Dr Ian Stafford
Job title: WISERD Researcher (Policy team)
Institution: WISERD Hub, Cardiff University
Email: StaffordIM@cf.ac.uk
Telephone: 029 208 70325
Role: Ian is member of the policy team within the Wales Institute for Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods and is based at Cardiff University. He is responsible for taking forward the comparative policy analysis strand of WISERD’s research programme and works closely with the Wales Governance Centre.
Biography
Prior to joining WISERD in January 2009 Ian worked for two years at the University of Bristol as Research Associate on the ESRC-funded research project ‘English Regionalism: Rhetoric or Substance? Evaluating Decision Making Procedures for Regional Funding Allocations’ (RES-061-23-0033). Ian also worked on the University of Wales Board of Celtic Studies funded research project ‘Public Policy and Wales-only Legislation: A Study of Transport Policy’ at Swansea University, where he also completed his doctoral thesis on the impact of devolution on the policy making process and policy outputs in Scotland and Wales, using broadband and innovation policy as case studies.
Ian has published several journal articles and regularly contributes papers at UK and International conferences, most recently at the Regional Studies Association International Conference held in Pecs, Hungary, May 2010. In addition he co-organised the ‘Exploring institutional and organisational boundaries across Wales’ in December 2010 and the ‘Funding devolved government in Wales: challenges for the future’ workshop, hosted by WISERD and the Wales Governance Centre and funded by the Independent Commission on Funding and Finance for Wales.
Research Interests
Public policy analysis, theories of policy-making process, policy networks, policy learning, governance, multi-level governance, UK Politics, territorial politics, intergovernmental relations, devolution, transport policy.
Current Research
Ian recently completed a scoping study focused on the regional governance of transport policy in Wales. He is part of a research team that will taking forward the scoping study ‘Understanding the role of ICT use in connectivity of minority communities in Wales’, which has been funded as part of the AHRC’s Connected Communities: Scoping Studies and Research Reviews programme. In addition he is working collaboratively on several prospective research projects with colleagues across WISERD, including a comparative study of public sector delivery in France, Germany and the UK and the analysis of policy outcomes within Wales post-devolution. He has also participated in the rolling out of the National Childhood Development Study within Wales.
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Publications:
Journals
Ayres S, Stafford I, 2011, ‘Promoting decentralized and flexible budgets in England: Lessons from the past and future prospects’ Public Policy and Administration (Available here)
Stafford I, 2011, ‘Devolution in Wales and the 2011 Referendum: the beginning of a new era?’ Scottish Affairs (77) pp 28-53 (Available here)
Smith RJ, Heley J, Stafford I, 2011, ‘Woolworths and Wales: A multi-dimensional analysis’ Sociological Research Online 15 (5) (Available here)
Bradbury J, Stafford I, 2010, ‘The effectiveness of legislative mechanisms for the devolution of powers in the UK: the case of transport devolution to Wales’ Public Money and Management 30(2) pp 97-102 (Available here)
Ayres S, Stafford I, 2009, ‘Deal-making in Whitehall: Competing and complementary motives behind the Review of Sub-national Economic Development and Regeneration’ International Journal of Public Sector Management 22(7) pp 605-622 (Available here)
Bradbury J, Stafford I, 2008, ‘Devolution and Public Policy in Wales: The Case of Transport’ Contemporary Wales 21(1) 67-85 (Available here)
Conference Papers
Stafford I, 2010, ‘Evaluating collaborative decision-making in Wales: The development of Regional Transport Plans’ paper presented at Regional Studies Association Annual International Conference 2010, ‘Regional Responses and Global Shifts: Actors, Institutions and Organisations’, 24–26 May, Pécs, Southern Hungary
Stafford I, Ayres S, 2010, ‘Promoting policy integration in England: Evaluating decision-making procedures for Regional Funding Allocations’ paper presented at 60th Political Studies Association Annual Conference, ‘Sixty Years of Political Studies: Achievements and Futures’, 29 March–1 April, Edinburgh, UK
Stafford I, 2010, ‘The regional governance of transport policy in Wales: towards institutional decongestion?’ paper presented at Political Studies Association British and Comparative Territorial Politics Specialist Group Conference, 7–8 January, University of Oxford, UK
Ayres S, Stafford I, 2009, ‘An actor, game and network analysis of decision making procedures in the English regions’ paper presented at BAM Conference 2009, ‘The End of the Pier? Competing perspectives on the challenges facing business and management’, 15–17 September, Brighton, UK
Stafford I, Ayres S, 2009, ‘Comparing the quality and validity of voice recognition software and professional transcription services’ paper presented at BAM Conference 2009, ‘The End of the Pier? Competing perspectives on the challenges facing business and management’, 15–17 September, Brighton, UK
Bradbury J, Stafford I, 2009, ‘Policy dynamics and the process of sub-state regionalisation: The case of Wales and the devolution of UK transport powers’ paper presented at Public Administration Committee Conference 2009, 8 September, University of Glamorgan, UK
Stafford I, Ayres S, 2009, ‘The impact of the Sub-National Review on inter-governmental relations in England’ paper presented at Public Administration Committee Conference 2009, 7-8 September, University of Glamorgan, UK
Edwards R, Jones M, Stafford I, 2009, ‘Advancing ‘clear red water’ Insights from housing and transport on devolution and public policy’ paper presented at RGS Annual Conference 2009, ‘Geography, Knowledge and Society’, 26 – 28 August, Manchester, UK
Bradbury J, Stafford I, 2009, ‘Policy dynamics and the process of sub-state regionalisation: The case of Wales and the devolution of UK transport powers’ paper presented at 59th Political Studies Association Annual Conference, ‘Challenges for Democracy in a Global Era’, 9 April, Manchester, UK
Ayres S, Stafford I, 2009, ‘Enhancing regional governance capacity in the UK: A comparison of England?s decentralised and devolved arrangements’ paper presented at Regional Studies International Conference, ‘Understanding and Shaping Regions: Spatial, Social and Economic Futures’, 6–8 April, Leuven, Belgium
Ayres S, Stafford I, 2009, ‘Evaluating decision making procedures for regional funding allocations’ paper presented at South West Branch of the Regional Studies Association, 1st South West Branch Conference, 23 January, Bristol, UK
