Lynne works mainly on qualitative projects, with particular interest in youth and the welfare and social status of both aged and disabled people.
Current Research Projects
Where Does the Money go? Credit and Debt today
The extent of personal debt in the UK and its impacts are key policy issues. However, there is a lack of an in-depth understanding of the interaction between debt and income – and specifically poverty – over time. A dynamic approach is needed to unpack these complex inter-relationships, examining the interplay between debt and poverty over time. This project started in March 2008 and is funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Relevant Publications
Dearden, C., Goode, J., Whitfield, G. and Cox. L. (2010) Credit and debt in low-income families. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Risk Perceptions and Responses and Transitions in the Life-course
This is part of the ESRC-funded research network, Social Contexts and Responses to Risk (SCARR). A major theme in contemporary social theory is that society is becoming increasingly risk-oriented, resulting in inter-generational discontinuities in how people think about and deal with risk in their everyday lives. The first phase of the project involved a national survey of the perceptions and experiences of risk of 1400 respondents. The second phase involves biographical and longitudinal qualitative research, including interviews with parents and their adult children, exploring participants'; decisions about life changes and events and the consequences of those decisions.
Sponsor: Economic and Social Research Council
Recent Research Projects
Planning and Deploying Resources in Later Life
This project provides a detailed understanding, through a series of qualitative in-depth interviews with a range of older people, of how and why people perceive, define and adapt their needs and resources in later life. This project was funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation as part of the 'Resources in Later Life' Programme.
Publications
Hill, K., Sutton, L., and Cox, L. (2009), Managing Resources in Later Life, York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Hill, K., Kellard, K., Middleton, S., Cox, L. and Pound, E. (2007), Understanding Resources in Later Life: views and experiences of older people, York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
A Systematic review of Poverty Dynamics
This project, funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, was a major review of research on the dynamic - or life-course - perspective of poverty. In recent years there has been an expansion in the availability of longitudinal data, leading to a wide range of studies exploring poverty dynamics. A comprehensive review of these studies was urgently required in order to synthesise their findings and therefore better understand the policy implications derived from longitudinal analysis. To do so, the project used an innovative systematic review methodology. This approach involved identifying all potentially relevant literature from a range of sources, and systematically assessing it using predefined criteria in order to pinpoint and synthesise the best available evidence. The research should help to move concerns with poverty persistence up the policy agenda and suggest possible policy solutions.
Related Publications
Smith, N. and Middleton, S. (2007) A Review of Poverty Dynamics Research in the UK, Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Developing Budget Standards for Disabled People
Two local Sure Start Evaluations
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