School of Social & Political Sciences

Dr David Waite will join the School of Social and Political Sciences working as a Research Associate within Policy Scotland. As part of the role, David will provide research support to the Independent Commission advising the Glasgow city-region City Deal. David received his PhD in geography at the University of St Andrews in 2015. His research interests cover areas of economic and human geography, looking at: one, the linkages between city-region and devolution policies in the UK; two, the integration of multi-location firms at second-tier city-regions; and, three, the application of critical realism within the social sciences. David worked as a research associate at Cardiff University prior to arriving at Glasgow, and, with colleagues at the School of Geography and Planning, he researched the emergence of city-region initiatives in south-east Wales. Before commencing doctoral research, David worked as a policy analyst for the Ministry of Economic Development (now the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment) in Auckland, New Zealand. 

First published: 31 October 2016