Dr Richard Gale
Senior Lecturer in Human Geography
School of Geography and Planning
- galert@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5275
- Room 2.86, Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3WA
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
Richard is a Lecturer in Human Geography whose research lies at the intersection of geography with sociology. Prior to coming to Cardiff, Richard was a DPhil student and Research Assistant at Oxford University and then a University Research Fellow in Sociology at Birmingham University. Richard has researched extensively on the relationship between ethnic and ethno-religious diversity and local authority planning. In particular, he has a longstanding interest in the relationship between planning and the spatial politics of mosque construction, on which he has published widely over the last two decades. With Dr Andrew Rogers of Roehampton University, Richard led a Research Council-funded ‘Faith and Place Network’, which generated a Policy Briefing, endorsed by the UK Central Government, the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) and the Archbishops of Canterbury and Wales. Richard has also participated in number of significant government consultancies on the theme of faith and planning, under commission to central, local and devolved governments in the UK.
Biography
Qualifications
- Postgraduate Certificate in University Teaching and Learning, Cardiff University (2012)
- D.Phil Human Geography, University of Oxford (2004)
- PG Cert Social Science Research Methods, Oxford Brookes University (2000)
- MA Area Studies (South Asia), SOAS, University of London (1998)
- BA (Hons.) History of Art and Architecture, University of East Anglia (1996)
Career
- Visiting Research Fellow, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florence (2007, Spring).
- Research Fellow (F/T) to Dr Therese O'Toole, Department of Sociology, University of Birmingham. Leverhulme Trust funded project, Political Interest and Engagement among Black and Minority Ethnic Youth (project ref: 00094AF) (2004-2005).
- Research Assistant (F/T) to Professor Ceri Peach, School of Geography, University of Oxford. ESRC funded project, The Social Geography of British South Asian Muslim, Sikh and Hindu Sub-Communities (project ref: R000239765). Post involved development of a micro-scale Geographic Information System of the distribution of Hindu, Muslim and Sikh populations, based on surname analysis of electoral register data (2003-2004).
- Research Assistant (F/T) to Professor Ceri Peach, School of Geography, University of Oxford. Leverhulme Trust-funded project, Ethnicity and Cultural Landscapes (project ref: F/773/A). Project participants included Dr Simon Naylor and Dr James Ryan, now both at Exeter University, Cornwall Campus. Project involved surveying all publicly registered Hindu, Muslim and Sikh places of worship in England and Wales by building type, patterns and intensity of use and tradition/sectarian affiliation of user-group (1999-2000).
Awards and Prizes
- 2009: ESRC Research Methods Bursary (£574) for 'Higher Course in Statistics' (University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield).
- 2008: ESRC Fee-Waiver Award to undertake series of interlinked courses in Advanced Quantitative Methods (Methods and Data Institute, Nottingham University).
- 2007: ESRC Research Methods Bursary (£749) for training in Demography (Centre for Census and Survey Research, University of Manchester).
- 2000-2003: ESRC Doctoral Studentship.
- 2000: European Union Scholarship (£300) awarded to participate at the 32nd 'European Research Forum on International Migration and Ethnic Relations' (EUROFOR) conference on 'European Metropolises and Cultural Boundaries', Berlin.
Memberships / External Activities
- Royal Geographical Society/Institute of British Geographers (RGS-IBG)
- British Sociological Association (BSA)
- American Sociological Association (ASA)
Publications
2021
- Boland, P., McKay, S., Sturm, T. and Gale, R. 2021. Religion, neoliberalism, planning : an analysis of ‘Northern Ireland’s ‘superchurch’. Religion, State and Society 49(1), pp. 61-79. (10.1080/09637494.2021.1909448)
2020
- Gale, R. and Thomas, H. 2020. Race, faith and planning in Britain. Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design. London: Routledge. (10.4324/9781315644424)
2018
- Gale, R. and Thomas, H. 2018. Race at the margins: A Critical Race Theory perspective on race equality in UK planning.. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 36(3), pp. 460-478. (10.1177/2399654417723168)
2015
- Thomas, A. H. and Gale, R. T. 2015. Multicultural planning in twenty-first century Britain. In: Buryadi, M. ed. Cities and the Politics of Difference: Multiculturalism and Diversity in Urban Planning. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, pp. 109-131.
2014
- Gale, R. and O'Toole, T. 2014. Participatory governance in practice. In: Griggs, S., Wagenaar, H. and Norval, A. J. eds. Practices of Freedom: Decentred Governance, Conflict and Democratic Participation. Cambridge University Press, pp. 199-217.
- Gale, R. 2014. Between the city lines: Towards a spatial historiography of British Asian Birmingham. In: McLoughlin, S. et al. eds. Writing the City in British Asian Diasporas. Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series Abingdon and New York: Routledge, pp. 114-133.
2013
- O'Toole, T. and Gale, R. T. 2013. Political engagement amongst ethnic minority young people: making a difference. Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. (10.1057/9781137313317)
- Gale, R. T. 2013. Religious residential segregation and internal migration: The British muslim case. Environment and Planning A 45(4), pp. 872-891. (10.1068/a4515)
- Gale, R. T. 2013. Community cohesion and youth participation: The case of the Bradford Keighley Youth Parliament. Critical Social Policy
2010
- O'Toole, T. and Gale, R. T. 2010. Contemporary grammars of political action among ethnic minority young activists. Ethnic and Racial Studies 33(1), pp. 126-143. (10.1080/01419870903118122)
- O’Toole, T. and Gale, R. T. 2010. Grammars of political action among urban Muslim youth. In: Micheletti, M. and McFarlane, A. S. eds. Creative Participation: Responsibility-taking in the Political World. Boulder, CO: Paradigm, pp. 67-81.
2009
- Hopkins, P. and Gale, R. eds. 2009. Muslims in Britain: Race, place and identities. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
- Gale, R. T. and Hopkins, P. 2009. Introduction. In: Hopkins, P. and Gale, R. eds. Muslims in Britain: Race, Place and Identities. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, pp. 1-19.
- Gale, R. T. and O’Toole, T. 2009. Young people and faith activism: British Muslim youth, glocalisation and the umma. In: Dinham, A., Furbey, R. and Lowndes, V. eds. Faith in the Public Realm: Controversies, Policies and Practices. Bristol: Policy, pp. 143-162.
2008
- Gale, R. T. 2008. Locating religion in urban planning: beyond 'race' and ethnicity?. Planning Practice and Research 23(1), pp. 19-39. (10.1080/02697450802076415)
- O'Toole, T. and Gale, R. T. 2008. Learning from political sociology: structure, agency and inclusive governance. The International Journal of Children's Rights 16(3), pp. 369-378. (10.1163/157181808X311204)
2007
- Gale, R. T. 2007. The Place of Islam in the Geography of Religion: Trends and Intersections. Geography Compass 1(5), pp. 1015-1036. (10.1111/j.1749-8198.2007.00054.x)
2005
- Gale, R. T. 2005. Representing the City: Mosques and the Planning Process in Birmingham. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 31(6), pp. 1161-1179. (10.1080/13691830500282857)
2004
- Gale, R. T. 2004. The Multicultural City and the Politics of Religious Architecture: Urban Planning, Mosques and Meaning-Making in Birmingham, UK. Built Environment 30(1), pp. 30-44. (10.2148/benv.30.1.30.54320)
2003
- Peach, C. and Gale, R. T. 2003. Muslims, Hindus, and Sikhs in the new Religious Landscape of England. Geographical Review 93(4), pp. 469-490. (10.1111/j.1931-0846.2003.tb00043.x)
2002
- Gale, R. T. and Naylor, S. 2002. Religion, Planning and the City: the Spatial Politics of Ethnic Minority Expression in British Cities and Towns. Ethnicities 2(3), pp. 387-409. (10.1177/14687968020020030601)
Richard's substantive interests are in the areas of ethnic and religious segregation, place and the politics of identity, religion and urban governance, and ethnicity and political participation. Richard is interested in debates surrounding social research methodology, and is committed to strategies that combine the insights of quantitative and qualitative research approaches. To date, his primary contributions have been to debates in the geographical study of religion and Islam in the UK and the political engagement of young people of minority ethnic heritage. He is also increasingly committed to research that builds on co-productive relationships between academics and community groups. This is particulary expressed thorugh research Richard leads in partnership with the Somaliland community in Cardiff, with support from Cardiff University's Community Gateway, as well as the ESRC and Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF).
Projects
2011-2012: £7,000, British Academy, Small Grant for project 'Distant Relations and Proximate Others?: Friendship Networks in Ethnically Diverse Neighbourhoods' (PI, with Naru Shiode, CI).
2010-2011: £3,000, Royal Geographical Society (With the Institute of British Geographers) Small Grant for project 'Street Corner Conviviality? Neighbourhood Diversity and Social Network Formation'.
2006-2007: £74,695, Joseph Rowntree Foundation 'Lessons from the West Bowling Youth Initiative (WBYI): Then, Now and the Future', (18 months) (co-applicant with Dr Santokh Singh Gill (Principal Investigator), Dr Gaby Atfield, Prof Mairtin Mac an Ghaill and Dr Therese O'Toole).
2004-2006: £25,000, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) for 'Review of the Evidence Base on Faith Communities' (co-applicant with Prof J. Beckford and Dr D. Owen, University of Warwick, Prof Ceri Peach, University of Oxford and Prof Paul Weller, University of Derby).
2004-2005: £7,500, Nuffield Foundation 'Small Grants Scheme' Award for research into patterns of religious discrimination in urban planning.
