Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr. Paul Sissons' research interests include labour markets, welfare reform, skills policy and local and regional economic development. His recent work has examined wage inequality in British cities, the links between economic and employment growth and poverty reduction, changing youth labour markets, the experiences of welfare reform for sickness benefit claimants and lone parents, and the relationship between employer demand for skills and low-wage work. This research has been supported by a range of funders including Central Government departments, local authorities, Third Sector organisations and grant funding organisations.
One of Dr. Sissons' key professional achievements is developing research insights which are policy relevant and communicating these to policy audiences. Examples include providing an invited response at the UK launch of the OECD Skills Strategy in 2012; presenting an expert paper on low-wage work to skills policymakers from Scotland; and, being an expert witness at a Scottish Government Inquiry into underemployment. His research has also been cited in a number of Government publications including the Black Review of Sickness Absence and Social Mobility: the next steps.
Research Interests
Vision Statement
My research has focused on contemporary and longer-term changes in labour markets, housing markets and welfare policy, and the implications of these for individual and household well-being as well as for different types of places. A central focus throughout my research is policy relevance and providing evidence which informs and/or challenges policy decision making. This includes an important body of work which critically examines recent changes to the sickness benefits system in the UK.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Fingerprint
- 1 Similar Profiles
Network
Projects
- 4 Finished
-
Creative Freelancer Business Models and Place-based Growth
Henry, N., Sissons, P., Angus, T., Barker, V. & Broughton, K.
1/04/20 → 30/10/20
Project: Research
-
Creative Freelancers and Inclusive Growth in Coventry
Henry, N., Sissons, P. & Broughton, K.
1/01/20 → 31/03/20
Project: Internally funded project
-
The Financial Exclusion Jigsaw: Analysing Bank Data Disclosure
Henry, N., Sissons, P. & Ferreira, J.
1/10/13 → 1/12/14
Project: Research
File -
Mobilising Institutional Reforms in Research and Innovation Systems (MIRRIS)
Jarvis, D., Sissons, P., Ferreira, J., Lazell, J., Crowe, S. & Brooks, R.
1/07/13 → 30/06/16
Project: Research
-
Editorial for Special Issue on: "Green, Innovative and Transformational Entrepreneurship: Possibilities for Leapfrogging and Inclusive Growth in Middle and Low Income Economies"
Yoruk, E., Jones, P., Ratten, V., Jarvis, D. & Sissons, P., 10 Mar 2022, In: International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development. 14, 1/2, p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
-
Urban Europe, precarious futures? Introduction to the special issue
Sissons, P., Jarvis, D. & Ferreira, J., Oct 2022, In: European Urban and Regional Studies. 29, 4, p. 415-418 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
-
Building Back Better? Creative Freelancers and Learning from the Covid-19 Experience
Henry, N., Barker, V., Sissons, P., Broughton, K., Lazell, J. & Dickinson, P., 12 Jan 2021, Coventry. 19 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Open AccessFile431 Downloads (Pure) -
Creating Value in Place: Understanding the Role, Contribution and Challenges of Creative Freelance Work
Henry, N., Barker, V., Sissons, P., Broughton, K., Dickinson, P., Lazell, J. & Angus, T., 13 May 2021, 42 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
File137 Downloads (Pure) -
Mind the Understanding Gap: The Value of Creative Freelancers
Henry, N., Barker, V., Sissons, P., Broughton, K., Dickinson, P., Lazell, J. & Angus, T., 1 Aug 2021, London: Creative United. 30 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
File18 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
- 6 Participation in conference
-
Urban Europe, Precarious Futures?
Jennifer Ferreira (Organiser), David Jarvis (Organiser) & Paul Sissons (Organiser)
2 Dec 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
-
Regional Studies Association Annual Conference 2018, Lugano, Switzerland
Kevin Broughton (Contributor), Paul Sissons (Speaker), Anne Green (Contributor) & Amir Qamar (Contributor)
5 Jun 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
-
Regional Studies Association Annual Conference 2017
Paul Sissons (Speaker), Kevin Broughton (Participant) & Anne Green (Participant)
5 Jul 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
-
Understanding Society Insights 2015 launch
Paul Sissons (Speaker)
10 Dec 2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
-
Korea Labor Institute International Expert Seminar: New Approaches to Implementing Local Employment Strategies
Paul Sissons (Speaker)
14 Nov 2014Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference