Socially Inclusive Cities
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Leeds
Department Name: School of Medicine
Abstract
There is increasing awareness that across the world some groups in society are being excluded from opportunities while other groups enjoy unfair advantages. This unjust state of affairs appears to be getting worse rather than better, even in countries where wealth is increasing overall. There is agreement among many international bodies working in low and middle income countries that equality and fairness must be given more priority in future in order to improve the economic wellbeing and life chances of all people in these countries. Failure to do this in the past has led to most people from minority ethnic and religious groups being more likely to have low paid work, to live in slums with risky conditions and to have poorer access to healthcare, education, finance and public transport. People from these populations are also excluded from systems for justice and government and from decision-making about things that affect their lives. This kind of unfairness leads to public unrest and unstable societies.
Public services can be a major influence on how well individuals from ethnic and religious minorities are able to participate in society and be treated as full citizens. Supporting institutions to provide services more effectively to people from such groups is an essential issue for cities that want to be inclusive. This involves political and social challenges, however, as competition for work and resources often drives conflict between ethnic groups. Institutions can also fail to give priority to this issue, especially when statistics they collect to see how well they are doing do not even record ethnic and religious differences.
The Socially Inclusive Cities Network will focus on how research might help reduce these inequalities. We will look at research evidence from across the world on the experiences of people from minority ethnic and religious groups and any ways that public services have tried to reduce unfairness. We will also hold workshops in India, Kenya, Nigeria, Vietnam and the UK with experts on this topic, including voluntary and advocacy organisations that represent people from these populations, policymakers, service professionals and others who can contribute. We will specifically consider the needs of women and young people in minority ethnic and religious groups as they can face additional layers of disadvantage.
Workshop participants will discuss the evidence available as well as gaps in knowledge and what further research might help move things forward. We will identify common issues across different public services and factors that apply to specific institutions and we will focus on what might help change things. We are especially interested in minority ethnic or religious populations that experience the highest levels of social exclusion in low and middle income countries. We also want to identify strategies that can be used across different services within a city so that things change across the board and help create 'inclusive cities'.
Public services can be a major influence on how well individuals from ethnic and religious minorities are able to participate in society and be treated as full citizens. Supporting institutions to provide services more effectively to people from such groups is an essential issue for cities that want to be inclusive. This involves political and social challenges, however, as competition for work and resources often drives conflict between ethnic groups. Institutions can also fail to give priority to this issue, especially when statistics they collect to see how well they are doing do not even record ethnic and religious differences.
The Socially Inclusive Cities Network will focus on how research might help reduce these inequalities. We will look at research evidence from across the world on the experiences of people from minority ethnic and religious groups and any ways that public services have tried to reduce unfairness. We will also hold workshops in India, Kenya, Nigeria, Vietnam and the UK with experts on this topic, including voluntary and advocacy organisations that represent people from these populations, policymakers, service professionals and others who can contribute. We will specifically consider the needs of women and young people in minority ethnic and religious groups as they can face additional layers of disadvantage.
Workshop participants will discuss the evidence available as well as gaps in knowledge and what further research might help move things forward. We will identify common issues across different public services and factors that apply to specific institutions and we will focus on what might help change things. We are especially interested in minority ethnic or religious populations that experience the highest levels of social exclusion in low and middle income countries. We also want to identify strategies that can be used across different services within a city so that things change across the board and help create 'inclusive cities'.
Planned Impact
Network participants will coproduce a transformational future research agenda based on a robust process involving key stakeholders at local, national and international levels. Network activity will model egalitarian social relationships and increase the social capital of people from minority ethnic and religious groups and groups representing their interests. Workshops will stimulate knowledge exchange and increase awareness and understanding of evidence-based approaches to social inclusion. Learning opportunities will be facilitated between institutions supporting practitioners and policymakers to move beyond disciplinary and sector boundaries. The multidisciplinary nature of the Network will involve academics in drawing on and contributing to diverse streams of literature and developing future research proposals with significant policy and practice impact,. Early career and doctoral researchers will benefit from capacity-building and networking opportunities such as international exchange visits, workshop facilitation and evidence synthesis. The strengthened individual and organisational capacity facilitated by the Network will support continued engagement between Network members after project funding ends.
Country and global evidence syntheses will be early outputs disseminated nationally and internationally. During the course of Network activity we will disseminate reports, briefings and academic papers describing findings and implications for policy and practice, including findings likely to resonate with other ODA-eligible countries. We will draw on Network members' previous extensive experience of dissemination and also work with non-academic partners to produce accessible summaries, and other outputs they may suggest, of value to policymakers, practitioners, NGOs and people from minority ethnic and religious groups.
Dissemination will target a variety of audiences and promote adoption of the innovative research agenda at local, national and international levels. We will also promote robust institutional strategies for social inclusion of minority ethnic and religious groups, particularly where multiagency, multidisciplinary approaches have been identified. We will aim to achieve high level takeup of these strategies through involvement of policy and practice partners in national and international workshops. This involvement will also ensure the research agenda developed aligns with policy and practice priorities.
Outputs will be made available on a project website and on websites of all partner organisations and we will exploit links to other research projects and networks that we have identified during the course of our activity or already work with such as African Council for Communication Education (ACCE) and Society for Peace Studies & Practice (SPSP). We will promote the project, guidance and findings through relevant international conferences and will aim to organise our international workshops at such conferences as the Health Systems Global symposium as well as conferences relating specifically to development, policing, economics, poverty, ethnicity, gender and young people and through the multidisciplinary Leeds Inequalities Research Network.
Country and global evidence syntheses will be early outputs disseminated nationally and internationally. During the course of Network activity we will disseminate reports, briefings and academic papers describing findings and implications for policy and practice, including findings likely to resonate with other ODA-eligible countries. We will draw on Network members' previous extensive experience of dissemination and also work with non-academic partners to produce accessible summaries, and other outputs they may suggest, of value to policymakers, practitioners, NGOs and people from minority ethnic and religious groups.
Dissemination will target a variety of audiences and promote adoption of the innovative research agenda at local, national and international levels. We will also promote robust institutional strategies for social inclusion of minority ethnic and religious groups, particularly where multiagency, multidisciplinary approaches have been identified. We will aim to achieve high level takeup of these strategies through involvement of policy and practice partners in national and international workshops. This involvement will also ensure the research agenda developed aligns with policy and practice priorities.
Outputs will be made available on a project website and on websites of all partner organisations and we will exploit links to other research projects and networks that we have identified during the course of our activity or already work with such as African Council for Communication Education (ACCE) and Society for Peace Studies & Practice (SPSP). We will promote the project, guidance and findings through relevant international conferences and will aim to organise our international workshops at such conferences as the Health Systems Global symposium as well as conferences relating specifically to development, policing, economics, poverty, ethnicity, gender and young people and through the multidisciplinary Leeds Inequalities Research Network.
Organisations
- University of Leeds (Lead Research Organisation)
- University of Manchester (Collaboration)
- HERD International (Collaboration)
- National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) (Collaboration)
- ARK Foundation Bangladesh (Collaboration)
- University of Nigeria (Collaboration)
- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh (Collaboration)
- Institute of Public Health Bengaluru (Collaboration)
- HAKI Africa (Collaboration)
- Change Managers International (Collaboration)
- ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health (Collaboration)
- Nubian Rights Forum (Collaboration)
- Centre for Community Health Research (CCHR) (Collaboration)
- Hanoi School of Public Health (Collaboration)
- University of Bristol (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI (Collaboration)
Publications
Woodhead C
(2022)
Race, ethnicity and COVID-19 vaccination: a qualitative study of UK healthcare staff.
in Ethnicity & health
Woodhead C
(2022)
"They created a team of almost entirely the people who work and are like them": A qualitative study of organisational culture and racialised inequalities among healthcare staff.
in Sociology of health & illness
Uzochukwu B
(2020)
Exploring the drivers of ethnic and religious exclusion from public services in Nigeria: implications for sustainable development goal 10
in International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
University Of Leeds
(2023)
World Changers Essay Collection, Fair services for all: why inequality matters to everyone
Salway, S., Ejegi-Memeh, S., Webb, C., Mir, G., Lala, R. And Villarroel-Williams, N.
(2021)
Child of the North: Building a fairer future after COVID-19
Mullard JCR
(2023)
Towards evidence-based and inclusive models of peer support for long covid: A hermeneutic systematic review.
in Social science & medicine (1982)
Mirzoev T
(2021)
Systematic review of the role of social inclusion within sustainable urban developments
in International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology
| Description | Our future research agenda was developed from a global and four country-specific literature reviews and engagement with 247 expert participants, involving 22 workshops across India, Kenya, Nigeria, Vietnam and the UK (Mir et al 2018; Bhojani et al 2018; Mitulllah et al 2018; Duong et al 2018; Uzochukwu et al 2018). We explored these various sources of evidence in order to identify current knowledge and evidence gaps in relation to: · key drivers of ethnic and religious exclusion globally and in 4 specific countries eligible for Official Development Assistance (ODA-eligible countries) · strategies for the inclusion of minority ethnic and religious groups in four public service areas: education, health, local government and police services. · intersectional disadvantage: the additional impact of gender, age and migration1 Our future research agenda focuses on how research could play a role in social inclusion, defined as comparable access to, representation in and quality of public services for ethnic and religious groups that currently experience disadvantage in society. A graphic representation of the agenda has been developed and a summary of each element of the agenda is provided below with: CONCEPTUAL UNDERPINNINGS: We conceptualise social inclusion as a human right to equitable treatment in society and exclusion as a denial of this right that both creates and maintains disadvantage. Such disadvantage can affect the life chances of individuals and communities directly and also have indirect repercussions on future generations of people from minority ethnic and religious groups. Public services are conceptualised as potential mechanisms for the wider social inclusion of disadvantaged ethnic and religious groups and we suggest that if equitable access, representation and outcomes can be achieved simultaneously in key public service contexts, this could have a positive effect on social inclusion within society as a whole. Our global review found a lack of research in ODA-eligible countries identifying which ethnic or religious groups experience social exclusion and the kinds of marginalisation that exist (Mir et al 2018). In the context of multi-ethnic states and 'superdiversity', ethnicity is a dynamic and fluid concept with evolving and diverse definitions in different settings; religious and ethnic identities may also be more or less relevant in particular contexts. Religious groups may be made up of multiple sects that are or are not afforded state recognition as needing particular attention to overcome social exclusion. In some contexts, geography can make a huge difference to whether someone from a particular ethnic or religious background is part of a minority or experiences disadvantage. Our agenda highlights the needs for specific terminology to define ethnic and religious groups that experience exclusion, so that interventions are focused on those that most need support. Within this we highlight intersectional disadvantage - the additional layers of exclusion that can be experienced because of gender, migration and age - and the need for this to be explicitly addressed. We also promote attention to the multilayered and interconnected factors affecting exclusion from public services. This reflects our finding that key drivers of exclusion for people from disadvantaged ethnic and religious communities exist at different levels: the social and political context (macro level), institutional practice (meso level) and at the level of the individual (micro level) (Mir et al 2018). Macro level interventions were considered by many workshop participants to be vital to effecting real change. RESEARCH THEMES: 1 Achieving equity; understanding the dynamics of change There is a need to better understand how different stakeholders, particularly key influencers of public services, identify and explain inequalities. How are these understandings influenced by historical and social processes? Where negative understandings exist, how can these be countered in public services? What are the key indicators of exclusion and of equitable service access, representation and outcomes? Mapping inclusion initiatives to the key drivers of exclusion requires robust theoretical framing and development of theory that can be applied within and across specific country contexts. There is also a need to ensure that under-represented or 'hardly reached' groups, typically excluded from both research and policy are addressed in future research studies. Some service areas are also very under researched; we found a particular lack of evidence in relation to inclusive policing initiatives, linked to poor policy development and primary data in this area. Where data does not exist, how can research contribute to ensuring the needs of such groups are addressed? For many disadvantaged communities contact with the police may be seen as a last resort and avoided, especially for particular types of crime and because of how the police operate. In Nigeria, access to the police and courts are considered out of reach by victims of crime who are poor because this is seen to require money. Evidence from NGOs or ex-police officers about the experience of disadvantaged communities within police and criminal justice systems and their ideas for the kinds of interventions needed to improve this experience may be a helpful first step in this area. 2 Multilevel, multiagency interventions Multifaceted interventions at macro, meso and micro levels are needed to address the complexity of disadvantage experienced by some ethnic and religious groups. The cumulative impact of disadvantage experienced simultaneously across different public services adds to this complexity. Multidisciplinary, multisector studies and the development of interventions that can work across contexts and diverse policy areas would address the way in which disadvantage is experienced more closely than approaches dealing with a fragmented aspect of this experience. 'All stakeholder' collaboration across sectors and disciplines is helpful to such research and this in turn demands a specific set of skills including leadership, understanding of community and service cultures and social and political awareness. Examples of research questions relating to this theme are: what kinds of equity issues or challenges would facilitate collaboration and be prioritised by stakeholders from diverse sectors? What are the most effective gateways for engaging public service providers on such issues? What do effective multi-sector initiatives look like, and how do these vary by context? How can NGOs work successfully with government agencies and other public services on a long-term basis and what contributes to, or detracts from, the effectiveness of such collaborations? 3 Policy development and the political context The role of policymakers, public service providers, excluded communities and other social groups in policy development needs to be better understood: how accessible are legal and political processes to those from disadvantaged ethnic and religious groups and what political opportunities or barriers exist that can support or prevent effective social inclusion? Political tensions affect research in all four public service areas to which this agenda relates but are particularly noticeable in relation to local government and police services, where there are huge gaps in research evidence globally. The political sensitivity of such research may explain why ethnic and religious exclusion is so under-researched in ODA-eligible contexts. Ways of reducing the fear and sensitivity surrounding such research and legitimising work in this field are needed. An incremental approach, building on what is considered feasible in specific contexts can potentially be helpful. Migrants, Muslim communities, and NGOs that represent their interests, may be particularly affected by the focus on extremism adopted by government and police institutions, influencing the extent to which these institutions are prepared to engage as well as their terms for engagement. Poor representation of disadvantaged community members in positions of power is compounded within institutions by a 'risk averse' culture towards communities stigmatised by government policies on counter terrorism or immigration, which undermines effective engagement. These populations are particularly affected by the misrepresentation of religious and ethnic minorities in the media, particularly social media, and in decision-making spaces, which helps to maintain and reinforce social inequalities. Questions on this issue include: how can local government and other public services become more receptive to unpopular or underrepresented voices? What is the relationship between political leaders' ethnic and/or religious affiliation and actions or attitudes towards those from different ethnic or religious backgrounds? How does greater accountability impact on the activities of government functionaries and on corrupt or discriminatory practices? The policy context is also pertinent to exploring the effective use of research evidence by policy makers and by excluded communities, in which research can potentially be used as a lever to influence policy. Are some marginalised groups more able or willing to access and use research and other evidence than others? A further key issue is the inadequate implementation of inclusion policies and antidiscrimination laws that already exist in many contexts. Research is needed that improves our understanding of the mechanisms by which effective implementation can be achieved and how to reduce implementation barriers. 4 Research methods a) Robust design Research designs and methods are needed that support the evaluation of initiatives tackling macro, meso and micro level drivers of exclusion; case study methods are considered a particularly helpful approach for paying simultaneous attention to all these levels. In addition, impact that is built into research design, as in action research studies, is considered vital by NGOs in ODA-eligible country contexts. There is also a need to evaluate existing initiatives more effectively to enable better understanding of the specific reasons why interventions work or not and who they benefit. Measures to establish the dynamics of change would contribute to enhancing the quality of studies in this area. For example, can we establish a 'standard' approach that will enable us to recognise 'success' in different national contexts? How would such standardisation accommodate different forms of knowledge, especially knowledge within excluded communities, and the need for contextual and experience-focused approaches? b) Inclusive, reflexive research Research itself needs to model the kind of collaboration with members of excluded communities that we have recommended for public services. Key considerations or principles for such engagement include: representation of community advocates from groups involved in the research at all stages of the process; mutual benefits from such engagement and constructive, long-term, rather than tokenistic, relationships. Inclusive approaches are empowering for disadvantaged community members and can be facilitated by co-production and participatory research as well as 'participatory visioning' (Soria-Lara and Banister 2017). Privileging the voice of community participants, who may be involved as co-researchers, challenges assumptions and power-imbalances associated with methods that can replicate social exclusion within the research design. Mutual learning and intercultural dialogue is a significant aspect of such research, involving recognition that everyone involved in the collaboration has valued knowledge to share. Interventions that increase accountability and civic participation can have significant impact on the representation of disadvantaged ethnic and religious groups in decision-making processes. Research that addresses current barriers to effective involvement of these ethnic and religious groups in research would be helpful, for example, how accessible is research funding from diverse sources for studies supporting the inclusion of such disadvantaged groups, particularly support for participatory approaches and adequate costing? How willing are public institutions to engage in such research? What impact do counter terrorism policies have on engagement between public services (particularly local government and the police), and advocacy groups that actively dissent from such policies? A challenge to cross country collaboration in this regard is the hugely differential constraints on access and mobility that can apply to people from ODA-eligible countries, particularly NGO activists. Our own experience reflected the common inability of such individuals to gain permissions to travel and the numerous barriers and lengthy processes involved in satisfying the bureaucratic procedures necessary. CONCLUSIONS Unequal societies contribute to local, national and international injustice, tensions and instability that ultimately affects the lives of everyone. There are moral, legal and economic reasons for addressing ethnic and religious group inequalities and constructive approaches to exploring how to do so. This future research agenda provides a way forward for promoting greater social ownership of 'inclusive societies'. It is an initial attempt to map out the kinds of research that would help transform the current landscape in which disadvantaged ethnic and religious groups face routine discrimination and exclusion globally. We recommend that the agenda should be reviewed and updated annually in the light of what we hope will be a greater body of research evidence situated in ODA-eligible contexts. With support from funding agencies, we anticipate that work linked to this research agenda can play a key role in reducing social inequalities that are both avoidable and unjust. APPENDIX 1: REFERENCES Bhojani U 2018 Enhancing social inclusion of (ethnic and religious) minorities in public services Institute of Public Health, Bengalaru. Duong D, Ha B, Mir G 2018 Socially Inclusive Cities: Vietnam Country Report Kenya Ministry of Devolution And Planning 2013 Millennium Development Goals Lennox C 2010 Religious minorities and the Millennium Development Goals http://minorityrights.org/wp-content/uploads/old-site-downloads/download-844- Religious-minorities-and-the-Millennium-Development-Goals.pdf Mir et al 2018 'Achieving SDG 10: A Global Review of Public Service Inclusion Strategies for Ethnic and Religious Minorities' United Nations Research Institute for Social Development Mitulllah W; Michuki G and Ouma S 2018 Socially Inclusive Cities: Kenya Country Report University of Nairobi, Institute for Development Studies Sachs J 2012 From Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals Lancet 379: 2206-11 United Nations 2015 Review of Millenium Development Goals United Nations UN Vietnam 2012a Achieveing the MDGs with Equity United Nations UN Vietnam 2012b http://www.un.org.vn/en/un-in-the-news9/160-general/1794-unin- the-news-vietnams-minorities-more-likely-to-be-poor.html United Nations Aguilar, Mario. Muslim-State Relations in Kenya in Muslim Minority-State Relations. Palgrave Macmillan US, 2016. 155-171. Uzochukwu BSC, Okeke C, Ogwezi J, Onibon F 2018 Socially Inclusive Cities: Nigeria Country Report |
| Exploitation Route | We recommend that the agenda be used in practice as follows: RESEARCH FUNDERS: To inform future research funding strategies and be adopted and prioritised in these portfolios. To promote research on inclusive practice that can inform public service practice and commissioning. To ensure that research projects, particularly large studies, take account of inequalities experienced by minority ethnic and religious groups at all stages of the research process. RESEARCHERS: To support development of research proposals with significant policy and practice impact that promote positive change in the lives of peopled from disadvantaged minority ethnic and religious groups. To develop capacity-building opportunities for people from these groups, including recruitment of research students and professionals. PRACTITIONERS AND POLICYMAKERS: To increase awareness and understanding of the need for change and to promote collaboration with disadvantaged minority ethnic and religious groups within institutions. To ensure that approaches to support inclusion are considered in the context of existing evidence and are acceptable to disadvantaged communities themselves. ADVOCACY ORGANISATIONS: To lobby for egalitarian relationships that empower people from minority ethnic and religious groups. We hope the agenda will support advocacy groups to work with other stakeholders and develop a critical mass of people who challenge social injustice in public services and influence the adoption of robust strategies for inclusion. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Education,Healthcare,Government, Democracy and Justice,Security and Diplomacy |
| URL | https://medicinehealth.leeds.ac.uk/directories0/dir-record/research-projects/979/socially-inclusive-cities |
| Description | Findings from our systematic review of inclusion strategies have now been published as a United Nations Occasional Paper with the potential to influence policy and practice at a global level. A senior policy officer at UNRISD is a co-investigator on a new research network project funded by UKRI that builds on the work of this grant. Four other GCRF funded projects are also partners on the Cluster Network grant, Partnerships for Equity and Inclusion. This further funding has supported pilot projects that build on the key evidence base from this study about interventions for inclusive public services. A further grant from Research England also drew on the findings from this study to explore how sustainable development research and practice is informed by principles of equity and inclusion. The PI was invited to contribute to the launch of the PICSA awards in November 2019, highlighting inclusive growth in local authorities worldwide. She was also invited to join a United Nations Expert Group on SDG10 hosted by the World Bank and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) at which she fed into a two-day preparatory meeting, opened by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and former President of Chile, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, to set the narrative of the UN High-Level Political Forum on "Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality" in July 2019. We have expanded the reach of the Network from five countries (India, Kenya, Nigeria, UK and Vietnam) to other international experts based in Brazil, Indonesia, South Africa, Taiwan and Turkey as well as to others conducting research in a wide range of other ODA-eligible contexts. Our work has provided a platform for those wishing to counter current patterns of social exclusion in which ethnicity and religious identity can determine access to education, health care, governance and criminal justice systems. This is a neglected area in terms of SDG action and our national workshops and dissemination activity have significantly raised the profile of these issues. In Vietnam, partners have secured funding from the Ministry of Ethnic Minority Affairs to conduct research on the needs of the country's numerous minority ethnic groups. This is likely to influence future policy and practice, given that the funder is a key policymaking body. A conversation has also been started, led by a prestigious University of Public Health in Vietnam with links to influential stakeholders, on the issue of religious exclusion, which is an extremely sensitive area in terms of policy and public services, particularly local government and policing. Our dissemination activity has been used to highlight the current persecution of minorities eg in India and Nigeria, which have established and longstanding policies on religious minorities and the continuing need to address religious discrimination and potential for conflict that this promotes. In India our workshops have led to the establishment of the Health Equity Network India (HENI) which will promote findings from our project and further develop this work. Our national and international workshops have brought together NGOs representing excluded communities, public service practitioners and policymakers and academics from ODA-eligible countries to discuss and develop current evidence, expanding the social capital and knowledge of all participants involved. We have promoted the inclusion of disadvantaged ethnic and religious groups in economic development and welfare initiatives across partner countries by identifying evidence-based and currently used potential strategies for social inclusion that have been evaluated during national workshop discussions and that have the potential to be implemented. International workshops have been extremely helpful in highlighting diverse policy approaches to inclusion and considering the transferability of these to the different contexts of ODA-eligible countries. An accessible animation with subtitles in Hindi and Vietnamese is being promoted by network members to explain how exclusion of minority ethnic and religious groups occurs, its consequences for everyone and what can be done to counter such exclusion. Stills and short pieces from this on social media have been used as a way of promoting and supporting inclusive policy, practice and research. Other academics working on inequalities in Brazil and in 'fragile states' who saw the animation during a United Nations conference presentation have requested access and shown the animation to their teams in order to influence their own work Co-investigators and network members from ODA-eligible countries have benefitted from capacity building and networking opportunities such as facilitating, speaking or attending national and international workshops and support to develop evidence synthesis and publications. NGO staff and early career researchers have been given specific opportunities to lead on outputs from the project, leading on publications in India, Vietnam and Kenya, contributing to evidence gathering in Nigeria and to a UN 'Humans of My World' case study on the Nubian community in Kenya. Further capacity development opportunities have been provided for a range of relevant stakeholders involved in the project as follows: SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS MINORITIES AND GROUPS REPRESENTING THEIR INTERESTS: Network participants from these groups have engaged to coproduce a transformational future research agenda based on a robust process involving key stakeholders at local, national and international levels. Network activity has modelled egalitarian social relationships and increased the social capital of people from minority ethnic and religious groups and groups representing their interests. For example, advocacy organisations and representatives of ethnic minorities from tribal/remote areas in India and Vietnam and religious minorities in Nigeria and Kenya were specifically targeted to contribute as presenters at workshops in these countries and during dissemination activities. In all country contexts NGOs took the lead in ensuring the voice of people from excluded communities was adequately represented in discussions and project outputs; NGO collaborators and partners have contributed to publications in Kenya and India. A writing workshop to support early career researchers, NGOs and others involved in publications was held towards the end of the project to aid the development of publication skills and partners have shared publication drafts with each other during and following this. Such skills are important for research capacity building and career development of these individuals. A number of Vietnamese NGOs have attended international workshops and contribute to discussions about cross country themes arising from these. We have also encouraged the Pamoja Trust, an established and well resourced NGO, to support the Nubian Rights Forum, a smaller group run by and for an excluded ethnic and religious minority population in Kenya, to develop a UN resource highlighting the experience of people within this community. NGOs have been costed in to the project budget to support capacity building and involvement in planning and delivering workshops and project outputs. In the UK organisations representing minority ethnic and religious groups internationally or in the UK were similarly targeted, including Arkan, a Rohingya organisation representing Muslims in Myanmar and GATE, an advocacy organisation for gypsies and travellers in the UK. Engagement between a wide range of relevant stakeholders at these workshops has supported 'bonding' between those who experience social exclusion and 'bridging' to individuals and organizations that can help increase access to support and resources. This has led to separate opportunities for NGOs to present their work within public service settings to highlight the need for inclusive approaches. We have ensured that the voice of socially excluded populations and advocacy organisations is privileged in terms of developing the future research agenda. At the same time, the critical mass of influential advocates involved in the Network, including sympathetic policymakers and practitioners has helped ensure a high profile for this activity within each partner country, further challenging social exclusion. We have deliberately sought to involve individuals and organisations that can influence the adoption of strategies for social inclusion identified. PRACTITIONERS AND POLICYMAKERS: Workshops have stimulated evidence based knowledge exchange and increased awareness and understanding of evidence-based approaches to social inclusion amongst a wide range of public service practitioners and policymakers in each context. This has involved presenting review findings for discussion at workshops and also providing a platform to share examples of inclusive practice in these organisations. Discussions have also highlighted factors contributing to inconsistent, poor or discriminatory practice. These events have been an opportunity to promote institutional strategies for social inclusion of minority ethnic and religious groups and the benefits of multiagency, multidisciplinary approaches. High level input from influential individuals to our workshops has helped to build relationships that support uptake of the project findings and recommendations. Learning opportunities have been facilitated within and between institutions supporting practitioners and policymakers to move beyond disciplinary and sector boundaries. The Health Equity Network in India was developed as a result of these workshops and in the UK equality officers from different public service institutions attending the third workshop decided to collaborate on a joint event for National Inclusion Week in the coming year leading to separate planning meetings for this work. ACADEMICS, INCLUDING EARLY CAREER AND DOCTORAL RESEARCHERS. Considerable support and mentoring was provided by Information Specialists at the University of Leeds and other UK team members for evidence reviews conducted in partner countries. Database searches were initially conducted at Leeds and guidance on conducting specialist/country specific searches was provided to supplement the papers that were identified. Innovative formats such as world café and panel interviews for the national workshops were also suggested by the UK team and adopted by country partners. For a number of early career researchers new skills were developed in terms of evidence synthesis and workshop facilitation. The multidisciplinary nature of the Network and its activities has supported academics to draw on and contribute to diverse streams of literature in the fields of education, health, criminal justice, governance and economics, many of which currently pay sparse attention to ethnic and religious inequalities. The future research agenda developed aims to promote research proposals with significant policy and practice impact in a range of areas which can potentially support continued engagement between Network members. Early career and doctoral researchers have benefitted from the ambitious and innovative programme of work, working alongside very experienced colleagues to support their capacity-building and networking opportunities. Links to other networks and large research projects have been made, including three other relevant ESRC strategic networks on education, gender and conflict and inclusive transport and the International Institute for Inequalities at LSE. This has widened individual and research group contacts; we have shared contacts with these Networks, invited attendance at our events and obtained feedback on our project outputs. This has increased the capacity of our whole Network and other networks to make the most effective of our time and resources for the project. Our approach has strengthened individual and organisational capacity among Network members, supporting further partnership work on research proposals likely to have significant policy and practice impact. For example, the hospital Trust in Leeds, Local Authority and University of Leeds collaborated on an Inclusion Week initiative to increase local momentum on equity issues. Dissemination through our strong existing Network of academic, policy and practice and NGO actors who have been involved in a number of Network activities already is likely to promote adoption of the innovative research agenda at local, national and international levels. Findings have stimulated joint action by three equity networks to gain funding for a series of national events to raise the profile of health equity and contributed to further publications and funding as specified in linked outputs 2017 |
| First Year Of Impact | 2017 |
| Sector | Education,Healthcare,Government, Democracy and Justice,Security and Diplomacy |
| Impact Types | Societal,Policy & public services |
| Description | Advisory Group for Wellcome Trust funded project 'Living Bodies Objects' |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| URL | https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news-arts-culture/news/article/4804/wellcome-funding-for-medical-humanities |
| Description | Coproduction workshops and policy briefings |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or Improved professional practice |
| Impact | Pilot activities have stimulated greater interest in inequalities in each context and more awareness of evidence based solutions to current public service inequities |
| URL | https://medicinehealth.leeds.ac.uk/directory_record/1366/partnerships_for_equity_and_inclusion |
| Description | Equality and Human Rights Commission Expert Panel - Inquiry into the experiences of lower-paid ethnic minorities working in Health and Social Care |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| URL | https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/inquiries-and-investigations/inquiry-racial-inequality-health... |
| Description | Influence on local authority inclusion activites at global level |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Impact | The PICSA Awards are based on measures relating to how well local governments improve the lives of citizens in the following domains: PROSPERITY - GDP per capita and empirical quality of life measures SOCIAL INCLUSION - Personal safety, access to education, and access to ICT (Internet) SPATIAL INCLUSION - Affordability of housing, environmental quality, and access to healthcare |
| URL | https://www.picsaindex.com/the-picsa-index/ |
| Description | international workshops Kenya, Nigeria and UK |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | 4 international workshops have stimulated evidence based knowledge exchange and increased awareness and understanding of evidence-based approaches to social inclusion amongst a wide range of public service practitioners and policymakers in each context. This has involved presenting international review findings and examples of inclusive practice for discussion at these workshops . Discussions have also highlighted factors contributing to inconsistent, poor or discriminatory practice. These events have been an opportunity to promote institutional strategies for social inclusion of minority ethnic and religious groups and the benefits of multiagency, multidisciplinary approaches. High level input from influential individuals to our workshops has helped to build relationships that support uptake of the project findings and recommendations. Learning opportunities have been facilitated within and between international partners supporting policymakers to move beyond disciplinary and sector boundaries. Policymakers who have attended have taken back the learning to their respective roles in government, health and other fields. The future research agenda developed aims to promote research proposals with significant policy and practice impact in a range of areas which can potentially support continued engagement between policymakers and other Network members. |
| Description | involvement of policymakers and practitionrs in multidiscipinary workshops - India, Kenya, Nigeria, Vietnam and the UK |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | Workshops have stimulated evidence based knowledge exchange and increased awareness and understanding of evidence-based approaches to social inclusion amongst a wide range of public service practitioners and policymakers in each context. This has involved presenting review findings for discussion at workshops and also providing a platform to share examples of inclusive practice in these organisations. Discussions have also highlighted factors contributing to inconsistent, poor or discriminatory practice. These events have been an opportunity to promote institutional strategies for social inclusion of minority ethnic and religious groups and the benefits of multiagency, multidisciplinary approaches. High level input from influential individuals to our workshops has helped to build relationships that support uptake of the project findings and recommendations. Learning opportunities have been facilitated within and between institutions supporting practitioners and policymakers to move beyond disciplinary and sector boundaries. The Health Equity Network in India was developed as a result of these workshops and in the UK equality officers from different public service institutions attending the third workshop decided to collaborate on a joint event for National Inclusion Week in the coming year leading to separate planning meetings for this work. The future research agenda developed aims to promote research proposals with significant policy and practice impact in a range of areas which can potentially support continued engagement between Network members. |
| Description | Development of an exercise and functional restoration programme for chronic musculoskeletal pain in underserved communities to prevent multimorbidity and improve quality of life |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2022 |
| End | 09/2024 |
| Description | Evaluating Culturally Adapted Therapy for Depression |
| Amount | £569,555 (GBP) |
| Organisation | NHS Bradford Districts Clinical Commissioning Group |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Description | Health needs assessment for ethnic minorities in Vietnam |
| Amount | 1Â â‚« (VND) |
| Funding ID | made to Hanoi University of Public Health |
| Organisation | Vietnam Ministry of Health |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Viet Nam |
| Start | 06/2018 |
| End | 05/2021 |
| Description | Long COVID in non-hospitalised individuals: LOng COvid Multidisciplinary consortium: Optimising Treatments and servIces acrOss the NHS (LOCOMOTION) |
| Amount | £152,062 (GBP) |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2021 |
| End | 06/2023 |
| Description | Partnerships for Equity and Inclusion |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/T024402/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2020 |
| End | 02/2021 |
| Description | Partnerships for Social Justice |
| Amount | £14,700 (GBP) |
| Organisation | ESRC Impact Acceleration Account Cambridge |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2020 |
| End | 02/2021 |
| Description | Using digital health to transform the management of long-term conditions in the NHS: Assessing real-world patient experience and empowerment and improvements to productivity and capacity - research grant |
| Amount | £2,200,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2021 |
| End | 03/2024 |
| Title | Drivers of social exclusion - model to explain and address exclusion of disadvantaged ethnic and religious groups |
| Description | We developed a model to describe the multilayered and interconnected factors affecting exclusion of disadvanteaged ethnic and religious groups from public services. This reflects our finding that key drivers of exclusion for people from these communities exist at different levels: the social and political context (macro level), institutional practice (meso level) and at the level of the individual (micro level). Macro level interventions were considered by many workshop participants to be vital to effecting real change. |
| Type Of Material | Model of mechanisms or symptoms - human |
| Year Produced | 2018 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | I have been invited to contribute findings from the project at a two day expert group meeting, Reducing Inequalities: SDG 10 Progress and Prospect taking place April 2 to 3 in Geneva, Switzerland that will set the narrative of the UN High-Level Political Forum on "Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality" later in July. The meeting is hosted by the World Bank and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and will be opened by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and former President of Chile, Ms. Michelle Bachelet - , . The draft agenda and other details are attached and available on our website. |
| URL | http://www.worldbank.org/en/events/2018/12/17/reducing-inequalities-progress-and-prospects |
| Title | Dataset for pilot studies from PEI network |
| Description | Datasets for six pilot studies have been added to the University of Leeds data repository as part of the PEI network outputs. These will eventually be made publicly available |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Data gathered was used to inform coproduction workshops at which policy and practice responses were developed and recommendations formulated |
| URL | https://leeds365-my.sharepoint.com/personal/men6gb_leeds_ac_uk/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fperso... |
| Description | ARK Foundation |
| Organisation | ARK Foundation Bangladesh |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Expertise and training in the research area, intellectual input and leading international network of networks on equity interventions in public service |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input and expertise in the research area |
| Impact | . |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | ARK Foundation |
| Organisation | ARK Foundation Bangladesh |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Expertise and training in the research area, intellectual input and leading international network of networks on equity interventions in public service |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input and expertise in the research area |
| Impact | . |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | ARK Foundation |
| Organisation | ARK Foundation Bangladesh |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Expertise and training in the research area, intellectual input and leading international network of networks on equity interventions in public service |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input and expertise in the research area |
| Impact | . |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Centre for Community Health Research |
| Organisation | Centre for Community Health Research (CCHR) |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Expertise and training in the research area, intellectual input and leading international network of networks on equity interventions in public services |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input and expertise in the research area |
| Impact | . |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Centre for Community Health Research |
| Organisation | Centre for Community Health Research (CCHR) |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Expertise and training in the research area, intellectual input and leading international network of networks on equity interventions in public service |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input and expertise in the research area |
| Impact | . |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Centre for Injury Prevention and Research |
| Organisation | Centre for Injury Prevention and Research, Bangladesh |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | Expertise and training in the research area, intellectual input and leading international network of networks on equity interventions in public services |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input and expertise in the research area and contributing to a pilot research project https://www.ciprb.org/partnerships-for-equity-and-inclusion |
| Impact | . |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Centre for Society & Mental Health |
| Organisation | ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Contribute research expertise to the work of the group |
| Collaborator Contribution | Network of researchers, policymakers, practitioners and third sector organisations pooling knowledge and experience to support health, research and healthcare development |
| Impact | A series of research projects that have shifted public debate about mental health away from a focus on individualised interventions, towards social practices and policies that promote and sustain good mental health in communities. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Change Managers International |
| Organisation | Change Managers International |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Expertise and training in the research area, intellectual input and leading international network of networks on equity interventions in public services |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input and expertise in the research area |
| Impact | . |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | HAKI Africa |
| Organisation | HAKI Africa |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Expertise and training in the research area, intellectual input and leading international network of networks on equity interventions in public services |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input and expertise in the research area and contributing to a pilot research project |
| Impact | . |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | HERD International |
| Organisation | HERD International |
| Country | Nepal |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Expertise and training in the research area, intellectual input and leading international network of networks on equity interventions in public services |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input and expertise in the research area and contributing to a pilot research project https://www.herdint.com/projects/43/read-more |
| Impact | . |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Hanoi University of Public Health |
| Organisation | Hanoi School of Public Health |
| Country | Viet Nam |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise and training in the research area, intellectual input and leading international network of networks on equity interventions in public services |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input and expertise in the research area |
| Impact | . |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Kenya National Commission on Cohesion & Integration |
| Organisation | National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Expertise and training in the research area, intellectual input and leading international network of networks on equity interventions in public services |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input and expertise in the research area |
| Impact | . |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Nubian Rights Forum |
| Organisation | Nubian Rights Forum |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Expertise and training in the research area, intellectual input and leading international network of networks on equity interventions in public services |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input and expertise in the research area |
| Impact | . |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Research proposal collaborations |
| Organisation | University of Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | £20,000 |
| Collaborator Contribution | contribution to research proposals submitted to ESRC, NIHR and other funders |
| Impact | multidisciplinary proposals involving academics, policymakers, practitioners and third sector organisations in the area of global mental health and perinatal mental health |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Socially Inclusive Cities Network partner - India |
| Organisation | Institute of Public Health Bengaluru |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Supporting staff to conduct a literature review of Indian publications, hold innovative workshops, develop network membership in India and publish findings from the review and engagement activities. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Conducted all the above activities and facilitated sustainable continuation of the work through Health Equity Network, India Held high-level meetings with policymakers to ensure relevance and obtain support for the future agenda, including various Ministries of Health, Education, Minority Affairs and Social Welfare |
| Impact | Indian country report and future research agenda. Submitted paper on findings from the Indian context to Indian Journal of Medical Ethics Newly established network building on workshops held for the project http://healthinequity.com/ |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Socially Inclusive Cities Network partner - Kenya |
| Organisation | University of Nairobi |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Facilitation and development of an international network to explore and raise the profile of ethnic and religious inclusion in public services |
| Collaborator Contribution | Held national and international workshops to facilitate and develop country level activity in relation to the Network's aims. Supported dissemination activities |
| Impact | Kenya country report: Socially Inclusive Cities |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Socially Inclusive Cities Network partner - Nigeria |
| Organisation | University of Nigeria |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Supported/trained partners to review literature, hold innovative workshops, develop country reports and future research agenda and trained/collaborated on writing publications from the project |
| Collaborator Contribution | Carried out all above activities. Held high-level meetings with policymakers to ensure relevance and obtain support for the future agenda, including various Ministries of Health, Education, Minority Affairs and Social Welfare |
| Impact | Country report and future research agenda; two publications in preparation for high impact journals |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | University of Bristol |
| Organisation | University of Bristol |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise and training in the research area, intellectual input and leading international network of networks on equity interventions in public services |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input and expertise in the research area |
| Impact | . |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | University of Nairobi |
| Organisation | University of Nairobi |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise and training in the research area, intellectual input and leading international network of networks on equity interventions in public services |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input and expertise in the research area |
| Impact | . |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | University of Nigeria |
| Organisation | University of Nigeria |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise and training in the research area, intellectual input and leading international network of networks on equity interventions in public services |
| Collaborator Contribution | Intellectual input and expertise in the research area |
| Impact | . |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | 2nd International Conference on Islamic and Indigenous Psychology, Muhammadiyah University Of Surakarta October 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 2nd International Conference on Islamic and Indigenous Psychology, Muhammadiyah University Of Surakarta |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | 3 International workshops |
| 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 | 3 international workshops bringing together network members to discuss findings across partner countries on: Key Drivers of Exclusion, Social Inclusion Strategies and Intersectionality (Gender, Age and MIgration) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | 3 national workshops Nigeria |
| 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 | 3 national workshops on: Key Drivers of Exclusion, Social Inclusion Strategies and Intersectionality (Gender, Age and MIgration) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | 3 national workshops UK |
| 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 | 3 national workshops on: Key Drivers of Exclusion, Social Inclusion Strategies and Intersectionality (Gender, Age and MIgration) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | 4 national workshops - Vietnam |
| 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 | 4 national workshops on: Key Drivers of Exclusion, Social Inclusion Strategies, Intersectionality (Gender, Age and MIgration) and a Future Research Strategy on Ethnic and Religious Inclusion in Vietnam |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
| URL | http://khxh.huph.edu.vn/vi/page/skss/61 |
| Description | 8th Peace and Conflict Resolution Conference (PCRC2021) Multilevel Interventions for Social Inclusion of Disadvantaged Populations (Online) |
| 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 | - |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | 8th Sustainable Development Conference (SDC2021) Research methods for developing sustainable and inclusive interventions for disadvantaged populations (Online) |
| 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 | - |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | BBC article: Mental health therapy for Muslims embraces religion |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | BBC radio (covering the UK, Middle East and North Africa) broadcast an article about my study and take up of the culturally adapted therapy developed through an NHS service. This was broadcast on 40 local radio stations in the UK and picked up by Radio Five Live, BBC Asian network and Inspire FM in Luton as well as three TV channels (Look North, Iqra TV and British Muslim TV). The I was subsequently inundated with requests from a wide range of interested parties including the World Health Organisation, United Nations Relief and Works Agency in Gaza, Public Health England, the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, a number of primary care and third sector mental health organisations, Christian and Muslim religious and social care organisations, other academics, postgraduate and graduate students, an adviser to R2HC, an international research commissioning organisation, a barrister working to find support for Muslim women whose children are taken into care and the Asian Fire Service Association. Interaction with these various parties is continuing but could potentially lead to the adapted therapy being implemented in a number of new services, most notably with refugees in Gaza and other international sites as well as in NHS and voluntary sector mental health settings in the UK. I have also been asked to train NHS staff in delivering the therapy and to present my findings at numerous events between now and November 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-38932954 |
| Description | BCBN Conference 'Hidden Survivors, Uncovering the Mental Health Struggles of Young British Muslims'. November 2021 Keynote Speaker |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Conference presentation linked to launch of a formal report that influenced policy and practice. The conference was chaired by the Shadow Cabinet Minister for Mental Health |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Birkbeck, University of London (Geography, Environment and Development Studies) Social Networks and Infant Mortality |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This invited presentation contributed to Birkbeck seminars on innovative research methods. The seminar sparked discussion on the role of research in supporting service development within health services and on participatory methods as a means of facilitating representation and empowerment amongst underserved populations. Postgraduate student feedback suggested the presentation will influence future thinking and approaches to research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.bbk.ac.uk/events-calendar/bisr-methods-lunch-social-networks-and-infant-mortality |
| Description | Bradford Webinar - Exploring Inequalities in Maternal Health Care |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Event to explore how inequalities in maternal healthcare could be addressed |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Practitioners - Addressing Depression in Muslim Communities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Keynote presentation and panel member input on practitioner issues contributed to discussion about reducing inequalities faced by minority ethnic and religious social groups. led to international proposal collaboration with another keynote speaker and requests for further presentations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Cabinet Office - 'Addressing social exclusion in public services'- November 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation - 3000 registrations |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Cambridge Muslim College - Health of Muslims in Britain |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | I regularly lecture on the diploma course at Cambridge Muslim College to provide an overview of the health of Muslims living in the UK. My lecture covers findings from a range of research studies, including my own. Students invariably provide excellent feedback in terms of greater understanding of social and structural issues influencing health within this population. I am also regularly asked to provide advice and signposting for students wishing to pursue an academic career |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016 |
| URL | http://www.cambridgemuslimcollege.org/programmes/diploma/lecturers/ |
| Description | Conference presentation - University of the Punjab, Pakistan Culturally Adapted Therapy for Muslims with Depression, December 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Conference presentation in Pakistan |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | EUPHA - Social Support and Birth Outcomes in Women from Diverse Backgrounds |
| 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 sparked questions and discussion in a themed workshop on birth outcomes at the conference. I made further links with European researchers working in my field This presentation was linked to my joining an international research group on reproductive outcomes which met immediately afterwards. I was able to discuss ways of taking the research forward through publication and further participatory studies with other academics at both these events |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.eupha-migranthealthconference.com/ |
| Description | European Health Forum Gastein - Ethnicity, Inequalities and COVID-19 October 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to 60 people from Europe, including policymakers plus postgraduates, third sector, professional |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | European Public Health Conference, Supporting Women at Highest Risk of Infant Death Symposium Speaker |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This conference symposium on participatory research and health aimed to promote best practice and in-depth dialogue about the benefits and challenges of using participatory methods. 40 participants learnt from each other's experiences in order to inform their future practice |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://ephconference.eu/repository/conference/2016/Programme_Book_Vienna_2016.pdf |
| Description | Festival of Science - Tackling Inequalities: Linking Voices for Social Justice |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | As Chair of the Inequalities Research Network at University of Leeds, I was responsible with other steering group members for organising a national high profile, multidisciplinary conference exploring the role of research in reducing social inequalities. A conference report outlining recommendations for future research in this area is currently being produced in order to influence academics, research commissioners and other key stakeholders. The conference involved keynote presentations from very high profile speakers, followed by practitioner and voluntary sector responses to the research and workshops at which future research direction in specific areas of inequality was discussed. The event led to a considerable increase in the number of people who have joined the Inequalities Research Network, a strategic platform for multidisciplinary, intersector collaboration in research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://lssi.leeds.ac.uk/event/lssi-event-tackling-inequalities-linking-voices-for-social-justice/ |
| Description | First National Workshop India |
| 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 | 3 national workshops on: Key Drivers of Exclusion, Social Inclusion Strategies and Intersectionality (Gender, Age and MIgration) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases, NCD Prevention in Cities Conference, December 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussed about global alliance for chronic diseases. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Health Inequalities Research Group workshop University of Leeds |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Talk sparked discussion in interdisciplinary group of academics My peers at the university have suggested collaborating to build on findings from this and other studies |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Improving Access to Psychological Therapies for British S Asians |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | keynote/invited speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited presentation raised awareness of new intervention and stimulated discussion about how to meet needs of Muslim patients with depression Conference presenters were invited to contribute to a themed collection of conference proceedings for the journal publication Review of Recent Clinical Trial and to a symposium in 2015 at the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.mahsc.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/BSAIAPT.V5.pdf |
| Description | International Conference Symposium |
| 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 PI organised a symposium on 'Using participatory methods to identify service developments for improving maternal and birth outcomes' at the International Qualitative Health Research 2015 Conference in Toronto, Canada. This presented the findings from this study and two other related research projects led by researchers at the University of Alberta, Canada and the University of Sheffield, UK in order to identify general lessons for policy, practice and research methodology. Two bereaved women involved in the study were involved in the process of developing and delivering the presentation and the PI obtained funds for them to travel to Canada for this purpose. This symposium explored the opportunities and challenges of using participatory and other coproduction methods to understand inequalities in maternal and birth outcomes and stimulate action to reduce these. Common themes focused on the failure of policy directives and interventions to reach women who experience the worst health outcomes despite stated concern to reduce levels of maternal and infant mortality in various international settings, . The causes of the inequalities were highlighted as complex and contested and such women are most often perceived as the recipients of necessary support rather than key actors for the development of services and health interventions. The symposium presented methodological approaches that helped avoid naturalising and reproducing the inferior position given to women from marginalised groups and the unequal social relations that disadvantaged them in the UK and South Asia. Discussion of findings considered how these studies might contribute to development of a complex intervention to improve birth outcomes of cross national relevance. Time was allocated in the symposium for questions and discussion and the links developed led to work on a joint publication about participatory methods with a researcher at Iowa State University in the US. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.iiqm.ualberta.ca/Conferences_and_Workshops/~/media/International%20Institute%20for%20Qual... |
| Description | International Sociological Association conference Socially Inclusive Cities September 11-13 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 | . |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Kings College London, Health and Social Equity Collective meeting Inclusive Research and Healthcare June 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Researchers from different schools attended this meeting and sparked questions and discussed health and social equity. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | LEEDS IM STRATEGY CONFERENCE 2011 Infant Mortaltiy and Social Networks - project overview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The presentation raised awareness of the study at the beginning of the project and enabled me to make links with key policymakers and practitioners at one of the sites I was invited to attend the Infant Mortality Strategy Group at this site and the chair of this body became a member of the project advisory group |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |
| Description | Leeds IM Task Group 2012 Inequalities in Infant Mortality: perpetuated in policy and practice? An introduction to the Infant mortality and social networks study including participatory phase |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation at city wide infant mortality task group meeting, Leeds, reviewing infant mortality policy and initial findings from interviews with high risk bereaved women, I was invited to participate in the local Infant Mortality Task Group meetings and update them about study findings at regular intervals |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012 |
| Description | Leeds MSLC 2013 - Infant Mortality and Social Networks: Perspectives on Bereavement |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of emerging data from analysis of key informant interviews and interviews with bereaved women from high risk groups, focussing on perspectives on bereavement support. This presentation was given to the Maternity Services Liaison Committee, a forum for service users and Professionals working in maternity services in Leeds. A subgroup has been formed to develop a bereavement pathway across primary and secondary care following the meeting; this is in progress. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Liberal Democratic Party policy briefing - Jan 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | . |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Muslims in Britain Research Network 2015 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The presentation covered findings from this and other research projects and methodological issues in research with Muslim and other socially excluded populations. The topic was of interest to a number of other academics and practitioners and sparked discussion afterwards about ethical approaches to research in such groups. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | National workshops Kenya |
| 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 | 4 national workshops on: Key Drivers of Exclusion, Social Inclusion Strategies and Intersectionality (Gender, Age and MIgration) and Future Research Strategy for Kenya |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Northern Health Science Alliance, Health Equity North Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Conference covers the issues relate to health equality in the North. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Our Minds Matter, Luton Culturally Adapted Therapy for Muslims - November 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | . |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Policy group presentations - Infant Mortality and Social Networks |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | presentations to various policymaking groups at both fieldwork sites including the Maternity Network, Maternity Services Liaison Committees and Infant Mortality Strategy Groups The presentations were invited or organised to inform decisions about strategic plans to reduce infant mortality in the fieldwork sites. The Leeds IM Strategy Group agreed to continue support for the HOPE-LEEDS group of bereaved women established during the study to continue. The Bradford Maternity Services Liaison Committee also continued the membership of two HOPE-Bradford members and responded to their critique of existing meeting formats, committing to more accessible meetings and influence for service users in future |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Presentation at the European Conference on Educational Research 2021 |
| 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 | Title of presentation - "Shifts in teaching and gender in times of a global pandemic Teachers' voices from Kazakhstan" Presentation by Ghazala Mir, together with the members of the Kazakhstan pilot project: Naureen Durrani, Filiz Polat, Janet Helmer, |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://eera-ecer.de/ecer-2021-geneva/ |
| Description | Presentation at the National Public Health Conference in Bangladesh |
| 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 | Presentation at conference by partners leading the Bangladesh pilot study on the findings of the study |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Presentation at the Non Communicable Diseases Annual Conference |
| 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 | Presentation at conference by partners leading the Bangladesh pilot study on the findings of the study |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | ROAM - Targetted support for women at highest risk of infant death |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | participants discussed overlapping research areas and activity interest from other academics in the study led to discussions about possible future joint collaboration on birth outcome interventions that could be trialled in practice |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://migrationandreproductivehealth.org/?page_id=76 |
| Description | SANDS 2014 Supporting Women at Higher Risk of Infant Death |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Members of the HOPE groups at both fieldwork sites were supported to deliver a presentation about their experiences as bereaved mothers and as members of the HOPE groups. They reported positive feedback about how powerful and moving their stories were One of the HOPE group members has been invited to give a presentation to a Trust that is interested in setting up a similar group. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | https://www.uk-sands.org/news/news-release/2014-09-16/uncertainty-and-loss-maternity-and-neonatal-ca... |
| Description | University Muhammadiyya Surakarta, Indonesia October/November 2022 Academic collaboration |
| 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 | Hold a Visiting Professor position at UMS that involved visiting UMS to deliver conference presentations, teaching and training and discuss further collaboration in relation to Muslim mental health., |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | University of Bradford, Centre for Diversity and Inclusion How can we achieve culturally competent services? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This invited presentation attracted around 40 participants interested in learning how to make health and social care services more inclusive of minority ethnic and religious groups. The two-hour slot supported considerable discussion and exchange of views between the audience members as well as with myself. Participants set action points for themselves at the end of the session which they plan to revisit at a time they themselves specified within their own calendars. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.iedp.org.uk/index.php/news-main/news/175-diversity-challenge-seminar-bradford |
| Description | University of Cardiff, Mental Health in Muslim Communities Conference Review of Muslim Mental Health Research and Practice May 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Researchers from different organizations talked about mental health in Muslim communities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | University of Cardiff, Mental Health in Muslim Communities Massive Open Online Course May 2022 Education materials |
| 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 | Contribution to resources and education about mental health in Muslim communities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | University of Oxford 4th International Conference on Advanced Research in Social Sciences (ICARSS) Reducing Public Service Inequities for Disadvantaged Populations in the Global South |
| 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 | - |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | University of Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Public Health, Science and Technology in Muslim Societies, March 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | University of Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, Public Health, Science and Technology in Muslim Societies, March 2023 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | University of Oxford, Primary Care Seminar Series - Inclusive Approaches to Health and Research May 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talked the frontline topics about primary care. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | University of Oxford, Richard Doll Soc Conference Inclusive Approaches to Health and Research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | - |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | University of Oxford, Richard Doll Society Conference Inclusive Approaches to Health and Research October 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Took place in the University of Oxford, Richard Doll Society Conference Inclusive Approaches to Health and Research October 2021. Worked as keynote speaker. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | seminars at LIHS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Two seminars to other researchers in the Leeds Institute of health sciences on the use of participatory research methods to reduce health inequalities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |