Creating Hackney as Home: Young People as Participatory Researchers and as Publics
Lead Research Organisation:
The Open University
Department Name: Geography
Abstract
The London Borough of Hackney is marked by high levels of change brought about by mobility into and out of the area, urban regeneration as a result of the Olympic site re-development and its position close to London's global financial centre, high levels of cultural diversity and social inequalities. Demands from competing stakeholders have led to juxtaposing expectations of space use and an increasing potential for everyday conflict between residents, and between residents and local authorities such as police and the council. There is a public assumption that community, that is a notion of a stable, homogenous social entity attached to place, is breaking down as a result of this urban transformation. To more fully understand the nuances and realities of these assumptions, the experience of living in this space has begun to be ethnographically documented but to date there has been little targeted focus on young people, one of the most substantial users of public space in Hackney, and a cohort embroiled in debates about social inclusion, crime and media representations of the borough; a group often portrayed as the source of others' insecurity. Young people have a particular role to play in perceptions of social breakdown that is inflected with inter-generational opposition and a discourse of shifting cultural values.
The aim of 'Creating Hackney as Home' is, therefore, to work with young people in Hackney, in collaboration with the estate-based youth organisation, Immediate Theatre, and the film-makers Mouth That Roars, using participatory visual research methods and youth-oriented online broadcast media, to understand young people's experience of space and space use in the formation of 'home' (i.e. a sense of belonging). The study will broaden the understanding of diversity to incorporate an examination of intersecting factors such as age, and a continuing need for investigation of the complex, ambiguous processes of growing up in post-industrial society. While there are increasing numbers of grounded studies on urban diversity, little is known of how age affects the negotiations of space and space use. For young people, their experience of belonging can be impacted by their 'otherness' (ethnic and aged) intersecting with changes to physical space such as gentrification and privatisation, surveillance and exclusion. They can become a source of tension and contestation in terms of space use, as they negotiate and adapt to spaces of dominant whiteness, but also adult and commercial spaces. In particular the study will examine the influence of emotional and affective responses to change and difference in the process of defining or creating home as a place in which young people have a stake, including excitement and possibility as well as anger and fear among others. Using this approach the study will identify sites of possibility and conflict made invisible in mainstream, top-down, urban planning, as well as identifying ways in which young people develop the ability to move through complex, contested urban space. The findings will, therefore, be of interest, not only to academics but to youth organisations and local urban authorities as well.
The aim of 'Creating Hackney as Home' is, therefore, to work with young people in Hackney, in collaboration with the estate-based youth organisation, Immediate Theatre, and the film-makers Mouth That Roars, using participatory visual research methods and youth-oriented online broadcast media, to understand young people's experience of space and space use in the formation of 'home' (i.e. a sense of belonging). The study will broaden the understanding of diversity to incorporate an examination of intersecting factors such as age, and a continuing need for investigation of the complex, ambiguous processes of growing up in post-industrial society. While there are increasing numbers of grounded studies on urban diversity, little is known of how age affects the negotiations of space and space use. For young people, their experience of belonging can be impacted by their 'otherness' (ethnic and aged) intersecting with changes to physical space such as gentrification and privatisation, surveillance and exclusion. They can become a source of tension and contestation in terms of space use, as they negotiate and adapt to spaces of dominant whiteness, but also adult and commercial spaces. In particular the study will examine the influence of emotional and affective responses to change and difference in the process of defining or creating home as a place in which young people have a stake, including excitement and possibility as well as anger and fear among others. Using this approach the study will identify sites of possibility and conflict made invisible in mainstream, top-down, urban planning, as well as identifying ways in which young people develop the ability to move through complex, contested urban space. The findings will, therefore, be of interest, not only to academics but to youth organisations and local urban authorities as well.
Planned Impact
Direct beneficiaries of this research include: the Peer Research Assistants; youth organisations and networks in Hackney and more widely throughout the UK; and local government authorities (e.g. Hackney Borough Council). Indirect beneficiaries include the arts community and urban planners.
Benefits of the project centre on the ESRC's 'Fair and Vibrant Society' strategic research priority, and enhancing quality of life, health and creative outputs. PRAs will benefit directly as a result of the skills development component built into the research. The youth cohort from which the PRAs will be selected are defined as 'hard to reach', from socio-economically marginalised communities based in Hackney-estates, often by-passed by mainstream local government programmes. Participation in the project will enable six to gain professional, accredited film production skills, as well as work experience including research techniques and project management. They will be fully involved with the project's collaborative practices (data production, analysis and writing), and communication activities. They will be mentored to develop the requisite skills to enable participation at each phase of the study and in the dissemination of results, presenting at the final workshop and liaising with relevant media and policy bodies. The film production company, Mouth That Roars will accredit participants under the Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network (ASDAN, www.asdan.org.uk). This incorporates a process of monitoring and evaluating participants' work, giving feedback and identifying areas of practical and leadership skills development among participants. It is an aim of the project that benefits such as self-esteem will also accrue.
The project will establish from the beginning a strong commitment to community engagement and developing links with stakeholders in the Hackney community and local government sectors. It aims to be a collaboration involving academics, youth organisations and media practitioners, building and strengthening links between the university and third sector, and ensuring a bi-directional transfer of skills between academics and third sector institutions. The findings, including how young people construct and maintain a sense of belonging, will have implications for youth workers and local authorities in terms of, for example, modifying gang culture and conflict in Hackney and beyond, and developing strategies to enable young people to develop a stake in the community, working against stereotypes of dysfunction. These findings will also be of benefit to local government authorities, in particular Hackney Borough council, in terms of informing the council's youth and 'Sustainable Community' strategies.
The PI's previous work with young people (in Sydney, the Generate project, 2000-2001, see CV; in Delhi, the CyberMohalla project, see Butcher 2009) identified the role of research projects such as the one proposed here as a means to facilitate interaction between young people and local authorities, including urban planners. As noted in the case for support, young people are one of the largest users of public space but often ignored in planning of that space. The project will therefore aim to facilitate interaction between young people and urban planners, beginning with the local council, to engender the benefits of wider community engagement in designing local space. Indirect beneficiaries will also include the arts community. Hackney is a vibrant centre for the arts and creative industries in London. In evaluating the collaborative and participatory processes in this study, it aims to showcase the potential of local young people in the arts and highlight innovative ways of generating creative output, including the use of online broadcast media.
Benefits of the project centre on the ESRC's 'Fair and Vibrant Society' strategic research priority, and enhancing quality of life, health and creative outputs. PRAs will benefit directly as a result of the skills development component built into the research. The youth cohort from which the PRAs will be selected are defined as 'hard to reach', from socio-economically marginalised communities based in Hackney-estates, often by-passed by mainstream local government programmes. Participation in the project will enable six to gain professional, accredited film production skills, as well as work experience including research techniques and project management. They will be fully involved with the project's collaborative practices (data production, analysis and writing), and communication activities. They will be mentored to develop the requisite skills to enable participation at each phase of the study and in the dissemination of results, presenting at the final workshop and liaising with relevant media and policy bodies. The film production company, Mouth That Roars will accredit participants under the Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network (ASDAN, www.asdan.org.uk). This incorporates a process of monitoring and evaluating participants' work, giving feedback and identifying areas of practical and leadership skills development among participants. It is an aim of the project that benefits such as self-esteem will also accrue.
The project will establish from the beginning a strong commitment to community engagement and developing links with stakeholders in the Hackney community and local government sectors. It aims to be a collaboration involving academics, youth organisations and media practitioners, building and strengthening links between the university and third sector, and ensuring a bi-directional transfer of skills between academics and third sector institutions. The findings, including how young people construct and maintain a sense of belonging, will have implications for youth workers and local authorities in terms of, for example, modifying gang culture and conflict in Hackney and beyond, and developing strategies to enable young people to develop a stake in the community, working against stereotypes of dysfunction. These findings will also be of benefit to local government authorities, in particular Hackney Borough council, in terms of informing the council's youth and 'Sustainable Community' strategies.
The PI's previous work with young people (in Sydney, the Generate project, 2000-2001, see CV; in Delhi, the CyberMohalla project, see Butcher 2009) identified the role of research projects such as the one proposed here as a means to facilitate interaction between young people and local authorities, including urban planners. As noted in the case for support, young people are one of the largest users of public space but often ignored in planning of that space. The project will therefore aim to facilitate interaction between young people and urban planners, beginning with the local council, to engender the benefits of wider community engagement in designing local space. Indirect beneficiaries will also include the arts community. Hackney is a vibrant centre for the arts and creative industries in London. In evaluating the collaborative and participatory processes in this study, it aims to showcase the potential of local young people in the arts and highlight innovative ways of generating creative output, including the use of online broadcast media.
People |
ORCID iD |
| Melissa Butcher (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Butcher M
(2016)
Space, Place and Environment
Butcher M
(2016)
Spatial Dislocation and Affective Displacement: Youth Perspectives on Gentrification in London
in International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
Butcher M
(2019)
Becoming "ghosts": recalling the impact of urban change on the lived experience of multiculture
in Ethnic and Racial Studies
Butcher M
(2017)
Re-working encounter: the role of reflexivity in managing difference
in Social & Cultural Geography
Butcher, M. & Dickens, L.
(2015)
Creating Hackney as Home
Dickens L
(2016)
Going public? Re-thinking visibility, ethics and recognition through participatory research praxis
in Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers
Dickens L
(2017)
World Making, Critical Pedagogies, and the Geographical Imagination: Where Youth Work Meets Participatory Research
in Antipode
Wadsley, J. & Butcher, M.
(2015)
Young People's Participation in Tech City: Barriers and Opportunities
| Title | BBC3 Fresh, 'Life Through My Lens', March 2015 |
| Description | A compilation of films made by young film makers, selected from submissions to BBC 3 Fresh Online. All the CHAsH films had been selected to be shown on BBC3 Fresh Online. Short clips were then taken from two of the films, 'Home Team' and 'Dalston Changes', to be included in the final compilation, screened on BBC 3 in March 2015. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2015 |
| Impact | Not aware of any direct impacts other than a sense of pride among the CHAsH filmmakers. |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p019xhm0 |
| Title | Creating Hackney as Home Films |
| Description | A series of five films produced as part of the research project |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2013 |
| Impact | The films have been screened to a variety of audiences including Hackney Youth Parliament, members of Hackney council social cohesion policy team, youth groups in Hackney, Greater London Aauthority peer facilitators, a Hackney Homes 'winter warmer' consultation, as well as public screenings at Hackney Picture House, on BBC3 (Fresh, online), and online on the project's website. The films continue to be used in teaching courses, viewed online, and at public screenings (e.g. March 2015 as part of finalising the project). |
| URL | http://www.hackneyashome.co.uk |
| Description | The aim of the Creating Hackney as Home project was to work with young people in Hackney, using participatory visual research methods, to understand their experience of space and space use in the formation of 'home' (i.e. a sense of belonging), and to ascertain the influence of affective responses to change and difference in that process. The first objective was to examine the creation of 'home', in a complex, diverse, rapidly changing urban space, from a youth perspective. The second objective was to further theoretical understanding of urban affective geographies, bringing the literature on urban transformation and affect to bear on the literature of youth research and cosmopolitanism. The third objective was to collaborate with young people in participatory data production, with a capacity building element to provide skills development in film production, research and project management. And the final objective was to evaluate the use of participatory visual methods for gathering affective research data and enhancing youth participation in the research process. This was to include an evaluation of the effectiveness of forms of online youth oriented broadcast media such as YouTube. In order to achieve these objectives, the project focused on film production, the use of video diaries, and discussion, both online and in workshops. Working with a community partner, Immediate Theatre, five Peer Research Assistants (PRAs) , 16-18 years old, were employed in April 2013 (on a casual basis) to conduct research on the theme of 'Home' within the context of their changing borough. They were responsible for film and video diary production over the course of the following year, supported by mentoring from the research team. An initial workshop was held to discuss the study's objectives and refine research questions. PRAs undertook research around their chosen themes, also working with different genres of film (from documentary to spoken word performances) [films available online at www.hackneyashome.co.uk]. The resulting research data consisted of: material collected in the process of making the films, the films themselves, and responses to the films, which were screened online, to three groups of young people within Hackney and to other groups including youth workers and older residents of Hackney; material collected as part of the PRA's critical reflections made throughout the project, both video and written diaries; interviews and material collected by the PRAs as part of their ongoing research on Hackney (e.g. archives); material collected by the PI and RA including debriefing interviews with PRAs, meetings with stakeholders; participant observation, and thick description of particular sites within Hackney such as Dalston Junction and Broadway Market (recurring sites in the research). These data generated the following findings, responding to the research objectives noted above (more detail can be found in related publications, currently under review or in preparation). 1. How do young people from diverse backgrounds in Hackney experience and redefine 'home' and belonging under conditions of rapid urban change? Our findings suggest there is an ambivalence towards change. Young people in the study expressed an awareness of shifts in social and cultural boundaries that have both positive and negative outcomes on them and their neighbourhood, family and friends. The speed of change was at times as problematic as the form or type of change. An underlying question was 'Who are the changes for?' as it was felt that displacement, both physical and affective, was an issue as new middle class and young creative residents moved into the area. 2. What are the affective responses to change and difference, generated in everyday interactions with others and a transforming built environment, implicated in this defining of home? Young people defined 'home' as: familiarity with the built environment/urban landscape; having family and friends near; and 'feeling' at home. However, the data suggests that this sense of belonging is being disrupted with urban redevelopment and gentrification. While physical displacement is evident with the demolition of social housing estates in Hackney, there are also processes of affective displacement taking place, in which young people no longer feel they belong. A critical mass of new residents in particular areas such as London Fields has created a sense of discomfort and tension. This was evident in young peoples' responses to interactions between residents, marked by classed and intercultural differences. However, there were small spaces of solidarity, for example, a shared love of fashion for some. 3. What are the skills and modes of adaptation that young people develop and deploy in order to feel at home, to 'manage' affective responses to difference and change, particularly when they engender conflict? It was recognised by some of the participants in the project that there was a need to adapt to the changing context in the Borough, but this raised the contentious question of who was required to adapt and why. The young person from a working class background is expected to acquire the competencies necessary to work in new contexts such as TechCity. In terms of everyday interactions, urban competencies such as empathy, dispositions such as curiosity, humour and the re-appropriation of space were used to navigate the neighbourhood and its diverse residents. However, not all competencies were necessarily about engagement, for example, learning where and who to avoid. While there was a degree of agency in the ability of young people to critique the changes they live with, their capacity to effect change was limited by structural factors (e.g. the political economy of urban redevelopment, lack of access to points of influence). 4. How effective is the use of youth-oriented online broadcast media in generating data as well as encouraging wider participation in research processes? The use of a participatory visual research methodology raised several important issues. The public nature of the project meant that standard ethics procedures of confidentiality were not applicable. Instead, an ethics of recognition was developed, that is, making youth voices explicitly visible as part of the aim of the project to enable them to be heard in debates on urban redevelopment. There were both benefits and challenges for working with film. The time constraints meant that at times a PRA's initial ideas had to be renegotiated. Some also expressed a sense of 'stress' at the need to coordinate the different elements of filmmaking (e.g. scripting, directing, editing) with their busy lives. However, the films have been an invaluable means of bringing the PRAs' voices to different audiences. Their 'portable' nature meant that their stories have been viewed internationally, but more importantly, by local decision makers in Hackney Council. The creation of five individual films, connected by the theme of 'home', highlighted that the category of 'youth' consists of heterogenous perspectives. However, the use of social media and online broadcast sites had only limited success in terms of disseminating the data (it did not go 'viral'). It was found that the most successful means of generating discussion about the issues raised in the films was to physically screen them to diverse audiences and facilitate a discussion. Findings from this study would suggest that the visual does have a unique capacity to capture the sensory experience of the city, seen in particular in two of the films (Monet and Shekeila's) where the affective is brought to the fore. However, the visual could not be separated from the audio, and text and narrative still provided an important interpretative function. It should be noted that in terms of the participatory process, there was a strong need for mentoring and time invested in developing and maintaining the relationships with the PRAs. The role of local partnerships (primarily with Immediate Theatre) was also crucial in creating a hub for the project within Hackney as well as generating channels for further dissemination. This has led to further work (currently in preparation for publication) on the relationship between research and youth work. In addition to these findings, a small pilot project was run under the auspices of CHASH, to examine the opportunites and barriers to accessing Tech City (south Hackney). This study was generated through the networks established between the PI and local community groups as a result of the CHASH project, and its findings can can be found on the website (www.hackneyashome.co.uk). |
| Exploitation Route | Since the production of the films in 2013, they have been, and continue to be, used in various settings (see list of Outputs). Similarly, the model of the participatory process itself has been examined for its capacity to be taken up by other researchers and practitioners (and in some instances it has been). In terms of policy, members of the research team have appeared before Hackney Council policy committees, and the PI was invited to join a standing committee guiding the Council's strategy to manage urban change in the borough (2015). The council is also exploring ways that the participatory approach could be used to consult with young people about the changes occuring around them. Within the academic field, the PI and RA sit on advisory committees for other research projects working with young people in various contexts. The research has also featured as an example within an online professional development course for researchers interested in the field. A publication plan is currently being put into place with two journal articles under review, one book chapter in press, and four journal articles in preparation. More broadly, the research has featured in public debates on gentrification and urban redevelopment in the UK and Ireland (TV, radio and panel appearances). |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Other |
| URL | http://www.hackneyashome.co.uk/ |
| Description | 'Creating Hackney as Home' was embedded in the ESRC's 'Fair and Vibrant Society' strategic research priority. It aimed for impact in the local community, targeting local government authorities and youth networks in particular, as well as more broadly influencing debates on social cohesion, youth work and urban transformation in London and nationally. As a collaboration involving academics and youth organisations, building and strengthening links between the university and third sector, the project maintained a bi-directional transfer of skills between academics and third sector institutions. The findings, including how young people construct and maintain a sense of belonging, and interest in the process of participatory film making, have been taken up by various stakeholders, incuding local authorities, youth workers, community activists and the arts sector. This activity has particularly focused on developing strategies to enable young people to develop a stake in the community, working against stereotypes of dysfunction. Measures of success were seen in the level of interaction with the project findings and feedback from local government, youth and community organisations, input into youth and cultural development programmes, and mainstream media coverage (noted in the outputs) that enabled the findings from the CHASH project to intervene in wider debates on gentrification and housing policy in London. Its societal impact in particular stems from two key activities: consultation with local government and input into local policy; and capacity building for the young people involved in terms of skills development. 1. Influence on local policy: The project maintained a strong commitment to community engagement and developing links with stakeholders in the Hackney community and local government sectors. The research has been used to inform community activism and local government consultation. The PI liaised with contacts in Hackney Council to ensure they were aware of the project and its potential to feed into their Sustainable Community Strategy. A policy officer from Hackney Council joined the CHASH advisory group, providing a conduit for the findings to reach local policy domains. A stakeholder meeting was also held in September 2013, to brief members of several council policy and planning units (youth, cohesion, urban planning), as well as representatives of the local police and a community activist organisation, on the findings of the project to date and potential uses of the data and films in raising issues of social cohesion, the impact of gentrification and youth work. The project team, including three PRAs, provided evidence at the Hackney Council Community Safety Social Inclusion Scrutiny Commission Hearing (January 2014) and the Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission Hearing (March 2014). The first was a presentation to a select committee of Hackney councillors specifically addressing the impact of gentrification on young people. The second was a presentation to a select committee of Hackney councillors specifically addressing the use of school grounds for after-hours activities. PI Butcher was then invited to join a community consultation in 2014 run by the council (including local voluntary and NGO organisations) to examine the impact of urban redevelopment and demographic change in Hackney. She is now a member of the Mayor's 'Critical Challenge' advisory panel to review a major research consultation within Hackney (2015-18) and feeding into Hackney Council strategy for managing change and redevelopment in the borough. PI Butcher also took part in the public debate 'Hackney: a place for everyone?' (March 2015), discussing the future of the borough with Mayor Jules Pipe and other panellists. The films have been screened to various sections of Hackney Council and used to generate debate about social change. For example, Hackney Council requested the use of the films in a 'Winter Warmer' event, organised by Hackney Homes. The event was designed to elicit responses from older residents (over 55 years) about issues they face in the Borough, and the films were played on continuous loop to attract participants and to generate discussion. In general, feedback from Hackney Council has been very positive, for example, this response from a policy officer (September 2013): 'It's everything that [the council is] trying to get our heads around, so it's really impressive that you've managed to [] articulate that so powerfully for us. So thank you, and your hard work has been noticed, and I'm really impressed.' The project attempted to widen the scope of influence by organising a presentation of the project to the Peer Outreach Team, Greater London Authority (February 2014). This was designed to encourage the GLA's Peer Outreach Team (20+ in attendance) to discuss the project within their own youth networks and to encourage other young people to see the films and comment on them. Local community groups and arts organisations have also expressed a positive response to the films, such as feedback from the organisers of the Eastern Curve Community Garden, Dalston (Hackney), which featured in one of the films: 'We thought the Hackney as Home project was excellent - we really enjoyed coming along to the Russet [film screening venue] to see the films and hear some of the young people speak' (16 February 2016). CHASH has become a case study for the 'Local Government Knowledge Navigator' website (www.lgkn.org), designed to facilitate collaboration between academics and local government. The project's participatory visual methods have also been recognised as 'best practice' by other academics and used as a case study in keynote lectures and professional development. For example, PI Butcher was invited to take part in an international webinar on participatory methods (Approaching participatory and community based research, DML Commons Professional Pathways Webinar, 29 April 2015. http://dmlcommons.net/unit-2-propath/). PI Butcher has spoken at events aimed at arts practitioners in east London, talking about the role of creative intervention in gentrification (Peer Gallery, Hoxton, March 2015). She was also invited to speak at the Dublin Science Gallery as part of the exhibition 'Home/Sick' (co-curated by Anne Enright). This generated further requests for information and discussion over the future of cities, both in the UK and internationally. There has been a spin off piece of research emerging through the networks established by the PI as part of the CHASH project. Hackney Unites and the Shoreditch Trust in 2014 established a community group ('Our City') to explore the impact of TechCity in south Hackney. PI Butcher was able to run an additional pilot research project for this group, highlighting the barriers and opportunities for young people to access the hi-tech industry. This involved networking with local community and businesses within the TechCity neighbourhood, and the production of a report circulated to those stakeholders (http://www.hackneyashome.co.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Open%20University%20Young%20People %27s%20Participation%20in%20Tech%20City%20March%202015.pdf). 2. Capacity Building: The project offered skills development in media production, research techniques and project management for the five local, estate-based, peer research assistants (PRAs) that worked on the project. In addition to undergoing a bespoke training programme developed by the PI, the film production company, Mouth That Roars, accredited PRAs under the Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network (ASDAN, www.asdan.org.uk). This incorporated a process of monitoring and evaluating their work, giving feedback and identifying areas of practical and leadership skills development. Capacity building also involved mentoring over the term of the PRA's involvement in the project (one year as casual employees) to enable them to be involved in the project's collaborative practices, communication activities and policy initiatives, including making two presentations to Hackney Council committees (noted above). PRAs presented at both an academic conference ('Making Connections', Kings College, January 2014) and public screenings of the films (September 2013, March 2015), and were invited to provide training input for a subsequent project run by Living Maps ('This is our E20'), using film to explore the new E20 Village in Stratford (May 2015). Capacity building extended to the collaborating partner, Immediate Theatre, who have gone on to use filmmaking in a project with young people on an Estate in Hackney. Forthcoming publications will highlight the process of reflection embedded in the project that reveals ways in which the PRA's involvement impacted on how the team began to see the city and its diverse residents. For example, a serious issue in gentrifying neighbourhoods is spatial segregation between existing, marginalised residents and newcomers with more cultural and financial capital. One PRA was able to use his involvement in the project to generate moments of encounter between himself and his 'hipster' neighbours that shifted him from a position of antagonism to one in which he described Hackney as a place of 'mercy and forgiveness'. This potential to use research as a catalyst for encounter and the praxis of social cohesion will be the focus of a future funding bid. 3. Media activity: Findings were translated into accessible and tailored formats for user communities and prepared for media dissemination including the local (Hackney Today and Hackney Gazette), London wide (London Live Debates, London TV), national broadcasting (Thinking Allowed, BBC Radio 4) and via blogs ('Gentrification through Young People's Eyes', British Policy and Politics Blog, LSE, July 2015). This work generated public debate, evidenced on social media such as Twitter, as well as increased requests for further information on the project. A dedicated web-presence was used for streaming media content and publications created in the research (www.hackneyashome.co.uk). While the films are available on the website they were also picked up by the BBC3 Fresh documentary series, and re-broadcast on their website (www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p019xhm0), with small clips from two films later being incorporated into a montage of the best films submitted to the series and broadcast on BBC3 TV, January 2015). |
| First Year Of Impact | 2014 |
| Sector | Education,Government, Democracy and Justice,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Other |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Policy & public services |
| Description | Case Study for the Local Government Knowledge Navigator |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | http://www.lgkn.org/2016/05/creating-hackney-as-home-young-people-as-participatory-researchers-and-a... |
| Description | Hackney Council Children's and Young People Scrutiny Commission Hearing (March 2014) |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Hackney Council Community Safety and Social Inclusion Scrutiny Commission Hearing (February 2014) |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Member, Hackney Council Critical Challenge Group, 2015 |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Description | Peer Researcher participation in 'This is Our E20' (Living Maps) Project, 16th May 2015 |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Higher Education Innovation Fund |
| Amount | £30,900 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Open University |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2014 |
| End | 07/2015 |
| Description | 'Young People's Participation in Tech City: Barriers and Opportunities' |
| Organisation | Hackney Unites |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Conducting a pilot study to understand the barriers facing young people in Hoxton/South Hackney to accessing opportunities generated in the presence of Tech City in their neighbourhood. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Our City is a collective of local NGOs and activities including Hackney Unites and the Shoreditch Trust. The organisation has provided assistance and expertise in terms of contacts in Tech City, and links to young people in the Hoxton/South Hackney area. |
| Impact | A report from the pilot project was published in March2015. The findings and collaboration are being built into a future research grant. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | 'Young People's Participation in Tech City: Barriers and Opportunities' |
| Organisation | Our City |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Conducting a pilot study to understand the barriers facing young people in Hoxton/South Hackney to accessing opportunities generated in the presence of Tech City in their neighbourhood. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Our City is a collective of local NGOs and activities including Hackney Unites and the Shoreditch Trust. The organisation has provided assistance and expertise in terms of contacts in Tech City, and links to young people in the Hoxton/South Hackney area. |
| Impact | A report from the pilot project was published in March2015. The findings and collaboration are being built into a future research grant. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | 'Young People's Participation in Tech City: Barriers and Opportunities' |
| Organisation | Shoreditch Trust |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Conducting a pilot study to understand the barriers facing young people in Hoxton/South Hackney to accessing opportunities generated in the presence of Tech City in their neighbourhood. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Our City is a collective of local NGOs and activities including Hackney Unites and the Shoreditch Trust. The organisation has provided assistance and expertise in terms of contacts in Tech City, and links to young people in the Hoxton/South Hackney area. |
| Impact | A report from the pilot project was published in March2015. The findings and collaboration are being built into a future research grant. |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Collaboration with youth art sector in Hackney |
| Organisation | Immediate Theatre |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | A collaboration has been established between Open University geography researchers, and estate based youth theatre company Immediate Theatre. Working with members of Immediate Theatre, the research team contributed expertise in terms of training and knowledge exchange. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Immediate Theatre became the central hub for the project in Hackney. The peer researchers were accessed via Immediate's networks. They were also instrumental in connecting the project to Hackney Council and youth networks locally, within London and nationally. The artistic director was on the advisory committee for the project and was vital for contributing both local knowledge and networks. |
| Impact | Immediate Theatre have been able to gain experience of collaboration with the Higher Education sector. In evaluation meetings it was felt that the peer researchers involved in the project had developed in terms of confidence and skills. Immediate also adopted some of the methods and ideas from the CHAsH project for their own work. For example, their youth group on a Hackney estate used the same methods as CHAsH to create films as a way of exploring their relationship with their 'home'. The PI is now a member of the board of trustees for Immediate Theatre to enable ongoing collaboration. |
| Start Year | 2013 |
| Description | 'Hackney: A Place for Everyone?' 18 March 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | PI Butcher was invited to take part in a panel debate including the Mayor of Hackney, Jules Pipe, as well as other panellists from the borough with expertise in education, housing and youth crime. The aim of the panel was to begin a 'state of the borough' debate about change, inequality and the future of Hackney. Held in Hackney (City Academy), the format was 'Any Questions', with the panel responding to questions from the audience. The panel generated debate within the audience and was widely covered in local press. PI Butcher has since been invited to take part in a consultation group to assist the Council in future strategic planning. http://www.hackney.gov.uk/Assets/Documents/349.pdf http://davehill.typepad.com/claptonian/2015/02/hackney-a-place-for-everyone.html http://www.hackney.gov.uk/Assets/Documents/ht351.pdf |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://news.hackney.gov.uk/the-big-debate-hackney-a-place-for-everyone |
| Description | Association of American Geographers Conference, April 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A paper session organised by RA Dickens on the theme of 'Young People and City Space: revisiting urban redevelopment in theory and practice', including four international speakers and PI Butcher ('Creating Hackney as Home: Youth perspectives on gentrification in London'). A special issue proposal has been submitted to the International Journal of Urban and Regional Research including papers from this session. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Association of American Geographers Conference, April 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | CHAsH RA, Luke Dickens, organised a panel session (chaired by PI Butcher) on the theme of: 'Going Public? the ethics of sharing, visibility and recognition in participatory research with young people'. The four international participants on the panel generated discussion around contentious questions of the role of researchers as activists and the ethics of participatory research. Follow up contact was made with the participants on the panel and it is hoped that further activities will be organised within this network in the future. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | BBC 3 Fresh Broadcast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Selection of the CHAsH films were broadcast online as part of the BBC 3 Fresh series - a site for new short documentary film. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p019xhm0 Difficult to say as we have no record of who viewed the site. However, we were approached by BBC 3 in October 2014 to have one of the films, Hackney Style, broadcast on BBC3 television. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p019xhm0 |
| Description | Best Practice in Participatory Video (workshop) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | PI Butcher and RA Dickens presented the CHAsH project (including film projections) at a stand, as well as attended other parts of the workshop and interacted with other academics and practitioners both in-situ and online. The workshop incorporated both other academics and development practitioners who used participatory video in their work. Ongoing contacts and follow up activities were established as part of the HEIF funding grant that PI Butcher was a part of. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.betterpvpractice.wordpress.com |
| Description | Chair, Hackney Mayor's Question Time, 26 November, 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited to chair the annual Hackney Mayor's Question Time, Hackney Town Hall, with Mayor Philip Glanville. The event is open to the public but also livestream broadcast. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK71v0-Ncqo |
| Description | Children, Young People and Families in Changing Urban Spaces, conference, Northampton University, September 2014. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A paper presentation by PI Butcher: 'Creating Hackney as Home: affective dimensions of belonging in a changing borough'. Not aware of any immediate notable impacts. Contacts were made and followed up for future possible work. Other presenters at this workshop have been invited to take part in the CHAsH final workshop. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Co-designing Asset Mapping: Comparative Approaches (connected communities programme) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | As part of the advisory committee, PI Butcher also contributed material to the project, in particular, sharing of the approach taken by the CHAsH study via the Asset Mapping website. Unaware of any impacts at this stage as the Asset Mapping project is still ongoing. However, participation in the advisory committee has enabled the CHAsH findings to be embedded in a wider circle of practitioners outside academia with a series of contacts to be made following up requests for further information. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.comparativeassetmapping.org |
| Description | Creating Hackney as Home Podcasts |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A series of podcasts made by members of the research team to provide listeners with background context to their films and the research project overall. The peer research assistants (x 4) learned podcasting skills and were able to create programming that further contextualised their films. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.hackneyashome.co.uk/collective/podcast |
| Description | Creating Hackney as Home film screening, 05 March 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The film night was part of the final workshop for the CHAsH project. It was held at the Russett, Hackney Downs, and attended by 60 people from a variety of backgrounds (local government, filmmakers, local arts and community groups, activists, other students and young people). The screening of the CHAsH films was followed by a Q & A with RA Dickens and two of the PRAs, Monet and Tyrell. The films sparked questions and debate about urban change in the area. The CHAsH films were followed by a screening of Winstan Whitter's film, Legacy in the Dust, about the Four Aces Club and Colesseum, demolished in the 2000s. Apart from disseminating the findings of the project, the films also invoked positive responses from people including that the films were 'inspiring', that they made people feel 'proud' and 'hopeful'. Publicity for the event was picked up by other online outlets including Broke In London: http://www.brokeinlondon.com/creating-hackney-home-event/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://passengerfilms.wordpress.com/2015/03/17/creating-hackney-as-home/ |
| Description | Creating Hackney as Home final workshop, 06 March 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | workshop facilitator |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The workshop was centred on the findings of the CHAsH project and coincided with the launch of the final report which was presented by PI Butcher. The three following sessions and keynote speaker (Prof Peter Kraftl) then followed up on the key themes of the CHAsH project, bringing in their own work and ideas. An audience of academics, youth workers, activists and post-graduates from the UK and Europe engaged in discussion throughout the day. Feedback from the day included comments such as: 'engaging' and 'thought-provoking' (Prof. Peter Kraftl). From Dr N. Bartolini: 'I still think the CHAsH project is exemplary of what a research project should be about: focusing on local community participation. You should be thoroughly proud of what you've achieved!' From Jo Carter, artistic director of Immediate Theatre: 'I felt that I was getting a rare opportunity to see how another sector thinks.' A key debate arising from the workshop was |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Double Acts: Participatory Research on Home and Belonging (workshop) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Presentation as part of the Enactments Workshop, Open University, May 2013. Generation of discussion within the workshop, primarily focused on the motivations for the study and its methods. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Hackney Council Community Safety Social Inclusion Scrutiny Commission Hearing (February 2014) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of key findings to the Commission, consisting of six Hackney councillors. Members of the research team (PI Butcher and peer research assistants Shekeila and Monét) provided evidence to the Commission regarding young people's experience of and perspectives on processes of redevelopment in Hackney. The council expressed interest in the findings and recommended the team to give evidence to the Youth Commission. Councillor Carole Williams thanked the team, stating 'Your contribution has provided us with valuable information for our evidence gathering'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Hackney Council's Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission Hearing (March 2014) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | RA Luke Dickens and peer research assistant Michael, provided evidence to the commission on the after-hours use of school facilities by the community. The council took on board the evidence provided by the CHAsH project, stating in a follow up email: 'Thanks to you [RA Dickens] and Michael [PRA] for meeting with the CYPS Commission yesterday to provide insight into the Hackney as Home Project and the importance of safe community spaces in which young people can meet and develop practical skills and experiences that may support them throughout their lives. Michael is a fantastic ambassador for the project and an inspiration as an aspiring and committed person. Do let me know if there is any further assistance or signposting I can help with on behalf of the Chair to support the the project and the basketball team.' (Natalie Kokayi, Overview & Scrutiny Officer, Chief Executive's Department, London Borough of Hackney). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Hackney Homes Winter Warmer |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | We were approached by Hackney Council who requested the use of the films in a 'Winter Warmer' event, organised by Hackney Homes. The event is designed to elicit responses from older residents about any issues they face in the Borough. The films were played on continuous loop to attract participants and to generate discussion among older members of the Hackney community. There was a positive response from Hackney Council that the films had been well received and generated discussion. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Hackney Youngsters Become University Researchers (newspaper article) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Report on the start of the research project in Hackney Today. Difficult to ascertain. We did not have any requests as a direct result of this article. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Hackney Youth Parliament, October 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | The team was invited to show one of the CHAsH films, 'Hackney Style', at the meeting of the Hackney Youth Parliament. The film was designed to stimulate discussion among the young people present, about identity and change in Hackney. PRA Tyrell and RA Dickens presented on the day. According to the organiser from Young Hackney, Naomi Ohsan, 'The film was really well received and was a brilliant addition to the day'. The organisers were able to put the project in touch with other youth groups in the borough to whom we showed the films as part of data gathering. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Home: 50 years of social housing in Hackney, Documentary, September 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | PI Butcher was interviewed as part of the Hackney Homes funded documentary, 'Home: 50 years of social housing in Hackney', 16.09.15. The film was completed in October 2015 but is currently waiting to be released by Hackney Homes (25.11.15). As yet, uncertain. The film is owned by Hackney Homes so it's unclear where they will screen it and to which audiences. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | In conversation with director Lee Hyuk-sang, London Korean Film Festival, 09/11/17 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited to take part in a 'conversation' with the Korean film director, Lee Hyuk-sang, on the topic of urban redevelopment. Lee's films focus on gentrification in Seoul as well as engaging with debates on gender and LGBTI activism. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lkff-2017-in-conversation-with-director-lee-hyuk-sang-pinks-tickets-3... |
| Description | International Sociological Association Conference, July 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A paper presentation by RA Dickens: 'Rethinking public and private boundaries: the ethical challenges of using social media in participatory research with young people'. Not aware of any immediate impact. Contacts were made that could develop into future work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | International Sociological Association Conference, July 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A paper presentation by PI Butcher: 'Creating Hackney as Home: Youth perspectives on gentrification in London'. Not aware of any immediate impact. Contacts were made that could develop into future work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | International Visual Studies Association Conference, Goldsmiths University, 8-10 July, 2013. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A presentation by PI Butcher and RA Dickens, 'Creating Hackney as Home: participatory video and action research in the arts sector'. Part of the 'PV and... : Linking participatory video with other practices' session. The PI of CHAsH was asked to be involved in another project based at the Open University, focusing on developing an international network of participatory visual researchers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Interview, Thinking Allowed, BBC Radio 4, 06 May 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The interview sparked further discussion afterwards. The discussion led to several requests for futher information and invitations to examine other redevelopment projects in east London. It also led to valuable networking connections to other gentrification researchers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05strvl |
| Description | Invitation to Hackney Youth Parliament, October 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | One of the peer researchers, Tyrell, was invited to screen his film at the Hackney youth parliament, 19 October 2013, after a member of Hackney Council had seen it at the Launch on 24 September. The issues raised in the film (identity, belonging and dress) were discussed and debated by the young people present. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Invited discussant, Ethnographic Encounters, a BISR Colloquium. 03 February 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | I was invited to act as a discussant in this one day colloquium, Ethnographic Encounters, hosted by the Birkbeck Institute for Social Research. The audience consisted of academics, post-graduate and under-graduate students. Questions and discussion were sparked by the panel. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.bbk.ac.uk/events-calendar/ethnographic-encounters |
| Description | Invited lecture, Department of Education, Cambridge University, 24 October 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This was an invited lecture as part of the Department of Education's seminar series. The audience consisted of other academics and postgraduate students.The lecture sparked questions and discussions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Key note lecture and workshop facilitator, Trento University's International Summer School in Urban Ethnography, 11-15 September 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | I was invited as a key note lecturer and workshop facilitator, working with a group of 20 postgraduate students from across Europe to enhance their research skills. The focus of the workshop was conducting urban ethnography. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://events.unitn.it/en/ethnography2017 |
| Description | LSE British Policy and Politics Blog, 27 July 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The blog, 'Gentrification through young people's eyes', reached an estimated !5000 readers and was widely shared on social media (twitter). It sparked comments and discussion online (see comments section of the post). Increased traffic on the project website and contact for more information. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/gentrification-through-young-peoples-eyes/ |
| Description | Launch of films |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The five films produced as part of the CHAsH project were launched at Hackney Picturehouse, 24 September 2013. Over 70 people attended the screening of the films produced as part of the project, including members of Hackney council, the Greater London Authority, Hackney based youth and arts workers. After the films we received requests to screen them at other youth events and organisations, including the GLA, Hackney Council and Hackney Youth Parliament. Response from policy makers at Hackney Council has been very positive, for example, the following comment from an audience member: 'Hi, I work at Hackney Council. I've lived and worked in and around Hackney for the past 10 years and I've watched all the changes that you have talked about in your films, and just a comment really on how use |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Making Connections: collaboration in research and practice, Kings College, London (January 2014) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Paper presented by RA Dickens and PRA Matthew at the conference, outlining the collaboratory practices embedded in the CHAsH project. One of the peer research assistants was involved in the presentation and reported feeling a greater degree of pride and confidence afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.makingconnectionsconference.wordpress.com |
| Description | Panel presentation, Cambridge Festival of Ideas, 23 October 2016. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A walk, public panel presentation and discussion, on the theme of 'Sites of possibility or repression? Walking the memories of the city'. This was part of the Cambridge Festival of Ideas, aimed at a public audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.festivalofideas.cam.ac.uk/events/sites-possibility-or-repression-walking-memories-city |
| Description | Panellist, How to approach participatory and community based research and design, Webinar, 29th April 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The discussion focused on the strengths and challenges of participatory research methods. It was facilitated by DML Commons (http://dmlcommons.net/unit-2-propath) as part of their 'Professional Pathways' strand, a series of online webinars aimed at researchers' professional development. The session was interactive with researchers able to log into an etherpad to add their own experiences and quesitons. There was an increase in social media activity following the panel, retweeting material from the discussion, as well as downloads of the CHASH report from the website. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://dmlcommons.net/my-calendar/?cid=all&mc_id=25 |
| Description | Panellist, London Live Debates Gentrification (TV), 21 April 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The debate sparked questions from the public (there was an interactive component) as well as social media debate via Twitter. After the panel aired there was an increase in requests for more information about the project as well as downloads of the project report from the website. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.londonlive.co.uk/programmes/london-live-debates/ebd3da23 |
| Description | Panellist, London Votes, London TV, 25 April 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Participation in a televised debate on the impact of the housing crisis in London, held in the lead up to the 2016 Mayoral election (25 April). This was part of a series on London TV, called 'London Votes', examining key issues in the city. The intended purpose was awareness raising of the research findings as well as general impacts of gentrification. Outcomes included contact with activists and other researchers as well as requests for more information. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Peer Outreach Team, Greater London Authority (presentation) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Screening of films and discussion with members of the GLA's Peer Outreach Team (approximately 20). The presentation was designed to encourage the Peer Outreach Team to discuss the project within their own youth networks and to encourage other young people to see the films and comment on them. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Podcasts, part of RGS-IBG education resources aimed at the new A level curriculum 'Changing Places', 09/11/17 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Invited by the RGS education team, along with Shekeila Scarlett, one of the PRAs who worked on the CHASH project, we recorded a podcast about the CHASH project and its findings. The podcasts, to be broadcast in 2018, are designed to be resources for geography teachers, to support teaching of the new A level curriculum component, 'Changing Places'. Not aware of impact at this stage. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.rgs.org/schools/teaching-resources/changing-places-a-level-lesson-plans/ |
| Description | Presentation to the Young Foundation, London, March 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | RA Dickens presented findings from the CHAsH project, primarily on the impact of gentrification on young people. This led to questions and debate afterwards. RA Dickens was offered a fellowship with the Young Foundation which has enabled him to continue to work on CHAsH outputs after the end of the project. We are currently in negotiation with the Young Foundation to collaborate on a new research proposal. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Presentation, 'Re-imagining Home: Visualising the Multiple Meanings of Place, Delhi School of Economics, 25.09.15 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The presentation by PI Butcher sparked questions and discussion afterwards including the opportunity to develop ideas around urban comparativism. After the presentation, PI Butcher has maintained an ongoing dialogue with several of the students, including developing ideas for postgraduate research. The presentation was part of an ongoing collaboration between PI Butcher and the Department of Geography (Assoc. Prof. Anindita Datta), Delhi School of Economics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Presentation, BIMI-Pittsburgh Exchange, 12/05/17 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A presentation as part of a formal research exchange collaboration between the Birkbeck Institute for the Moving Image and Pittsburgh Film Studies academics. The theme of the workshop was Images of the City. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Presentation, Fractured Societies workshop, Sheffield University, 20-21 July 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I was invited to take part in an interdisciplinary two day closed workshop exploring the idea of 'Fracturing Societies' with other academics. The workshop was organised by Rowland Atkinson, Chair in Inclusive Societies, at Sheffield University. Outputs include a curated blog and plans for an edited book. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Presentation, Institute of Education, December 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | A paper delivered by RA Dickens on the ethics of public focused research with young people which led to questions and discussion afterwards. The presentation was pivotal in finalising a paper for submission to 'Transactions'. It also led to RA Dickens being offered a fellowship at the IOE. RA Dickens was subsequently invited to become a part of PI Sarah Crafter's AHRC project, 'Child Language Brokers: Spaces of Identity and Belonging'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Presentation, Living Maps Seminar, January 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | The talk, focused on young people's experience of gentrification in Hackney, sparked debate and discussion. Following the presentation, PI Butcher was approached by a member of the audience, (Alberto Duman, DIG collective) to take part in a workshop at the Peer Gallery, Hoxton (London). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.livingmaps.org.uk/wordpress/?event=the-urban-diasporama |
| Description | Presentation, London's Turning? workshop, 24.10.15 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The presentation was designed to provide an overview of young people's experience of gentrification in East London. The audience was primarily activists, interested public, urban planners, creative professionals and post-graduate researchers. The talk sparked questions and discussion both in a workshop setting and also after a screening of one of the films to a larger audience. After the presentation there was an increase in requests for further information and exploratory talks concerning potential future collaborations with urban planners. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.livingmaps.org.uk/wordpress/?event=symposium-londons-turning |
| Description | Presentation, Re-working home: Young people's place-making practices and strategies of adaptation in a changing city', Young Divercities conference, Utrecht, 06.11.15 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Talk generated questions and discussion as well as further requests for information. Networking with potential future collaborators and the exchange of information about the CHASH project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.urbandivercities.eu/ |
| Description | Presentation, Using Participatory Visual Research as Asset Mapping, 01 August, 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on participatory visual research as a form of asset mapping, as part of the inception workship for the 'Learning from Small Cities' project, 01 August 2018. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.smartsmallcity.com/news/2018/7/9/learning-from-small-cities-2 |
| Description | Presentation, part of the 'Home/Sick' exhibition, Dublin Science Museum, 10th June 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked questions and discussion afterwards particularly relating to the comparison between urban redevelopment in Dublin and London. There was an increase in requests for information on the CHASH project as well as increased social media discussion and increased hits on the website. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://dublin.sciencegallery.com/events/2015/04/hometurfcommunitiesurbanspaces |
| Description | Presentation: Creating Hackney as Home: Five Reflections on a London Borough (5 June 2019) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This workshop was organised as part of a collaboration between Birkbeck and Fordham University (New York), focusing on interdisciplinary digital methods. The primary audience was academics and post-graduate students from Fordham and Birkbeck, with the aim to develop areas for future research collaboration. Approximately 20 academics attended the five day workshop. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Press Release for CHAsH project report, March 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Press release produced to publicise the Report. No impacts known. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | RGS-IBG Conference, London 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | PI Butcher was invited to be a discussant on the panel 'Too much research, too many researchers: over-researched communities, places and localities'. Not aware of any notable immediate impacts but there was a vibrant discussion and suggestion for a special issue in the future. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | RGS-IBG Conference, London 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A paper presentation by RA Dickens in a panel session on 'Co-producing knowledge in research with children and young people'. The paper was entitled: 'Co-creating Hackney as Home: working through the limits and possibilities of participatory audio-visual methods'. Not away of any notable impacts other than generating possible contacts and networks for future activity. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | RGS-IBG conference, London 2013 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | paper presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | PI Butcher and RA Dickens gave a paper on the potential for a connection between research and youth work, as part of the session on Children's Geographies. Generated discussion with regard to the participatory nature of the project's methodology. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Real Estates: A project by fugitive images (March 2015) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited by Alberto Duman, of the DIG artist collective, PI Butcher made a presentation on the role of creative interventions in gentrification, using examples from the CHAsH project (14 March 2015). The presentation, held at the Peer Gallery in Hoxton, initiated debate and discussion. PI Butcher was approached by several participants afterwards to talk about specific projects. There is potential for collaborative work with the gallery and artists in the future. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.peeruk.org/Real%20Estates/WeekFour.html |
| Description | Screening of CHASH films, Contested Cities conference, Madrid, 4-7 July 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The films were included in an exhibition of visual methods used in urban research, as part of the interdisciplinary ERC FP7 Contested Cities conference held in Madrid in July 2016. The international audience was mainly other academics and postgraduate researchers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://contested-cities.net/congreso2016/en/audiovisual-participations/ |
| Description | Stakeholder's Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A meeting of potential stakeholders to discuss how the project could impact on their work/policies. Connections were made with key stakeholders in the Hackney local authority including Young Hackney and the Metropolitan police. This led to involvement in the Community Insight working group and plans to develop further research with Hackney Council. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Uni Study Puts actors Centre Stage (newspaper article) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | An article in the Hackney Citizen on the start of the project and its involvement of peer researchers from Hackney. Difficult to ascertain. We did not have any follow up contacts directly as a result of the article. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Visual methods workshop presentation, BSA Postgraduate Forum, 22nd November 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This presentation was part of a 'innovative visual methods' workshop organised by the British Sociological Association Postgraduate Forum. Held in Stoke-on-Trent, it was attended by approximately 30 postgraduate students. My presentation sparked discussion on the ethics of participatory visual methods. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://bsapgforum.wordpress.com/2016/12/12/visual-innovation-a-methods-workshop-visual16-2/ |
| Description | Visual methods workshop, Delhi, November 2014 (Part of the Re-Orienting Gender conference) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The workshop was designed to introduce post-graduate geography students at Delhi University to visual methods, particularly the participatory video methodology we used in the CHAsH project. The workshop was interactive with PI Butcher facilitating the discussion. Invitation to work with other faculty members and post-graduate students at Delhi University. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Webcasts of films |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The five films produced as part of the project are now available online. The films will remain on the website until the end of the project and into 2016. Each film had its own discussion forum and members of the public were invited to leave their thoughts on the films and raise questions with the filmmakers who moderated the discussion. The films will remain on the website until 2016. Each film has its own discussion forum and members of the public were invited to leave their thoughts on the films and raise questions with the filmmakers who moderated the discussion. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| URL | http://www.hackneyashome.co.uk |