Annie McKee is a senior social researcher in the Social Economic and Geographical Sciences Department (SEGS) [2] and a member of the 'Environmental Governance and Land Management' Group. Annie's background is in geography, environmental management, and sustainable development, with previous dissertation research exploring public perceptions of red deer management and sustainable rural communities. Annie has a BSc (Hons.) in Geography from the University of St Andrews and completed an MSc in Sustainable Rural Development at the University of Aberdeen in 2007.
Annie completed her PhD in 2013 with the Centre for Mountain Studies, Perth College, University of the Highlands and Islands, working as part of the 'Sustainable Estates for the 21st Century' project. Under the supervision of Professor Martin Price (Director, Centre for Mountain Studies) and Dr Charles Warren (University of St Andrews), her PhD aimed to examine the role of private landownership in facilitating sustainable rural communities in upland Scotland, focusing on identifying best practice in community engagement and the practical steps required to ensure sustainability. For further information please see Sustainable Estates for the 21st Century [3] website for further information.
Annie is Convenor of Rural Housing Scotland [4], Scottish Charity Number: SC031239, Secretary of the Andrew Raven Trust [5], Scottish Charity Number: SCO39488, and Chair of Tarland Community Housing [6]. Annie was a Minister-appointed member of the Scottish Government’s Women in Agriculture Taskforce [7] (June 2017 - November 2019).
Annie's research focusses on transdisciplinarity, rural governance and institutions, land management and land use policy, agricultural transitions, gender equality in land governance, the impact of land reform, rural community development, and achieving sustainable development in rural areas. Annie is particularly interested in the development and implications of land reform legislation and policy in Scotland, as well as social justice issues relating to land internationally.
Annie has considerable experience of qualitative data collection (including in-depth interviewing, participant observation, and ethnographic techniques) and analysis (including content, thematic, and discourse analysis), stakeholder engagement, and facilitation techniques. She has a strong reputation within the Institute and externally for high quality workshop organisation and facilitation. Annie pursues diverse pathways to impact for research projects and integrate her role as a researcher with active participation in rural community development projects. She aligns closely with the Hutton Science Challenge: to ‘deliver technical and social innovations that support sustainable and resilient communities’.
On-going and recent projects
PhD supervision
Links:
[1] https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4213-6400
[2] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/groups/social-economic-and-geographical-sciences
[3] http://www.sustainable-estates.co.uk/
[4] http://ruralhousingscotland.org/
[5] http://www.andrewraventrust.org.uk/
[6] https://tarlandcommunityhousing.org.uk/
[7] https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20210414114253/www.gov.scot/groups/women-in-agriculture-taskforce
[8] https://nefertiti-h2020.eu/
[9] https://www.york.ac.uk/yesi/research/resilient-ecosystems/connected-treescapes/
[10] http://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/projects/communities-and-wellbeing-local-assets-local-decisions-and-community-resilience
[11] https://webarchive.nrscotland.gov.uk/20210917003911/https:/www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/research-and-analysis/2017/06/women-farming-agriculture-sector/documents/00521489-pdf/00521489-pdf/govscot%3Adocument/00521489.pdf
[12] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/publications/Changing-Role-of-Women-in-Farming-final-report-Hutton-24_11_21.pdf
[13] https://www.landcommission.gov.scot/downloads/5e8c359e459f3_A%20International%20Community%20Ownership%20Review%20Final%20Report.pdf
[14] https://www.landcommission.gov.scot/downloads/5dd698fa2e391_1-Community-Ownership-Mechanisms-SRUC-Final-Report-For-Publication.pdf
[15] https://www.landcommission.gov.scot/downloads/5dd6a2d2ac866_McKee-et-al.-Final-report-to-SLC-Increasing-land-availability-for-new-entrants-2.5.2018.pdf
[16] http://www.crew.ac.uk/
[17] http://www.crew.ac.uk/project/assessing-impacts-flooding-people-and-communities
[18] http://www.farmpath.eu/
[19] http://www.refresh.ucl.ac.uk/
[20] http://www.proakis.eu/
[21] http://fp7hunt.net/
[22] http://www.newbie-academy.eu/
[23] http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2015/09/5827
[24] http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/07/7298
[25] http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/07/1094
[26] http://epicscotland.org/
[27] http://www.hutton.ac.uk/research/projects/Learning-Landscape-Partnerships
[28] http://www.perth.uhi.ac.uk/specialistcentres/cms/activities/Pages/SustainableEstates.aspx