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Local worlds of coordinated activation policy. (2016)
Book Chapter
Zimmermann, K., Fuertes, V., & Aurich-Beerheide, P. (2016). Local worlds of coordinated activation policy. In M. Heidenreich, & D. Rice (Eds.), Integrating social and employment policies in europe: active inclusion and challenges for local welfare governance (235-264). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783474929.00018

In Chapter 11 on local worlds of coordinated activation in Europe, Katharina Zimmermann, Vanesa Fuertes and Patrizia Aurich-Beerheide shed light on the role of the local level as a generic actor in the organization of activation. The authors apply a... Read More about Local worlds of coordinated activation policy..

Personalized activation policies for the long-term unemployed: the role of local governance in the UK. (2016)
Book Chapter
Fuertes, V., & McQuaid, R. (2016). Personalized activation policies for the long-term unemployed: the role of local governance in the UK. In M. Heidenreich, & D. Rice (Eds.), Integrating social and employment policies in europe: active inclusion and challenges for local welfare governance (93-117). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783474929.00012

In Chapter 5 on the UK, Vanesa Fuertes and Ronald McQuaid study how coordinated activation policies, which have been a core part of the UK welfare state since at least the 1990s, are implemented locally. Although service coordination is officially ac... Read More about Personalized activation policies for the long-term unemployed: the role of local governance in the UK..

Sustainable integration of the long term unemployed: From Work First to Career First. (2014)
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W., & Fuertes, V. (2014). Sustainable integration of the long term unemployed: From Work First to Career First. In C. Larsen, S. Rand, A. Schmid, & R. Keil (Eds.), Sustainable Economy and Sustainable Employment: Approaches to Measuring Sustainability in Regional and Local Labour Market Monitoring (359-373). Rainer Hampp Verlag

In recent decades, governmental approaches to employment activation policy in many countries have been driven by principles of individual skills development with a focus on “Work First” approaches. While moving into work is seen as the main way out o... Read More about Sustainable integration of the long term unemployed: From Work First to Career First..

Employer demand for languages graduates in Scotland: a case study in the Financial Services sector. (2013)
Journal Article
Fischer, M. (2013). Employer demand for languages graduates in Scotland: a case study in the Financial Services sector. Scottish Languages Review, 26, 3-12

This article investigates the employers' preferences when hiring graduates to work in the financial services sector in Edinburgh. It is based on five in-depth semi-structured interviews with managers in the sector. The findings show that a global men... Read More about Employer demand for languages graduates in Scotland: a case study in the Financial Services sector..

Economic inactivity research project (those with family commitments and the long-term sick and disabled) -Literature review. (2013)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Graham, H., Shapira, M., & Raeside, R. (2013). Economic inactivity research project (those with family commitments and the long-term sick and disabled) -Literature review. Northern Ireland: Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland

This report presents the results of the research project is titled: DEL Economic Inactivity Strategy: Literature Review Project. It was commissioned by the Department for Employment and Learning Northern Ireland and carried out by the Employment Rese... Read More about Economic inactivity research project (those with family commitments and the long-term sick and disabled) -Literature review..

Child care: maximising the economic participation of women. (2013)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Graham, H., & Shapira, M. (2013). Child care: maximising the economic participation of women. Northern Ireland: Equality Commission for Northern Ireland

An expert paper on the type, extent and delivery of childcare provision necessary to maximise the economic participation of women within Northern Ireland.

The importance of village and rural pubs to community life and peoples well-being (2012)
Journal Article
Canduela, J., Cabras, I., & Raeside, R. (2012). The importance of village and rural pubs to community life and peoples well-being. German Journal of Agricultural Economics, 61, 265-274

In Great Britain the make-up of rural communities is changing. Young individuals are moving to cities and the population of rural communities is ageing. In this context, it is important to sustain and enhance people’s well-being and community cohesio... Read More about The importance of village and rural pubs to community life and peoples well-being.

Fit for work? Health and wellbeing of employees in employee owned businesses. (2012)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Hollywood, E., Bond, S., Canduela, J., Richard, A., & Blackledge, G. (2012). Fit for work? Health and wellbeing of employees in employee owned businesses. Edinburgh, Scotland: John Lewis Partnership

It has been argued by that the employee ownership model offers a viable and competitive part of a sustainable economy. It has been suggested that organisations with employee ownership have: higher levels of employee satisfaction, employee commitment... Read More about Fit for work? Health and wellbeing of employees in employee owned businesses..

The growth of employee owned businesses in Scotland. (2012)
Report
Dutton, M., Raeside, R., Canduela, J., Egdell, V., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012). The growth of employee owned businesses in Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish Enterprise

This report presents the findings of an investigation into the growth performance and growth dynamics of a selection of Scottish EOBs compared to a peer group of companies who have conventional ownership structures. The report was commissioned by Sco... Read More about The growth of employee owned businesses in Scotland..

Methodological Issues in Operationalising the Capability Approach in Empirical Research: an Example of Cross-Country Research on Youth Unemployment in the EU (2012)
Journal Article
Hollywood, E., Egdell, V., McQuaid, R. W., & Michel-Schertges, D. (2012). Methodological Issues in Operationalising the Capability Approach in Empirical Research: an Example of Cross-Country Research on Youth Unemployment in the EU. Social work & society, 10,

This paper considers the experiences from nine in-depth case studies (undertaken as part of the “WorkAble” project) examining the transitions of (disadvantaged) young people: from compulsory school to further education; from education/vocational trai... Read More about Methodological Issues in Operationalising the Capability Approach in Empirical Research: an Example of Cross-Country Research on Youth Unemployment in the EU.

Addressing the issue of disadvantaged youth seeking work (2012)
Journal Article
Hollywood, E., Egdell, V., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012). Addressing the issue of disadvantaged youth seeking work. Social work & society, 10,

UK policy on unemployment and employability in recent decades has been driven by the view that work remains the best route out of poverty for most people. Employment activation policy has taken a ‘work first’ approach, aiming to place individuals in... Read More about Addressing the issue of disadvantaged youth seeking work.

Scottish Regional Report on Healthy Learning Environmentfor Training in SMEs. (2012)
Report
Dutton, M., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012). Scottish Regional Report on Healthy Learning Environmentfor Training in SMEs. Edinburgh, Scotland: European Commission

This report outlines the UK contribution to the ‘Healthy Learning in SMEs’ project. The
report has been written so as to provide non-UK specialists with a brief overview of the
role of SMEs within the UK and Scottish economies and possible barriers... Read More about Scottish Regional Report on Healthy Learning Environmentfor Training in SMEs..

Social experimentation for active ageing: Edinburgh stakeholders interviews. (2011)
Report
Fuertes, V., McQuaid, R. W., & Egdell, V. (2011). Social experimentation for active ageing: Edinburgh stakeholders interviews

The Edinburgh Stakeholder Interviews presented in this report are part of QeC-ERAN’s (European Areas Regeneration Network – Quartiers en Crise) ‘Social Experimentation for Active Ageing’ transnational project.
The overall aim of QeC-ERAN ‘Social Exp... Read More about Social experimentation for active ageing: Edinburgh stakeholders interviews..