Edinburgh Law School alumnus leads new research project on policing in the context of climate change
Thu 23 May 2024
Dr Ali Malik, lecturer in Criminal Justice at the University of Leeds, will be leading a project titled ‘Policing and community resilience in the context of climate change’. This project has been funded by the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) Vulnerability & Policing Futures Research Centre.
Dr Malik completed his PhD in Criminology from Edinburgh Law School in 2017. Titled ‘Democracy and epistocracy reconciled? The Scottish Police Authority and police governance in Scotland after 2012’, his research focused on police governance and accountability arrangements in Scotland following reform in 2013. His monograph, ‘The Politics of Police Governance Scottish Police Reform, Localism, and Epistocracy’ published by Policy Press, was officially launched on 22 May 2024 at the School of Law, University of Leeds. Dr Malik was joined by Professor Nick Fyfe (Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen) and Dr Rick Muir (Director of the Police Foundation) in a discussion on developments in police governance and accountability in Britain.
About these achievements, Dr Malik said: “Edinburgh Law School, and the city of Edinburgh, have left a profound impact on my personal and professional growth. I joined in 2012 for the MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice, and was inspired by the rich, inspiring, and supportive research culture at the School. I am particularly grateful to Dr Alistair Henry and Dr Andy Aydın-Aitchison for their support and encouragement throughout the MSc and PhD programmes, and for guiding me through some of the formative years as a scholar.”
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Policing and community resilience in the context of climate change
The Politics of Police Governance - Scottish Police Reform, Localism, and Epistocracy, By Ali Malik