Filip Sosenko, PhD

I am a Research Associate at the Institute for Housing, Urban & Real Estate Research (Heriot-Watt University). I work primarily with Prof. Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Prof. Hal Pawson, Dr Gina Netto and Prof. Glen Bramley.

My research interests lie in four fields: Urban Studies, Community Cohesion (particularly the social integration of new economic migrants in the UK), social housing policy and practice, and general sociological theory and research methods. Since early 2008 I have been involved in several research projects undertaking both qualitative and quantitative research, working with a range of clients including the Scottish Government, Communities and Local Government, and the Housing Corporation/TSA.

In 2007 I received a PhD in theoretical Sociology, my thesis being a systematic study into the extent to which qualitative research can be regarded as 'scientific'. The PhD was innovative in two regards: its comparison of methodologists' recommendations with actual research practice, and its examination of qualitative projects that are not granted 'scientific' status, such as documentary films and literary reportage.

I am interested in collaborative projects that relate to any of my fields of interest.

Qualifications

2007	PhD in Sociology. The University of Edinburgh
2002	MA in Sociology. Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
2000	BA in Sociology. Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland

Employment History

Jan 2008 - present	Research Associate, School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University.
2007	Policy Officer, Mental Health Division, The Scottish Government.
2006-2007	Research Assistant, School of Social and Political Studies, The University of Edinburgh
2002-2007	Tutor & Lab Assistant, School of Social and Political Studies, The University of Edinburgh

Past Research Projects

2011	Housing Options Study. Glasgow Housing Association
2011	Evaluating the 'Whole Housing Market Approach' to Homelessness Prevention in Newcastle. Newcastle City Council
2011	Good Practice on Resident Involvement in Social Housing in the UK and Europe. Hyde Housing Group
2011	The Social Integration of Polish Migrants in Scotland. Project Proposal to the Leverhulme Trust
2010	Evaluation of the London Accessible Housing Register project. Communities and Local Government & the Greater London Authority
2010	Ethnicity & Employment in Scotland: A Literature Review. The Scottish Government
2010	Poverty & Ethnicity: Scotland Literature Review. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation
2010	Scottish Ministers Gender Equality Duty – Violence Against Women (literature review). The Scottish Government
2010	Quality Review of National Indicator 160 Tenant Survey Data. Communities and Local Government
2010	Evaluation of the Mortgage Rescue Scheme and Homeowners Mortgage Support. Communities and Local Government
2009	Evaluation of GHA Homechoice Pathfinder Scheme. Glasgow Housing Association
2009	Assessing Resident Satisfaction. London & Quadrant Group
2008 – 09	Housing Associations' Practice on Rent Arrears Management. Tenant Services Authority
2008 – 09	Evaluation of 'Moving Forward'. Notting Hill Housing Trust
2008 - 09	Choice-based Lettings and Vulnerable Groups. Communities and Local Government
2008	Evaluation of the Mortgage to Rent Scheme. The Scottish Government
2008	Sustainable Urban Form. EPSRC
2008	Evaluation of the Intensive Family Support Projects in Scotland. The Scottish Government
2008	Sector Study 61: Sector Restructuring. The Housing Corporation
2006-2007	Religion and human rights. Economic and Social Research Council
2006	A comparative analysis of voter turnout in regional elections. The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
2003	The health of young mothers in Western Scotland. NHS Scotland

Current Work

2012	Poverty and Ethnicity: Employer Behaviour and workplace culture. Joseph Rowntree Foundation
2012	Evaluation of Crisis' Pre-employment Programme for A8 & A2 Nationals in London. Crisis
2011-2012	Making Places Profitable, Public and Private Open Spaces (MP4). European Union Interreg IVB programme for the North Sea Region
2011-2012	Evaluation of North Yorkshire Choice-based Lettings Scheme. Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

• Pawson, H., & Sosenko, F. (in press). Tenant satisfaction assessment in social housing: how reliable? how meaningful? International Journal of Consumer Studies
• Pawson, H. & Sosenko, F. (in press). The Supply-side Modernisation of Social Housing in England: Analysing Mechanics, Trends and Consequences. Housing Studies
• Netto, G., Bramley, G., & Sosenko, F., Housing disadvantage and ethnicity: insights into specific vulnerabilities through broadening the field of enquiry. (Under review in 'Housing Studies')
• Sosenko, F. Non-fiction literature and interpretive/qualitative research methods: reflections on the meaning of 'social science'. (Conditionally accepted in 'Methodological Innovations Online')
• Nixon, J., Pawson, H., & Sosenko, F. (2010). Rolling Out Anti-social Behaviour Families Projects in England and Scotland: Analysing the Rhetoric and Practice of Policy Transfer. Social Policy & Administration, 44(3).

Research Reports

• Netto, G., Sosenko, F. & Bramley, G. (2011). Poverty and ethnicity in Scotland. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation. (available here)
• Wilcox, S., Wallace, A., Bramley, G., Morgan, J., Sosenko, F., & Ford, J. (2010). Evaluation of the Mortgage Rescue Scheme and Homeowners Mortgage Support: Interim report. London: Communities and Local Government. (available here)
• Pawson, H., & Sosenko, F. (2010). Local authority tenant satisfaction in 2008: Results from local authority STATUS surveys. London: Communities and Local Government. (available here)
• Pawson, H., Sosenko, F., Cowan, D., Croft, J., Cole, M., & Hunter, C. (2010). Rent arrears management practices in the housing association sector. Tenant Services Authority. (available here)
• Pawson, H., Sosenko, F., & Ipsos Mori. (2009). Assessing Resident Satisfaction. London & Quadrant Housing Group. (available here)
• Pawson, H., Sosenko, F., Bateman, C., & Netto, G. (2009). Evaluation of GHA Homechoice Pathfinder – Phase 1 Report. Glasgow Housing Association. (available here)
• Pawson, H., Davidson, E., Sosenko, F., Flint, J., Nixon, J., Casey, R., & Sanderson, D. (2009). Evaluation of Intensive Family Support Projects in Scotland. The Scottish Government. (available here)
• Bramley, G., Karley, N., Morgan, J., Lederle, N., Sosenko, F., Stephens, M., & Wallace, A. (2009). Evaluation of the National Mortgage to Rent Scheme. The Scottish Government. (available here)
• Pawson, H., & Sosenko, F. (2008). Sector Study 61: Sector Restructuring. The Housing Corporation. (available here)

PhD Thesis

• Sosenko, F. (2007). On the Scientific Status of Interpretive Inquiry. University of Edinburgh. (available here)

Review Essays

• Sosenko, F. (2001). Kultura i eksplozja znaczen [Culture and the explosion of meanings]. Studia Socjologiczne, 2.

Presentations & Talks

• Pawson, H., & Sosenko, F. (2011). 'The supply-side modernisation of social housing in England: Analysing recent dimensions and impacts of the post-2007 financial crisis'. Presented at the Housing Studies Association conference "Housing in Hard Times: Class, Poverty and Social Exclusion", The University of York.
• Pawson, H., & Sosenko, F. (2010). 'Tenant satisfaction assessment in social housing: how reliable? How meaningful?'. Presented at the Housing Studies Association conference "New Directions in Housing: Housing in an Era of Change", The University of York.
• Sosenko, F. (2009). 'The Housing Circumstances of Eastern European Migrants in Scotland: a review of existing findings and a proposal for future research'. Presented at the School of the Built Environment seminar series, Heriot-Watt University.
• Sosenko, F. (2009). 'Credit Crunch, the Polish Housing Market and Migrants in the UK: Links & Implications'. Presented at the International Sociological Association conference "Housing Assets, Housing People" (Glasgow, Scotland).
• Nixon, J., Pawson, H., & Sosenko, F. (2009). 'Breaking the Cycle: A Comparative Account of the Development of ASB Family Projects in Scotland and England'. Presented at the Housing Studies Association conference, Cardiff.
• Sosenko, F. (2009). 'The Social Integration of A8 migrants in Scotland'. Presented at the "Migration & Citizenship" seminar, The University of Edinburgh.
• Pawson, H., & Sosenko, F. (2008). 'The Changing Anatomy of England's Independent Non-profit Housing Sector: Charting Recent Restructuring Activity'. Presented at the European Network for Housing Research conference "Shrinking Cities, Sprawling Suburbs, Changing Countrysides", University College, Dublin.
• Sosenko, F. (2005). 'Could Interpretation be regarded as Theoretical Knowledge?'. Presented at the "Social and Political Thought" postgraduate conference, The University of Sussex.
• Sosenko, F. (2005). 'On the Major Predicaments with the Scientific Status of Interpretive Social Science'. Presented at the "Challenging the Boundaries in the Social Sciences" postgraduate conference, The University of Cambridge.
• Sosenko, F. (2003). 'Sociological Theory of Tomorrow'. Presented at the "Mapping Today, Exploring Tomorrow" postgraduate conference, The University of Nottingham.

• Institute for Housing, Urban & Real Estate Research
• Prof. Suzanne Fitzpatrick
• Prof. Hal Pawson
• Dr Gina Netto
• Prof. Glen Bramley
• Dr Sarah Johnsen

Dr Filip Sosenko

Heriot-Watt University
School of the Built Environment
William Arrol Building (2.29b)
Edinburgh
EH14 4AS

Tel. 0131 4514676
E-mail: f.sosenko (at) hw.ac.uk