Mr Des McNulty
- Honorary Fellow, Civic Partnership & Place Leadership (Office of the Vice Principals)
Publications
2025
Gibbs, Ewan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7487-7241, Mackenzie, Ewan, McKinlay, Alan, McNulty, Des, Phillips, Jim
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5183-9469 and Procter, Stephen
(2025)
Rolls-Royce engineers and deindustrialization in Scotland from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Modern British History, 36(2),
hwaf002.
(doi: 10.1093/tcbh/hwaf002)
2024
Gibbs, Ewan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7487-7241, Mackenzie, Ewan, McKinlay, Alan, McNulty, Des, Phillips, Jim
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5183-9469 and Procter, Stephen
(2024)
Governing the factory: microhistories of the present.
Management and Organizational History,
(doi: 10.1080/17449359.2024.2409127)
(Early Online Publication)
2019
Langer, Ana Ines ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5331-544X, Comerford, Michael and McNulty, Des
(2019)
Online allies and tricky freelancers: understanding the differences in the role of social media in the campaigns for the Scottish Independence Referendum.
Political Studies, 67(4),
pp. 834-854.
(doi: 10.1177/0032321718811252)
2018
Waite, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0567-5683, Maclennan, Duncan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8425-3344, Roy, Graeme
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5376-5408 and McNulty, Des
(2018)
The emergence and evolution of City Deals in Scotland.
Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary, 42(4),
pp. 75-90.
Williams, Evan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3673-5714, Bailey, Nick
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1618-5949 and McNulty, Des
(2018)
Report on the Child Poverty Strategy for Scotland 2014-2017.
Project Report.
Policy Scotland, Glasgow.
Bailey, Nick ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1618-5949 and McNulty, Des
(2018)
Inequality and poverty.
In: Maclennan, Duncan, Gibb, Kenneth, McNulty, Des and Comerford, Michael (eds.)
The Scottish Economy: A Living Book.
Series: Regions and cities.
Routledge.
ISBN 9781138960916
2017
Maclennan, Duncan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8425-3344, Gibb, Kenneth
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1148-9249, McNulty, Des and Comerford, Michael (Eds.)
(2017)
The Scottish Economy: A Living Book.
Series: Regions and cities.
Routledge: Abingdon ; New York.
ISBN 9781138960916
Gibb, Ken ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1148-9249, McNulty, Des, Maclennan, Duncan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8425-3344 and Comerford, Michael
(2017)
The Scottish economy: Background and context.
In: Gibb, Kenneth, Maclennan, Duncan, McNulty, Des and Comerford, Michael (eds.)
The Scottish Economy: A Living Book.
Series: Regions and cities.
Routledge: Abingdon ; New York, pp. 1-10.
ISBN 9781138960916
Waite, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0567-5683, McGregor, Alan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4860-9347 and McNulty, Des
(2017)
Inclusive Growth and City Deals.
Project Report.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Waite, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0567-5683, McGregor, Alan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4860-9347 and McNulty, Des
(2017)
Issue Paper on City Deals and Inclusive Growth.
Discussion Paper.
Policy Scotland.
2016
McNulty, Des, Watson, Nicholas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0364-427X and Philo, Gregory
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1552-4563
(2016)
Human rights versus citizenship rights: media coverage of human rights in the UK.
In: Weber, Leanne, Fishwick, Elaine and Marmo, Marinello (eds.)
The Routledge International Handbook of Criminology and Human Rights.
Series: Routledge international handbooks.
Routledge.
ISBN 9781138931176
Gibb, Kenneth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1148-9249, McNulty, Des and McLaughlin, Tony
(2016)
Risk and resilience in the Scottish social housing sector: ‘We’re all risk managers’.
International Journal of Housing Policy, 16(4),
pp. 435-457.
(doi: 10.1080/14616718.2016.1198085)
2015
Gibb, K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1148-9249, McNulty, D. and McLaughlin, T.
(2015)
Reform, Risk, Resilience: Social Housing in Scotland.
Discussion Paper.
Policy Scotland / Wheatley Group, Glasgow.
McNulty, Des (2015) Fiscal decentralisation for Scotland: risks and consequences for the UK. In: Pola, Giancarlo (ed.) Principles and Practices of Fiscal Autonomy: Experiences, Debates and Prospects. Series: Federalism studies. Routledge. ISBN 9781472467713
2014
MacLennan, Duncan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8425-3344, McNulty, Des and Gibb, Ken
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1148-9249
(2014)
Scotland’s Place in a New Union: Urgent Questions for a Sustained Conversation.
Working Paper.
Policy Scotland, Glasgow.
McNulty, Des, Watson, Nick ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0364-427X and Philo, Gregory
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1552-4563
(2014)
Human rights and prisoners' rights: the British press and the shaping of public debate.
Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 53(4),
pp. 360-376.
(doi: 10.1111/hojo.12075)
Gibb, Kenneth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1148-9249 and McNulty, Des
(2014)
Risk, resilience and effectiveness in the non-profit sector: the case of housing associations.
Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance, 1(4),
pp. 349-364.
(doi: 10.1108/JOEPP-09-2014-0059)
Gibb, Kenneth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1148-9249, Sprigings, Nigel, Wright, Sharon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6312-6052 and McNulty, Des
(2014)
Evidence Review of the Impacts of UK Welfare Reform Affecting Housing.
Project Report.
Scottish Government Housing and Regeneration Division, Glasgow.
2001
McNulty, D. (2001) Scottish devolution: Perspectives on adaption and innovation. In: Falconer, Peter, Smith, Colin F. and Webster, R. (eds.) Managing Parliaments in the 21st Century: EGPA Yearbook. Series: International Institute of Administrative Sciences monographs (16). IOS Press: Amsterdam, p. 17. ISBN 9781586031541
1998
Hill, Sandra and McNulty, Des (1998) Overcoming cultural barriers to change. Health Manpower Management, 24(1), pp. 6-12. (doi: 10.1108/09552069810196577)
1996
McNulty, Des (1996) The Future of Public Policy in Scotland in the Context of Local Government Reorganisation. Series: Caledonian papers: policy series (8). Glasgow Caledonian University: Glasgow. ISBN 9780948255915
1995
McNulty, Des (1995) Referenda and Citizens' Ballots: the Scope and Limitations of Direct Democracy at Local Level. Series: CLD research report, 15. Commission for Local Democracy: London. ISBN 9781899108800
1994
McNulty, Des (1994) Setting the Agenda: Local Government Reorganisation and the Voluntary Sector. In: SCVO Conference, Glasgow, Scotland,
1992
McKinlay, Alan and McNulty, Des (1992) At the cutting edge of new realism: the engineers' 35 hour week campaign. Industrial Relations Journal, 23(3), pp. 205-213. (doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2338.1992.tb00618.x)
1991
McNulty, Des and McKinlay, Alan (1991) Open secrets and hidden agendas: working time, flexibility and industrial relations in British engineering. In: Blyton, P. and Morris, J. (eds.) A Flexible Future? Prospects for Employment and Organisation. Series: De Gruyter studies in organization (30). De Gruyter: Berlin. ISBN 9783110124347
1990
McNulty, Des (1990) Nursing and Technical Change. In: Abbott, Pamela and Wallace, Claire (eds.) The Sociology of the Caring Professions. Falmer Press: London. ISBN 9781850008248
1989
McNulty, Des (1989) Nursing and New Technology. In: Annual Conference of the British Sociological Association, 1989,
1987
McNulty, Des (1987) Local dimensions of closure. In: Dickson, Tony and Judge, David (eds.) The Politics of Industrial Closure. Macmillan Press: Houndmills, pp. 35-69. ISBN 0333404939
Articles
Gibbs, Ewan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7487-7241, Mackenzie, Ewan, McKinlay, Alan, McNulty, Des, Phillips, Jim
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5183-9469 and Procter, Stephen
(2025)
Rolls-Royce engineers and deindustrialization in Scotland from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Modern British History, 36(2),
hwaf002.
(doi: 10.1093/tcbh/hwaf002)
Gibbs, Ewan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7487-7241, Mackenzie, Ewan, McKinlay, Alan, McNulty, Des, Phillips, Jim
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5183-9469 and Procter, Stephen
(2024)
Governing the factory: microhistories of the present.
Management and Organizational History,
(doi: 10.1080/17449359.2024.2409127)
(Early Online Publication)
Langer, Ana Ines ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5331-544X, Comerford, Michael and McNulty, Des
(2019)
Online allies and tricky freelancers: understanding the differences in the role of social media in the campaigns for the Scottish Independence Referendum.
Political Studies, 67(4),
pp. 834-854.
(doi: 10.1177/0032321718811252)
Waite, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0567-5683, Maclennan, Duncan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8425-3344, Roy, Graeme
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5376-5408 and McNulty, Des
(2018)
The emergence and evolution of City Deals in Scotland.
Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary, 42(4),
pp. 75-90.
Gibb, Kenneth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1148-9249, McNulty, Des and McLaughlin, Tony
(2016)
Risk and resilience in the Scottish social housing sector: ‘We’re all risk managers’.
International Journal of Housing Policy, 16(4),
pp. 435-457.
(doi: 10.1080/14616718.2016.1198085)
McNulty, Des, Watson, Nick ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0364-427X and Philo, Gregory
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1552-4563
(2014)
Human rights and prisoners' rights: the British press and the shaping of public debate.
Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 53(4),
pp. 360-376.
(doi: 10.1111/hojo.12075)
Gibb, Kenneth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1148-9249 and McNulty, Des
(2014)
Risk, resilience and effectiveness in the non-profit sector: the case of housing associations.
Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance, 1(4),
pp. 349-364.
(doi: 10.1108/JOEPP-09-2014-0059)
Hill, Sandra and McNulty, Des (1998) Overcoming cultural barriers to change. Health Manpower Management, 24(1), pp. 6-12. (doi: 10.1108/09552069810196577)
McKinlay, Alan and McNulty, Des (1992) At the cutting edge of new realism: the engineers' 35 hour week campaign. Industrial Relations Journal, 23(3), pp. 205-213. (doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2338.1992.tb00618.x)
Books
McNulty, Des (1996) The Future of Public Policy in Scotland in the Context of Local Government Reorganisation. Series: Caledonian papers: policy series (8). Glasgow Caledonian University: Glasgow. ISBN 9780948255915
McNulty, Des (1995) Referenda and Citizens' Ballots: the Scope and Limitations of Direct Democracy at Local Level. Series: CLD research report, 15. Commission for Local Democracy: London. ISBN 9781899108800
Book Sections
Bailey, Nick ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1618-5949 and McNulty, Des
(2018)
Inequality and poverty.
In: Maclennan, Duncan, Gibb, Kenneth, McNulty, Des and Comerford, Michael (eds.)
The Scottish Economy: A Living Book.
Series: Regions and cities.
Routledge.
ISBN 9781138960916
Gibb, Ken ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1148-9249, McNulty, Des, Maclennan, Duncan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8425-3344 and Comerford, Michael
(2017)
The Scottish economy: Background and context.
In: Gibb, Kenneth, Maclennan, Duncan, McNulty, Des and Comerford, Michael (eds.)
The Scottish Economy: A Living Book.
Series: Regions and cities.
Routledge: Abingdon ; New York, pp. 1-10.
ISBN 9781138960916
McNulty, Des, Watson, Nicholas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0364-427X and Philo, Gregory
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1552-4563
(2016)
Human rights versus citizenship rights: media coverage of human rights in the UK.
In: Weber, Leanne, Fishwick, Elaine and Marmo, Marinello (eds.)
The Routledge International Handbook of Criminology and Human Rights.
Series: Routledge international handbooks.
Routledge.
ISBN 9781138931176
McNulty, Des (2015) Fiscal decentralisation for Scotland: risks and consequences for the UK. In: Pola, Giancarlo (ed.) Principles and Practices of Fiscal Autonomy: Experiences, Debates and Prospects. Series: Federalism studies. Routledge. ISBN 9781472467713
McNulty, D. (2001) Scottish devolution: Perspectives on adaption and innovation. In: Falconer, Peter, Smith, Colin F. and Webster, R. (eds.) Managing Parliaments in the 21st Century: EGPA Yearbook. Series: International Institute of Administrative Sciences monographs (16). IOS Press: Amsterdam, p. 17. ISBN 9781586031541
McNulty, Des and McKinlay, Alan (1991) Open secrets and hidden agendas: working time, flexibility and industrial relations in British engineering. In: Blyton, P. and Morris, J. (eds.) A Flexible Future? Prospects for Employment and Organisation. Series: De Gruyter studies in organization (30). De Gruyter: Berlin. ISBN 9783110124347
McNulty, Des (1990) Nursing and Technical Change. In: Abbott, Pamela and Wallace, Claire (eds.) The Sociology of the Caring Professions. Falmer Press: London. ISBN 9781850008248
McNulty, Des (1987) Local dimensions of closure. In: Dickson, Tony and Judge, David (eds.) The Politics of Industrial Closure. Macmillan Press: Houndmills, pp. 35-69. ISBN 0333404939
Edited Books
Maclennan, Duncan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8425-3344, Gibb, Kenneth
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1148-9249, McNulty, Des and Comerford, Michael (Eds.)
(2017)
The Scottish Economy: A Living Book.
Series: Regions and cities.
Routledge: Abingdon ; New York.
ISBN 9781138960916
Research Reports or Papers
Williams, Evan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3673-5714, Bailey, Nick
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1618-5949 and McNulty, Des
(2018)
Report on the Child Poverty Strategy for Scotland 2014-2017.
Project Report.
Policy Scotland, Glasgow.
Waite, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0567-5683, McGregor, Alan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4860-9347 and McNulty, Des
(2017)
Inclusive Growth and City Deals.
Project Report.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Waite, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0567-5683, McGregor, Alan
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4860-9347 and McNulty, Des
(2017)
Issue Paper on City Deals and Inclusive Growth.
Discussion Paper.
Policy Scotland.
Gibb, K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1148-9249, McNulty, D. and McLaughlin, T.
(2015)
Reform, Risk, Resilience: Social Housing in Scotland.
Discussion Paper.
Policy Scotland / Wheatley Group, Glasgow.
MacLennan, Duncan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8425-3344, McNulty, Des and Gibb, Ken
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1148-9249
(2014)
Scotland’s Place in a New Union: Urgent Questions for a Sustained Conversation.
Working Paper.
Policy Scotland, Glasgow.
Gibb, Kenneth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1148-9249, Sprigings, Nigel, Wright, Sharon
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6312-6052 and McNulty, Des
(2014)
Evidence Review of the Impacts of UK Welfare Reform Affecting Housing.
Project Report.
Scottish Government Housing and Regeneration Division, Glasgow.
Conference Proceedings
McNulty, Des (1994) Setting the Agenda: Local Government Reorganisation and the Voluntary Sector. In: SCVO Conference, Glasgow, Scotland,
McNulty, Des (1989) Nursing and New Technology. In: Annual Conference of the British Sociological Association, 1989,