The Institute for Social Innovation and Impact
@isii-at-uon.bsky.social
You can contact us at anytime at: ISII-Research@Northampton.ac.uk
The work of our researchers can be found here: https://pure.northampton.ac.uk/en/organisations/institute-for-social-innovation-and-impact/persons/
The work of our researchers can be found here: https://pure.northampton.ac.uk/en/organisations/institute-for-social-innovation-and-impact/persons/
Involved in youth justice and after some afternoon reading?
Dr Ali Wigzell and our colleague @clcpaterson.bsky.social have just published a paper on Progressive desistance practice in youth justice!
Read it here: hmiprobation.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/document/pro...
Dr Ali Wigzell and our colleague @clcpaterson.bsky.social have just published a paper on Progressive desistance practice in youth justice!
Read it here: hmiprobation.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/document/pro...
May 15, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Involved in youth justice and after some afternoon reading?
Dr Ali Wigzell and our colleague @clcpaterson.bsky.social have just published a paper on Progressive desistance practice in youth justice!
Read it here: hmiprobation.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/document/pro...
Dr Ali Wigzell and our colleague @clcpaterson.bsky.social have just published a paper on Progressive desistance practice in youth justice!
Read it here: hmiprobation.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/document/pro...
Hope you all enjoyed the Bank Holiday Weekend!
We are back with an article discussing the social value of the Combined Cadet Forces in the UK and its impact on building confidence, character, and resilience in young people! Read more here:
www.northampton.ac.uk/news/value-f...
We are back with an article discussing the social value of the Combined Cadet Forces in the UK and its impact on building confidence, character, and resilience in young people! Read more here:
www.northampton.ac.uk/news/value-f...
www.northampton.ac.uk
April 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Hope you all enjoyed the Bank Holiday Weekend!
We are back with an article discussing the social value of the Combined Cadet Forces in the UK and its impact on building confidence, character, and resilience in young people! Read more here:
www.northampton.ac.uk/news/value-f...
We are back with an article discussing the social value of the Combined Cadet Forces in the UK and its impact on building confidence, character, and resilience in young people! Read more here:
www.northampton.ac.uk/news/value-f...
Some lovely Thursday reading in a lovely open access article!
Published today in Children Youth Services Review, Claire, Michael, Ecem, and Megan discuss effective mental health support for young people in care using Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Published today in Children Youth Services Review, Claire, Michael, Ecem, and Megan discuss effective mental health support for young people in care using Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“I’d lost trust and having to tell everyone the same story again and again and again…”: Bottlenecks and barriers to the application of therapeutic approaches within care services’ ecological systems
Children in out-of-home care (OOHC) who have been exposed to significant adversities such as neglect, abuse, family dysfunction, acute family stress, …
www.sciencedirect.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Some lovely Thursday reading in a lovely open access article!
Published today in Children Youth Services Review, Claire, Michael, Ecem, and Megan discuss effective mental health support for young people in care using Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Published today in Children Youth Services Review, Claire, Michael, Ecem, and Megan discuss effective mental health support for young people in care using Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Five years on from the pandemic, although questions remain on its full economic and societal impact, social enterprises thrived
In an article hosted on SEUK, Richard and Claire talk about the importance of social enterprises’ hybridity and community engagement
shorturl.at/yradU
In an article hosted on SEUK, Richard and Claire talk about the importance of social enterprises’ hybridity and community engagement
shorturl.at/yradU
What made social enterprises thrive through the pandemic?
Research published on the fifth anniversary of the Covid lockdown showed how social enterprises not only survived but thrived
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March 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Five years on from the pandemic, although questions remain on its full economic and societal impact, social enterprises thrived
In an article hosted on SEUK, Richard and Claire talk about the importance of social enterprises’ hybridity and community engagement
shorturl.at/yradU
In an article hosted on SEUK, Richard and Claire talk about the importance of social enterprises’ hybridity and community engagement
shorturl.at/yradU
Start your week with some lovely light reading in our latest open access publication!
Michael, Richard, and Claire have recently published in Theory and Society on the construction of "institutional fiefdoms" within a strategic action field. Link below!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Michael, Richard, and Claire have recently published in Theory and Society on the construction of "institutional fiefdoms" within a strategic action field. Link below!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Institutional fiefdoms: the implementation of governance and new norms within an emerging strategic action field - Theory and Society
As command economies transition toward economic liberalisation, the underdevelopment of market-supporting institutions often creates institutional voids at the microscale. Drawing on Fligstein and McA...
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March 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Start your week with some lovely light reading in our latest open access publication!
Michael, Richard, and Claire have recently published in Theory and Society on the construction of "institutional fiefdoms" within a strategic action field. Link below!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Michael, Richard, and Claire have recently published in Theory and Society on the construction of "institutional fiefdoms" within a strategic action field. Link below!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Looking for some lunchtime reading? Richard and Claire have recently published an open-access article in Nonprofit Management & Leadership! This article looks at the role of hybridity in ensuring social enterprise resilience during COVID-19
#academicsky
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#academicsky
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Hybrid Coping: The Impact of Covid‐19 on Social Enterprise Resilience
This article explores the impact of Covid-19 on nonprofit resilience, utilizing the UK social enterprise ecosystem as the area of focus. The article engages the theoretical concepts of organizational...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Looking for some lunchtime reading? Richard and Claire have recently published an open-access article in Nonprofit Management & Leadership! This article looks at the role of hybridity in ensuring social enterprise resilience during COVID-19
#academicsky
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#academicsky
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Delighted to share that both Ecem and Richard from ISII have successful secured British Council funding for a project focused on training the next generation of teachers in both the UK and Turkey! Follow the link for more information!
pure.northampton.ac.uk/en/projects/...
pure.northampton.ac.uk/en/projects/...
Eco-Creative Pedagogies: Training the Next Generation of Teachers on Green Skills and Resilience
pure.northampton.ac.uk
January 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Delighted to share that both Ecem and Richard from ISII have successful secured British Council funding for a project focused on training the next generation of teachers in both the UK and Turkey! Follow the link for more information!
pure.northampton.ac.uk/en/projects/...
pure.northampton.ac.uk/en/projects/...
We were delighted to host visitors from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS at the University of Northampton. We discussed opportunities for collaborative research and look forward to developing our partnership in the future!
#Socialimpact #SDGs #Researchsky #academicsky #impact
#Socialimpact #SDGs #Researchsky #academicsky #impact
January 3, 2025 at 9:44 AM
We were delighted to host visitors from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS at the University of Northampton. We discussed opportunities for collaborative research and look forward to developing our partnership in the future!
#Socialimpact #SDGs #Researchsky #academicsky #impact
#Socialimpact #SDGs #Researchsky #academicsky #impact
As we return to the office we want to wish everyone a Happy New Year from all of us at ISII!
January 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
As we return to the office we want to wish everyone a Happy New Year from all of us at ISII!
[Open Access]
Our team has recently published a new article on the benefits of using the arts and creating new cultural artifacts to promote intergenerational dialogue within a peacebuilding context! Available here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#academicsky #polsky #artsresearch
Our team has recently published a new article on the benefits of using the arts and creating new cultural artifacts to promote intergenerational dialogue within a peacebuilding context! Available here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#academicsky #polsky #artsresearch
Children’s world-making practices as peacebuilders in the community
The vulnerabilities of children are compounded by the impacts proceeding armed conflict, but they are often not involved as citizens in peacebuilding efforts. Consequently, the participation of chi...
www.tandfonline.com
December 10, 2024 at 1:44 PM
[Open Access]
Our team has recently published a new article on the benefits of using the arts and creating new cultural artifacts to promote intergenerational dialogue within a peacebuilding context! Available here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#academicsky #polsky #artsresearch
Our team has recently published a new article on the benefits of using the arts and creating new cultural artifacts to promote intergenerational dialogue within a peacebuilding context! Available here:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#academicsky #polsky #artsresearch
ISII’s British Council funded Gender Equality Partnership held a policy roundtable at Binus University in Malang, Indonesia. The event brought together female entrepreneurs and key support organisations, to discuss the challenges facing women in starting their own businesses
#academicsky
#academicsky
December 6, 2024 at 2:31 PM
ISII’s British Council funded Gender Equality Partnership held a policy roundtable at Binus University in Malang, Indonesia. The event brought together female entrepreneurs and key support organisations, to discuss the challenges facing women in starting their own businesses
#academicsky
#academicsky
Does the Westernisation of the international third sector keep you up at night?
We recently published a paper on the 'cosmopolitan' tension between 'mobile elites' and 'locked in nationals' in Poland and Vietnam
Open access as always!
#academicsky #polsky
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
We recently published a paper on the 'cosmopolitan' tension between 'mobile elites' and 'locked in nationals' in Poland and Vietnam
Open access as always!
#academicsky #polsky
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
‘We need the activists to be more entrepreneurial’: Global versus local modes of thought on the development of social enterprise support systems in transitioning economies
As the processes of market liberalization and globalization increase the confidence of international actors involved in national third sectors, there exists a cosmopolitan tension between ‘mobile eli...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Does the Westernisation of the international third sector keep you up at night?
We recently published a paper on the 'cosmopolitan' tension between 'mobile elites' and 'locked in nationals' in Poland and Vietnam
Open access as always!
#academicsky #polsky
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
We recently published a paper on the 'cosmopolitan' tension between 'mobile elites' and 'locked in nationals' in Poland and Vietnam
Open access as always!
#academicsky #polsky
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Start your weekend the right way by sharing your first published paper!
For Michael it was working Richard on community-led social innovation in Vietnam, open access link below ⬇️
www.emerald.com/insight/cont...
#academicsky
For Michael it was working Richard on community-led social innovation in Vietnam, open access link below ⬇️
www.emerald.com/insight/cont...
#academicsky
Floating down the river: Vietnamese community-led social innovation
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November 29, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Start your weekend the right way by sharing your first published paper!
For Michael it was working Richard on community-led social innovation in Vietnam, open access link below ⬇️
www.emerald.com/insight/cont...
#academicsky
For Michael it was working Richard on community-led social innovation in Vietnam, open access link below ⬇️
www.emerald.com/insight/cont...
#academicsky
Our research leader, Claire, is attending the NAYJ 2024 Annual Seminar today at Manchester Hall to hear about future direction in youth justice. Check out the NAYJ open-access book that explores these areas
#NAYJ #ChildFirst #Crimsky #Academicsky
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollbook-o...
#NAYJ #ChildFirst #Crimsky #Academicsky
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollbook-o...
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com
November 28, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Our research leader, Claire, is attending the NAYJ 2024 Annual Seminar today at Manchester Hall to hear about future direction in youth justice. Check out the NAYJ open-access book that explores these areas
#NAYJ #ChildFirst #Crimsky #Academicsky
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollbook-o...
#NAYJ #ChildFirst #Crimsky #Academicsky
bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollbook-o...
Last week Jennifer appeared at the Participation, People, and Power in Data and AI conference at @liverpooluni.bsky.social presenting the "PROBable" Futures project to attendees and our development of an experimental oversight committee for AI, which engages the community
#AIsky #Academicsky
#AIsky #Academicsky
November 25, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Last week Jennifer appeared at the Participation, People, and Power in Data and AI conference at @liverpooluni.bsky.social presenting the "PROBable" Futures project to attendees and our development of an experimental oversight committee for AI, which engages the community
#AIsky #Academicsky
#AIsky #Academicsky
Yesterday, we were with local heritage groups workshopping theories of change!
From helping local communities to tell their stories, giving students hands-on opportunities to explore the counties history, to giving our artists a platform, our heritage seems to be in good hands! #academicsky
From helping local communities to tell their stories, giving students hands-on opportunities to explore the counties history, to giving our artists a platform, our heritage seems to be in good hands! #academicsky
November 22, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Yesterday, we were with local heritage groups workshopping theories of change!
From helping local communities to tell their stories, giving students hands-on opportunities to explore the counties history, to giving our artists a platform, our heritage seems to be in good hands! #academicsky
From helping local communities to tell their stories, giving students hands-on opportunities to explore the counties history, to giving our artists a platform, our heritage seems to be in good hands! #academicsky
Finding new ways to engage with underrepresented students means thinking creatively. Sometimes, though, institutional limitations can restrict that creativity.
Michael and Ecem looked at how formality and accountability affect educational outreach.
#academicsky
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Michael and Ecem looked at how formality and accountability affect educational outreach.
#academicsky
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘If I wasn’t a project manager, I’d look at it differently’: the impact of formality and accountability on entrepreneurial action within educational outreach programmes
This presented study explores the ongoing Uni Connect Programme run by the UK government to widen participation among underrepresented young people. The research focused on one specific local autho...
www.tandfonline.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Finding new ways to engage with underrepresented students means thinking creatively. Sometimes, though, institutional limitations can restrict that creativity.
Michael and Ecem looked at how formality and accountability affect educational outreach.
#academicsky
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Michael and Ecem looked at how formality and accountability affect educational outreach.
#academicsky
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Interested in how ethical review can be applied to responsible #AI in #Policing?
Collaborating with Northumbria University and the University of Glasgow, ISII looked at the role of the community, communication, and the effectiveness of review.
pure.northampton.ac.uk/ws/portalfil...
Collaborating with Northumbria University and the University of Glasgow, ISII looked at the role of the community, communication, and the effectiveness of review.
pure.northampton.ac.uk/ws/portalfil...
pure.northampton.ac.uk
November 18, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Interested in how ethical review can be applied to responsible #AI in #Policing?
Collaborating with Northumbria University and the University of Glasgow, ISII looked at the role of the community, communication, and the effectiveness of review.
pure.northampton.ac.uk/ws/portalfil...
Collaborating with Northumbria University and the University of Glasgow, ISII looked at the role of the community, communication, and the effectiveness of review.
pure.northampton.ac.uk/ws/portalfil...
In a recent publication, Claire, Ecem, Emma, and Richard showcased how the development of social and emotional skills can translate into tangible and powerful change for young people.
#youthjustice #academia
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#youthjustice #academia
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Enhancing agency and empowering young people: The transformative impact of social and emotional learning programmes
Over thirteen million people in the UK are currently living in poverty, and over four million are children (Department for Work and Pensions, 2022; Ch…
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November 15, 2024 at 3:26 PM
In a recent publication, Claire, Ecem, Emma, and Richard showcased how the development of social and emotional skills can translate into tangible and powerful change for young people.
#youthjustice #academia
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#youthjustice #academia
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...