PhD
Researcher, The Planning Exchange (1991-93)
Admissions Tutor for Geography and Environment
MCRMetropolis Core Committee Member
Postgraduate Certificate / Diploma / Masters in Science - in Place Management and Leadership
High Street Regeneration and Place Management
Placemaking, lighting and illumination
Geographies of football
T. Edensor, SD. Millington (2018). Learning from Blackpool Promenade: Re-enchanting sterile streets. The Sociological Review. 66(5), pp.1017-1035.
T. Edensor, S. Millington (2013). Blackpool Illuminations: revaluing local cultural production, situated creativity and working-class values. International Journal of Cultural Policy. 19(2), pp.145-161.
T. Edensor, D. Leslie, S. Millington, NM. Rantisi (2009). Spaces of vernacular creativity: Rethinking the cultural economy. Routledge.
J. Binnie, S. Millington, JJ. Holloway, C. Young (2006). Cosmopolitan Urbanism. Routledge.
T. Edensor, SD. Millington (2018). Learning from Blackpool Promenade: Re-enchanting sterile streets. The Sociological Review. 66(5), pp.1017-1035.
C. Parker, NF. Ntounis, S. Millington, S. Quin, F. Castillo-Villar (2017). Improving the vitality and viability of the UK High Street by 2020: Identifying priorities and a framework for action. Journal of Place Management and Development. 10(4), pp.310-348.
W. Cao, Y. Li, J. Cheng, SD. Millington (2017). Location patterns of urban industry in Shanghai and implications for sustainability. Journal of Geographical Sciences. 27(7), pp.857-878.
T. Edensor, S. Millington (2013). Blackpool Illuminations: revaluing local cultural production, situated creativity and working-class values. International Journal of Cultural Policy. 19(2), pp.145-161.
T. Edensor, S. Millington (2009). Illuminations, class identities and the contested landscapes of christmas. Sociology. 43(1), pp.103-121.
T. Edensor, S. Millington (2008). 'This is Our City': Branding football and local embeddedness. Global Networks. 8(2), pp.172-193.
J. Binnie, T. Edensor, J. Holloway, S. Millington, C. Young (2007). Mundane mobilities, banal travels. Social and Cultural Geography. 8(2), pp.165-174.
J. Binnie, J. Holloway, S. Millington, C. Young (2007). Mundane geographies: alienation, potentialities, and practice Alienation, subjectification, and the banal. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING A-ECONOMY AND SPACE. 39(3), pp.515-520.
C. Young, S. Millington, C. Gibson, J. Lever, J. Holloway (2000). Resources for Project Work on Place Marketing in the North West of England. North West Geographer. 3(1), pp.35-35.
C. Shearlock, P. Hooper, M. Steve (2000). Environmental Improvement in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. Greener Management International. 2000(30), pp.50-60.
T. Edensor, S. Millington (2018). Spaces of Vernacular Creativity Reconsidered. C. Courage, A. McKeown. In: Creative Placemaking: Research, Theory and Practice. London: Routledge,
SD. Millington (2017). Trinity House and the Formation of the Modern British State. V. Strang, T. Edensor, J. Puckering. In: From the Lighthouse: an Experiment in Interdisciplinarity. Routledge,
A. Jorgensen (2012). Urban Wildscapes. In: Urban Wildscapes. Routledge, pp.65-79.
T. Edensor, S. Millington (2010). Stadium Worlds. S. Frank, S. Steets. In: Stadium Worlds: Football, Space and the Built Environment. Routledge, pp.146-162.
SD. Millington, T. Edensor, D. Leslie, N. Rantisi (2010). Rethinking creativity: critiquing the creative class thesis. T. Edensor, D. Leslie, S. Millington, N. Rantisi. In: Spaces of Vernacular Creativity: Rethinking the Cultural Economy. London: Routledge, pp.1-16.
T. Edensor, D. Leslie, S. Millington, NM. Rantisi (2009). Introduction: Rethinking creativity: Critiquing the creative class thesis. In: Spaces of Vernacular Creativity: Rethinking the Cultural Economy. Routledge, pp.1-16.
J. Binnie, JJ. Holloway, S. Millington, C. Young (2009). Cosmopolitanism. In: International Encyclopedia of Human Geography: Volume 1-12.
SD. Millington, T. Edensor (2009). Christmas light displays and the creative production of spaces of generosity. In: Spaces of Vernacular Creativity: Rethinking the cultural economy. London: Routledge, pp.170-182.
J. Binnie, JJ. Holloway, S. Millington, C. Young (2009). Cosmopolitanism. R. Kitchin, N. Thrift. In: International Encyclopedia of Human Geography. Elsevier, pp.307-313.
J. Binnie, J. Holloway, S. Millington, C. Young (2005). Conclusion: The paradoxes of cosmopolitan urbanism. In: Cosmopolitan Urbanism. Routledge, pp.246-253.
J. Binnie, J. Holloway, S. Millington, C. Young (2005). Introduction: Grounding cosmopolitan urbanism: Approaches, practices and policies. pp.1-34.
S. Millington (1997). Local Governance and Local Economic Development in Manchester. S. Liszewski, C. Young. In: Liszewski, S. & Young, C. A Comparative Study of Lodz and Manchester. . 297-307.. Lodz: Lodz University Press, pp.297-307.
C. Steadman, S. Millington On using engaged scholarship to research with local high streets. Newcastle, 30/8/2022.
C. Berranger, O. Kuznetsova, S. Millington, C. Ross Probing into co-operative place making: Rochdale. Adelaide (Australia), 3/11/2019.
C. Steadman, G. Roberts, S. Millington, C. Parker Towards an anatomy of district centres. Corfu, 6/5/2019.
S. Millington, C. Steadman, D. Medway, G. Roberts One club for all: Football, branding, and place. Corfu, 6/5/2019.
C. Parker, S. Quin, N. Ntounis, S. Millington, D. Medway, et al. C. Urquhart, E. Dargan, BJ. Keegan. (2016). Improving the customer experience in retail locations: The Game of Towns. Dublin Institute of Technology, 27/4/2016.
S. Millington, G. Roberts, C. Steadman, N. Ntounis, C. Parker, et al. S. Quin. Vital and Viable Chorlton.
S. Millington, N. Ntounis, C. Parker, S. Quin, G. Roberts, et al. C. Steadman. High Street 2030: Achieving change. Institute of Place Management, Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government.
C. Parker, S. Millington, G. Roberts, C. Steadman, S. Quin, et al. N. Ntounis. Vital and Viable Harpurhey. Manchester: Institute of Place Management, Manchester City Council.
Conference Chair, 4th Institute of Place Management International Conference, Manchester, 7-8th September, 2017
Co-Investigator. Bringing Big Data to Small Users. Innovate
Co-Invesitgator. High Street UK2020. ESRC.
ESRC High Street UK 2020 Project (final report and other resources available here)
Trustee, Manchester Geographical Society
Faculty Public Engagement Champion 2014
2018 Chancellor's Fellowship Award.
Senior Fellow of the Institute of Place Management