The transformation of the welfare state and public service delivery in the UK towards marketisation and managerialism resulted from the perceived inefficiency of state-led public services and an increased welfare burden (Osbourne ad Gaebler, 1992). However, it is also argued tha…
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This thesis looks at the ways in which performance can integrate participants and local context into the development of new devised work. This practice-led research is based on a methodology that grew out of three performance case studies completed in diverse international setti…
Upon the release of the Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS) scores in December 2018, there was a massive public outcry over the prolonged neglect of the Providence Public School District. Various segments of the broader Providence community mobilized to advocate…
Westerners have long imagined, represented, and treated islands around the globe as “natural laboratories” given their perceived geographic isolation. It was on islands that colonizers first conducted “experiments” in imperial expansion via the establishment of plantation econom…
The United States and the world have recently been challenged with the disparate effects of COVID-19 and the continual killings of unarmed Black men and women across the nation. A history of anti-black racism has led to systemic structures of inequity that thread throughout inst…
In response to fears of crime and decay, the University of Pennsylvania attempted, during the 1960s and 1970s, to change its environs in a way that its planners believed would be more attractive to students, faculty and staff. Under the umbrella of the West Philadelphia Corporat…
Across the American South, civil rights memory institutions created by city and state governments and private organizations, preserve and communicate complex civil rights histories. Each of these institutions, for different reasons, influenced by their particular cultural, histo…
The relationship between a city and the local college cannot be underestimated. Each group has something that the other can benefit from and rather than giving and taking, a true town and gown relationship is designed around sharing. A college is much more than an institution th…
The history of Indianapolis’ Near Westside, its residents, and the Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis (IUPUI) campus, demonstrates how disenfranchisement, economic injustice, and spatial injustice intricately intertwine higher education institutions and residentia…
America has a rich history of commitment to democratic values and ensuring that our public has a voice in how our communities provide public education. Ensuring public participation is especially true in the rural parts of our nation as they have a strong connection to the schoo…
In 2013, Chicago Public Schools closed 50 schools, the largest school closure in U.S. history. This left 44 empty school buildings, almost all of which are in majority Black neighborhoods on the city’s South and West sides—with 28 schools remaining vacant today.
The tenuous relationship between law enforcement professionals and the communities that they serve has along and complicated history. There are multiple stakeholders that are affected by the strength of therelationship between communities and the police that serve them, leading …
Osseo Health and Wellness Project (OHWP) is a community-driven initiative led by African Immigrant Services (AIS), a community organization serving African immigrants in the Northwest suburbs of Hennepin County. OHWP partnership includes Osseo Area Schools Nutrition Services (OA…
This document situates creative placemaking within the framework of musical study in higher education. In contrast to standard community engagement practices, creative placemaking develops mutually beneficial projects, founded on deep and trusting relationships between artists a…
Presenting a history of slavery that resonates with multiple audiences and serves necessary educational goals, while still creating sufficient appeal to attract visitors and remain sustainable is an enormous task faced by museums in post-colonial spaces across the world. The Mus…