Professor Karl Dayson

Director of Sociology & Criminology and Associate Dean (Engagement)

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Professor Karl Dayson is Associate Dean (Enterprise and Engagement), Director of Salford Institute of Public Policy, and Director of Sociology and Criminology, and was elected a Royal Society of Arts Fellow in 20009. He is also the co-founder of Community Finance Solutions (CFS), a research and development unit within the University of Salford. CFS specialises in researching and developing community based solutions to issues of asset ownership, control, and accessibility.  Under Karl’s leadership CFS won the Times Higher Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Local Community in 2005 and they have been involved in the creation of 13 microfinance institutions across England.  In 2008, with Pål Vik, he won the European Microfinance Networks; Research Paper of the Year for their work on sustainability of microfinance institutions.  This led to work for the European Commission on the future of microcredit across the continent and the production of the ‘European Code of Conduct for Microcredit Providers in Europe’ in 2011. He is now working for the European Commission on developing the methodology for the implementation of the code. Alongside this Karl has work on the development of Community Land Trusts in England and Wales, and is currently leading an Esmée Fairbairn funded work on the social impact of these new models of affordable housing.

In 2012/13 Karl will teach on the following modules:

Global poverty and inequality in Social Divisions and Inequalities (L4)

H.G. Wells, William Morris, Charles Fourier and Robert Owen in Utopias and Dystopias (L5)

Communities, regeneration history and policy, social capital and financial capital in Regenerating Communities (L6)

Secondary research methods in Conducting Social Research (L7)

Comparative sociology in Issues in Research Design (L7)

Karl’s research interests focuses on economic sociology, and the intersection between the cultural representation of financial services and attempts to create community owned financial service providers. His PhD explored the demutualization of the British building societies and the emergence of a new mutualism. This led to research on issues related to microfinance, financial inclusion, community ownership of assets and affordable housing. In recent years Karl has concentrated on European dimensions of microcredit and inclusion, while at the same time working with UK cities and housing associations to develop local responses to the financial crisis.

University of Salford, Greater Manchester:

• PhD Sociology (2002)
• B.Sc. (HONS.) Politics and Sociology 2i (1996)
• PgCert. in Higher Education Practice and Research (distinction) (2005)

Present roles:

• Professor of Sociology, University of Salford (2011)
• Director of Salford Institute of Public Policy (February 2013)
• Associate Dean (Enterprise and Engagement) College of Arts and Social Science (August 2012)
• Deputy Head of School of Humanities, Languages and the Social Sciences (HuLSS) (August 2011)
• Director of Sociology and Criminology Directorate (January 2009)
• Executive Director of Community Finance Solutions (2006)

Member of British Sociological Association and Social Policy Association

• Winner of Times Higher Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Community (2005/6)
• Elected Fellow of Royal Society for the Promotion of Arts, Science and Manufacturing (FRSA) in July 2009

Books                                                    

K. Dayson & J. Kickul (eds) (2010) Handbook of Microcredit in Europe. Edward Elgar

Chapters in books

Ashta A.; Dayson, K.; Gera, R.; Hettihewa, S.;  Krishna, N.V. & Wright, C. (2013, forthcoming)  Microcredit as Social Innovation. ‘The Social Innovation Handbook’. Hamdouch, A-L & Moulaert, F. (eds). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar

Powell, J. & Dayson, K. (2012) Engagement and the idea of the Civic University. Universities Engagement with Socially Excluded Communities Benneworth, P. (eds) London: Springer

Dayson, K. (2011) Is the Government Losing Interest: Microfinance in the UK in ‘Enterprise, Deprivation and Social Exclusion: The role of small business in addressing social and economic inequalities’ A. Southern (ed.) New York: Routledge

Sim, J. & Dayson, K. (2011) ‘Portal to Portaloo: Can Microfinance and IT Help Solve the World’s Sanitation Crisis, in A. Ashta (ed.) Advanced Technologies for Microfinance: Solutions and Challenges. pp323-340. Hershey, PA: Business Science Reference (contribution 50%)

Dayson , K., B. J. Carboni, et al. (2010). Introduction. Handbook of Microcredit in Europe - Social Inclusion through Microenterprise Development. B. J. Carboni, M. L. Calderón, S. R. Garrido, K. Dayson  and J. Kickul. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc.: 1-16.

Dayson , K. (2010). Conclusion. Handbook of Microcredit in Europe - Social Inclusion through Microenterprise Development. B. J. Carboni, M. L. Calderón, S. R. Garrido, K. Dayson  and J. Kickul. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc.: 385-392.

Articles in Journals and refereed conference proceedings

Dayson , K. and P. Vik (2008). Making European microfinance more sustainable - lessons from Britain. European Microfinance Network 5th Annual Conference "Microfinance - a tool for growth and employment". Nice, France.(contribution: 50%)

Dayson K (2008) ‘Conceptualising the Third Sector across Europe: Microfinance as a Case Study’. 38^th World Congress of International Institute of Sociology, Budapest  26-30 June (contribution : 50%)

Dayson, K. & Vik, P. (2009) Can MFIs in Western Europe be Sustainable? ‘Microfinance in Europe’. No. 5 (June) pp9-12 (contribution: 50%)

Dayson, K. & Vik, P. (2009) Are Customer Relationships the Key to Productivity in Microfinance Organisations. Pfeiffer University, Charlotte, NC, USA. Banking on the Future: Microfinance as Service Colloquium. September 29. (contribution 50%)

Dayson , K. and P. Vik (2010). Measuring the impact of EU microfinance – Lessons from the field. EMN 7th Annual Conference "2010: A Changing Europe - combating poverty, supporting enterprise". London, EMN.(contribution: 50%)

Dayson, K. & Sim, J. (2010) Technology to Toilets: Can Microfinance Help solve the World’s Sanitation Crisis. ‘Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations. Vol 8(3) pp49-59 (contribution 75%)

Dayson, K & Vik, P. (2012) How Social is Social Investment: lessons from microcredit impact studies.11^th July, 2012, ISTR. Sienna, Italy

Other key recent publications

Dayson, K. (2010) ‘After the Financial Crisis: The Roles of Civil Society Associations in Growing a More Civil Economy’. Dunfermline: Carnegie UK Trust

GHK, Nicholson, & Dayson, K. (2010) Evaluation of Community Development Finance Institutions on behalf of the Department of Business Innovation & Skills. GHK: Birmingham

Dayson, K.; Mosley, P.; Vik, P. (2010) The social impact of UK microfinance: Salford: University of Salford

Dayson, K. & Vik, P. (2011) The Evolution of Financial Exclusion in Leeds Since 2004

Dayson, K. & Vik, P. (2011) ‘Code of Conduct for European Microcredit Providers’ European Commission: Brussels

Dayson, K. & Marchant B. (2012) Counting the Cost of Financial Inclusion: A Business Intervention Model for Financial Inclusion Activities within Golden Gate Housing Trust for Friends Provident Foundation

Dayson, K., Vik, P. Dory, R. & Smith, G. (2012) ‘A UK Banking Disclosure Act: From Theory to Practice’ London: Friends Provident Foundation