Alison Rooke
Dr Alison J. Rooke is a sociologist with specialism in urban theory and creative research methods. She has an ongoing interest in the dynamics of participation in the city brought about through arts based urban interventions, urban policy and regeneration.
Over the last 20 years Alison has worked in partnership with arts, cultural and educational institutions developing critical and collaborative approaches to research and evaluation at a local, national and international levels. Projects have focused on the areas of urban governance, cultural industries and arts evaluation, third sector research, citizenship, participatory urban planning and participatory arts. Alison is a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London where she was a Senior Lecturer and Director of the Centre for Urban and Community Research. Examples of her research reports and academic writing can be accessed at Goldsmiths here and at Academia Edu.