Will Paterson
Associate Lecturer
Profile
Biography
- PhD Sociology - (on-going) University of York
- MA Social Research - University of York
- BA Sociology - University of York
Will's research involves talking to people about where they live about how their senses of belonging at both a local and regional scale (specifically the level of a 'peri-urban' village, the wider urban area and relevant local authority). He also looks at regional/spatial planning processes, with an interest in the impact of decentralisation policies, such as the Localism Act (2011), on the disputes between local authorities, developers and community groups that arise in these processes and how all these might be linked to what people say about where they live.
More widely his research interests are in urban and community studies, ideas of place, space and belonging, along with theories of class, and political sociology more widely.
PhD supervisor: Dr Gareth Millington
Research
Overview
Research interests cover;
- Community,
- Class,
- Place and space,
- Urban sociology, especially the 'periurban'),
- Political sociology, especially the consequences of the 'localism' and the 'Big Society' agendas for local government,
- Governance, government and governmentality,
- Community action,
- Place making and place shaping.
Teaching
Undergraduate
- Introducing Social Psychology,
- Introduction to Social Theory,
- Cultivating a Sociological Imagination,
- Gender, Sexuality & Inequalities,
- Crime, Culture & Social Change,
- Popular Culture, Media & Society,
- Divisions & Inequalities, Race & Ethnicity, Class & Religion,
- Critical Perspectives in Social Psychology,
- Social Research Methods 2nd year (module lead),
- Introduction to Qualitative Methods and Data Analysis (MA level).
- Contemporary Research in Social Psychology.
Will is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Contact details
@wp513