In this episode of Placecast, presenter Nicola Headlam is joined by Joseph Owen, Nicky Marsh, and Cara Headon to explore how communities understand, experience and shape the places they call home. Drawing on the University of Southampton’s Feeling Towns research and the Mansbridge Heritage Project, the conversation examines the complex idea of “pride in place” … Continue reading “Placecast Episode 21: Place, Pride and Poetry – Creative Ways to Understand Community”
Tag: Joseph Owen
“Data is Never Neutral”: Telling Stories About Place
This blog, by Dr Joseph Owen, explores how a place-based qualitative data observatory can connect stories, strengthen evidence, and shape more grounded local decision-making. It explores some of the key ideas from this policy briefing – Towards A Place-Based Qualitative Data Observatory. For some time now, I’ve been keen to translate our research on qualitative … Continue reading ““Data is Never Neutral”: Telling Stories About Place”
Data, Housing, Culture, Vibes: What I’m bringing to the LPIP Hub
Joseph Owen, Research Fellow from the University of Southampton, introduces the work he has planned during his place fellowship for the Local Policy Innovation Partnership Hub. View other introductory blogs from our Place Fellows. Hello! I’m Joseph Owen, a research fellow at the University of Southampton. I’m a literary scholar by training and temperament, but … Continue reading “Data, Housing, Culture, Vibes: What I’m bringing to the LPIP Hub”