Dr Jane Cullingworth

Research Fellow (Urban Studies & Social Policy)

email: Jane.Cullingworth@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns: She/her/hers

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2098-8074

Biography

I completed a PhD at the University of Glasgow in June 2020. My thesis, Democratic governance through intermediary bodies: a case study of third sector interfaces in Scotland, explored the relationship between the third sector and the state, looking at the nature of an intermediary body’s participation in governance networks in an urban local authority. My findings suggested that a Third Sector Interface’s independence can be compromised by its close involvement with state actors and its legitimacy with the broader third sector undermined. The research raises a fundamental challenge: how do civil society actors participate in democratic governance while maintaining both autonomy from the state and legitimacy with civil society?

I am currently the lead Research Fellow on a three-year ESRC research project, Exploring the Inequalities and Diversities in Disabled Young Adult Transitions. I have worked on a range of other research projects related to the experiences of disabled people including, Disabled People and COVID-19; and IPS Beyond SMI: Maximising Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Beyond Severe Mental Illness (SMI).

Prior to academia, I was a practitioner in the third sector for over 30 years, primarily in Toronto, Canada. I worked in a range of roles from community worker through to chief executive.

Research interests

Research groups

Social & Urban Policy

Publications

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Number of items: 26.

2025

Pearson, C. , Cullingworth, J. , Salmon, K., McLaughlin, J., Watson, N. , Shildrick, T. and Bailey, A. (2025) Policy failure in the lives of young disabled people: in search of good transitions. Social Policy and Administration, (Accepted for Publication)

2024

Cullingworth, J. and Macmillan, R. (2024) Third Sector Support Infrastructure: Towards a Comparative Framework. 16th ISTR Conference, Antwerp, Belgium, 16-19 Jul 2024.

Cullingworth, J. (2024) Strengthening the Role of Third Sector Intermediary Bodies in Democratic Governance: Developing Strategies with State and Non-state Actors. 16th ISTR Conference, Antwerp, Belgium, 16-19 Jul 2024.

Whitworth, A., Baxter, S., Cullingworth, J. and Clowes, M. (2024) Individual Placement and Support (IPS) beyond severe mental health: an overview review and meta-analysis of evidence around vocational outcomes. Preventive Medicine Reports, 43, 102786. (doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102786) (PMID:38975284) (PMCID:PMC11225006)

Baxter, S., Cullingworth, J. , Whitworth, A., Runswick-Cole, K. and Clowes, M. (2024) Understanding interventions and outcomes in supported employment and individual placement support: A qualitative evidence synthesis. Disability and Health Journal, 17(2), 101579. (doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2024.101579) (PMID:38242753)

Cullingworth, J. (2024) From Knowledge to Action: Strengthening Third Sector–State Relations in Scotland. [Research Reports or Papers]

2023

Scherer, N., Wiseman, P. , Watson, N. , Brunner, R. , Cullingworth, J. , Hameed, S., Pearson, C. and Shakespeare, T. (2023) 'Do they ever think about people like us?': The experiences of people with learning disabilities in England and Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic. Critical Social Policy, 43(3), pp. 423-447. (doi: 10.1177/02610183221109147) (PMID:37461432) (PMCID:PMC9240722)

2022

Cullingworth, J. , Brunner, R. and Watson, N. (2022) Not the usual suspects: creating the conditions for and implementing co-production with marginalised young people in Glasgow. Public Policy and Administration, (doi: 10.1177/09520767221140439) (Early Online Publication)

Mcbride, M., Feeney, E., Pirie, C. and Cullingworth, J. (2022) At the COVID-19 frontlines: voluntary sector support for refugee and migrant families in Glasgow. In: Rees, James, Macmillan, Rob, Dayson, Chris, Damm, Chris and Bynner, Claire (eds.) COVID-19 and the Voluntary and Community Sector in the UK: Responses, Impacts and Adaptation. Policy Press: Bristol. ISBN 9781447365501

Cullingworth, J. , Watson, N. , Shakespeare, T., Brunner, R. , Pearson, C. and Scherer, N. (2022) “They have been a saving grace in all this”: the role of the third sector in disabled people’s experiences of COVID-19 and implications for sector–state relations. Voluntary Sector Review, (Early Online Publication)

Pearson, C. , Watson, N. , Brunner, R. , Cullingworth, J. , Hameed, S., Scherer, N. and Shakespeare, T. (2022) Covid-19 and the crisis in social care: exploring the experiences of disabled people in the pandemic. Social Policy and Society, (doi: 10.1017/S1474746422000112) (Early Online Publication)

Karlsson-Brown, P. , Cullingworth, J. and Lebec, L. (2022) Reflections from Our Practice on Developing a University-Voluntary Sector Collaboration. TALON Take5 Symposium, Collaboration in Higher Education, 7 April 2022.

Shakespeare, T., Watson, N. , Brunner, R. , Cullingworth, J. , Hameed, S., Scherer, N., Pearson, C. and Reichenberger, V. (2022) Disabled people in Britain and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Social Policy and Administration, 56(1), pp. 103-117. (doi: 10.1111/spol.12758) (PMID:34548712) (PMCID:PMC8446989)

Murphy, B., Cullingworth, J. , Hoffman, R., McBride, M., McLean, J., Bynner, C. , Ward, S. and Vanatta, S. (2022) Developing a Capabilities Wellbeing Framework with Children, Young People and Stakeholders in Castlemilk. [Research Reports or Papers]

2021

Weakley, S. , Karlsson, P. S. , Cullingworth, J. , Lebec, L. and Fraser, K. (2021) Developing a university-voluntary sector collaboration for social impact. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 18(7), pp. 71-88. (doi: 10.53761/1.18.7.06)

Cullingworth, J. , Karlsson-Brown, P. , Weakley, S. , Lebec, L. and Fraser, K. (2021) Can Universities Be Leaders in Civil Society? Developing a University-Third Sector Collaboration from the Ground Up. 2021 Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference, Birmingham, UK, 6-7 Sept 2021.

Cullingworth, J. , Watson, N. and Shakespeare, T. (2021) “They Have Been a Saving Grace” - The Role of the Third Sector in Disabled People’s Experiences of COVID-19 and Implications for Third Sector-State Relations. 2021 Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference, Birmingham, UK, 6-7 Sept 2021.

Cullingworth, J. , Karlsson-Brown, P. , Weakley, S. and Lebec, L. (2021) Piloting the Collaborative: Building the University of Glasgow’s Relationship with the Local Third Sector. [Website]

Cullingworth, J. , Karlsson-Brown, P. and Weakley, S. (2021) The Collaborative: our work in Phase 1 and building on our successes. [Website]

Cullingworth, J. (2021) Democratic Governance Through Intermediary Bodies: A Case Study of Third Sector Interfaces in Scotland. [Research Reports or Papers]

Cullingworth, J. , Brunner, R. and Shakespeare, T. (2021) Disabled People in Britain and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. [Website]

Shakespeare, T., Watson, N. , Brunner, R. , Cullingworth, J. , Hameed, S., Pearson, C. , Scherer, N. and Reichenberger, V. (2021) Disabled people and the impact of COVID-19: four urgent messages for the government. [Website]

2019

Cullingworth, J. and Escobar, O. (2019) Participation and Representation: Strengthening the Third Sector Voice in Local Governance. [Research Reports or Papers]

2018

Cullingworth, J. , Brunner, R. and Watson, N. (2018) The Operation Modulus Approach: Further Lessons for Public Service Reform. [Research Reports or Papers]

2016

Cullingworth, J. (2016) Participation and representation in Scotland’s third sector interfaces – a new model? [Website]

Cullingworth, J. (2016) What is the future of ‘doing good’ in the UK? [Website]

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