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Item Open Access The Art of Disruption. Creative learning and disruption in the higher education sector(De Montfort University, 2018-05-22) Granger, R.C.; Bazaz, P.In an operating environment dominated by rapid technological change, the temptation to call this disruptive is even greater. In this paper, we draw on the disruption literature and the imagery from this, to view and understand significant changes shaping the current UK higher education sector. In particular, we note the way in which the main institutions in society are changing and note the new business models that have emerged relating to fees and commercialisation in universities. We also note however, the new possibilities for universities arising from market demand for new technologies and concomitantly, new job roles in the labour market, all of which require new responses from universities. Focusing on the creative industries, where change has been marked, the ecologies have become crowded, and where incessant skill needs go hand-in-hand with changing student and worker characteristics, universities are faced with an acute pressure point. We argue here that this pressure point is such that the opportunity cost of not responding through disruption will be too great and will lead inevitably to a loss of market position. In this first in a series of think pieces, we look to challenge conventional thinking by considering what disruption might mean in the context of universities, and what sort of transformation is needed to secure universities’ provision and role in the creative economy.Item Metadata only Black and minority ethnic communities and housing in the East Midlands: a strategy for the region.(National Housing Federation: East Midlands, 2008) Oxley, Michael; Brown, Tim J.; Lishman, Ros; Richardson, JoannaItem Open Access Conversando con Goliat. Participación, movilización y represión en torno a conflictos neoextractivistas y ambientales [Conversing with Goliath: Partcipation , mobilization and repression in neoextractivist and environmental conflicts](FLACSO, DMU, CIESAS-CCIUDADANO, 2019-01-10) Zaremberg, Gisela; Guarneros-Meza, Valeria; Gallardo Robles, Lourdes; Ortuno Martinez, IvonneThis working paper/report provides the initial findings of the first phase of the project entitled 'Conversing with Goliath', funded by the British Academy (2017-2020). The findings are mostly based on a legal analysis of extractive projects in Mexico which underline the participatory institutions this legal framework contains. The report also presents information of 40 in-depth interviews conducted to government officials, NGOs and academics with knowledge about the extractive sector in the country and results of a national survey of experts on the topic from the private, public and third sectors. The report presents a summary of the existing participative institutions, their limitations and challenges in the implementation of the extractive regulation. The findings underline the lack of coordination between different tiers of government and their agencies and the historical problems that have characterised weak participation in Mexico.Item Open Access Counter-Islamophobia Kit: Briefing Paper and Toolkit of Counter-Narratives to Islamophobia(University of Leeds, 2018-09-28) Law, Ian; Easat-Daas, Amina; Sayyid, SItem Open Access DMU Cross-Faculty Colloquium on Creative and Cultural Industries(DMU, 2017-05-04) Granger, R.C.Item Metadata only Faith based voluntary action(Economic and Social Research Council, 2006) Lowndes, Vivien; Smith, G.Item Metadata only High performance management : a literature review(Centre for Labour Market Studies, University of Leicester., 2004) Butler, Peter; Felstead, A.; Ashton, D.; Fuller, A.; Lee, T.; Unwin, L.; Walters, S.Item Metadata only How local authorities can dare to be different(SOLACE Foundation, 2006) Leach, Steve; Lowndes, VivienItem Metadata only The locality effect: local government and citizen participation(Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), 2002) Lowndes, Vivien; Pratchett, Lawrence; Stoker, GerryItem Metadata only Meta-evaluation of the local government modernisation agenda: progress report on stakeholder engagement with local government(Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, 2005) Lowndes, Vivien; Leach, Steve; Cowell, R.; Downe, J.Item Open Access On Seeking Asylum From Poverty: Why the Refugee / Migrant Paradigm Cannot Hold(Mixed Migration Platform, 2017-09-26) Whitham, BenThis paper explores the ‘politics of labelling’ in the UK in relation to the perceived migration ‘crisis’ of 2014-present. Drawing upon philosophical insights in relation to types of violence, I argue that the moral distinction that sustains the labels ‘migrant’ and ‘refugee’ in the present context is untenable, and find that: 1. The words we use when we talk about people on the move have real, material impact on those people’s lives. 2. The many people trying to reach Europe during the migration ‘crisis’ of recent years – some fleeing conflict in the Middle East, others coming from Africa and South-East Asia for similar or different reasons – have been represented in our public debate by a binary discourse, according to which each is either a ‘refugee’, fleeing conflict, or a ‘migrant’, travelling through choice, for ‘economic’ reasons. 3. This refugee/migrant paradigm has been embraced and utilised across the British political spectrum, with the ideological Right seeking to keep out so-called ‘economic migrants’ and the Left championing slogans like ‘refugees are welcome’ in response. 4. But, as I argue in this paper, this ‘politics of labelling’ is not only flawed in its binary construction of identity, which goes against the grain of people’s real, complex lives, it also reinforces a dubious moral distinction: that people seeking to escape poverty are in some sense less deserving of asylum than people seeking to escape armed conflict. 5. I conclude that it is possible to seek asylum from poverty, and that the refugee/migrant paradigm that has developed in recent years should be resisted for the false moral distinction it draws, and the policies of asylum denial this enables.Item Metadata only Progress report on stakeholder engagement with local government(Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, 2005) Leach, Steve; Lowndes, Vivien; Cowell, R.; Downe, J.Item Open Access Rapid Scoping Study on Leicester Drama School(2018-12-21) Brown, D.; Granger, R.C.Scoping Study and Business Development for a new drama school at Curve Theatre.Item Open Access Urban Living and Innovation Labs(De Montfort University, 2018-05-25) Granger, R.C.I argue here for the creation of Labs as the optimal space and building block for conducting research and innovation in today’s society. Labs are conducive for cross-disciplinary research and problem solving, for knowledge sharing, and for providing a supportive environment for innovation. They offer a micro ecosystem or one-stop-space for creativity and open innovation.A living lab is a research concept and model, increasingly used in successful cities and research environments. It is premised on the creation of user-centred, practice- based, open-innovation spaces, which integrate research and innovation processes within a public-private-people partnership. Where successful, Labs are examples of disruption in practice; disrupting how we learn, how we do research, and how we solve problems.Item Metadata only Workplace learning: main themes & perspectives(Centre for Labour Market Studies, University of Leicester, 2004) Butler, Peter; Lee, T.; Fuller, A.; Ashton, D.; Felstead, A.; Unwin, L.; Walters, S.