Professor Peter Matthews

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Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology R.G. Bomont Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA

Professor Peter Matthews

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About me

Peter Matthews (he/him) is Professor in Social Policy and LGBTQ+ Studies.

Throughout my research career I have had a particular interest in urban policy; urban regeneration; urban inequalities; housing; equalities and diversity; queer theory and lesbian and gay studies. My first degree was in History, and I have been involved in a number of interdisciplinary research projects, and find working at disciplinary interfaces productive and rewarding.

I welcome queries from prospective doctoral researchers in the areas of: LGBTQ+ Studies; urban policy; and urban inequalities.

My research interests mainly focus on inequalities in the urban context and how policy can tackle or exacerbate these. I am interested in socio-economic and class inequalities, as well as inequalities due to sexual orientation, gender, ethnicity or disability. I have pioneered research in understanding of the inequalities faced by LGBTQ+ people in Social Policy. I am currently leading a major project to understand the experience of LGBTQ+ people in accessing welfare benefits in Great Britain. I am a Co-Investigator on the NIHR Evidence Centre, NESSIE; a Co-Investigator in the Stirling Social Sciences Impact Accelerator Account; and a collaborator of the Canadian project 2slgbtq+ Poverty in Canada.

In terms of methodologies, in my research I have coproduced research with service users, and I have explored the impacts this has on knowledge production. I have also worked closely with social scientists with quantitative and statistical skills and knowledge, to further research in my key research areas.

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Editor - Local Government Studies

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University of Glasgow
https://www.ubdc.ac.uk/…/peter-matthews/

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