Professor of Housing & Social Policy
Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology Rm 3T18, R G Bomont Building, University of Stirling
I am a Professor of Housing & Social Policy within the Division of Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology. I'm an international expert in housing inequalities, precarity and place-based stigma. My research explores the emotional dimensions of housing systems and their relations of power, with a strong focus on lived experience. It seeks to inform policy & professional practice, but is also grounded in critical theory.
I am a member of the Housing Education in Scotland Steering Group and an Associate Member of the Centre for the Sciences of Place & Memory at the University of Stirling.
I am a qualitative researcher and my expertise includes:
My research has been supported by a wide range of funders. During my career I've led/contributed to 20+ projects with a total value exceeding £9 million. Current projects are listed on the research tab.
Advisor of Studies, Housing Studies Programme (2019-)
Leader, Public Services and Governance Research Group (2020-)
Member, University Research Committee (2025-)
SGSSS PGR lead for Stirling (UoA C20 Social Policy & Social Work) (2025-)
Invited speaker, 50th Anniversary of Scotland's Community-Based Housing Associations event, 29 April 2025
Presentation on the role of women in the birth of Scotland’s community-based housing associations.
Keynote, Scottish Housing Day - Everybody Needs Good Neighbours (September 2025)
Opinion Piece: The problem with the ‘build baby build’ mantra: https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/opinion-the-problem-with-the-build-baby-build-mantra
Convenor: Women, Housing & Place: a research symposium September 2025, funded by the Centre for the Sciences of Place & Memory and the Intersectional Stigma of Place-based ageing project (co-organised with A Pearce, J Preece & M Ross).
Intersectional Stigma of Place-based Ageing
PI: Professor Vikki McCall
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Housing Studies Charitable Trust Early Career Fellowship
PI: Dr Anna Pearce
Funded by: Housing Studies Charitable Trust
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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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Magazine Article
McKee K & McCall V (2025) Opinion: The problem with the ‘build baby build’ mantra: https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/opinion-the-problem-with-the-build-baby-build-mantra. Scottish Housing News. 02.06.2025. https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/opinion-the-problem-with-the-build-baby-build-mantra
Magazine Article
The Power of Reflection: Why Scotland’s housing future needs more empathy
McCall V & McKee K (2025) The Power of Reflection: Why Scotland’s housing future needs more empathy. Scottish Housing News. 25.04.2025. https://www.scottishhousingnews.com/articles/the-power-of-reflection-why-scotlands-housing-future-needs-more-empathy
Research Report
McKee K (2025) Local People Leading: the role of women in the birth of Scotland’s community-based housing associations. ISPA Project. Stirling: University of Stirling.
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. Stirling.
Newspaper Article
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
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
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
Newspaper Article
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
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
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
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 Article
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. Stirling. 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. Stirling. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bURQzv7G6-hAuGPqNT_yVqFNIVr0KshF/view
Newspaper Article
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.
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
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 Article
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 Article
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 Article
'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 Article
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 Article
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 Article
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.
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. http://housingevidence.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/R2018_06_01_Frustrated_Housing_Aspirations_of_Gen_Rent.pdf
Newspaper Article
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 Article
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 Article
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.
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 Großbritannien (English Language Version)
Bevir M & McKee K (2016) Governance jenseits des Neoliberalismus in Großbritannien (English Language Version) [British Governance beyond Neoliberalism]. In: Biebricher T (ed.) Der Staat des Neoliberalismus. Staatsverständnisse, 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
Discussion 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 – The Big Society, Localism and Housing Policy: Recasting State–Citizen 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
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
Discussion 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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
Discussion 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.
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
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
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. 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
I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
I was previously Director of the PGDip/MSc in Housing Studies programme (2019-26), which is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Housing. This is a flexible distance learning programme for part time students, both already working in housing and those seeking to work in the sector. On our programme I co-ordinate HOUP001 (Providing Housing Services), HOUP002 (Sustainable Communities) & HOUP009 (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 mentor of externally funded postdoctoral fellows. I'm open to supervising PhD/postdoc projects in my areas of expertise and with a focus on qualitative methods. Current students include:
Mshaye: Asylum Seekers in Glasgow: gendered and racialised lived experiences; Player: Narratives of People who use Drugs in Deindustrialised areas of Scotland; Noles: Housing Precarity in the Scottish PRS - disabled people, their families & their carers' experiences; Roberts: Tenant-landlord communication strategies in the English social rented sector.
