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Knowledge for just urban sustainability (2016)
Journal Article
May, T., & Perry, B. (2017). Knowledge for just urban sustainability. Local Environment, 22(sup1), 23-35. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2016.1233527

The article examines the conditions required for producing knowledge for just urban sustainability. It highlights a need to review the current social organisation of knowledge within cities and the implications for academic practice – in other words,... Read More about Knowledge for just urban sustainability.

Developing and testing the urban sustainable development goal’s targets and indicators – a five-city study (2016)
Journal Article
Simons, D., Arfvidsson, H., Anand, G., Bazaz, A., Fenna,, F., Foster, K., …Wright, C. (2016). Developing and testing the urban sustainable development goal’s targets and indicators – a five-city study. Environment and Urbanization, 28(1), 49-63. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956247815619865

The campaign for the inclusion of a specifically urban goal within the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was challenging. Numerous divergent interests were involved, while urban areas worldwide are also extremely heterogeneous. It... Read More about Developing and testing the urban sustainable development goal’s targets and indicators – a five-city study.

Putting food banks out of business : final report (2015)
Journal Article
Perry, B., Walsh, V., & Silver, D. (2015). Putting food banks out of business : final report. Working papers of the Communities and Culture Network+, 6,

This project was funded by the EPSRC Digital Economy Communities and Culture Plus Network and Mistra Urban Futures and involved collaboration between the University of Salford, the Biospheric Foundation and the Social Action and Research Foundation b... Read More about Putting food banks out of business : final report.

Multi-level governance, regions and science in France : between competition and equality - selected reading (2015)
Book Chapter
Crespy, C., Heraud, J., & Perry, B. (2015). Multi-level governance, regions and science in France : between competition and equality - selected reading. In I. Bache, & M. Flinders (Eds.), Multi-level Governance : Essential Readings. Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781784716240

The term ‘multi-level governance’ (MLG) has emerged from its origins in EU studies in the early 1990s to become a commonly used description of politics and policy-making in a range of settings. This collection brings together seminal papers covering... Read More about Multi-level governance, regions and science in France : between competition and equality - selected reading.

Revealing and re-valuing cultural intermediaries in the 'real' creative city : insights from a diary-keeping exercise (2015)
Journal Article
Perry, B., Smith, K., & Warren, S. (2015). Revealing and re-valuing cultural intermediaries in the 'real' creative city : insights from a diary-keeping exercise. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 18(6), 724-740. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367549415572324

From critics and cultural commentators to professionals who mediate between production and consumption for economic gain, the term ‘cultural intermediaries’ has been variously interpreted over recent decades. Often framed as self-interested entrepren... Read More about Revealing and re-valuing cultural intermediaries in the 'real' creative city : insights from a diary-keeping exercise.

The multi-level governance of science policy in England - selected reading (2015)
Book Chapter
Perry, B. (2015). The multi-level governance of science policy in England - selected reading. In I. Bache (Ed.), Multi-level Governance : Essential Readings. Edward Elgar

The term ‘multi-level governance’ (MLG) has emerged from its origins in EU studies in the early 1990s to become a commonly used description of politics and policy-making in a range of settings. This collection brings together seminal papers covering... Read More about The multi-level governance of science policy in England - selected reading.

Lessons on the research-practice relationship : from critique to co-production in Greater Manchester (2015)
Book Chapter
Perry, B., & May, T. (2015). Lessons on the research-practice relationship : from critique to co-production in Greater Manchester. In M. Polk (Ed.), Co-Producing Knowledge for Sustainable Cities: Joining Forces for Change. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315748030

At the current time, many issues and problems within sustainable urban development are managed within traditional disciplinary and organizational structures. However, problems such as, climate change, resource constraints, poverty and social tensions... Read More about Lessons on the research-practice relationship : from critique to co-production in Greater Manchester.

Reflexivity and the practice of qualitative research (2014)
Book Chapter
May, T., & Perry, B. (2014). Reflexivity and the practice of qualitative research. In U. Flick (Ed.), Sage Handbook of Qualitative Data Analysis (109-122). London: Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781446282243.n8

The wide range of approaches to data analysis in qualitative research can seem daunting even for experienced researchers. This handbook is the first to provide a state-of-the art overview of the whole field of QDA; from general analytic strategies us... Read More about Reflexivity and the practice of qualitative research.

Translation, insulation and mediation: The shifting sands of University life (2013)
Book Chapter
May, T., & Perry, B. (2013). Translation, insulation and mediation: The shifting sands of University life. In P. Benneworth (Ed.), Universities Engagement with Socially Excluded Communities (199-222). Dordrecht: Springer

This volume provides insightful analysis of the way higher education engages with socially excluded communities. Leading researchers and commentators examine the validity of the claim that universities can be active facilitators of social mobility, o... Read More about Translation, insulation and mediation: The shifting sands of University life.

Rethinking sustainable knowledge-based urbanism through active intermediation (2013)
Book Chapter
Perry, B., May, T., Marvin, S., & Hodson, M. (2013). Rethinking sustainable knowledge-based urbanism through active intermediation. In H. Andersen, & R. Atkinson (Eds.), Production and Use of Urban Knowledge : European Experiences (151-167). Dordrecht: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8936-6_8

This chapter critically examines the challenges for the development of new styles of urbanism that are not only sustainable but also knowledge-based. It is divided into three sections. In section one, dominant and alternative responses to the twin ch... Read More about Rethinking sustainable knowledge-based urbanism through active intermediation.

Re-thinking sustainable knowledge-based urbanism through active intermediation (2013)
Book Chapter
Perry, B., May, T., Marvin, S., & Hodson, M. (2013). Re-thinking sustainable knowledge-based urbanism through active intermediation. In H. Anderson, & R. Atkinson (Eds.), The Production and Use of Urban Knowledge: European Experiences (151-168). Dordrecht: Springer

This book provides new insights on cities and the nature of urban development, and the role of knowledge management in urban growth. It considers how knowledge informs policies and supports decision making, and can assist in addressing the drivers of... Read More about Re-thinking sustainable knowledge-based urbanism through active intermediation.

Universities, reflexivity and critique: Uneasy parallels in practice (2013)
Journal Article
May, T., & Perry, B. (2013). Universities, reflexivity and critique: Uneasy parallels in practice. Policy Futures in Education, 11(5), 505-514. https://doi.org/10.2304/pfie.2013.11.5.505

There are profound changes affecting universities. Under pressure from the forward march of neo-liberalism, there is a process of forgetting about the origins of the university and its distinctive place in society. Whilst responses by university mana... Read More about Universities, reflexivity and critique: Uneasy parallels in practice.

The GM LIP Story (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Perry, B. (2012, November). The GM LIP Story. Presented at Sustainable Stories Exhibition, ESRC Festival of Social Science,, Cube, Manchester,