Dr. Nissa Finney

Research Fellow

Tel: 0161 275 4738
Fax: 0161 275 4722
nissa.finney@manchester.ac.uk

Room G.16

CCSR School of Social Sciences Kantorovich Building Humanities Bridgeford Street University of Manchester Manchester M13 9PL

'Sleepwalking to Segregation'? Challenging myths about race and migration Find out more about the book here.

I joined CCSR in September 2006 having previously held lecturing and research posts at the Universities of Liverpool and Sheffield. My current research is investigating how natural change and migration are changing the geography of ethnic group populations in Britain; and the links between spatial, structural and social dimensions of ethnic integration. This research is funded as a Fellowship (2008-2010) by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) through the Understanding Population Trends and Processes (UPTAP) programme.

I am a member of the Population, Ethnicity, Religion and Migration (PERM) research group and associated with the Migration, Race and Population Dynamics project, on which I worked as a Research Associate until December 2007. I am part of the teaching team for the Demography stream of the MSc in Social Research Methods and Statistics. I am pleased to receive enquiries about my work, PhD supervision or potential collaboration.

Research Interests

Internal migration

Ethnic group demography

Immigrant/ethnic integration

Forced migration

Attitudes towards migrants and minorities

Media representations of migrants and minorities

Mixed methods research

Current Research Projects

Ethnic Group Population Change and Integration, January 2008 - January 2010

Publications

Book

Finney, N. and Simpson, L. (2009) 'Sleepwalking to segregation'? Challenging myths about race and migration Bristol: Policy Press

               Click here for more information, inlcuding to download the summary chapter of the book.

Book Chapter

Finney, N. (forthcoming, 2010) ‘Ethnic group population change and integration: a demographic approach to small area ethnic geographies’ in Stillwell, J. and van Ham, M. (eds) Understanding Population Trends and Processes Volume 3: Ethnicity and Integration Springer, chapter 2

Papers

Catney, G., Finney, N., Taylor, J. and Twigg, L. (editors; forthcoming Jan 2011) ‘Special Issue: New migrations and the complexities of ethnic integration’ Journal of Intercultural Studies

Simpson, L. and Finney, N. (2009) 'Spatial patterns of Internal Migration: Evidence for Ethnic Groups in Britain' Population, Space and Place 15, 37-56

Finney, N. and Simpson, L. (2009) ‘Population dynamics: the roles of natural change and migration in producing the ethnic mosaic’ Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 35(9): 1479-1496

Finney, N. and Simpson, L. (2008) 'Internal migration and ethnic groups: Evidence for Britain from the 2001 Census' Population, Space and Place 14, 63-83

Simpson, L., Gavalas, V. and Finney, N (2008) ‘Population dynamics in ethnically diverse towns: the long-term implications of immigration’ Urban Studies 45 (1): 163-184

Finney, N. and Robinson, V. (2008) ‘Local press negotiation and contestation of national discourses on asylum seeker dispersal’ Social and Cultural Geography 9 (4): 397-414

Finney, N. and Rishbeth, C. (2006) ‘Engaging with Marginalized Groups in Public Open Space Research: The Potential of Collaboration and Combined Methods’ Planning Theory and Practice 7 (1): 27-46

Rishbeth, C. and Finney, N. (2006) ‘Novelty and nostalgia in urban greenspace: refugee perspectives’ Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie 97 (3): 281-295

Working Papers

Finney, N. (2010) 'Understanding ethnic differences in migration of young adults within Britain from a lifecourse perspective' CCSR Working Paper 2001-04

Finney, N. and Simpson, L. (2008) ‘Population dynamics: the roles of natural change and migration in producing the ethnic mosaic’ CCSR Working paper 2008-21

Simpson, L., Finney, N. and Lomax, S. (2008) ‘Components of Population Change: An Indirect Method for Estimating Births, Deaths and Net Migration for Age, Sex, Ethnic Group and sub-Regional Areas of Britain, 1991-2001’ CCSR Working Paper 2008-03

Reports

Finney, N. and Champion, T. (2008) Labour Markets, Skills and Talents: Residential Migration Working paper for the Manchester Independent Economic Review

Finney, N., Kapoor, N., Marshall, A., Sabater, A. and Simpson, L. (2008) Ethnic Inequalities Draft project report for The Runnymede Trust

Finney, N. (2006) Navigation Guide: Public attitudes to asylum London: Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees Available at ICAR's website   

Finney, N. with Peach, E. (2006) Literature Review: Attitudes towards asylum seekers, refugees and other immigrants London: Commission for Racial Equality

Finney, N. (2006) ‘Setting the story straight on asylum’ Searchlight

Finney, N. (2004) Asylum seeker dispersal: press portrayals and public attitudes around the UK PhD Thesis, University of Wales Swansea

Finney, N. (2003) The Challenge of Reporting Refugees and Asylum Seekers ICAR/Presswise: Bristol