Sara Lilley

Name: Sara Lilley
Tel: 0191 243 7146
E-Mail: sara2.lilley@unn.ac.uk

Sara has worked at Sustainable Cities Research Institute since 2001 as a Researcher. Sara has worked on a number of research projects including project evaluations and consultations with community and voluntary sector organisations, business organisations and local government.  Projects have been mainly in the field of sustainable development and local governance, regeneration and community participation.

Sara has experience in undertaking a number of research methods and interests include participatory research with communities and community involvement in local government decision-making.  Sara is currently working as part of the Regeneration Exchange project team.

Roles and Responsibilities

Recent research projects Sara has been involved with include:

• North East Community Empowerment Partnership research project.
• Workforce Skills Analysis for Community Economic Development Initiative (CEDI) Shotton, Co. Durham.
• Evaluation of the Community Economic Development Initiative (CEDI) Shotton, Co. Durham
• Consultation for Regional Infrastructure Consortium on VCS infrastructure needs and provision.
• North East Social Capital Forum case studies.
• Investigation of the true value of Community Farms and City Gardens (CFCG).
• Evaluation of Montagu Community Full Service School and Blakelaw
• Neighbourhood Centre Coordination Project.
• Evaluation of the Capacity Building for Communities Project at Voluntary

Organisation Development Agency (VODA).

Selected Publications

Journal Papers

1. Elcock, H, Fenwick, J and Lilley, S (2003) ‘Out of the loop? Councillors and New Political Management,’ Public Policy and Administration, Vol.18 No 1
Book Chapters

1. Lilley, S and Theobald, K (2003) Findings of the interview Case Studies and the Qualitative aspects of the Web Survey responses in Berrini, M, Bono, L, Ferrari, G, Tarzia, V & Merola, M, ‘European Common Indicators: Towards a Local Sustainability Profile,’ Ambiente Italia
Recent Research Reports

1. Prepared for the North East Social Capital Forum by Regeneration Exchange (Sara Lilley and Lyn Dodds) (2007) Case Study Report: Building Social Capital  November
2. Dodds L, Lilley S, and Powell S. (2006) Evaluation of Capacity Building Project for Communities, Final Report  September
3. Lilley, S, and Powell, S (2006) Blakelaw and Cowgate Coordination Project Evaluation, Final Report February