Jed Meers@jed_meers

Lecturer @UoYLaw. Interests in social security law, public law, housing, and licensing.

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Joined February 2009
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Here's Brad from @BeerChannel supping a pint of our @HalfMoonBrewer Swan Session Blonde in the intro to Pt6 of their brilliant #KeepCaskAlive documentary series. Fascinating & hugely worthwhile film project with a valuable @unesco goal. Check it out! youtu.be/D8LiB6yvlx4?si=R6Yw…
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Exciting to see the trailer for the Keep Cask Alive 2 series @BeerChannel - trailer features @jed_meers in the @theswanyork looking excited about cask! #keepcaskalive2 youtube.com/watch?v=0BNKJVBk…

Keep Cask Alive 2 – The Trailer

For the last year, we have been travelling all over the UK to gathe...

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⏰ One week left to apply for a 2 year post-doctoral Fellowship looking at the Universal Credit 'targeted case review' process as part of the Administrative Fairness Lab @UniOfYork, working with the amazing @jed_meers: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/rese…
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Always lovely to see something make it to publication stage! Myself & Mark Simpson have a chapter on 'Welfare Rights in Theory & Practice' & our colleague @C_Fitz_ has one on 'Poor Citizens: social welfare & the encouragement of work' in this Handbook on #SocialWelfare Law ⤵️
Elgar Law@Elgar_Law
22 Nov 2024
Research Handbook on Social #Welfare Law Edited by @helenpcarr of @UoSLawSchool, @EdKirtonDarling of @BristolUniLaw, @jed_meers from @UoYLaw and Maria Fernanda Salcedo Repolês of @ieatufmg More information ➡️ e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/978180… Free chapter ➡️ doi.org/10.4337/978180037942…
Presenting diverse understandings of the origins and development of social welfare law, this globally informed Research Handbook embraces the inherent contradictions and complexities within the field. It emphasises the importance of ethical research and inclusivity and recognises the value of historical and contemporary methodologies.

ALT Presenting diverse understandings of the origins and development of social welfare law, this globally informed Research Handbook embraces the inherent contradictions and complexities within the field. It emphasises the importance of ethical research and inclusivity and recognises the value of historical and contemporary methodologies.
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So proud to have contributed to this! During my PhD my Bible was "Social Security Law in Context" edited by Neville Harris, particularly Laura Lundy's chpt on unemployment & so I've updated it to pay it forward to those coming behind me! ✨
Elgar Law@Elgar_Law
22 Nov 2024
Research Handbook on Social #Welfare Law Edited by @helenpcarr of @UoSLawSchool, @EdKirtonDarling of @BristolUniLaw, @jed_meers from @UoYLaw and Maria Fernanda Salcedo Repolês of @ieatufmg More information ➡️ e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/978180… Free chapter ➡️ doi.org/10.4337/978180037942…
Presenting diverse understandings of the origins and development of social welfare law, this globally informed Research Handbook embraces the inherent contradictions and complexities within the field. It emphasises the importance of ethical research and inclusivity and recognises the value of historical and contemporary methodologies.

ALT Presenting diverse understandings of the origins and development of social welfare law, this globally informed Research Handbook embraces the inherent contradictions and complexities within the field. It emphasises the importance of ethical research and inclusivity and recognises the value of historical and contemporary methodologies.

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Elgar Law@Elgar_Law
22 Nov 2024
Research Handbook on Social #Welfare Law Edited by @helenpcarr of @UoSLawSchool, @EdKirtonDarling of @BristolUniLaw, @jed_meers from @UoYLaw and Maria Fernanda Salcedo Repolês of @ieatufmg More information ➡️ e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/978180… Free chapter ➡️ doi.org/10.4337/978180037942…
Presenting diverse understandings of the origins and development of social welfare law, this globally informed Research Handbook embraces the inherent contradictions and complexities within the field. It emphasises the importance of ethical research and inclusivity and recognises the value of historical and contemporary methodologies.

ALT Presenting diverse understandings of the origins and development of social welfare law, this globally informed Research Handbook embraces the inherent contradictions and complexities within the field. It emphasises the importance of ethical research and inclusivity and recognises the value of historical and contemporary methodologies.
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Congratulations to Charlotte O'Brien @UoYLaw, who is a finalist for the @ESRC Celebrating #ImpactPrize 2024. This award recognises outstanding impact with Charlotte shortlisted for her work leading the @EURightsHub project. Watch the video: tinyurl.com/2fbc4uc4 #YorkResearch
Headshot of Professor Charlotte O'Brien, York Law School. Text reads: “It's fantastic to have this recognition from the ESRC. At The EU Rights and Brexit Hub we work together with the organisations supporting EU nationals and their families to improve the rights and lives of those affected by the Withdrawal Agreement.”

ALT Headshot of Professor Charlotte O'Brien, York Law School. Text reads: “It's fantastic to have this recognition from the ESRC. At The EU Rights and Brexit Hub we work together with the organisations supporting EU nationals and their families to improve the rights and lives of those affected by the Withdrawal Agreement.”

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🆕👇This paper by @jed_meers et al. uses extensive interview data on the UK's Universal Credit working-age benefit to provide a detailed analysis of the role of interfaces in the modern welfare state. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

An ‘interface first’ bureaucracy: Interface design, universal credit and the digital welfare state

The front-line of the welfare state is increasingly not a letter, phone call or face-to-face visit, but an online user-interface. This ‘interface first’ bureaucracy is a fundamental reshaping of...

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The second edition celebrating our 30th anniversary has landed, with articles covering the past, present and future of #SocialSecurity law, as well as a case review, book reviews, and a bumper legislation and case digest. What more could anyone want?! 🧵
The second edition celebrating our 30th anniversary has landed, with articles covering the past, present and future of #SocialSecurity law, as a case review, book reviews, legislation review and case digest. What more could anyone want?! 🧵

ALT The second edition celebrating our 30th anniversary has landed, with articles covering the past, present and future of #SocialSecurity law, as a case review, book reviews, legislation review and case digest. What more could anyone want?! 🧵

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My first article is out! Based on a chapter of my master thesis, looking at the design of local welfare assistance schemes across England! doi.org/10.1080/09649069.202…

‘This is counterproductive’: the design of local welfare assistance schemes in England

Central government is transferring increasing discretionary powers for social security to local authorities (LAs) in England. The responsibility for the design, implementation, and oversight of a s...

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Ahh my article on Personalisation under the #HomelessnessReductionAct 2017 has snuck in over the weekend! Open access in JSWFL. Thanks @jed_meers for being a fab editor as always, and thanks to anon reviewer for allowing my wayward thoughts onto paper. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…

Personalisation under the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017: how personal are personal housing plans?

This article explores the personalisation of homelessness services in the context of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017. This ambitious piece of legislative reform introduced requirements on local...

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A great afternoon yesterday doing some filming @theswanyork with @JonnyGarrett, @mrbradevans and @jed_meers - talking pubs and beer! Brin also tried to get in on the filming- wonder if he will make the cut? #pub #beer
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Very excited that my online book launch (volume out now w/ @hartpublishing) will take place next week 🥳 we’ll talk all things EU citizenship, migration and welfare and welcome anybody interested in these topics to join us online! @mpilhlt @maxplancklaw
Flyer for virtual book launch for volume “Free movement and welfare access in the EU”

ALT Flyer for virtual book launch for volume “Free movement and welfare access in the EU”

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RT @JaneRichardsHK: My latest article in OJLS “Insanity, Disability and Responsibility: Rethinking Autonomy to Challenge Structural Inequal…

Insanity, Disability and Responsibility: Rethinking Autonomy to Challenge Structural Inequality

Abstract. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) operates as a lens of analysis to show that the insanity doctrine and its dispos

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Alex Clegg@Alex__Clegg
13 Jun 2024
Thread on our new election briefing on social security. Read it here resolutionfoundation.org/pub…

Ratchets, retrenchment and reform • Resolution Foundation

Spending on social security as a share of GDP has risen slightly since the financial crisis, but the system in Great Britain has undergone profound change over the same time. Large-scale structural...

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Mike Brewer@MikeBrewerEcon
13 Jun 2024
New @resfoundation report out today on the state of social security, by @Alex__Clegg on where 14 years of reforms have left us and what challenges await the next Government. Thread below.
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Got experience of claiming social security? Interested to help contribute to the first major study of devolution & social security in the UK? Check out (and please do share) this new opportunity, part of our @NuffieldFound funded study.
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