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Dr Sioned Pearce
(she/her)
Academic
- Welsh speaking
- Media commentator
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
I am a Lecturer in Social Policy with a particular interest in work,welfare and devolution and how they impact the lives of young people in the UK and internationally.
I also teach introduction to social and public policy alongside international and comparative perspectives and in principle and practice.
I have worked on a number of engagement and impact-focused projects in the field of youth political engagement in the UK including: devolved representation, youth assemblies, votes at 16 and Brexit.
I'd welcome an email for more details and discussion: pearces11@cardiff.ac.uk
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Rwy’n Ddarlithydd Polisi Cymdeithasol gyda diddordeb arbennig mewn gwaith, lles a datganoli a sut maent yn effeithio ar fywydau pobl ifanc yn y DU ac yn rhyngwladol.
Rwy hefyd yn dysgu cyflwyniad i bolisi cymdeithasol a chyhoeddus ochr yn ochr â safbwyntiau rhyngwladol a chymharol ac mewn egwyddor ac ymarfer.
Rwyf wedi gweithio ar nifer o brosiectau ymgysylltu ac effaith ym maes ymgysylltu gwleidyddol ieuenctid yn y DU gan gynnwys: cynrychiolaeth ddatganoledig, cynulliadau ieuenctid, pleidleisiau yn 16 a Brexit.
Byddwn yn croesawu e-bost am fwy o fanylion am y prosiect a thrafodaeth: pearces11@caerdydd.ac.uk
Publication
2022
- Pearce, S. and Lagana, G. 2022. Challenging scalar fallacy in state-wide welfare studies: a UK sub-state comparison of civil society approaches to addressing youth unemployment. International Journal of Social Welfare (10.1111/ijsw.12572)
2021
- Pearce, S., Blakely, H., Frayne, D. and Jones, I. R. 2021. Evaluation in reinforcing and resisting hierarchical relations between state and civil society. Social Policy and Administration 55(5), pp. 891-905. (10.1111/spol.12668)
2020
- Pearce, S., Sophocleous, C., Blakely, H. and Elliott, E. 2020. Moments of alignment between devolved political ideology and policy design: the case of Wales. People, Place and Policy 14(1), pp. 6-23., article number: 1. (10.3351/ppp.2020.6389998796)
2019
- Pearce, S. 2019. Young people, place and devolved politics: perceived scale(s) of political concerns among under 18s living in Wales. Social and Cultural Geography 20(2), pp. 157-177. (10.1080/14649365.2017.1355066)
2018
- Pearce, S. and Evans, D. 2018. The rise of impact in academia: repackaging a long-standing idea. British Politics 13(3), pp. 348-360. (10.1057/s41293-018-0079-7)
- Fox, S. and Pearce, S. 2018. The generational decay of Euroscepticism in the UK and the EU referendum. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties 28(1), pp. 19-37. (10.1080/17457289.2017.1371180)
- Pearce, S., Power, S. and Taylor, C. M. 2018. Private tutoring in Wales: patterns of private investment and public provision. Research Papers in Education 33(1), pp. 113-126. (10.1080/02671522.2016.1271000)
2017
- Banks, T., Pearce, S., French, H., Lloyd, A. and Lewis, I. 2017. Counselling for people affected by cancer: the impact outside a healthcare setting. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research 17(3), pp. 227-233. (10.1002/capr.12131)
- Pearce, S. and Fox, S. 2017. Visual methodology in the political sciences: film-based research methods to capture young people’s views on Brexit. Social Research Practice 4, pp. 14-23.
2016
- Pearce, S., Evans, A., Phelps, C., Matthews, M., Hughes, G. and Lewis, I. 2016. The case for targeting community pharmacy-led health improvement: findings from a skin cancer campaign in Wales. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 24(5), pp. 333-340. (10.1111/ijpp.12251)
- Fox, S. and Pearce, S. 2016. Did the EU Referendum boost youth engagement with politics?. In: Jackson, D., Thorsen, E. and Wring, D. eds. EU Referendum Analysis 2016: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Bournemouth: Bournemouth University, pp. 112-113.
2015
- Nailor, A., Pearce, S. and Lewis, I. 2015. Be brave, look for meaning: highlights of the tenth annual meeting of the National Cancer Research Institute. ecancer 9, article number: 500. (10.3332/ecancer.2015.500)
2013
- Pearce, S. 2013. The discursive direction of Welsh devolution: a critical analysis of Welsh anti-poverty agenda narrative. People, Place and Policy Online 7(3), pp. 127-138. (10.3351/ppp.0007.0003.0002)
2009
- Cole, I. and Pearce, S. 2009. National evaluation of housing market renewal private sector developers. Project Report. Sheffield: Department for Communities and Local Government.
- Robinson, D. and Pearce, S. 2009. Housing market renewal and community cohesion. Project Report. Sheffield: Department for Communities and Local Government.
- Flint, J., Powell, R., Casey, R., Pearce, S., Moore, T. and Green, S. 2009. A study to examine local barriers to the delivery of affordable housing in Wales. A report to the Welsh Assembly Government. Project Report. Sheffield: Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University.
2008
- Pearce, S. 2008. The role of language in regeneration: the case of Communities First in Wales. People, Place and Policy Online 2/3, pp. 151-162. (10.3351/ppp.0002.0003.0005)
Articles
- Pearce, S. and Lagana, G. 2022. Challenging scalar fallacy in state-wide welfare studies: a UK sub-state comparison of civil society approaches to addressing youth unemployment. International Journal of Social Welfare (10.1111/ijsw.12572)
- Pearce, S., Blakely, H., Frayne, D. and Jones, I. R. 2021. Evaluation in reinforcing and resisting hierarchical relations between state and civil society. Social Policy and Administration 55(5), pp. 891-905. (10.1111/spol.12668)
- Pearce, S., Sophocleous, C., Blakely, H. and Elliott, E. 2020. Moments of alignment between devolved political ideology and policy design: the case of Wales. People, Place and Policy 14(1), pp. 6-23., article number: 1. (10.3351/ppp.2020.6389998796)
- Pearce, S. 2019. Young people, place and devolved politics: perceived scale(s) of political concerns among under 18s living in Wales. Social and Cultural Geography 20(2), pp. 157-177. (10.1080/14649365.2017.1355066)
- Pearce, S. and Evans, D. 2018. The rise of impact in academia: repackaging a long-standing idea. British Politics 13(3), pp. 348-360. (10.1057/s41293-018-0079-7)
- Fox, S. and Pearce, S. 2018. The generational decay of Euroscepticism in the UK and the EU referendum. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties 28(1), pp. 19-37. (10.1080/17457289.2017.1371180)
- Pearce, S., Power, S. and Taylor, C. M. 2018. Private tutoring in Wales: patterns of private investment and public provision. Research Papers in Education 33(1), pp. 113-126. (10.1080/02671522.2016.1271000)
- Banks, T., Pearce, S., French, H., Lloyd, A. and Lewis, I. 2017. Counselling for people affected by cancer: the impact outside a healthcare setting. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research 17(3), pp. 227-233. (10.1002/capr.12131)
- Pearce, S. and Fox, S. 2017. Visual methodology in the political sciences: film-based research methods to capture young people’s views on Brexit. Social Research Practice 4, pp. 14-23.
- Pearce, S., Evans, A., Phelps, C., Matthews, M., Hughes, G. and Lewis, I. 2016. The case for targeting community pharmacy-led health improvement: findings from a skin cancer campaign in Wales. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 24(5), pp. 333-340. (10.1111/ijpp.12251)
- Nailor, A., Pearce, S. and Lewis, I. 2015. Be brave, look for meaning: highlights of the tenth annual meeting of the National Cancer Research Institute. ecancer 9, article number: 500. (10.3332/ecancer.2015.500)
- Pearce, S. 2013. The discursive direction of Welsh devolution: a critical analysis of Welsh anti-poverty agenda narrative. People, Place and Policy Online 7(3), pp. 127-138. (10.3351/ppp.0007.0003.0002)
- Pearce, S. 2008. The role of language in regeneration: the case of Communities First in Wales. People, Place and Policy Online 2/3, pp. 151-162. (10.3351/ppp.0002.0003.0005)
Book sections
- Fox, S. and Pearce, S. 2016. Did the EU Referendum boost youth engagement with politics?. In: Jackson, D., Thorsen, E. and Wring, D. eds. EU Referendum Analysis 2016: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Bournemouth: Bournemouth University, pp. 112-113.
Monographs
- Cole, I. and Pearce, S. 2009. National evaluation of housing market renewal private sector developers. Project Report. Sheffield: Department for Communities and Local Government.
- Robinson, D. and Pearce, S. 2009. Housing market renewal and community cohesion. Project Report. Sheffield: Department for Communities and Local Government.
- Flint, J., Powell, R., Casey, R., Pearce, S., Moore, T. and Green, S. 2009. A study to examine local barriers to the delivery of affordable housing in Wales. A report to the Welsh Assembly Government. Project Report. Sheffield: Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University.
- Pearce, S. 2019. Young people, place and devolved politics: perceived scale(s) of political concerns among under 18s living in Wales. Social and Cultural Geography 20(2), pp. 157-177. (10.1080/14649365.2017.1355066)
- Fox, S. and Pearce, S. 2018. The generational decay of Euroscepticism in the UK and the EU referendum. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties 28(1), pp. 19-37. (10.1080/17457289.2017.1371180)
- Pearce, S., Power, S. and Taylor, C. M. 2018. Private tutoring in Wales: patterns of private investment and public provision. Research Papers in Education 33(1), pp. 113-126. (10.1080/02671522.2016.1271000)
- Fox, S. and Pearce, S. 2016. Did the EU Referendum boost youth engagement with politics?. In: Jackson, D., Thorsen, E. and Wring, D. eds. EU Referendum Analysis 2016: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Bournemouth: Bournemouth University, pp. 112-113.
- Cole, I. and Pearce, S. 2009. National evaluation of housing market renewal private sector developers. Project Report. Sheffield: Department for Communities and Local Government.
- Robinson, D. and Pearce, S. 2009. Housing market renewal and community cohesion. Project Report. Sheffield: Department for Communities and Local Government.
- Flint, J., Powell, R., Casey, R., Pearce, S., Moore, T. and Green, S. 2009. A study to examine local barriers to the delivery of affordable housing in Wales. A report to the Welsh Assembly Government. Project Report. Sheffield: Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University.
- Pearce, S. 2008. The role of language in regeneration: the case of Communities First in Wales. People, Place and Policy Online 2/3, pp. 151-162. (10.3351/ppp.0002.0003.0005)
Research
My research to date examines the complexities in sub-state social policy relating to youth unemployment and work and critiques the privileging of methodological nationalism in the study and categorisation of welfare regimes. My findings have shed light on the nuances in devolved employment policy and the way they can impact young people’s support networks in both unemployment and work insecurity (Pearce and Lagana 2023). More specifically youth employment programmes from Scotland and, to a lesser extent, Wales straddling devolved (education, skills and training) and non-devolved (welfare and work) policy areas, are providing a policy shield for young people against the onslaught of a damaging work first approach emanating from Westminster.
Building on these findings I plan to publish a monograph levelling a critique at the methodological nationalism dominating studies of welfare states, with a focus on youth unemployment. This has been contracted with Bristol Policy Press. Based on the framework presented in the book, over the next three to five years, I hope to develop and deepen my argument for the advantages of sub-state analysis in the field of welfare focusing on youth unemployment and work insecurity in two directions: (1) UK-level analysis to understand the impact of devolution on social policy, welfare and work (2) International analysis of decentralisation patterns to better understand the wider impact of sub-state analysis on international social policy, welfare and work.
Teaching
Sioned teaches social and public policy - as an introduction, from international and comparative perspectives, in principle and practice through the medium of English and Welsh.
Biography
I began my research career in the Centre for Regional, Economic and Social Research at Sheffield Hallam University in 2007 working on a government commissioned evaluation of Housing Market Renewal in deprived areas of England.
I went on to complete my PhD on the impact of devolution and constitutional change upon anti-poverty strategy using Communities First in Wales as a case study, at CRESR - submitted in 2011. Findings from the PhD included the paradoxical nature of state-led community development and complex dialectical duality emerging through a purposed closer interface between state and society with the advent of devolution.
From 2011 I worked as researcher in the third sector in Wales investigating, analysing and demystifying policies affecting social change, welfare and social justice in planning and health. Specifically I worked at Planning Aid Wales providing research support for a team of planners who aimed to make the system more accessible to non-planners and Tenovus, a Wales-based cancer charity, providing research support, carrying out evaluations to improve service delivery for those affected by cancer and particulalry those affected by deprivation and running/evaluating creative writing support groups also for people affected by cancer.
From 2015 to 2019 I worked as a Research Associate at the Wales Institute for Social and Economic Research Data and Methods (WISERD) within Cardiff University's School of Social Sciences - before going on to become PI for my own project and a Lecturer in Social Policy.
