Dr Judith Parks

Name:  Dr Judith Parks
Tel:   243 7180
E-Mail:  judith.parks@unn.ac.uk

Judith has been working at SCRI (now part of the School of the Built Environment) since 2001.  In 2003 she completed a PhD at Northumbria University in the field of European integration and identity politics.  At SCRI, she has worked on a number of projects in the field of community regeneration and community participation, especially the participation of ‘minority groups’, including a project on public engagement in renewable energy projects.  She is currently Principal Investigator for an ESRC-funded project looking at the participation of BME groups and dads in Children’s Centre services.  She is interested in further developing and combining her research interests in identity politics and community participation, especially in relation to wider migrant issues.

Selected Publications

1. Parks, J (2007) ‘Planning and regulating mechanisms for renewable energy in the UK’, on-line working paper for ‘Beyond Nimbyism’ ESRC project
2. Parks, J. and Devine-Wright, P. (2006) ‘Representing public engagement in energy and climate change policy:  an empirical analysis’, paper presented at PSA conference in Bath, 12th April 2007
3. Parks, J. and Elcock, H. (2006) ' The Failure of the Referendum on Devolution to the North-East of England', paper presented at the Conference of the Territorial Politics Specialist Group of the PSA, Queen's University of Belfast, 11-13 January 2006
4. Parks, J. and Elcock, H. (2000) ‘Why do regions demand autonomy?’ Regional and Federal Studies 10, 3: 87-106
5. Elcock, H. and Parks, J. (2000) 'The English imperium reversed? Devolution sought and (partly) achieved?’ in S. Lancaster (ed.) Developments in Politics: An Annual Review, Ormskirk: Causeway Press.

Research Grants

Title: The role of identity in participation in Children’s Centre services: The subjective experience of minority groups.
Duration: April 2006 – April 2007
Funders: ESRC (Grant reference: RES-000-22-2172)
Value: £39,251

Title: Local evaluations of two Sure Start programmes in Newcastle
Duration: 2001 – 2004
Funders: Sure Start Newcastle East and Sure Start Westgate
Value: £59,631

Reports

Parks J, Powell S (2003) Interim Report 5, Jan 2004. Sure

Parks J, Cunningham R (2003) Interim Report 4, Final Report 1

Parks J, Powell S (2003) Interim Report 5, December 2003. Sure

Parks J, Cunningham R (2002) Interim Reports 1 (literature/research review), 2 (interviews), and 3 (PA findings), Sure Start

Parks J, Cunningham R (2002) Interim Reports 1 (literature/research review), 2 (interviews), and 3 (PA findings), Sure Start