Dr Eleanor Burt
Senior Lecturer
Biography
Eleanor graduated with First Class Honours from the University of Strathclyde and completed her doctoral research at the same university in 1994. Since then she has been a Principal Investigator [PI] and co-PI on a number of funded research projects, including two major ESRC projects under the Virtual Society and Civil Society Data Partnership programmes. She was co-PI on work commissioned by the Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner and has also undertaken commissioned research and consultancies for organisations such as the Baring Foundation, the Nominet Trust, and CVS Fife. She gave oral evidence to the Kemp Commission on the Future of the Voluntary Sector in Scotland and has been an expert advisor to the Cabinet Office, the Better Regulation Task Force, and the NCVO Foresight Panel on Information and Communication Technologies and the Voluntary Sector. She publishes in both academic and professional and popular media. She has been specialising in the charity sector (broadly defined) since 1991.
In recent years, her research has shifted ground to engage with what is sometimes referred to as 'animal ethics'. Here she is engaging with fields and literarures spanning 'animal' law, veganism, de-growth and steady state economics, the anthropocentric grand narratives, power, 'animals' in politics, media studies and other inter-connected perspectives. This work has led her to be deeply critical of the 'sustainable development' narrative and its impact on both captive other-than-human animals and free-roaming other-than-human animals, as well as the planet.
Currently, her research is beginning to focus on two themes in particular:
- anthropocentric grand narratives, enactments of power, and vegans in the university
- other-than-human animals in the public policy process.
Teaching
- MN2002 Management and Analysis
- MN4266 Non Government Organisation (NGOs): Contexts, Contributions and Challenges
- MN5821 Managing Non-Governmental Organisations
Research areas
For many years, Eleanor’s research engaged with:
- voluntary sector-government relationships
- new media technologies, information, and strategic change in voluntary organisations
- freedom of information and organisational change in public bodies.
Currently her research is examining:
- anthropocentric grand narratives, power, and vegans in the university
- other-than-human animals in the public policy process.
Selected publications
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Open access
Moral agency in charities and business corporations: exploring the constraints of law and regulation
Burt, E. & Mansell, S. F., 30 Sept 2019, In: Journal of Business Ethics. 159, 1, p. 59-73 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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International Journal of productivity and Management: Third Section and Performance - Special Edition ( Joint editior)
Burt, E., 2014, In: International Journal of productivity and Management .Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Charities and ICTs: Can IS-enabled Innovation in Business Critical Activities be Delivered?
Burt, E. & Taylor, J., 2013, In: Communications of the Association of Information Systems. p. 204-224Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Clear Rules Allow Charities the Right to Speak Out
Burt, E., 16 May 2013, 1 p. Edinburgh : Johnston Publishing Ltd. .Research output: Other contribution
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Open access
Managing humanitarian emergencies: Teaching and learning with a virtual humanitarian disaster tool
Ajinomoh, O., Miller, A. H. D., Dow, L., Gordon-Gibson, A. N. S. & Burt, E., 2012, CSEDU 2012: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Computer Supported Education. Helfert, M., Martins, M. J. & Cordeiro, J. (eds.). SciTePress, Vol. 1. p. 55-64Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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International Journal of Government and Democracy in the Information Age: Freedom of Information and Open Government
Burt, E., 2011, In: Information Polity: the International Journal of Government and Democracy in the Information Age.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Recruitment in Charitable Organisations: A Comparative Perspective
Burt, E. & Scholarios, D., 2011, Voluntary Organisations and Public Services Delivery: the employment outcomes of Government Outsourcing and their implications. Cuningham, I. & James, P. (eds.). London: Routledge Taylor & Francis GroupResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Achieving Value Congruence Through Recruitment and Selection in Third Sector Organisations
Scholarios, D. & Burt, E., 2010, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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How do public bodies respond to freedom of information legislation? Administration, modernisation and democratisation
Taylor, J. A. & Burt, E., Jan 2010, In: Policy & Politics. 38, 1, p. 119-134 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Recruitment in Charitable Organisations – The Philanthropic Myth and Managerial Pragmatism Uncovered?
Burt, E. & Scholarios, D., 2010, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper