital connectivity, extent of business networks, provision of premises, and skills. Availability of affordable housing, public transport, utilities and service provision also hold back rural businesses' ability to recruit and retain employees, innovate and expand markets. It is essential that these rural needs and potentials are addressed and clearly embedded throughout mainstream investments, support services and networks for economic development.
Evaluation, Jul 1, 2020
There is a well-documented interest in how insights from the study of complexity can be applied t... more There is a well-documented interest in how insights from the study of complexity can be applied to policy evaluation. However, important questions remain as to how complexity is understood and used by policy evaluators. We present findings from semi-structured interviews with 30 UK policy evaluators working in food, energy, water and environment policy domains. We explore how they understand, use and approach complexity, and consider the implications for evaluation research and practice. Findings reveal understandings of complexity arising from contextual factors, scale-related issues and perceptions of unpredictability. The evidence indicates terminological and analogical use of complexity and its concepts by policy evaluators, but limited evidence of its literal use. Priorities for the future include framing complexity more pragmatically and as an opportunity not a cost. Communicating this up the policy hierarchy is the key to progressing complexity-appropriate evaluation-this can be enabled by strengthening links between policy evaluation and academic communities.
Reviews: methods and technologies in fish biology and fisheries, 2001
Journal of Applied Ecology, Apr 1, 2009
Springer eBooks, 2021
This final chapter of the volume draws insights on the intangible aspects of social science exper... more This final chapter of the volume draws insights on the intangible aspects of social science expertise when studying people and the sea. Elaborating on the importance of the ‘hands around the methods’, it explores the skilful practices that prove essential to undertaking effective social science research in the context of coastal and maritime communities and marine environments. It also reflects on future directions for the marine social science community and considers how it can advance with greater incorporation of reflective and reflexive accounts.
Springer eBooks, 2021
By way of introduction to this edited volume on researching people and the sea, we discuss three ... more By way of introduction to this edited volume on researching people and the sea, we discuss three key themes around which contributions to the book are organised. The first theme, ‘Experiences from the Field: Adapting Methods, Practices and Reflexivity’, delves into field-based data collection and embraces reflections on doing social science research. The second theme, ‘Windows into Particular Methods: Innovations and Traditions’, explores case examples of specific methods and discusses their application in marine and fisheries research contexts. The third theme, ‘Translating Across Disciplines and Policy’, deals with questions around interdisciplinarity and expertise exchange across the research-policy interface. All three themes highlight aspects of innovation in researching people and the sea.
Tenants (74 ha) Sheep, cattle No non-family employees Owners (152 ha) Sheep, sucklers No non-fami... more Tenants (74 ha) Sheep, cattle No non-family employees Owners (152 ha) Sheep, sucklers No non-family employees Tenants (100 ha) Arable, sheep, sucklers No non-family employees 80% Tenants (400 ha) Arable, cattle, sheep 2 FT employees Owners (400 ha) Sheep No non-family employees Owners (88 ha) Sheep, sucklers No non-family employees Tenants (95 ha) Sheep, cattle 1 PT employee Owners (125 ha) Sheep, cattle No non-family employees Table 3.1: A profile of the 8 farm households interviewed in depth Mrs.
Sociologia Ruralis, Aug 1, 1996
Le developpement de peches renouvelables emerge davantage la ou la gestion est confortee par l... more Le developpement de peches renouvelables emerge davantage la ou la gestion est confortee par l'integration des industries de la peche au processus politique. La cogestion, qui offre un partage des responsabilites entre l'Etat et les groupes d'usagers, se presente comme un modele theorique convaincant mais il est difficile de l'envisager dans le contexte institutionnel, culturel et politique du Royaume Uni. L'article examine les chances et les obstacles pour deleguer les fonctions de gestion aux organisations de pecheurs et tente de dessiner un chemin vers le developpement de la cogestion au Royaume Uni
Fisheries Research, Mar 1, 2013
One of the greatest weaknesses of the current research system is that it remains fragmented, intr... more One of the greatest weaknesses of the current research system is that it remains fragmented, introspective and lacking in creative connectivity, both between the participating disciplines and with wider sources of knowledge and expertise. It has been apparent for many years that the future for policy related research in fisheries and the marine environment lies in an interdisciplinary approach incorporating the natural, economic and social sciences. This will be central to broadening the objectives of policy to include such diverse notions as ecosystem integrity, economic viability and social equity, and to developing effective approaches to integrated management and marine spatial planning. But why are truly interdisciplinary perspectives still slow to develop, and how can such an approach to knowledge production be enabled and realised? In this paper we review the case for interdisciplinary research and call for renewed and deliberate efforts to build capacity for interdisciplinary working within research projects, programmes and institutions. Monodisciplinary research in fisheries is reaching its limits in terms of cost and utility Integrated management and marine spatial planning warrant interdisciplinary inquiry between social and natural sciences Deliberate actions are needed to increase the scope and prospects for interdisciplinary research Attention needs to be given to project and programme design and capacity building measures.
Journal of Applied Ecology, Apr 1, 2009
1. The urgency and complexity of current environmental problems require ecologists to engage in c... more 1. The urgency and complexity of current environmental problems require ecologists to engage in cross-disciplinary research with social scientists, among others. 2. This study explores what ecologists expect from such cross-disciplinary engagements, through a review of editorial statements in key ecological journals and an empirical survey of ecologists working with social scientists. 3. Ecologists were found to have different perspectives on collaborating with social scientists depending upon whether they had an instrumental or non-instrumental outlook on the role of social sciences. 4. Ecologists are also pursuing other approaches to incorporate human dimensions into their work, including engaging end-users and stakeholders in their research; and enlarging the scope of ecology to include human subjects/objects in their research focus. 5. Synthesis and applications. Ecologists face strategic choices when incorporating human/social dimensions in their work-whether engagement with stakeholders, enlargement of ecology as a life science, or active exchange with the social sciences. The choice depends on the stance taken on the place of humans in nature. Each strategy poses specific challenges for ecologists relating respectively to: the justification of how and which stakeholders to engage; the avoidance of naïve borrowings of terms and methods from the social sciences; and the training needed for working in interdisciplinary teams.
Journal of Rural Studies, Jul 1, 2022
Marine Policy, Nov 1, 2010
Inshore fisheries are coming under increasing pressure to account for wider environmental impacts... more Inshore fisheries are coming under increasing pressure to account for wider environmental impacts and relations with other users of marine space. However approaches to inshore fisheries management across Britain's devolved governments are becoming even more strikingly divergent. While in England the century old local Sea Fisheries Committees are to be replaced with modernised structures, and in Scotland there are efforts to move to a locally driven management system, in Wales there has been a retreat from local co-management. Not only do the reforms pose ongoing challenges for good governance, not least in the handling of cross-scale interactions and user group participation, but they may also fall short in providing for systematic and full integration of fisheries and marine environmental management.
Land Use Policy, Jul 1, 2016
In this paper we draw on in-depth research to explore inter-professional working in rural land an... more In this paper we draw on in-depth research to explore inter-professional working in rural land and livestock management and introduce the novel concept of inter-professional expertise. An increasingly intricate regulatory framework, the diversification of the economic base of rural areas away from primary commodity production and a growing emphasis on environmental protection and ecosystem services mean that the management of land and livestock are becoming more complex in their objectives, more demanding of specialised technical knowledge and skills and more rule-bound in their procedures and processes. To assist them in meeting these challenges, farmers and other land managers turn to a growing array of rural professional advisers. Increasingly the achievement of private and public objectives for rural businesses depends upon the integration of a variety of specialised expert inputs. So, alongside pressures to differentiate the specialised knowledge they have to offer, rural professionals face demands to work together to help clients solve complex problems and deliver multiple objectives. It follows that rural land and livestock management present a rich context in which to explore the dynamic relationship between different types of professional experts. As a departure from the strong tradition of farmer-centred research examining extended knowledge networks in rural settings, we therefore explore the working relations between advisers themselves. Using concepts of relational agency and socio-material approaches we identify the skills and strategies involved in this inter-professional communication and working, with relevance to expert-expert interactions and the negotiation of contemporary professional expertise in fields far beyond the provision of rural services. We find that it is in the ways that experts perform, act and interact in the field that professional expertise and, by extension, inter-professional expertise -is realised and practised. Thus as working practices are increasingly shared, credentialism is pursued less by achieving the monopolies of old and more by striving for new monopolies of inter-professional practice.
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