Dr Graham Jeffery

Graham Jeffery is Director of Creative Futures Research Institute and Reader in Music and Performance at the University of the West of Scotland. Researches and writes about collaborative, participatory and interdisciplinary arts and media practice, youth arts, urban regeneration and community development, creative/cultural leadership, creative pedagogy, cultural policy, and cultural economy. Recent publications include: ‘The Art of Survival: a critical exploration of celebratory community performance in the North East of Scotland’, in Duggan, P. (2014) Performing Survival, London: Macmillan Drama; Remaking Society: Communities on the Edge, (2013) (with Kelly H), Newcastle: Swingbridge Media/UWS; Teacher Artist Partnership Programme (TAPP): A Professional Development Model for artists and teachers in partnership, Leeds: CapeUK(with Ledgard, A) (2009).