Duncan Sim
Biographic Data
| ID | 6009623 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Duncan Sim |
| GIVEN NAMES | Duncan |
| FAMILY NAME | Sim |
| SIGNATURE | SIM D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Stirling |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 76 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Strengthening a Scottish Identity
The 1930s was a significant period in Scotland. There were a large number of writers who contributed to what was sometimes referred to as ‘the Scottish Literary Renaissance’ and there were important political developments, not least the establishment of the National Party of Scotland, which ultimately became the modern Scottish National Party. Accompanying these developments, a number of journals and magazines were circulating, one of which – the…
The Scottish Diaspora Framework
It is generally accepted that members of diasporas tend to maintain a connection with and identification with their home nation. This is often expressed as a hyphenated identity and may be maintained through generations; later generations may become involved in family research to reactivate ties to the homeland. The Scottish diaspora is a classic example of such an identity but, although that sense of identity with the homeland is expressed by th…
A Second Scottish Independence Referendum
The 2014 Scottish independence referendum settled little in terms of Scotland's constitutional future. The after‐effects of what was the largest exercise in democracy in Scottish history certainly increased Scotland's devolved authority but, following withdrawal from the EU and with continuing differences and disagreements between the Westminster and Scottish governments, there have been increasing demands for a second referendum. One aspect of t…
We're No' Awa' Tae Bide Awa
At a time when the world is becoming more mobile, and migration levels are high, relatively limited attention has been paid to return migrants. Yet returners can play an important role in their homeland. In Scotland, with a sluggish population growth fuelled entirely by immigration, return movement is an important way of growing the population and the economy. This paper reports on a study of return migrants to Scotland in 2019/20 and discusses t…
Brexit’ and the Scots in England
Brexit has brought many uncertainties, including the future position of UK-based EU migrants. Our concern is with a much less studied group, albeit one of the largest socio-political sub-groups within England – the Scots. These are migrants who live in a different country but within the same state and recent constitutional decision making has not been kind to them. In 2014, English based Scots had no vote in the independence referendum and in the…
Learning about Europe through educational gaming
This paper explores the contribution to geography teaching which can be made by serious games. We describe the ways in which gaming has progressed from “dissected maps” and jigsaws through board games, to the range of online games which are available today. We describe the development, in conjunction with European partner institutions, of a new game, entitled RU EU?, intended to raise student awareness of European issues, notably the question of …
What does Brexit Tell Us about Our Understanding of European Identity
This paper reports on a number of Eurobarometer surveys undertaken by the European Commission as a way of reflecting on Brexit and the challenges it poses to European identity. Our work with the surveys has been undertaken in the context of developing an educational game (RU EU?) which will explore European identity. European citizenship and identity have been strongly promoted by the EU but, while they appear to have been accepted at an elite le…
Scotland's Diaspora Strategy
Since devolution in 1999 and the establishment of a Scottish Government able to engage directly with the Scottish diaspora, a distinct diaspora strategy has been developed. It has tended to have an overly economic focus, in contrast with other countries like Ireland, which have adopted a more flexible approach, embracing cultural and heritage groups within the ‘ancestral diaspora’. Research within Scottish diaspora organisations suggests that Sco…
Scottish clan identities in America
This paper explores Herbert Gans's notion of symbolic ethnicity and his recent assertions that it is effectively at an end and little more than a label. We use research into Scottish-American clan associations to question this assertion and we seek to demonstrate that symbolic ethnicity appears to be alive and well within such diaspora organizations. The paper reports on a series of interviews conducted in 2014 with office bearers and members of …
The Modern Scottish Diaspora
Explores the full range of perspectives on the Scottish diaspora GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748681402','ISBN:9780748681419','ISBN:9780748681426']); Coinciding with Scotland’s second year of Homecoming in 2014, The Modern Scottish Diaspora brings together well-established and emerging scholars to present a contemporary ‘diasporic’ perspective on national affairs for Scotland. The book reflects a growing interest in the subject from ac…
Experiences of ‘Post-Status’ Refugees
Migrant Worker Experiences in Scotland
Migration to the U K has increased in recent years. In 2004, an estimated 223,000 more people migrated to the U K than left and, although this figure fell to 189,000 in the year to mid-2006, this figure was sti l l higher than for all other years since 1991 (National Statistics Online 2008). A key reason for this increase was the expansion of the E U to include ten Eastern European countries in May 2004 and, in 2006, 92,000 people are estimated t…
Asylum policy and asylum experiences
The research focus on asylum seeking has tended to emphasize state and international level processes, with little attention paid to sub-national and local level process, which can influence policy implementation. Drawing on research conducted in devolved Scotland, the paper considers how contradictions and tensions are played out at service agency, community and individual levels and how these fundamentally affect local experiences, as well as il…
Connecting with the Scottish Diaspora
Asylum Seekers in Scotland
This article explores the experiences of asylum seekers who have been housed in Glasgow under the government's dispersal policy. It notes the work of the Audit Commission in identifying those factors which may be considered when assessing the suitability of areas for asylum‐seeker settlement. These factors are then discussed in detail in relation to the Glasgow case study, using information derived from interviews with asylum seekers themselves, …
We Hate the English, Except for You, Cos You're Our Pal
This article explores the experiences of the largest minority group in Scotland: the English-born. To date the English in Scotland are a relatively under researched group. Our research indicates that a key experience for many English people in Scotland is that of a constant reminder of difference. This can make questions of 'belonging' problematic. Constructions of 'Englishness', via often routine and mundane interactions with Scottish people, we…
Positive Action in Minority Ethnic Employment
This paper focuses on Scottish housing organizations, where the relative absence of black and minority ethnic employees is beginning to be addressed by programmes of positive action. The paper defines positive action, discusses experiences elsewhere in Europe and the USA, and identifies issues that have arisen from such programmes. Schemes targeted at the housing profession, such as PATH in both England and Scotland, are described in some detail.…
Social inclusion and housing in the Scottish parliament
This article examines the prospects for the Scottish parliament to ‘contribute to a fairer and more inclusive society’ through the use of housing policy. After reviewing concepts of social exclusion and initiatives to increase inclusion, the article considers the powers of the parliament under the Scotland Act 1998. It argues that institutional and resource constraints surround future housing policy interventions and concludes that greater social…
Tenure preference and housing strategy
There is an increasing literature on the exclusion of and difficulties faced by minority ethnic communities in a range of areas, of which housing is one of the most important. But there is relatively little good, recent, qualitative material available, which explores the process of decision‐making-including decisions regarding housing-within minority ethnic families. A missing element, therefore, is the study of action by householders and consequ…
The Repair and Maintenance of Properties in Mixed Ownership
The paper explores issues of repair and maintenance in properties in mixed ownership, focusing in particular on the Scottish practice of' 'factoring'.Factors have traditionally had a poor image, perhaps because of previous connections with private landlords, and they are often accused of poor management. This paper explores the contrasting roles and attitudes of factors and owners in the maintenance of property and suggests that the factors' imag…
The Scottish house factoring profession
The tenement is the traditional form of urban housing in Scotland and most tenements were built for rent. From the early nineteenth century onwards, private landlords in Scotland employed ‘factors’ to manage the houses on their behalf, responsible for houseletting, rent collection and the organization of repairs and maintenance. This paper examines the nature of the house factoring profession in terms of its organization and uses case studies to …
The changing nature of Glasgow's ethnic‐minority community
This paper draws on a research study carried out for Glasgow District Council and updates previous work in the city. It shows a rise in ethnic‐minority population to over 19,000, still concentrated in the inner city but with increasing desegregation into council housing and new private estates. Attitudes to council housing are changing and tenure aspirations are increasingly similar to those of whites. The majority of the minority population is P…
Tenure preference and housing strategy
There is an increasing literature on the exclusion of and difficulties faced by minority ethnic communities in a range of areas, of which housing is one of the most important. But there is relatively little good, recent, qualitative material available, which explores the process of decision‐making-including decisions regarding housing-within minority ethnic families. A missing element, therefore, is the study of action by householders and consequ…
Asylum policy and asylum experiences
The research focus on asylum seeking has tended to emphasize state and international level processes, with little attention paid to sub-national and local level process, which can influence policy implementation. Drawing on research conducted in devolved Scotland, the paper considers how contradictions and tensions are played out at service agency, community and individual levels and how these fundamentally affect local experiences, as well as il…
We Hate the English, Except for You, Cos You're Our Pal
This article explores the experiences of the largest minority group in Scotland: the English-born. To date the English in Scotland are a relatively under researched group. Our research indicates that a key experience for many English people in Scotland is that of a constant reminder of difference. This can make questions of 'belonging' problematic. Constructions of 'Englishness', via often routine and mundane interactions with Scottish people, we…
Scottish clan identities in America
This paper explores Herbert Gans's notion of symbolic ethnicity and his recent assertions that it is effectively at an end and little more than a label. We use research into Scottish-American clan associations to question this assertion and we seek to demonstrate that symbolic ethnicity appears to be alive and well within such diaspora organizations. The paper reports on a series of interviews conducted in 2014 with office bearers and members of …
Asylum Seekers in Scotland
This article explores the experiences of asylum seekers who have been housed in Glasgow under the government's dispersal policy. It notes the work of the Audit Commission in identifying those factors which may be considered when assessing the suitability of areas for asylum‐seeker settlement. These factors are then discussed in detail in relation to the Glasgow case study, using information derived from interviews with asylum seekers themselves, …
Scotland's Diaspora Strategy
Since devolution in 1999 and the establishment of a Scottish Government able to engage directly with the Scottish diaspora, a distinct diaspora strategy has been developed. It has tended to have an overly economic focus, in contrast with other countries like Ireland, which have adopted a more flexible approach, embracing cultural and heritage groups within the ‘ancestral diaspora’. Research within Scottish diaspora organisations suggests that Sco…
What does Brexit Tell Us about Our Understanding of European Identity
This paper reports on a number of Eurobarometer surveys undertaken by the European Commission as a way of reflecting on Brexit and the challenges it poses to European identity. Our work with the surveys has been undertaken in the context of developing an educational game (RU EU?) which will explore European identity. European citizenship and identity have been strongly promoted by the EU but, while they appear to have been accepted at an elite le…
The Scottish house factoring profession
The tenement is the traditional form of urban housing in Scotland and most tenements were built for rent. From the early nineteenth century onwards, private landlords in Scotland employed ‘factors’ to manage the houses on their behalf, responsible for houseletting, rent collection and the organization of repairs and maintenance. This paper examines the nature of the house factoring profession in terms of its organization and uses case studies to …
We're No' Awa' Tae Bide Awa
At a time when the world is becoming more mobile, and migration levels are high, relatively limited attention has been paid to return migrants. Yet returners can play an important role in their homeland. In Scotland, with a sluggish population growth fuelled entirely by immigration, return movement is an important way of growing the population and the economy. This paper reports on a study of return migrants to Scotland in 2019/20 and discusses t…
Connecting with the Scottish Diaspora
The Scottish Diaspora Framework
It is generally accepted that members of diasporas tend to maintain a connection with and identification with their home nation. This is often expressed as a hyphenated identity and may be maintained through generations; later generations may become involved in family research to reactivate ties to the homeland. The Scottish diaspora is a classic example of such an identity but, although that sense of identity with the homeland is expressed by th…
A Second Scottish Independence Referendum
The 2014 Scottish independence referendum settled little in terms of Scotland's constitutional future. The after‐effects of what was the largest exercise in democracy in Scottish history certainly increased Scotland's devolved authority but, following withdrawal from the EU and with continuing differences and disagreements between the Westminster and Scottish governments, there have been increasing demands for a second referendum. One aspect of t…
Brexit’ and the Scots in England
Brexit has brought many uncertainties, including the future position of UK-based EU migrants. Our concern is with a much less studied group, albeit one of the largest socio-political sub-groups within England – the Scots. These are migrants who live in a different country but within the same state and recent constitutional decision making has not been kind to them. In 2014, English based Scots had no vote in the independence referendum and in the…
Learning about Europe through educational gaming
This paper explores the contribution to geography teaching which can be made by serious games. We describe the ways in which gaming has progressed from “dissected maps” and jigsaws through board games, to the range of online games which are available today. We describe the development, in conjunction with European partner institutions, of a new game, entitled RU EU?, intended to raise student awareness of European issues, notably the question of …
Social inclusion and housing in the Scottish parliament
This article examines the prospects for the Scottish parliament to ‘contribute to a fairer and more inclusive society’ through the use of housing policy. After reviewing concepts of social exclusion and initiatives to increase inclusion, the article considers the powers of the parliament under the Scotland Act 1998. It argues that institutional and resource constraints surround future housing policy interventions and concludes that greater social…
The Repair and Maintenance of Properties in Mixed Ownership
The paper explores issues of repair and maintenance in properties in mixed ownership, focusing in particular on the Scottish practice of' 'factoring'.Factors have traditionally had a poor image, perhaps because of previous connections with private landlords, and they are often accused of poor management. This paper explores the contrasting roles and attitudes of factors and owners in the maintenance of property and suggests that the factors' imag…
The changing nature of Glasgow's ethnic‐minority community
This paper draws on a research study carried out for Glasgow District Council and updates previous work in the city. It shows a rise in ethnic‐minority population to over 19,000, still concentrated in the inner city but with increasing desegregation into council housing and new private estates. Attitudes to council housing are changing and tenure aspirations are increasingly similar to those of whites. The majority of the minority population is P…
The Scottish house factoring profession
The tenement is the traditional form of urban housing in Scotland and most tenements were built for rent. From the early nineteenth century onwards, private landlords in Scotland employed ‘factors’ to manage the houses on their behalf, responsible for houseletting, rent collection and the organization of repairs and maintenance. This paper examines the nature of the house factoring profession in terms of its organization and uses case studies to …
Tenure preference and housing strategy
There is an increasing literature on the exclusion of and difficulties faced by minority ethnic communities in a range of areas, of which housing is one of the most important. But there is relatively little good, recent, qualitative material available, which explores the process of decision‐making-including decisions regarding housing-within minority ethnic families. A missing element, therefore, is the study of action by householders and consequ…
The Repair and Maintenance of Properties in Mixed Ownership
The paper explores issues of repair and maintenance in properties in mixed ownership, focusing in particular on the Scottish practice of' 'factoring'.Factors have traditionally had a poor image, perhaps because of previous connections with private landlords, and they are often accused of poor management. This paper explores the contrasting roles and attitudes of factors and owners in the maintenance of property and suggests that the factors' imag…
Social inclusion and housing in the Scottish parliament
This article examines the prospects for the Scottish parliament to ‘contribute to a fairer and more inclusive society’ through the use of housing policy. After reviewing concepts of social exclusion and initiatives to increase inclusion, the article considers the powers of the parliament under the Scotland Act 1998. It argues that institutional and resource constraints surround future housing policy interventions and concludes that greater social…
Positive Action in Minority Ethnic Employment
This paper focuses on Scottish housing organizations, where the relative absence of black and minority ethnic employees is beginning to be addressed by programmes of positive action. The paper defines positive action, discusses experiences elsewhere in Europe and the USA, and identifies issues that have arisen from such programmes. Schemes targeted at the housing profession, such as PATH in both England and Scotland, are described in some detail.…
We Hate the English, Except for You, Cos You're Our Pal
This article explores the experiences of the largest minority group in Scotland: the English-born. To date the English in Scotland are a relatively under researched group. Our research indicates that a key experience for many English people in Scotland is that of a constant reminder of difference. This can make questions of 'belonging' problematic. Constructions of 'Englishness', via often routine and mundane interactions with Scottish people, we…
Connecting with the Scottish Diaspora
Asylum Seekers in Scotland
This article explores the experiences of asylum seekers who have been housed in Glasgow under the government's dispersal policy. It notes the work of the Audit Commission in identifying those factors which may be considered when assessing the suitability of areas for asylum‐seeker settlement. These factors are then discussed in detail in relation to the Glasgow case study, using information derived from interviews with asylum seekers themselves, …
Migrant Worker Experiences in Scotland
Migration to the U K has increased in recent years. In 2004, an estimated 223,000 more people migrated to the U K than left and, although this figure fell to 189,000 in the year to mid-2006, this figure was sti l l higher than for all other years since 1991 (National Statistics Online 2008). A key reason for this increase was the expansion of the E U to include ten Eastern European countries in May 2004 and, in 2006, 92,000 people are estimated t…
Asylum policy and asylum experiences
The research focus on asylum seeking has tended to emphasize state and international level processes, with little attention paid to sub-national and local level process, which can influence policy implementation. Drawing on research conducted in devolved Scotland, the paper considers how contradictions and tensions are played out at service agency, community and individual levels and how these fundamentally affect local experiences, as well as il…
Experiences of ‘Post-Status’ Refugees
The Modern Scottish Diaspora
Explores the full range of perspectives on the Scottish diaspora GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748681402','ISBN:9780748681419','ISBN:9780748681426']); Coinciding with Scotland’s second year of Homecoming in 2014, The Modern Scottish Diaspora brings together well-established and emerging scholars to present a contemporary ‘diasporic’ perspective on national affairs for Scotland. The book reflects a growing interest in the subject from ac…
Scotland's Diaspora Strategy
Since devolution in 1999 and the establishment of a Scottish Government able to engage directly with the Scottish diaspora, a distinct diaspora strategy has been developed. It has tended to have an overly economic focus, in contrast with other countries like Ireland, which have adopted a more flexible approach, embracing cultural and heritage groups within the ‘ancestral diaspora’. Research within Scottish diaspora organisations suggests that Sco…
Scottish clan identities in America
This paper explores Herbert Gans's notion of symbolic ethnicity and his recent assertions that it is effectively at an end and little more than a label. We use research into Scottish-American clan associations to question this assertion and we seek to demonstrate that symbolic ethnicity appears to be alive and well within such diaspora organizations. The paper reports on a series of interviews conducted in 2014 with office bearers and members of …
What does Brexit Tell Us about Our Understanding of European Identity
This paper reports on a number of Eurobarometer surveys undertaken by the European Commission as a way of reflecting on Brexit and the challenges it poses to European identity. Our work with the surveys has been undertaken in the context of developing an educational game (RU EU?) which will explore European identity. European citizenship and identity have been strongly promoted by the EU but, while they appear to have been accepted at an elite le…
Brexit’ and the Scots in England
Brexit has brought many uncertainties, including the future position of UK-based EU migrants. Our concern is with a much less studied group, albeit one of the largest socio-political sub-groups within England – the Scots. These are migrants who live in a different country but within the same state and recent constitutional decision making has not been kind to them. In 2014, English based Scots had no vote in the independence referendum and in the…
Learning about Europe through educational gaming
This paper explores the contribution to geography teaching which can be made by serious games. We describe the ways in which gaming has progressed from “dissected maps” and jigsaws through board games, to the range of online games which are available today. We describe the development, in conjunction with European partner institutions, of a new game, entitled RU EU?, intended to raise student awareness of European issues, notably the question of …
We're No' Awa' Tae Bide Awa
At a time when the world is becoming more mobile, and migration levels are high, relatively limited attention has been paid to return migrants. Yet returners can play an important role in their homeland. In Scotland, with a sluggish population growth fuelled entirely by immigration, return movement is an important way of growing the population and the economy. This paper reports on a study of return migrants to Scotland in 2019/20 and discusses t…
A Second Scottish Independence Referendum
The 2014 Scottish independence referendum settled little in terms of Scotland's constitutional future. The after‐effects of what was the largest exercise in democracy in Scottish history certainly increased Scotland's devolved authority but, following withdrawal from the EU and with continuing differences and disagreements between the Westminster and Scottish governments, there have been increasing demands for a second referendum. One aspect of t…
The Scottish Diaspora Framework
It is generally accepted that members of diasporas tend to maintain a connection with and identification with their home nation. This is often expressed as a hyphenated identity and may be maintained through generations; later generations may become involved in family research to reactivate ties to the homeland. The Scottish diaspora is a classic example of such an identity but, although that sense of identity with the homeland is expressed by th…
Strengthening a Scottish Identity
The 1930s was a significant period in Scotland. There were a large number of writers who contributed to what was sometimes referred to as ‘the Scottish Literary Renaissance’ and there were important political developments, not least the establishment of the National Party of Scotland, which ultimately became the modern Scottish National Party. Accompanying these developments, a number of journals and magazines were circulating, one of which – the…
Sociology (21 works) · Political science (20 works) · Law (15 works) · Law (14 works) · Geography (11 works) · Economics (9 works) · Irish and British Studies (8 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (8 works) · Diaspora (7 works) · Politics (7 works)