• PhD Politics University of Sheffield 2007-2011
• MA Politics University of Sheffield 2003-2004
• BA (Hons) Politics University of Sussex 2000-2003
Lecturer in Public Management and Policy, Plymouth University 2010-2015
Faculty Lead (Recruitment and Marketing), Faculty of Business, Plymouth University, 2014
Associate Head of School (External Relations), School of Government 2014
Associate Head of School (Research), School of Government 2013
Deputy Director, Centre for Research in Sustainable Leadership, Governance and Policy (SLGP) 2011-2013
Executive Member, Public Administration Committee (PAC), UK 2012-
Research Interests
• Public Policy and Management; Sustainability and regeneration; Governance frameworks and concepts
R. Shand (2020). The creative arts in governance of urban renewal and development.
R. Shand (2017). Sport, Community Regeneration, Governance and Development: A Comparative Global Perspective. Taylor & Francis.
M. Hyde, R. Shand (2017). Retirement, Pensions and Justice A Philosophical Analysis. Palgrave Macmillan.
R. Shand (2017). Sport, Community Regeneration, Governance and Development. Abingdon: Routledge.
R. Shand (2016). The Governance of Sustainable Rural Renewal. Routledge.
R. Shand (2013). Governing Sustainable Urban Renewal Partnerships in Action. Routledge.
R. Shand (2018). The Role of Ethics and Targets in Environmental Governance and the Enduring Importance of New Public Management. Political Studies Review. 16(3), pp.230-239.
R. Shand, M. Hyde (2016). Can enterprise be a vocation, or is it the end of public service?. Contemporary Issues in Entrepreneurship Research. 6, pp.61-75.
R. Shand, KE. Howell (2015). From the classics to the cuts. Teaching Public Administration. 33(3), pp.211-220.
R. Shand, KE. Howell (2015). Valuing Teaching Public Administration as a Public Good. Teaching Public Administration. 33(3),
KE. Howell, R. Shand (2015). Leadership and culture in the Welsh Assembly: investigating path-dependency. Policy Studies. 36(5), pp.507-521.
KE. Howell, R. Shand (2014). Leadership in the European Union: Europeanization Crisis and Austerity. Critical Perspectives on International Public Sector Management. 3, pp.63-74.
H. TOLOS, P. WANG, M. ZHANG, R. SHAND (2014). Retirement systems and pension reform: A Malaysian perspective. International Labour Review. 153(3), pp.489-502.
R. Shand (2014). Community management of regeneration projects in Potsdam, Germany. International Journal of Law and Management. 56(3), pp.171-183.
P. Wang, R. Shand, KE. Howell (2014). What Determines Employees' Possession of Voluntary Pension Schemes? An Empirical Study of Malaysian Public Universities. International Labour Review.
L. Geddes, R. Shand (2013). Assessing governance and learning lessons. International Journal of Law and Management. 55(6), pp.401-416.
L. Geddes, R. Shand (2013). An Assessment of Governance: How Lessons From New Labour's Partnership Project Can Inform Cameron's Big Society. International Journal of Law and Management. 55(6), pp.1-24.
R. Shand, R. Higman (2013). The Big Society and the Environment: Better Together?. US-China Journal of Public Administration. 3(14),
R. Shand, S. Sloan (2012). Regeneration vs. the Market: How Were House Prices in Barking Affected by Renewal Projects in the Area?. Social and Public Policy Review. 6(2), pp.18-29.
R. Shand (2009). Comparing Multi-Level Governance, Community Participation and Networks: Regenerating the Thames Gateway and Berlin. University of Essex.
D. Syrrakos, S. Kuehnlenz, R. Shand (2023). Currency, Identity and Trust - Cryptocurrencies, Central Bank Digital Currencies, and the case for the Bahamian Sand. In: Intercultural Issues in the Workplace Leadership, Communication and Trust. Palgrave Macmillan,
R. Shand, S. Parker, C. Elliott (2022). Understanding renewed Public Service Ethos (PSE) in public management: policy, purpose, and pedagogy. In: Reimagining Public Sector Management A New Age of Renewal and Renaissance?. Emerald Publishing Limited,
A. Ashby, MH. Smith, R. Shand (2017). From principle to practice: Embedding sustainability in clothing supply chain strategies. A. Gardetti, A. Torres. In: Sustainability in Fashion and Textiles: Values, Design, Production and Consumption. Sheffield: Greenleaf, pp.61-81.
R. Shand, M. Hyde (2016). Can Enterprise be a Vocation, or is the End of Public Service?. J. Liddle. In: New Perspectives on Research, Policy & Practice in Public Entrepreneurship. Emerald Group Publishing,
KE. Howell, R. Shand (2014). Concepts of Praxis on Crises in European Leadership. J. Diamond, J. Liddle. In: European Public Leadership in Crisis?. Emerald Group Publishing,
R. Shand, R. Higman (2014). The Big Society and the Environment Lobby in the UK. T. Brandsen, W. Trommel, B. Verschuere. In: Manufacturing Civil Society Principles, Practices and Effects. Springer,
R. Shand, R. Higman (2014). How Viable Is the Big Society? Perceptions from Environmental NGOs in the United Kingdom. In: Manufacturing Civil Society. Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp.54-69.
M. Hyde, R. Shand (2013). Disability. G. Payne. In: Social Divisions. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan,
R. Shand (2011). Targets and Trust: Goals in Sustainability and Regeneration Under New Labour. N. Johns, A. Barton, A. Green. In: New Labour and Trust. New York: Novo Press,
R. Shand (2008). Problems Using MLG in Comparative Politics: Alternatives and Solutions. In: Not given. Thessaloniki, Greece: South East European Research Centre, pp.334-365.
H. McLaughlin, C. Dance, R. Shand, M. Gobey (2016). Evaluating the Making a Difference Pilot in Kirkholt. , Rochdale Borough Council.
R. Shand (2012). A Policy Vision for Regeneration. , The Bow Group Think Tank.
R. Higman, R. Shand (2012). The Big Society and the Environment: Better Together?. , Institute for Sustainability Solutions Research (ISSR), Plymouth University.
R. Shand (2012). Best Practice Examples of Community Management in Regeneration: Cases From the Local, National and International. , Neighbourhood Communities Budget Ilfracombe Pilot.
Annual Conference of the Public Administration Committee, Plymouth University, July 2012
Financial Awards won and other funded projects
• ESRC Festival of Science 2015 £2,000
• Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) NCCO programme £20,000 widening access from Colleges to University 2015 and Academic Lead for Plymouth University in DCON Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) NCCO programme Plymouth University, University of St Mark and St John, and Plymouth College of Art £461,000 2015
• Institute for Sustainability Solutions Research, Plymouth University (£10,000) 2011
• Fully funded ESRC Quota PhD studentship in Politics at University of Sheffield 2007