Chris Pawson
Biographic Data
| ID | 2747429 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Chris Pawson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Chris |
| FAMILY NAME | Pawson |
| SIGNATURE | PAWSON C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of East London |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3554-4086 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Social Psychological Perspectives on Islandness
Although there are many widely perceived attractions to living on a small island, island life is not without its challenges. The physical aspects of these are well rehearsed. The psychological ones, less so. Drawing on social psychological theories, we analyse the experience of living on small islands, with a focus on two small British islands. Data were collected through ethnographic fieldwork, involving observations and interviews with small is…
Learning from collective lived experience
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a case study tracking the development and engagement of a group of experts by experience (The Independent Futures (IF) Group) who provided a lived experience voice to the Bristol Golden Key (GK) partnership within the Fulfilling Lives programme. The case study reports the genesis and impact of the group, as well as the facilitators of impact and experiences of the group members and those they worked…
An emergent process for activating system change
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present insights into the way in which system change can be activated around the provision of services and support for people experiencing multiple disadvantages in an urban setting. Design/methodology/approach This paper is informed by a thematic analysis of reflections, reports, learning logs, interviews and experiences of those “activating” system change in the Golden Key partnership in Bristol between 2…
Student mental health in higher education
BACKGROUND: The mental health of students in UK higher education (HE) is receiving increased attention, and support services for students are under increased pressure. AIMS: Drawing on ecological systems theory (EST), this study sought to explore possible contextual influences, over time, on student distress within HE. METHOD AND SAMPLES: We conducted a two-stage Delphi study, first asking UK professionals (n = 236) from primary, secondary, furth…
Anonymity versus advocacy
The purpose of much island research is to advocate for island communities, to encourage island scholarship by islanders themselves, and where that is not possible, to promote the voices of islanders ‘on their own terms’. However, the very nature of small islands as socially and physically bounded communities, means that, whilst one voice cannot speak for the entire community, often the voice speaking is easily recognisable. This can result in the…
Cognition and Social Development
Based on ethological patterning and the length of biological time in which humans have lived under uncertain social and environmental conditions, they are conditioned to short-term cognition. Modern circumstances may have increased these uncertainties and make it even less likely that mankind will forego the present for future ecological benefits and survival
Contemporary Religious Violence and the Environment
The implications of current approaches to changes in the environment are that reason and voluntary actions are the only acceptable ways of offsetting deleterious environmental actions. Thus any form of biological regulation is to be deplored and prevented, and further any Malthusian checks on environmental deterioration by means of war, famine and disease cannot be considered as viable options. There is also the possibly in our thinking of the re…
The moral understandings of urban children in sub-Saharan Africa. Some preliminary observations
Contemporary research regarding children's moral development has consistently cited the influential role of social experience and interaction. It is hypothesised that the child's environment will provide social experiences which once processed and catalogued, lead to the formation of moral concepts. Accepting the diversity of childhood experience globally, one might conclude that there will be similar diversity in children's moral understanding. …
Anonymity versus advocacy
The purpose of much island research is to advocate for island communities, to encourage island scholarship by islanders themselves, and where that is not possible, to promote the voices of islanders ‘on their own terms’. However, the very nature of small islands as socially and physically bounded communities, means that, whilst one voice cannot speak for the entire community, often the voice speaking is easily recognisable. This can result in the…
The moral understandings of urban children in sub-Saharan Africa. Some preliminary observations
Contemporary research regarding children's moral development has consistently cited the influential role of social experience and interaction. It is hypothesised that the child's environment will provide social experiences which once processed and catalogued, lead to the formation of moral concepts. Accepting the diversity of childhood experience globally, one might conclude that there will be similar diversity in children's moral understanding. …
Contemporary Religious Violence and the Environment
The implications of current approaches to changes in the environment are that reason and voluntary actions are the only acceptable ways of offsetting deleterious environmental actions. Thus any form of biological regulation is to be deplored and prevented, and further any Malthusian checks on environmental deterioration by means of war, famine and disease cannot be considered as viable options. There is also the possibly in our thinking of the re…
Cognition and Social Development
Based on ethological patterning and the length of biological time in which humans have lived under uncertain social and environmental conditions, they are conditioned to short-term cognition. Modern circumstances may have increased these uncertainties and make it even less likely that mankind will forego the present for future ecological benefits and survival
Anonymity versus advocacy
The purpose of much island research is to advocate for island communities, to encourage island scholarship by islanders themselves, and where that is not possible, to promote the voices of islanders ‘on their own terms’. However, the very nature of small islands as socially and physically bounded communities, means that, whilst one voice cannot speak for the entire community, often the voice speaking is easily recognisable. This can result in the…
Learning from collective lived experience
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present a case study tracking the development and engagement of a group of experts by experience (The Independent Futures (IF) Group) who provided a lived experience voice to the Bristol Golden Key (GK) partnership within the Fulfilling Lives programme. The case study reports the genesis and impact of the group, as well as the facilitators of impact and experiences of the group members and those they worked…
An emergent process for activating system change
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present insights into the way in which system change can be activated around the provision of services and support for people experiencing multiple disadvantages in an urban setting. Design/methodology/approach This paper is informed by a thematic analysis of reflections, reports, learning logs, interviews and experiences of those “activating” system change in the Golden Key partnership in Bristol between 2…
Student mental health in higher education
BACKGROUND: The mental health of students in UK higher education (HE) is receiving increased attention, and support services for students are under increased pressure. AIMS: Drawing on ecological systems theory (EST), this study sought to explore possible contextual influences, over time, on student distress within HE. METHOD AND SAMPLES: We conducted a two-stage Delphi study, first asking UK professionals (n = 236) from primary, secondary, furth…
Social Psychological Perspectives on Islandness
Although there are many widely perceived attractions to living on a small island, island life is not without its challenges. The physical aspects of these are well rehearsed. The psychological ones, less so. Drawing on social psychological theories, we analyse the experience of living on small islands, with a focus on two small British islands. Data were collected through ethnographic fieldwork, involving observations and interviews with small is…
Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration (2 works) · Environmental ethics (2 works)