Dementia and imagination
Principal Investigator: Dr Gill Windle, Bangor University
From 2013 to 2016
The research explores how the vision for dementia supportive communities might benefit from creative activities. Read more
Participatory Arts and Well-being: Past and Present Practices
Principal Investigator: Dr Jane Milling
2011
This project aimed to examine diverse definitions of communal well-being and the complex ways in which participatory arts, past and present, have contributed to and sustained community well-being. We set out to study examples of best practice in content, process, outcome and impact, of historic and contemporary participatory arts activity. Read more
Connected lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans communities? A scoping study to explore understandings and experiences of ‘community’ among LGBT people
Principal Investigator: Eleanor Formby
2012
This study examined understandings and experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities, and assessed implications for health and wellbeing. It was based on a review of existing literature, an online survey (627 respondents), and in-depth interviews and discussion groups with (44) LGBT people. Read more
Music Communities
Principal Investigator: Dr Siobhan McAndrew, University of Manchester
From 2012 to 2013
Social networks are critical for the creation and consumption of music. The ‘Music Communities’ programme investigated the core concepts and tools of social network analysis, and how they apply to the study of music. Read more
Temporal belongings
Principal Investigator: Dr Michelle Bastian (University of Manchester)
2011
In everyday life, time most often appears in the form of the clock – abstract, seemingly objective, a ‘natural’ fact of life. However, as anthropologists and sociologists have long noted, time is not a neutral container for social life, but a source of values, concepts and logics that are used to negotiate the complexity of social life. Read more
Valuing community-led design
Principal Investigator: Dr Aikaterini Alexiou (Open University)
From 2012 to 2013
The ideas and practice of community-led design, participatory design or co-design have a long-standing tradition, especially in the context of urban design, planning and architecture . Read more
Measuring big society
Principal Investigator: Professor Richard Mitchell (University of Glasgow)
From 2010 to 2011
Big Society is a core element of the coalition government’s policy and ideology. It is not easy to define, but in essence a Big Society is one in which citizens and communities take a vastly increased role in managing shaping and delivering public services and the social and physical infrastructure of society. Read more
Tackling ethical issues and dilemmas in community-based participatory research: a practical resource
Principal Investigator: Professor Sarah Jane Banks (Durham University)
2012
This project brought together community partners and academics from four previous Connected Communities projects to work on developing ethical guidelines for community-based participatory research (CBPR). After two rounds of consultation, a guide was developed and published by the National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement in November 2012. Read more
Performing LGBT pride in Plymouth, 1950-2000
Principal Investigator: Professor Roberta Mock (University of Plymouth)
From 2011 to 2014
A collaborative doctorate, arising from a partnership between Plymouth University, Plymouth and West Devon Record Office (PWDRO) and local Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender group, Plymouth Pride Forum. PhD student, Alan Butler, is considering how the LGBT communities of Plymouth have performed and signified their cultural identities during this period of change in both attitudes and legislation. Read more
Unearth Hidden Assets through Community Co-design and Co-production
Principal Investigator: Dr Busayawan Lam, Brunel University
From 2013 to 2014
We believe that each community has many valuable assets, for example people and spaces. However, many assets may not be visible to the majority of community members. This collaborative project works with communities to uncover hidden assets and unlock their potential. Read more
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