Cambridge
0845 196 2559
marina.bush@anglia.ac.uk

Qualifications & Memberships

• Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching (HE) ARU
• MPhil in Modern Society and Global Transformations University of Cambridge
• PG Cert in Applied Social Research ARU
• BA Hons Sociology ARU

• Member of Higher Education Academy

Courses

• Research Methods in Health and Social Studies
• Social Problems, Politics and Policy-Making
• Working with Groups and Communities
• International and Community Development
• Violence and Harm
• Context of Social Housing Provision

Outline of Career

Marina Bush (formerly Marina Stott) worked for several years in a local authority community development service before joining the Social Policy team at Anglia. Marina has a long-standing interest in notions of 'community', identity and participation, with a particular interest in social class and marginalised communities. Marina has worked on several research projects looking at the participation and exclusion of different communities including a Gypsy and Traveller Needs Assessment, Equality and Diversity in the UK Fire Service, Poor White Communities' Perceptions of Ethnic Minorities and a Community Consultation for a housing masterplan. Marina has also examined what lessons can be learned from the New Towns programme for new community building and reviewed the Big Society plan.

Research Interest

Research interests include notions of community and community building, social class, identity and belonging.

Selected Publications

• Marina Stott ed. (2011) The Big Society Challenge Keystone Development Trust
• Marina Stott, Neil Stott and Colin Wyles (2009) Learning from the past? Building community in new towns, growth areas and new communities Keystone Development Trust
• Steve Garner, James Cowles, Barbara Lung and Marina Stott (2008) Sources of resentment, and perceptions of ethnic minorities among poor white people in England NCF and DCLG
• Development Trust Association Annual Conference Sept. 12-14 2010
• Researching Community: What do we know and how do we know it?