Dr Fiona Shirani

2022

• Groves, C., Henwood, K., Pidgeon, N., Cherry, C., Roberts, E., Shirani, F. and Thomas, G. 2022. Putting visions in their place: Responsible research and innovation for energy system decarbonization. Journal of Responsible Innovation (10.1080/23299460.2022.2149954)
• Shirani, F., O'Sullivan, K., Hale, R., Pidgeon, N. and Henwood, K. 2022. From active houses to active homes: understanding resident experiences of transformational design and social innovation. Energies 15(19), article number: 7441. (10.3390/en15197441)
• Shirani, F., O'Sullivan, K., Hale, R., Pidgeon, N. and Henwood, K. 2022. Transformational innovation in home energy: How developers imagine and engage with future residents of low carbon homes in the United Kingdom. Energy Research and Social Science 91, article number: 102743.
• Shirani, F., O’Sullivan, K., Henwood, K., Hale, R. and Pidgeon, N. 2022. Living in an active home: household dynamics and unintended consequences. Buildings and Cities 3(1), pp. 589–604. (10.5334/bc.216)
• Cherry, C., Thomas, G., Groves, C., Roberts, E., Shirani, F., Henwood, K. and Pidgeon, N. 2022. A personas-based approach to deliberating local decarbonisation scenarios: findings and methodological insights. Energy Research and Social Science 87, article number: 102455. (10.1016/j.erss.2021.102455)
• O'Sullivan, K., Shirani, F., Pidgeon, N. and Henwood, K. 2022. Why active buildings? Realising the potentials of energy networked homes: a social scientific perspective. In: Vahidinasab, V. and Behnam Mohammadi-Ivatloo, . eds. Active Building Energy Systems. Green Energy and Technology, pp. 25-49., (10.1007/978-3-030-79742-3_2)

2021

• Groves, C., Henwood, K., Pidgeon, N., Cherry, C., Roberts, E., Shirani, F. and Thomas, G. 2021. The future is flexible? Exploring expert visions of energy system decarbonisation. Futures 130, article number: 102753. (10.1016/j.futures.2021.102753)
• Shirani, F., Groves, C., Henwood, K., Roberts, E., Thomas, G., Cherry, C. and Pidgeon, N. 2021. ‘Who cares about valley people?’ – lived experiences of energy vulnerability in the South Wales valleys. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice 29(1), pp. 103-120. (10.1332/175982720X16074511160827)
• Groves, C., Shirani, F., Pidgeon, N., Cherry, C., Thomas, G., Roberts, E. and Henwood, K. 2021. A missing link? Capabilities, the ethics of care, and the relational context of energy justice. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities 22(2), pp. 249-269. (10.1080/19452829.2021.1887105)
• Shirani, F., Groves, C., Henwood, K., Pidgeon, N., Roberts, E. and Thomas, G. 2021. Mine water heating in Caerau: Thoughts from local residents. 2020 Report. Project Report. FLEXIS.
• Henwood, K. and Shirani, F. 2021. Researching the temporal. In: Cooper, H. ed. APA Handbook of Research Methods in Psychology: Second Edition. American Psychological Association
• Pidgeon, N., Groves, C., Cherry, C., Thomas, G., Shirani, F. and Henwood, K. 2021. ‘A little self-sufficient town close to the beach’: local energy system transformation through the lens of place and public things. In: Webb, J., Wade, F. and Tingey, M. eds. Research Handbook on Energy and Society. Edward Elgar, pp. 299-316.

2020

• Groves, C., Shirani, F., Pidgeon, N., Cherry, C., Thomas, G., Roberts, E. and Henwood, K. 2020. ‘The bills are a brick wall’: narratives of energy vulnerability, poverty and adaptation in South Wales. Energy Research and Social Science 70, article number: 101777. (10.1016/j.erss.2020.101777)
• Shirani, F., Groves, C., Henwood, K., Pidgeon, N. and Roberts, E. 2020. 'I'm the smart meter': Perceptions and experiences of smart technology amongst vulnerable consumers.. Energy Policy 144, article number: 111637. (10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111637)
• Henwood, K., Shirani, F. and Finn, M. 2020. ‘So you think we’ve moved, changed, the representation got more what?’: methodological and analytical reflections on visual (photo-elicitation) methods used in the men-as-fathers study. In: Reavey, P. ed. A Handbook of Visual Methods in Psychology: Using and Interpreting Images in Qualitative Research 2nd Edition. Routledge, (10.4324/9781351032063-3732)
• Shirani, F., Groves, C., Henwood, K., Pidgeon, N. and Roberts, E. 2020. What counts as success? Wider implications of achieving planning permission in a low-impact ecovillage. Environmental Values 29(3), pp. 339-359. (10.3197/096327119X15579936382536)

2019

• Groves, C., Henwood, K., Pidgeon, N., Shirani, F., Cherry, C. and Thomas, G. 2019. Better energy futures: Developing a framework for addressing fuel poverty poverty. Project Report. Cardiff: Cardiff University.

2018

• Shirani, F., Groves, C., Cherry, C., Thomas, G., Henwood, K. and Pidgeon, N. 2018. UK smart living demonstrator (better energy futures) – research report. Cardiff: Cardiff University.

2017

• Henwood, K., Shirani, F. and Groves, C. 2017. Using photographs in interviews: When we lack the words to say what practice means. In: Flick, U. ed. The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Data Collection. SAGE Publications, pp. 599-614.
• Shirani, F., Groves, C., Parkhill, K., Butler, C., Henwood, K. and Pidgeon, N. 2017. Critical moments? Life transitions and energy biographies. Geoforum 86, pp. 86-92. (10.1016/j.geoforum.2017.09.006)
• Groves, C., Henwood, K., Shirani, F., Thomas, G. and Pidgeon, N. 2017. Why mundane energy use matters: Energy biographies, attachment and identity. Energy Research and Social Science 30, pp. 71-81. (10.1016/j.erss.2017.06.016)

2016

• Henwood, K., Groves, C. and Shirani, F. 2016. Relationality, entangled practices, and psychosocial exploration of intergenerational dynamics in sustainable energy studies. Families, Relationships and Societies 5(3), pp. 393-410. (10.1332/204674316X147584383416945)
• Shirani, F., Groves, C., Butler, C., Parkhill, K., Henwood, K. and Pidgeon, N. 2016. Living in the future: environmental concerns, parenting, and low-impact lifestyles. In: Ansell, N., Klocker, N. and Skelton, T. eds. Geographies of Global Issues: Change and Threat., Vol. 8. Geographies of Children and Young People Singapore: Springer, pp. 1-20., (10.1007/978-981-4585-95-8_4-1)
• Shirani, F., Parkhill, K., Butler, C., Groves, C., Pidgeon, N. and Henwood, K. 2016. Asking about the future: methodological insights from energy biographies. International Journal of Social Research Methodology 19(4), pp. 429-444. (10.1080/13645579.2015.1029208)
• Groves, C., Henwood, K., Shirani, F., Butler, C., Parkhill, K. and Pidgeon, N. 2016. Invested in unsustainability? On the psychosocial patterning of engagement in practices. Environmental Values 25(3), pp. 309-328. (10.3197/096327116X14598445991466)
• Groves, C., Henwood, K., Shirani, F., Butler, C., Parkhill, K. and Pidgeon, N. 2016. Energy biographies: narrative genres, lifecourse transitions and practice change. Science, Technology, and Human Values 41(3), pp. 483-508. (10.1177/0162243915609116)
• Groves, C., Henwood, K., Shirani, F., Butler, C., Parkhill, K. and Pidgeon, N. 2016. The grit in the oyster: using energy biographies to question socio-technical imaginaries of 'smartness'. Journal of Responsible Innovation 3(1), pp. 4-25. (10.1080/23299460.2016.1178897)
• Henwood, K., Pidgeon, N. F., Groves, C., Shirani, F., Butler, C. and Parkhill, K. 2016. Energy Biographies Research Report. Project Report. Cardiff: .Energy Biographies.

2015

• Parkhill, K., Shirani, F., Butler, C., Henwood, K., Groves, C. R. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2015. "We are a community but that takes a certain amount of energy": Exploring shared visions, social action and resilience in place-based community-led initiatives. Environmental Science & Policy 53(A), pp. 60-69. (10.1016/j.envsci.2015.05.014)
• Shirani, F., Butler, C., Henwood, K., Parkhill, K. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2015. I’m not a tree hugger, I’m just like you’: changing perceptions of sustainable lifestyles. Environmental Politics 24(1), pp. 57-74. (10.1080/09644016.2014.959247)
• Shirani, F. 2015. "I'm bringing back a dead art": continuity and change in the lives of young fathers. Families, Relationships and Societies 4(2), pp. 253-266. (10.1332/204674315X14230598040336)

2014

• Butler, C., Parkhill, K. A., Shirani, F., Henwood, K. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2014. Examining the dynamics of energy demand through a biographical lens. Nature and Culture 9(2), pp. 164-182. (10.3167/nc.2014.090204)

2013

• Shirani, F. J. 2013. The spectre of the wheezy dad: Masculinity, fatherhood and ageing. Sociology 47(5), pp. 1104-1119. (10.1177/0038038512469063)
• Shirani, F. J., Butler, C., Henwood, K. L., Parkhill, K. and Pidgeon, N. F. 2013. Disconnected futures: exploring notions of ethical responsibility in energy practices. Local Environment: The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability 18(4), pp. 455-468. (10.1080/13549839.2013.779236)

2012

• Shirani, F. J., Henwood, K. L. and Coltart, C. 2012. Meeting the challenges of intensive parenting culture: gender, risk management and the moral parent. Sociology 46(1), pp. 25-40. (10.1177/0038038511416169)
• Shirani, F. J., Henwood, K. L. and Coltart, C. 2012. "Why aren't you at work?": negotiating economic models of fathering identity. Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice about Men as Fathers 10(3), pp. 274-290. (10.3149/fth.1003.274)
• Shirani, F. 2012. The centrality of social capital: concepts of community in the era of the Big Society. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff University.

2011

• Henwood, K. L., Shirani, F. J. and Finn, M. 2011. “So you think we've moved, changed, the representation got more what?” Methodological and analytical reflections on visual (photo-elicitation) methods used in the Men as Fathers study. In: Reavey, P. ed. Visual methods in psychology: using and interpreting images in qualitative research. Hove: Psychology Press, pp. 330-345.
• Shirani, F. J. and Henwood, K. L. 2011. Taking one day at a time: temporal experiences in the context of unexpected life course transitions. Time & Society 20(1), pp. 49-68. (10.1177/0961463X10374906)
• Henwood, K. L., Shirani, F. J. and Procter, J. K. N. 2011. On delayed fatherhood: the social and subjective “logics” at work in men’s lives (a UK study). In: Beets, G., Schippers, J. J. and te Velde, E. R. eds. The future of motherhood in western societies: late fertility and its consequences. Dordrecht: Springer, pp. 159-176., (10.1007/978-90-481-8969-4_11)
• Shirani, F. J. and Henwood, K. L. 2011. Continuity and change in a qualitative longitudinal study of fatherhood: relevance without responsibility. International Journal of Social Research Methodology 14(1), pp. 17-29. (10.1080/13645571003690876)
• Shirani, F. J. 2011. The right time for fatherhood? a temporal study of men's transition to parenthood. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.

2010

• Shirani, F. J. 2010. Retrospective reflections on the timing of fatherhood. Presented at: ESRC Fertility Pathways Network Meeting, London, UK, 8 - 9 March 2010.
• Shirani, F. J. 2010. Researcher continuity and change in a qualitative longitudinal study: The impact of personal characteristics.. Presented at: Timescapes Conference: The Craft of QLL Research, Cardiff, Wales, 20 January 2010.
• Shirani, F. J. 2010. Researcher change and continuity in a qualitative longitudinal study: the impact of personal characteristics. In: Shirani, F. J. and Weller, S. eds. Conducting Qualitative Longitudinal Research: Fieldwork Experiences. Timescapes Working Paper Series Vol. 2. Leeds: University of Leeds, pp. 49-59.
• Shirani, F. J. and Weller, S. 2010. Introduction: researchers' experiences. In: Shirani, F. J. and Weller, S. eds. Conducting Qualitative Longitudinal Research: Fieldwork Experiences. Timescapes Working Paper Series Vol. 2. Leeds: University of Leeds, pp. 4-6.
• Henwood, K. L., Shirani, F. J. and Coltart, C. 2010. Fathers and financial risk-taking during the economic downturn: insights from a QLL study of men's identities-in-the-making. 21st Century Society: Journal of the Academy of Social Sciences 5(2), pp. 137-147. (10.1080/17450141003783355)

2009

• Shirani, F. J. 2009. To and from involved fatherhood: A QLL study. Presented at: European Sociological Association 9th Annual Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 2 - 5 September 2009.
• Shirani, F., Henwood, K. L. and Coltart, C. 2009. Men’s experiences of antenatal services: findings from the ‘Men as Fathers’ Study. Project Report. [Online]. Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/research/researchprojects/menasfathers/publications/antenatalreport.pdf
• Shirani, F. J., Yang, P. and Mannay, D. 2009. Adhering to the conventional sequence: men’s accounts of first-time fatherhood. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/resources/wp126.pdf
• Shirani, F., Yang, P. and Mannay, D. 2009. Postgraduate café papers 2009. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff University.

2008

• Khan, A., Shirani, F. J., Jewson, N., Felstead, A., Fuller, A., Kakavelakis, K. and Unwin, L. 2008. "The prawn sandwich will live forever”: learning to innovate in commercial sandwich production. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. Available at: http://learningaswork.cf.ac.uk/outputs/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20ESRC%20TLRP%20Learning%20as%20Work%20Research%20Paper%20No%2017.pdf
• Henwood, K. L., Finn, M. and Shirani, F. J. 2008. Use of visual methods to explore paternal identities in historical time and social change: reflections from the ‘men-as-fathers’ project. Qualitative Researcher 9, pp. 2-5.
• Elliott, E., Shirani, F. and Williams, G. H. 2008. Final report on the sustainability and legacy of Healthy Living Centres in Wales.  A report to the Department for Public Health and Health Professions. Working paper. Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/socsi/resources/wp-115.pdf