Staff
Professor Mike Danson
Business School Associate Dean of Research & Commercialisation
Reader in Economics and Management
Tel: +(44) 141/ 848 3369
Fax: +(44) 141/ 848 3618
Email:
michael.danson
@uws.ac.uk
Professor Mike Danson is a specialist in regional economics and policy development, publishing widely in the area. With a specific expertise in regional economic development, he is a recognised expert in regional development agencies and their programmes and policies. In the last 10 years, Professor Danson has been editor of 6 books, had over 30 refereed articles published, contributed more than 35 chapters in books and presented 100 conference papers. He has been on the organising committees of over 70 national and international conferences since 1980 and in recognition of these activities, he has been elected in a personal capacity to the Academy of the Learned Societies in the Social Sciences, being one of the first elected from a post-1992 University to the Academy of Social Sciences, subsequently being elected to the posts of Treasurer and Vice Chair for Scotland.
Based on his research and expert advice, Professor Danson has been strongly involved in developing government policies and strategies: Volunteering Strategy for Scotland , Young People Volunteering Strategy for Scotland , Strategy for an Ageing Scotland, and the Employability Framework. He has also been commissioned to advise the Scottish Executive, Scottish Parliament, UK Parliament, Scotland Europa, European Commission, various regional development agencies and other bodies across Europe on a range of issues and themes.
Selected Publications
Refereed Papers (since 2000)
New regions and regionalisation through clusters – city-regions and new problems for the periphery, International Journal of Public Sector Management, forthcoming, 2007.
Fresh or refreshed talent: exploring population change and policy initiatives in Scotland , International Journal on Multicultural Societies (UNESCO), forthcoming, 2007.
An analysis of business angels in Scotland and Poland , with Helinska-Hughes, E., Hughes, M., Paul, S. and Whittam, G., Zagreb International Review of Economics& Business , forthcoming, 2006.
Old industrial regions and employability, Urban Studies , 42(2), 285-300, 2005.
Introducing employability, with R McQuaid and A Green, Urban Studies , 42(2), 191-196, 2005.
Employability and Labour Market Policy, special issue, editor with R McQuaid and A Green, Urban Studies , 42(2), 2005.
National and local agency support for Scottish SME internationalisation activity: lessons for small transition economies, with Helinska-Hughes, E., Hughes, M. and Whittam, G., Int. J. Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Vol. 2, No. 4, 312-330, 2005.
RDAs and benchmarking: learning from good practice when the model has broken, with E. Helinska-Hughes and M. Hughes, Public Policy and Administration , 20, 3, 4-22, 2005.
Adding or subtracting value? Constructions of rurality and Scottish quality food promotion, with K Burnett, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour Research , 10(6), 384-403, 2004.
Time for redistribution of income: the case for a Scottish Service Tax, with G Whittam, Capital& Class , 81, 61-84, 2003.
Confusing clusters? Making sense of the cluster approach in theory and practice, with P Benneworth, P Raines and G Whittam, in European Planning Studies , 11 (5), 511-520, 2003.
European Planning Studies , Special Issue, editor with P Benneworth, P Raines and G Whittam, 11 (5), 2003.
Going grey: demographic change and the changing labour market in Scotland , with R Brown, Local Economy , 18(4), 291-305, 2003.
Land reform in Scotland . The relationship between regionalism and landed property?, with Greg Lloyd, 31 st Symposium International FESF, Sociology and Social Policy , 36, 299-308, 2002
.East European challenges for FDI: A view from the Celtic periphery, with E Helinska-Hughes and M Hughes, Zagreb International Review of Economics& Business , Special Issue, December, 37-52, 2002.
The Central and Eastern European challenge for FDI: lessons from the Celtic periphery, with Ewa Helinska – Hughes and Michael Hughes, Journal of East-West Business , 8(2), 85-104, 2002.
Power and the spirit of clustering, with G Whittam, European Planning Studies , 9 (8), 949-963, 2001.
Scottish land reform – action under way, with G Lloyd. Town& Country Planning , 70 (7-8), 222-223, 2001.
Dyskusja o instytucjonalnym otoczeniu sektora msp w Szkocji – wnioski dla Polski, with Ewa Helinksa-Hughes and Geoff Whittam, Studia Regionalne i Lokalne , 2-3, 6, 31-50, 2001.
Land matters: the land reform debate in Scotland , with G Lloyd, Local Economy , 214-224, 2000.
Arts and culture in regional development in Scotland , with K Burnett, Welsh Economic Review , Winter 2000, 38-42.
Books
Employability and Labour Market Policy , Editor with R McQuaid and A Green, Routledge, 2006.
Divided Scotland , Editor with J Macarthy and D Newlands, Ashgate, 2004.
Chapters in Books
Supporting SMEs in Scotland : strategies for internationalisation, with E Helinska-Hughes, M. D. Hughes and G. Whittam), in: Dana, L., Han, M., Ratten, V., and Welpe. (eds.) A Theory of Internationalisation for European Entrepreneurship, Edward Elgar, (in press for 2007).
The Demographic Context, in S Vickerstaff, W Loretto and P White, The Future for Older Workers: New Perspectives , Policy Press, Bristol , 2007.
Food, rurality and heritage: a study of Scottish discourses of culture, development and enterprise, with Kathryn A. Burnett, Nordic-Scottish University Network for Rural and Regional Development (NSN), Proceedings of NSNs Annual Conference Sept. 22-25 2005, Akureyri Iceland, Edited by El?n Arad?ttir, University of Akureyri, Akureyri Iceland, 2006
Tackling Income Poverty Through Local Taxation, with C Cooper and G Whittam , in G Mooney and G Scott, Poverty in Scotland , Policy Press, Bristol , 2006.
The neo-liberal taxation myth: interventions in Scotland , with C Cooper, G Whittam and T Sheridan, in M Donnelly, Scottish Trade Union Research Network – Fifth Conference, Conference Proceedings , 2006.
Sustainable Development?: Building Social Capital in Gaelic Communities, with D Chalmers, i n Macleod, W. Revitalising Gaelic in Scotland : Policy, Planning and Public Discourse , Dunedin Academic Press, 2006.
Smart, Successful Strategies for SME Support: Lessons from Scotland and Poland, with E Helinska-Hughes and G Whittam, Entrepreneurship and Macroeconomic Management, Conference Proceedings, Pula, Vol.1, pp.240-254, 2005.
Employability and Old Industrial Regions, edited by A Klasik and K Heffner, Sigillum Academiae Oeconomicae, 2004.
The EU and Restructuring of Coal Mining Areas: Potential Lessons from Old Industrial Areas in Britain for Upper Silesia, with E Helinska-Hughes and G Whittam, Sigillum Academiae Oeconomicae, edited by A Klasik and K Heffner, Sigillum Academiae Oeconomicae, 2004.
Regional Disparities in Scotland : Introduction, in M Danson, J Macarthy and D Newlands "Divided Scotland ", Ashgate, 2004.
Economic Development in Scotland , in M Danson, J Macarthy and D Newlands "Divided Scotland ", Ashgate, 2004.
Regional Problems, Regional Policy and Regional Well-being – What Have We Learned in Recent Years?, in "Restructuring Regional and Local Economies Towards a Comparative Study of Scotland and Upper Silesia", edited by G Blazyca, Ashgate, 2003.
SMEs and regeneration – a comparison between Scotland and Poland, with Ewa Helinska-Hughes and Geoff Whittam , in "Restructuring Regional and Local Economies Towards a Comparative Study of Scotland and Upper Silesia", edited by G Blazyca, Ashgate, 119-139, 2003.
as above in "Restructuring Heavy Industrial Regions: Some Experience from Scotland and Upper Silesia ", edited by A Klasik and K Heffner, Sigillum Academiae Oeconomicae, 2003.
Enterprise development: Lessons for enterprise and enterprise clusters from Scotland s experience of regional policy, with Geoff Whittam , in "Restructuring Regional and Local Economies: Towards a Comparative Study of Scotland and Upper Silesia ", ed by G Blazyca, Ashgate, 143-158, 2003.
as above in "Restructuring Heavy Industrial Regions: Some Experience from Scotland and Upper Silesia ", edited by A Klasik and K Heffner, Sigillum Academiae Oeconomicae, 2003.
Older Workers in the Scottish Labour Market: a new agenda, with E Hollywood, R Brown and R McQuaid, Report to SCOTECON, Stirling , 2003, McQuaid older workers Full Report.pdf
Regional Economic Development, Agencies and Competitiveness, in "Irish Regional Economic Development", ed E OLeary, 39-62, Liffey Press, Dublin , 2003.
Devolution and its Ramifications for the Scottish Economy, with K Gilmore in "Scottish Parliament", editor A Lythe, Ashgate, 2001.
Other Publications
Questioning the race to the bottom in corporate tax rates, with C. Cooper and G. Whittam , scottishleftreview , 2006.
Using the tax system under devolution to address the effects of poverty in Scotland , scottishleftreview , 2006.
Official Reports, Publicly Available
EQUAL Employability – Mid-term Evaluation , Ayr College , 2006.
Scotland with An Ageing Population: Economic and Demographic Challenges We Should Have Met by 2031 , Commissioned by Scottish Parliament Future Forum, 2006.
Council Tax Abolition and Service Tax Introduction ( Scotland ) Bill Evidence , with C Copper and G Whittam, Scottish Parliament, 2005.
Benchmarking of Economic Development Agencies , with Ewa Helinska-Hughes, Commissioned by Scottish Enterprise , 2004.
Perceptions of Economic Development Agencies , with Ewa Helinska-Hughes, Commissioned by Scottish Enterprise , 2003.
Strategy for Volunteer Development: Review of Literature and Research , Report to VDS and Scottish Executive, 2003.
Towards a Young People Volunteering Strategy: Analysis of Related Research and Evaluation within the Field , Report to VDS and Scottish Executive, 2003.
Time for Redistribution of Income: The Case for a Scottish Service Tax, with G Whittam, Commissioned submission to Local Government Committee, Scottish Parliament, 2001.
The Scotch Whisky Industry, with G Whittam, Commissioned update to Scottish Affairs Committee, House of Commons, UK Parliament, 2001.