Eva Kourova
Dr Kourova is a Teaching Associate in the School of Social Work and Social Policy at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Dr Kourova joined the university in 2021 and prior to this (2019- 2021) she worked as a Module Tutor and Teaching Assistant (PT) at the Glasgow Caledonian University in Social Sciences department. Here she gained Associate Fellowship in Higher Education Academy in 2020. In 2020 Dr Kourova also earned her title of Dr Phil for her dissertation thesis: “Biopolitics and the Transformative Powers of Life: The Case of Roma People in Glasgow.” This autoethnographic research used critical social theory to explore Roma community engagement and development, a field where Dr Kourova has had 15 years prior experience on various posts.
Dr Kourova joined the university as a mature worker with professional experience in staff and project management as well as experience in large, medium and small grants fundraising, experience that stems from her pre-academic employment experience. Her academic interests include biopolitics, migration, community empowerment and participation, social inclusion and justice, inclusive teaching, informal learning and widening of access to HE, and mentoring.
Dr Kourova joined the university as a mature worker with professional experience in staff and project management as well as experience in large, medium and small grants fundraising, experience that stems from her pre-academic employment experience. Her academic interests include biopolitics, migration, community empowerment and participation, social inclusion and justice, inclusive teaching, informal learning and widening of access to HE, and mentoring.
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Based on statistical evidence, this research argues that Govanhill is currently an area in social and economic decline, requiring revitalisation. Reflecting the title of this dissertation and drawing on existing literature, this research suggests that Roma residents are currently largely prevented from using their assets and adding value to the locality. Based on theory of social capital and social justice, this is argued to be disadvantageous to everyone and not just to Roma people that might also be accused by some for the area’s ‘problems.’ It therefore argues that achieving community cohesion is a first step towards allowing collective action for the neighbours to hold services to account and that sustainable change in the locality can be achieved and led by the community. This research therefore explores the social revitalisation of the locality as a whole rather than the empowerment of a group or individuals, although it is understood that those three dimensions are interconnected. In addition this research raises some questions about the extent to which local council follows its legal duty to involve its citizens in decision making.
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Based on statistical evidence, this research argues that Govanhill is currently an area in social and economic decline, requiring revitalisation. Reflecting the title of this dissertation and drawing on existing literature, this research suggests that Roma residents are currently largely prevented from using their assets and adding value to the locality. Based on theory of social capital and social justice, this is argued to be disadvantageous to everyone and not just to Roma people that might also be accused by some for the area’s ‘problems.’ It therefore argues that achieving community cohesion is a first step towards allowing collective action for the neighbours to hold services to account and that sustainable change in the locality can be achieved and led by the community. This research therefore explores the social revitalisation of the locality as a whole rather than the empowerment of a group or individuals, although it is understood that those three dimensions are interconnected. In addition this research raises some questions about the extent to which local council follows its legal duty to involve its citizens in decision making.