Professor of Housing & Social Policy
Housing Studies Rm 3T18, R G Bomont Building, Â鶹´«Ã½AV
I am a Professor of Housing & Social Policy within the Division of Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology.
My first degree was an MA (Joint Hons) in Sociology & Social Policy followed by a PhD in Urban Studies at Glasgow University. Since then I¡¯ve worked in a range of disciplinary environments researching people, place, and policy in a housing context. I am an international expert in housing inequalities and private rented sector precarity and I have published widely on these topics. My research is both applied and theoretically informed. It is underpinned by qualitative epistemologies that emphasise lived experience and the emotions of housing.
I am currently a member of the International Editorial Advisory Board for the journal Housing Studies and the Housing Education in Scotland Steering Group. I'm also a peer-reviewer for a range of academic publishers and research funders.
I¡¯ve previously held varied leadership roles within journals, learned societies, housing organisations and research centres/groups, and been an invited member of various advisory boards, across my 20-year academic career.
My qualitative research focuses on housing inequalities, and the relations of power and governance underpinning these. I've published widely on these topics, including 45+ articles in high impact journals. Areas of expertise include:
My research has been supported by a wide range of funders including the ESRC, the British Academy, the Leverhulme Trust, the Carnegie Foundation, the Scottish Government, and various public, voluntary and charitable sector organisations. During my career I've led/contributed to over 20 research projects with a total value exceeding ?9 million. Current projects are listed on the research tab.
Advisor of Studies, Housing Studies Programme (2019-)
Co-Leader, Public Services and Governance Research Group (2020-)
Programme Director (Housing Studies & Housing Studies with internship) (2019-)
Interviewed for Under One Roof podcast series - Making a House a Home, Rental Reform Across the UK (Nov 2024)
The podcast with Prof. Kim McKee explores:
? The Emotional Significance of Home: Understanding how personalising a living space contributes to identity, security, & well-being.
? Challenges Faced by Renters: Discussing obstacles like restrictions on decorating, fears of sudden eviction, and limited rights that prevent tenants from truly settling in.
? Impact of Rental Reforms: Analysing how upcoming legislative changes aim to empower tenants, granting them more freedom to make their rented spaces feel like home.
Invited speaker, Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) Housing Online Seminar, 20 March 2025
Invited speaker: 'Inclusive Spaces - retrofitting to adapt our homes'
Invited speaker, OchilView Housing Association AGM, September 2024
Invited Speaker, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations Conference , 11 June 2024
Housing education panel on: What Skills Do Our Teams Need in the Future?
Invited Speaker, Share's Annual Conference 15 March 2024
Panellist on housing education session.
Invited webinar for Department of Levelling Up, Housing & Communities 14 March 2024
What do low-income private renters want to see change in Scotland¡¯s private rented sector? Co-presented with Dr T Simcock (Huddersfield).
Invited webinar for Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government 12 March 2025
Webinar for MHCLG on: 'the?power?of?qualitative?methods?in supporting housing and healthy ageing' (National Science Week)
Keynote, Housing Studies Association conference, 16 April 2024
Plenary: 'Housing Precarity, the emotions of housing & wellbeing impacts'
Plenary Speaker, Housing & Welfare Research International Seminar (HOUSINGWEL - Oslo Metropolitan), November 2024
Presentation on: Generation Rent, Crisis, Precarity & the Emotions of Housing
Opinion Piece: Scotland¡¯s commitment to housing education & professionalism
Research Advisory Group member, Safe Suffolk Renters Project (2024-)
Research featured in Dazed magazine: 'Is the idea of Generation Rent a myth?'
Housing Education in Scotland Steering Group
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Intersectional Stigma of Place-based Ageing
PI: Professor Vikki McCall
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE)
PI: Professor Kim McKee
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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What do lower income tenants in Scotland¡¯s private rented sector want to see from a new Rented Sector Strategy?
PI: Professor Kim McKee
Funded by: Joseph Rowntree Foundation
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Choice, Constraint and Conditional Citizenship: analysing migrant homelessness within 'crimmigration' systems
PI: Dr Regina Serpa
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Making a House a ¡®Home¡¯ in the Private Rented Sector: Good Practice Guidance for Landlords
PI: Professor Kim McKee
Funded by: Safe Deposit Scotland Charitable Trust (SDS)
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Blog Post
McCall V & McKee K (2025) Housing¡¯s role in tackling intersectional inequalities: Intersectional Stigma of Place-based Ageing (ISPA). [Blog post] 07.02.2025. https://housingevidence.ac.uk/housings-role-in-tackling-intersectional-inequalities-intersectional-stigma-of-place-based-ageing-ispa/
Article
McCall V, McKee K, Theakstone D, Gallagher McCulloch C & Taylor H (2025) The Reflective Housing Practitioner: The role of qualifications for building empathy and person-centred approaches in the housing sector. Housing and Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/08882746.2024.2448407
Other
PRS precarity - towards a more intersectional understanding?
McKee K (2024) PRS precarity - towards a more intersectional understanding?. [Opinion piece] 11.12.2024. https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/professor-kim-mckee-prs-precarity-towards-a-more-intersectional-understanding
Blog Post
BLOG: Private Rented Sector precarity: towards a more intersectional understanding?
McKee K (2024) BLOG: Private Rented Sector precarity: towards a more intersectional understanding?. [Blog post] 09.12.2024. https://housingevidence.ac.uk/private-rented-sector-precarity-towards-a-more-intersectional-understanding/
Article
McKee K, McCall V, Theakstone D, Wilson K, Reid L, Gilroy R, Manley D, Pearce A, Davison L, Lawrence J & Pemble A (2024) Understanding the intersectional stigma of ageing, disability, and place: a systematic literature mapping review. Housing Studies. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02673037.2024.2421844; https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2024.2421844
Website Content
Scotland¡¯s commitment to housing education & professionalism
McKee K (2024) Scotland¡¯s commitment to housing education & professionalism. [Blog post] 02.04.2024. https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/dr-kim-mckee-scotlands-commitment-to-housing-education-professionalism
Research Report
Theakstone D, Wilson K, McKee K & McCall V (2024) Thinking about Stigma in Housing, Health and Social Care Delivery: Implications from the Intersectional Stigma of Place-Based Ageing (ISPA) Project Evidence Review. ISPA project. Â鶹´«Ã½AV: Â鶹´«Ã½AV.
Newspaper / Magazine
Is the idea of ¡®Generation Rent¡¯ a myth?:
Smith S (2024) Is the idea of ¡®Generation Rent¡¯ a myth?:. McKee K (Other) Dazed. 22.01.2024.
Article
McKee K & Harris J (2023) The role of landlords in shaping private renters¡¯ uneven experiences of home: towards a relational approach. International Journal of Housing Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/19491247.2023.2268349
Website Content
McKee K (2023) Gender and Precarity. [Blog] 13.01.2023. https://housingevidence.ac.uk/gender-and-precarity/
Project Report
Simcock T, McKee K, Marsh A, Harris J, Moore T, Soaita A & James G (2022) What do lower income tenants in Scotland¡¯s private rented sector want to see from a new Rented Sector? Summary Report. Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Glasgow. https://housingevidence.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Low_income_renters_priorities_for_change_scotland_synthesis_report_sept_2022.pdf
Project Report
Housing Challenges faced by low-income and other Vulnerably Private Renting Households
Soaita A, Simcock T & McKee K (2022) Housing Challenges faced by low-income and other Vulnerably Private Renting Households. Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Scottish Government. https://housingevidence.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Housing_challenges_faced_by_lowincome_renters_evidence_review_Sept_2022.pdf
Project Report
McKee K, Simcock T & Harris J (2022) The Challenges of Living in Scotland's Private Rented Sector: low-income renters qualitative experiences. Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Scottish Government. https://housingevidence.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Low_income_renters_challenges_of_living_in_Scotland_PRS_Sept_2022.pdf
Newspaper / Magazine
Housing Education: looking back and looking forward
McCall V & McKee K (2022) Housing Education: looking back and looking forward. Housing Quality Magazine. 08.03.2022, pp. 11-12.
Article
The Role of Private Landlords in Making a Rented House a Home
Rolfe S, McKee K, Feather J, Simcock T & Hoolachan J (2022) The Role of Private Landlords in Making a Rented House a Home. International Journal of Housing Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/19491247.2021.2019882
Article
Researching Home's Tangible and Intangible Materialities by Photo-Elicitation
Soaita AM & McKee K (2021) Researching Home's Tangible and Intangible Materialities by Photo-Elicitation. Housing, Theory and Society, 38 (3), pp. 279-299. https://doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2020.1738543
Project Report
Simcock T, McKee K, Soaita A, Harris J, Moore T, Marsh A & James G (2021) What do lower income tenants in Scotland¡¯s private rented sector want to see from a new Rented Sector: Emergent findings briefing.. UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence. Glasgow. https://housingevidence.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Tenant_Insights_Scotland_CaCHE_Briefing_DEC2021.pdf
Article
Living in a small home: expectations, impression management, and compensatory practices
Preece J, McKee K, Flint J & Robinson D (2021) Living in a small home: expectations, impression management, and compensatory practices. Housing Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2021.1988066
Project Report
Health and wellbeing in the private rented sector. Part 1 | Literature review
Harris J & McKee K (2021) Health and wellbeing in the private rented sector. Part 1 | Literature review. UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence. https://housingevidence.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Health-and-wellbeing-in-the-private-rented-sector-final.pdf
Project Report
Harris J & McKee K (2021) Health and wellbeing in the UK private rented sector: enhancing capabilities - Part 2: Findings from tenant interviews. UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence. https://housingevidence.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/HW-in-PRS-Part-2-final.pdf
Article
Urban rhythms in a small home: COVID-19 as a mechanism of exception
Preece J, McKee K, Robinson D & Flint J (2021) Urban rhythms in a small home: COVID-19 as a mechanism of exception. Urban Studies. https://doi.org/10.1177/00420980211018136
Website Content
Changing Fortunes of the UK PRS & Implications for Housing Research and Education (Blog)
McKee K (2021) Changing Fortunes of the UK PRS & Implications for Housing Research and Education (Blog). Housing Studies Association [https://www.housing-studies-association.org/articles/279-changing-fortunes-of-the-uk-prs-implications-for-housing-research-education] 12.04.2021.
Newspaper / Magazine
The role of PRS landlords in making a rented house a home
Rolfe S & McKee K (2021) The role of PRS landlords in making a rented house a home. Housing Quality Magazine. 11.03.2021, pp. 13-14. https://hqnetwork.co.uk/download.cfm?doc=docm93jijm4n17645.pdf&ver=39978
Article
McKee K, Leahy S, Tokarczyk T & Crawford J (2021) Redrawing the border through the 'Right to Rent': exclusion, discrimination and hostility in the English housing market. Critical Social Policy, 41 (1), pp. 91-110. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018319897043
Website Content
The Role of PRS Landlords in Making a Rented House a Home
Rolfe S & McKee K (2021) The Role of PRS Landlords in Making a Rented House a Home . Housing Studies Association [blog] 04.02.2021. https://www.housing-studies-association.org/articles/276-the-role-of-prs-landlords-in-making-a-rented-house-a-home
Technical Report
Making a home in the private rented sector: Practical advice for landlords and letting agents
McKee K, Rolfe S, Feather J, Simcock T & Hoolachan J (2021) Making a home in the private rented sector: Practical advice for landlords and letting agents. SafeDeposits Scotland Charitable Trust. Â鶹´«Ã½AV: Â鶹´«Ã½AV. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UYramG9_dHkljXJCxU3vTfInUIyPE1T6/view
Technical Report
Making a home in the private rented sector: An evidence review
McKee K, Rolfe S, Feather J, Simcock T & Hoolachan J (2021) Making a home in the private rented sector: An evidence review. SafeDeposits Scotland Charitable Trust. Â鶹´«Ã½AV: Â鶹´«Ã½AV. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bURQzv7G6-hAuGPqNT_yVqFNIVr0KshF/view
Editorial
Special Issue - Contemporary Youth: Precarity, Resistance and (Re)Imagined Futures
Devany C, Formby A, Hoolachan J & McKee K (2020) Special Issue - Contemporary Youth: Precarity, Resistance and (Re)Imagined Futures. People, Place and Policy, 14 (2), pp. 85-89. https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.2020.6752799995
Newspaper / Magazine
McKee K (2020) Millennials aren¡¯t the only ones struggling - older renters share their challenges finding decent housing. 'The Evidence', Governor Magazine. Winter 2020, Evidence Issue 25. 2020, pp. 5-6.
Article
McKee K, Soaita A & Hoolachan J (2020) 'Generation Rent' and the Emotions of Private Renting: self-worth, status and insecurity amongst low-income renters. Housing Studies, 35 (8), pp. 1468-1487. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2019.1676400
Article
Understanding Changing Housing Aspirations: a review of the evidence
Preece J, Crawford J, McKee K, Flint J & Robinson D (2020) Understanding Changing Housing Aspirations: a review of the evidence. Housing Studies, 35 (1), pp. 87-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2019.1584665
Article
Crawford J, Leahy S & McKee K (2020) More Than a Hostile Environment: exploring the impact of the Right to Rent part of the Immigration Act 2016. Sociological Research Online, 25 (2), pp. 236-253. https://doi.org/10.1177/1360780419867708
Article
The Right to Rent: active resistance to evolving geographies of state regulation
Crawford J, McKee K & Leahy S (2020) The Right to Rent: active resistance to evolving geographies of state regulation. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 44 (3), pp. 415-428. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2427.12731
Website Content
The Unequal Impact of Covid-19 on black, asian, minority ethnic and refugee communities
McKee K, Pearce A & Leahy S (2020) The Unequal Impact of Covid-19 on black, asian, minority ethnic and refugee communities. [Blog Post] 06.05.2020. https://housingevidence.ac.uk/the-unequal-impact-of-covid-19-on-black-asian-minority-ethnic-and-refugee-communities/
Other
Private renters¡¯ housing experiences in lightly regulated markets: review of qualitative research
McKee K, Soaita AM & Munro M (2020) Private renters¡¯ housing experiences in lightly regulated markets: review of qualitative research. UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE). Glasgow. https://housingevidence.ac.uk/publications/private-renters-housing-experiences-in-lightly-regulated-markets-review-of-qualitative-research/
Newspaper / Magazine
England Could Learn from the Scottish Government in Protecting Renters
McKee K (2020) England Could Learn from the Scottish Government in Protecting Renters. 03.03.2020.
Website Content
Housing Exclusion in the English Rental Market
McKee K & Preece J (2020) Housing Exclusion in the English Rental Market. UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence [Blog post] 03.03.2020. https://housingevidence.ac.uk/housing-exclusion-in-the-english-rental-market/
Research Report
Forms and Mechanisms of Exclusion in Contemporary Housing Systems: a scoping study
Preece J, Bimpson E, Robinson D, McKee K & Flint J (2020) Forms and Mechanisms of Exclusion in Contemporary Housing Systems: a scoping study. UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE). Glasgow. https://housingevidence.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/200204-forms-and-mechanisms-of-exclusion-in-contemporary-housing-systems_final.pdf
Newspaper / Magazine
McKee K (2019) Millennials aren't the only ones struggling - older renters share their challenges finding decent housing. The Conversation. 24.09.2019.
Research Report
Beyond Generation rent: Understanding the aspirations of private renters aged 35-54
McKee K, Mihael A & Munro M (2019) Beyond Generation rent: Understanding the aspirations of private renters aged 35-54. UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence. Glasgow. https://housingevidence.ac.uk/publications/beyond-generation-rent/
Article
Assembling a 'kind of' home in the UK private renting sector
Soaita AM & McKee K (2019) Assembling a 'kind of' home in the UK private renting sector. Geoforum, 103, pp. 148-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2019.04.018
Newspaper / Magazine
'Greedy landlord' stereotype is not true for all in private sector - some use power responsibly
McKee K, Bimpson E & Simcock T (2019) 'Greedy landlord' stereotype is not true for all in private sector - some use power responsibly. The Conversation. 26.06.2019.
Newspaper / Magazine
Landlords will be forbidden from evicting tenants for no reason - but reform has only just begun
Simcock T & McKee K (2019) Landlords will be forbidden from evicting tenants for no reason - but reform has only just begun. The Conversation. 18.04.2019.
Newspaper / Magazine
Low Income Private Renters: tenancy rights and emotional wellbeing
McKee K (2019) Low Income Private Renters: tenancy rights and emotional wellbeing. 'The Evidence', Governor Magazine. 01.04.2019.
Newspaper / Magazine
Generation rent is a myth - housing prospects for millennials are determined by class
McKee K (2019) Generation rent is a myth - housing prospects for millennials are determined by class. The Conversation. 03.01.2019.
Article
Inter-generational housing inequalities: 'Baby Boomers' versus the 'Millennials'
Hoolachan J & McKee K (2019) Inter-generational housing inequalities: 'Baby Boomers' versus the 'Millennials'. Urban Studies, 56 (1), pp. 210-225. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098018775363
Website Content
BLOG: The UK Immigration Act and the Right to Rent: a landlord survey
Leahy S, Tokarczyk T & McKee K (2018) BLOG: The UK Immigration Act and the Right to Rent: a landlord survey. [Housing Studies Association] 11.09.2018.
Newspaper / Magazine
Study Says Housing Stress is Harming Generation Rent
McKee K (2018) Study Says Housing Stress is Harming Generation Rent. The Herald. 31.08.2018.
Newspaper / Magazine
How renting 'can hit mental health'
Walker S (2018) How renting 'can hit mental health'. McKee K (Researcher) Scottish Daily Mail. 31.08.2018.
Newspaper / Magazine
Life renting puts young under stress
Bugler T (2018) Life renting puts young under stress. McKee K (Researcher) & Soaita AM (Researcher) The Times. 31.08.2018.
Project Report
The 'frustrated' housing aspirations of generation rent
McKee K & Soaita AM (2018) The 'frustrated' housing aspirations of generation rent. Joseph Rowntree Foundation. UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence Research Report, R2018_06_01. Glasgow: University of Glasgow. http://housingevidence.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/R2018_06_01_Frustrated_Housing_Aspirations_of_Gen_Rent.pdf
Website Content
BLOG: HSA Sponsored Event - the Immigration Act and Public Services
McKee K & Leahy S (2018) BLOG: HSA Sponsored Event - the Immigration Act and Public Services. HSA: The Forum for Housing-Related Research and Debate (HSA News) [Blog post] 04.07.2018. https://housing-studies-association.org/2018/07/blog-hsa-sponsored-event-the-immigration-act-and-public-services/
Article
Generating Confusion, Concern, and Precarity through the Right to Rent Scheme in Scotland
Leahy S, McKee K & Crawford J (2018) Generating Confusion, Concern, and Precarity through the Right to Rent Scheme in Scotland. Antipode, 50 (3), pp. 604-620. https://doi.org/10.1111/anti.12369
Article
Hysteresis: Understanding the Housing Aspirations Gap
Crawford J & McKee K (2018) Hysteresis: Understanding the Housing Aspirations Gap. Sociology, 52 (1), pp. 182-197. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038516661263
Article
Privileging the "Objective": Understanding the State's Role in Shaping Housing Aspirations
Crawford J & McKee K (2018) Privileging the "Objective": Understanding the State's Role in Shaping Housing Aspirations. Housing, Theory and Society, 35 (1), pp. 94-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2017.1302989
Research Report
Household Changes and Housing Provision (invitee chapter)
Graham E, Fiori F & McKee K (2017) Household Changes and Housing Provision (invitee chapter). National Records for Scotland. Edinburgh. https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/stats-at-a-glance/registrar-generals-annual-review/2016/chapter-10-invited-chapter
Article
Hoolachan J, McKee K, Moore T & Soaita AM (2017) 'Generation rent' and the ability to 'settle down': economic and geographical variation in young people's housing transitions. Journal of Youth Studies, 20 (1), pp. 63-78. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2016.1184241
Article
Housing policy in the UK: the importance of spatial nuance
McKee K, Muir J & Moore T (2017) Housing policy in the UK: the importance of spatial nuance. Housing Studies, 32 (1), pp. 60-72. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2016.1181722
Article
Soaita AM, Searle BA, McKee K & Moore T (2017) Becoming a landlord: strategies of property-based welfare in the private rental sector in Great Britain. Housing Studies, 32 (5), pp. 613-637. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2016.1228855
Edited Book
Decentring Urban Governance: Narratives, Resistance and Contestation
Bevir M, McKee K & Matthews P (eds.) (2017) Decentring Urban Governance: Narratives, Resistance and Contestation. Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy. New York and London: Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Decentring-Urban-Governance-Narratives-Resistance-and-Contestation/Bevir-McKee-Matthews/p/book/9781138229372
Article
The Precarity of Young People's Housing Experiences in a Rural Context
McKee K, Hoolachan JE & Moore T (2017) The Precarity of Young People's Housing Experiences in a Rural Context. Scottish Geographical Journal, 133 (2), pp. 115-129. https://doi.org/10.1080/14702541.2017.1321136
Article
'Generation Rent' and The Fallacy of Choice
McKee K, Moore T, Soaita A & Crawford J (2017) 'Generation Rent' and The Fallacy of Choice. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 41 (2), pp. 318-333. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2427.12445
Book Chapter
Governance jenseits des Neoliberalismus in Gro?britannien (English Language Version)
Bevir M & McKee K (2016) Governance jenseits des Neoliberalismus in Gro?britannien (English Language Version) [British Governance beyond Neoliberalism]. In: Biebricher T (ed.) Der Staat des Neoliberalismus. Staatsverst?ndnisse, 92. Baden-Baden, Germany: Nomos, pp. 207-236. https://doi.org/10.5771/9783845276045-207
Policy Document
CHR Briefings 5: Immigration Act 2016 - more harm than good?
Simeonova M, Leahy S & McKee K (2016) CHR Briefings 5: Immigration Act 2016 - more harm than good?. Unfunded. St Andrews, Scotland. https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10023/9493/CHR_Briefing_5.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Preprint / Working Paper
CHR Briefing 4 - Housing Young People in Rural Areas
Hoolachan J, McKee K & Moore T (2016) CHR Briefing 4 - Housing Young People in Rural Areas. Centre for Housing Research. CHR Briefings, 4. St Andrews. https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10023/8395/CHR_Briefing_Paper_4.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y
Article
Crawford J, Leahy S & McKee K (2016) The Immigration Act and the ¡®Right to Rent¡¯: exploring governing tensions within and beyond the state (Policy Commentary). People, Place and Policy Online, 10 (2), pp. 114-125. https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.0010.0002.0001
Book Chapter
Social Housing and the "New Localism": A Strategy of Governance for Austere Times
McKee K (2016) Social Housing and the "New Localism": A Strategy of Governance for Austere Times. In: Bevir M (ed.) Governmentality After Neoliberalism. Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy, 25. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 111-134. https://www.routledge.com/Governmentality-after-Neoliberalism/Bevir/p/book/9781138923447
Article
McKee K (2015) An Introduction to the Special Issue ¨C The Big Society, Localism and Housing Policy: Recasting State¨CCitizen Relations in an Age of Austerity. Housing, Theory and Society, 32 (1), pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2014.947174
Article
Exploring the stigmatization of energy efficiency in the UK: An emerging research agenda
Reid L, McKee K & Crawford J (2015) Exploring the stigmatization of energy efficiency in the UK: An emerging research agenda. Energy Research & Social Science, 10, pp. 141-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2015.07.010
Article
McKee K (2015) Community anchor housing associations: illuminating the contested nature of neoliberal governing practices at the local scale. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 33 (5), pp. 1076-1091. https://doi.org/10.1177/0263774x15605941
Project Report
Affordable Housing Need in Scotland, Final Report - September 2015
Powell R, Dunning R, McKee K & Ferrari E (2015) Affordable Housing Need in Scotland, Final Report - September 2015. Shelter Scotland, CIH Scotland and SFHA. Edinburgh. https://scotland.shelter.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/1190871/7909_Final_Housing_Needs_Research.pdf
Preprint / Working Paper
CHR Briefing 3: Housing Aspirations of People in Scotland
McKee K, Moore T & Crawford J (2015) CHR Briefing 3: Housing Aspirations of People in Scotland. Scottish Government. University of St Andrews. https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10023/7541/CHR_Briefing_3.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Other
Mind the Housing Wealth Gap WS4: summary research design
McKee K (2015) Mind the Housing Wealth Gap WS4: summary research design. Leverhulme. University of St Andrews. https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10023/8278/mckee_2015_Research_Design_WS4.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Project Report
Understanding the Housing Aspirations of People in Scotland
McKee K, Moore T & Crawford J (2015) Understanding the Housing Aspirations of People in Scotland. Scottish Government. Social Research Series. Edinburgh. https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0048/00485802.pdf
Research Report
Housing Generation Rent: what are the challenges facing Housing Policy in Scotland??
McKee K & Hoolachan J (2015) Housing Generation Rent: what are the challenges facing Housing Policy in Scotland??. The Carnegie Trust. St Andrews.
Research Report
McKee K & Hoolachan J (2015) Housing 'Generation Rent'. Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland. CHR Briefing, 2. St Andrews. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/6895
Policy Document
Young people: tenure choices and welfare - summary findings
Soaita AM & McKee K (2015) Young people: tenure choices and welfare - summary findings. Leverhulme. St Andrews. https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10023/8280/End_Briefing_WS4.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Policy Document
CHR Briefing 2: Housing 'Generation Rent'
McKee K & Hoolachan J (2015) CHR Briefing 2: Housing 'Generation Rent'. Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland. St Andrews. https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10023/6895/Generation_Rent_Briefing_Paper.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Other
Briefing 6: Young People, Homeownership and the Fallacy of Choice
McKee K (2015) Briefing 6: Young People, Homeownership and the Fallacy of Choice. not applicable. St Andrews. https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10023/6721/No_06_Fallacy_of_Choice1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Article
Moore T, McKee K & McLoughlin P (2015) Online Focus Groups and Qualitative Research: their merits and limitations in a study of housing and youth. People, Place and Policy, 9 (1), pp. 17-28. https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.0009.0001.0002
Article
Moore T & McKee K (2014) The Ownership of Assets by Place-based Community Organisations: political rationales, geographies of social impact and future research agendas. Social Policy and Society, 13 (4), pp. 1-13. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/social-policy-and-society/article/ownership-of-assets-by-placebased-community-organisations-political-rationales-geographies-of-social-impact-and-future-research-agendas/6A90860EBD5F28ECBAFD51EB869E20A6; https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746413000481
Preprint / Working Paper
Briefing 2: Localism and New Housing Futures
Moore T & McKee K (2014) Briefing 2: Localism and New Housing Futures. ESRC. St Andrews. https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10023/5106/Localism_Housing_Futures_Briefing_2.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Policy Document
Briefing 1: The Big Society and Welfare Reform
McKee K, Moore T & Muir J (2014) Briefing 1: The Big Society and Welfare Reform. ESRC. The Big Society, Localism and Housing Policy, ES/J021172/1. Swindon. http://hdl.handle.net/10023/4975
Policy Document
Report on Seminar 3: The Big Society, Localism and the Future of Social Housing
McKee K & Moore T (2014) Report on Seminar 3: The Big Society, Localism and the Future of Social Housing. ESRC. St Andrews. https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/handle/10023/4874
Article
Class, Citizenship and Regeneration: Glasgow and the Commonwealth Games 2014
Paton K, Mooney G & McKee K (2012) Class, Citizenship and Regeneration: Glasgow and the Commonwealth Games 2014. Antipode, 44 (4), pp. 1470-1489. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8330.2011.00966.x
Article
Young People, Homeownership and Future Welfare
McKee K (2012) Young People, Homeownership and Future Welfare. Housing Studies, 27 (6), pp. 853-862. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2012.714463
Book Chapter
McKee K (2012) Foucauldian Analysis. In: Smith SJ (ed.) International Encyclopaedia of Housing and Home. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Article
McIntyre Z & McKee K (2012) Creating sustainable communities through tenure-mix: the responsibilisation of marginal homeowners in Scotland. GeoJournal, 77 (2), pp. 235-247. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-009-9322-5
Book Chapter
Social Housing and Homelessness Policies: reconciling social justice and social mix
McKee K & Phillips D (2012) Social Housing and Homelessness Policies: reconciling social justice and social mix. In: Mooney G & Scott G (eds.) Social Justice and Social Policy in Scotland. Bristol: Policy Press, pp. 227-242. https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/social-justice-and-social-policy-in-scotland
Research Report
Housing Associations and the Big Society: lessons from Scotland's community housing sector
McKee K (2012) Housing Associations and the Big Society: lessons from Scotland's community housing sector. University of St Andrews. St Andrews, Scotland. https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/media/dept-of-geography-and-sustainable-development/pdf-s/gsd/McKee_Carnegie%20Report.pdf
Article
Empowering Local Communities? An International Review of Community Land Trusts
Moore T & McKee K (2012) Empowering Local Communities? An International Review of Community Land Trusts. Housing Studies, 27 (2), pp. 280-290. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2012.647306
Article
Challenging the Norm? The ¡®Ethopolitics¡¯ of Low-cost Homeownership in Scotland
McKee K (2011) Challenging the Norm? The ¡®Ethopolitics¡¯ of Low-cost Homeownership in Scotland. Urban Studies, 48 (16), pp. 3399-3413. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098010396238
Consultancy Report
McKee K (2011) Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations' Response to the Scottish Government's Regeneration Discussion Document: Building a Sustainable Future. Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum of Housing Associations. Glasgow: Glasgow and West of Scotland Forum. https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/handle/10023/1849
Article
McKee K (2011) Sceptical, Disorderly and Paradoxical Subjects: Problematizing the ¡°Will to Empower¡± in Social Housing Governance. Housing, Theory and Society, 28 (1), pp. 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/14036091003788120
Article
The future of community housing in Scotland: some thoughts and reflections
McKee K (2010) The future of community housing in Scotland: some thoughts and reflections. People, Place and Policy Online, 4 (3), pp. 103-110. https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.0004.0003.0003
Article
McKee K (2010) Promoting homeownership at the margins: the experience of low-cost homeownership purchasers in regeneration areas. People, Place & Policy Online, 4 (2), pp. 38-49. https://doi.org/10.3351/ppp.0004.0002.0001
Article
The End of the Right to Buy and the Future of Social Housing in Scotland
McKee K (2010) The End of the Right to Buy and the Future of Social Housing in Scotland. Local Economy, 25 (4), pp. 319-327. https://doi.org/10.1080/02690942.2010.498956
Article
Post-Foucauldian governmentality: What does it offer critical social policy analysis?
McKee K (2009) Post-Foucauldian governmentality: What does it offer critical social policy analysis?. Critical Social Policy, 29 (3), pp. 465-486. https://doi.org/10.1177/0261018309105180
Article
Empowering Glasgow's Tenants through Community Ownership?
McKee K (2009) Empowering Glasgow's Tenants through Community Ownership?. Local Economy, 24 (4), pp. 299-309. https://doi.org/10.1080/02690940903026829
Article
McKee K (2009) Regulating Scotland's Social Landlords: Localised Resistance to Technologies of Performance Management. Housing Studies, 24 (2), pp. 155-171. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673030802704345
I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Since 2019 I have been Director of the PGDip/MSc in Housing Studies programme, which is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Housing and was successfully revalidated in 2020. This is a flexible distance learning programme for part time students, and includes an internship route for those wishing to develop a new career in housing. I have also written and presented on topics relating to housing education and reflective practice.
I co-ordinate HOUP001 (Housing Services) & HOUP002 (Sustainable Communities) and HOUP009/HOUP011 (Housing Research Project). I also contribute to undergraduate teaching & supervision within Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology programmes (SPCU902, SPCU9PB ).
I am an experienced PhD supervisor and examiner, and I've also mentored externally funded postdoctoral fellows. I'm open to supervising PhD students/postdocs in my areas of expertise and with a focus on qualitative methods:
CURRENT PhD STUDENTS: Player (2020-) Narratives of People who use Drugs in Deindustrialised areas of Scotland (part-time) & Mshaye (2021-) Asylum Seekers in Glasgow: gendered and racialised lived experiences; SGSSS studentship starting 2025 (Housing Precarity in the Scottish PRS - disabled people, their families & their carers' experiences).