Professor David Cowan
LL.B.(Soton)
Expertise
Dave focuses on housing and homelessness issues, socio-legal studies, and government.
Current positions
Professor of Law and Policy
University of Bristol Law School
Contact
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Biography
Dave started at the University of Bristol Law School in 1995 as a Lecturer, having previously worked at the Universities of Southampton and Sussex. He has been a professor since 2003. He teaches land law; rich law, poor law; advanced legal and socio-legal research methods; and social and legal theory. His research is generally socio-legal, and focuses on issues around housing and homelessness policy, practice, and decision-making.
Research interests
Housing; Regulation; Government
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Identifying and Filling the Legal gaps Exposed by the Grenfell Fire
Principal Investigator
Description
On 14th June 2017, there was a fire at Grenfell Tower in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. At least 80 people died. Grenfell Tower was a tower block…Managing organisational unit
University of Bristol Law SchoolDates
17/08/2017 to 28/02/2019
Shared Ownership: Crisis Moments
Principal Investigator
Description
The promotion of home ownership has been a central aim of UK housing policy since the 1960s. More recently, there has been a focus on developing low cost schemes which…Managing organisational unit
University of Bristol Law SchoolDates
02/09/2013 to 02/06/2015
INVESTIGATION INTO ARREARS MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE HOUSING ASSOCIATION SECTOR
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
University of Bristol Law SchoolDates
01/11/2008 to 01/08/2009
RISK, TRUST AND BETRAYAL: A SOCIAL HOUSING CASE STUDY
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
University of Bristol Law SchoolDates
01/01/2007 to 01/01/2008
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH INTO THE APPROACH OF DISTRICT JUDGES TO HOUSING POSSESSION PROCEEDINGS
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
This project examines the approach of district judges to housing possession proceedings with the aim of identifying the key influences on decisions to grant, suspend, adjourn or refuse possession. The…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
01/01/2004 to 01/08/2004
Thesis supervisions
Governing through News
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
01/01/2021Legal Consciousness and Administrative Justice
Oxford Handbook of Administrative Justice
Governing Canal Life
Journal of Law and Society
Supported Housing and the Law
Supported Housing and the Law
Pandemic Legalities
Pandemic Legalities
Owner-Occupiers: Review 2021
Legal Action
Related people
Dr Karen Morgan
Research Fellow (ReProvide WorkStream 2)
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Professor Morag McDermont
Professor of Socio-Legal Studies
University of Bristol Law School
Professor Alex Marsh
Professor of Public Policy
School for Policy Studies
Dr Jennifer Harris
Senior Research Associate
School for Policy Studies