Jonathan Hopkins
Jonathan is a geographer working within the SEGS group at the James Hutton Institute. Jonathan's undergraduate and postgraduate background is in physical geography, including risk perception and responses to flash flooding. Since joining the James Hutton Institute in 2013, most of Jonathan's work has been in the subject areas of social and economic development, and farm changes and diversification. He has also contributed to research on natural flood risk management, using interviews and survey analysis, and has been involved in spatial and quantitative analysis for a range of other projects.
Current research interests
Jonathan is currently contributing to work within the RESAS Strategic Research Programme (2016-2021), including research projects on demographic change in remote areas, place-based policy and implications for policy and service delivery, and changes taking place on Scotland's farms.This work has included analysis related to Scotland's sparsely populated areas, and developing small area indicators of wellbeing. He has also worked on several projects for other funders: some outputs from these are included below.
Bibliography
- Sutherland, L-A.; McKee, A.; Hopkins, J.; Hasler, H. (2023) Breaking Patriarchal Succession Cycles: How Land Relations Influence Women's Roles in Farming, Rural Sociology, 88(2), 512-545
- Pakeman, R.J.; Eastwood, A.; Duckett, D.; Waylen, K.; Hopkins, J.; Bailey, D. (2023) Understanding the Indirect Drivers of Biodiversity Loss in Scotland, NatureScot Research Report 1309 - Understanding the Indirect Drivers of Biodiversity Loss in Scotland
- Barnes, A. P.; MacMillan, J.; Sutherland, L-A.; Hopkins, J.; Thomson, S. G. (2022) Farmer intentional pathways for net zero carbon: Exploring the lock-in effects of forestry and renewables, Land Use Policy, 112, Article No. 105861
- Creaney, R.; Blackstock, K.; Flanigan, S.; Hopkins, J.; Miller, D.; Matthews, K. (2022) Idealising the Rural: The Role of Scottish Mountains in Promoting the Scottish Whisky Brand, Rural Imaginations Conference, 24-26 August 2022, Amsterdam.
- Flanigan, S.; Blackstock, K.; Creaney, R.; Hopkins, J.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D. (2022) Assembling whisky production and consumption for rural resilinece A value chains case study in Speyside, Scotland, ODT Forum, 19-21 October 2022, Jura, Switzerland
- Flanigan, S.; Blackstock, K.; Creaney, R.; Hopkins, J.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D. (2022) Assembling whisky production and consumption for rural resilience A value chains case study in Speyside, Scotland, ESRS Scottish Satellite Event, 20-23 June 2022, Birnam
- Blackstock, K.; Flanigan, S.; Creaney, R.; Matthews, K.; Hopkins, J.; Miller, D.; Chabdu, A.; Bacigalupo, A.; Thompson, C. (2022) D43 Participatory value chain analysis: Report on the structure and valorisation of 23 mountain value chains across Europe, including evaluation of telecoupling, assemblage, and enabling institutions and infrastructure, MOVING external website and on Hutton MOVING webpage.
- Hopkins, J.; McKee, A.; Flanigan, S.; Barlagne, C.; Somervail, P. (2022) Scottish Farmers Intentions to Develop Agritourism ,
- Somervail, P.; Flanigan, S.; McKee, A.; Hopkins, J. (2022) Agritourism in Scotland a review of literature, current context, and trajectory ,
- Matthews, K.; Creaney, R.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G.; Hopkins, J.; Chabdu, A.; Rees, N.; Blackstock, K. (2022) Vulnerability Analysis Water quantity in connection with Speyside Malt Whisky production, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
- Creaney, R.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G.; Hopkins, J.; Chabdu, A.; Rees, N.; Blackstock, K. (2022) Report on MOVING Task 33 activities Vulnerability of the Speyside whisky industry to environmental change, MOVING.
- Creaney, R.; Blackstock, K.; Hopkins, J.; Flanigan, S. (2022) First Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting Report,
- Blackstock, K.; Creaney, R.; Hopkins, J.; Matthews, K.B. (2022) UK - Scotland Speyside Malt Whisky, Policy Brief, MOVING.
- Currie, M.; Mc Morran, R.; Hopkins, J.; McKee, A.; Glass, J.; Wilson, R.; Meador, E.; Noble, C.; Craigie, M.; Piras, S.; Bruce, F.; Williams, A.; Pinker, A.; Jones, S.; Maynard, C.; Atterton, J. (2021) Understanding the response to Covid-19 - Exploring options for a resilient social and economic recovery in Scotland’s rural and island communities, SEFARI
- Wilson, R.; Hopkins, J.; Currie, M.; Potts, J.; Somervail, P.; Stevenson, T. (2021) National Islands Plan Survey Final Report, Social Research Report for the Scottish Government.
- Hopkins, J.; Schurch, N.; Sarjeant, A.; MacNeil, C.; Currie, M.; MacDonald, E.; Forrest, R.; Smith, H.; Clarke, R. (2021) Measuring inclusive growth in the Highlands and Islands a typology, Online report.
- Creaney, R.; Blackstock, K.; Hopkins, J.; Flanigan, S. (2021) First Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting Report, MOVING, The James Hutton Institute, 12pp.
- Hopkins, J.; Thomson, S.; Miller, D.G.; Sutherland, L-A.; Barlagne, C.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Barnes, A.; McMillan, J. (2021) How often does intended farm management behaviour match ‘actual’ behaviour? Insights for thirteen farm activities (2013-18)., Farmer Intentions Survey Briefing Note, March 2021, 8pp.
- Barlagne, C.; Hopkins, J.; Sutherland, L-A..; Barnes, A.; MacMillan, J.; Thomson, S.; Spencer, M. (2021) Scottish farms, internet access and social media. Farmer intentions survey briefing note, March 2021 , RESAS Policy Briefing, Farmer Intentions Survey, March 2021, 10pp.
- McMillan, J.; Barnes, A.; Thomson, S.; Spencer, S.; Hopkins, J.; Sutherland L-A.; Wardell-Johnson, D. (2020) Farmer responses to Brexit: Intentions to deliver more 'public goods for public money'., 2018 Farmers’ Intention Survey: SEFARI Briefing Note 2, October 2019, 7pp.
- McMillan, J.; Barnes, A.; Thomson, S.; Spencer, S.; Hopkins, J.; Sutherland L-A.; Wardell-Johnson, D. (2020) Farmer intentions survey: Regional dimensions to change., 2018 Farmers’ Intention Survey, SEFARI Briefing Note 3, January 2020, 7pp.
- Barnes, A.; MacMillan, J.; Thomson, S.; Spencer, M.; Hopkins, J.; Sutherland L-A.; Matthews, K.B. (2020) Farmer responses to Brexit: an examination of different outlooks to Brexit., SEFARI Briefing Note, 6pp.
- Barnes, A.; MacMillan, J.; Thomson, S.; Spencer, M.; Hopkins, J.; Sutherland L-A.; Matthews, K.B. (2020) Farmer responses to Brexit: attitudes towards risk in Scottish farming., SEFARI Briefing Note, 6pp.
- Hopkins, J.; Piras, S. (2020) Economic-demographic foresight and place-based impacts in sparsely populated Scotland., Online report.
- Hopkins, J.; Piras, S. (2020) Population projections and an introduction to economic-demographic foresight for Scotland’s sparsely populated areas (2018-43)., Research Brief for RESAS RD 3.4.1: Demographic change in remote areas, Objective 3.5 (Milestone 1), 21pp.
- Hopkins, J.; Sutherland, L-A.; Calo, A.; Barlagne, C.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Barnes, A.; Thomson, S.; McMillan, J.; Spencer, M. (2020) New entrants: their potential contribution to farming in Scotland by 2023., Farmer Intentions Survey Briefing Note, March 2020, 8pp.
- Barlagne, C.; Hopkins, J.; Sutherland, L-A.; Wardell Johnson, D.; Barnes, A.; Thompson, S.; McMillan, J.; Spencer, M. (2020) Diversification on Scottish farms: attitudes and future plans., Report o RESAS, Deliverable 242.02iib.
- Wilson, R.; Hopkins, J. (2019) The changing shape of Scotland's digital divide., European Countryside, 11, 563-583.
- Hopkins, J. (2019) Analysing and mapping the evidence base for place-based policy in Scotland., Presentation at Scottish Consortium for Rural Research Mini-Conference: Rural Science for Public Good: Sharing our best ideas, Inverness, 13 November 2019.
- Hopkins, J.; Atterton, A.; Copus, A.; Wilson, R. (2019) How can we improve the evidence base for place-based policy making?, Presentation, 17th Rural Entrepreneurship Conference, Inverness, 17-19 June 2019.
- Sutherland, L-A.; McKee, A.; Hopkins, J.; Hasler, H. (2023) Breaking Patriarchal Succession Cycles: How Land Relations Influence Women's Roles in Farming, Rural Sociology, 88(2), 512-545
- Barnes, A. P.; MacMillan, J.; Sutherland, L-A.; Hopkins, J.; Thomson, S. G. (2022) Farmer intentional pathways for net zero carbon: Exploring the lock-in effects of forestry and renewables, Land Use Policy, 112, Article No. 105861
- Wilson, R.; Hopkins, J. (2019) The changing shape of Scotland's digital divide., European Countryside, 11, 563-583.
- Waylen, K.A.; Holstead, K.L.; Colley, K.; Hopkins, J. (2018) Challenges to enabling and implementing Natural Flood Management in Scotland., Journal of Flood Risk Management, 11, S1078-S1089.
- Sutherland, L-A.; Hopkins, J.; Toma, L.; Barnes, A.; Matthews, K.B. (2017) Adaptation, resilience and CAP reform: a comparison of crofts and livestock farms in Scotland., Scottish Geographical Journal, 133, 192-213.
- Hopkins, J.; Sutherland, L.A.; Ehlers, M.; Matthews, K.B.; Barnes, A.; Toma, L. (2017) Scottish farmers' intentions to afforest land in the context of farm diversification., Forest Policy and Economics, 78, 122-132.
- Holstead, K.L.; Kenyon, W.; Rouillard, J.J.; Hopkins, J.; Galan-Diaz, C. (2017) Natural flood management from the farmer’s perspective: criteria that affect uptake., Journal of Flood Risk Management, 10, 205-218.
- Copus, A.; Hopkins, J.; Creaney, R. (2016) The transaction footprints of Scottish food and drink SMEs, European Countryside, 8, 227-249
- Sutherland, L-A.; Toma, L.; Barnes, A.P.; Matthews, K.B.; Hopkins, J. (2016) Agri-environmental diversification:linking environmental, forestry and renewable energy engagement on Scottish farms., Journal of Rural Studies, 47, 10-20.
- Hopkins, J.; Warburton, J. (2015) Local perception of infrequent, extreme upland flash flooding: prisoners of experience?, Disasters, 39, 546-569.
- Slee, B.; Hopkins, J.; Vellinga, N. (2015) Could the creative class be a factor in Scottish rural development?, Scottish Affairs, 24, 207-226.
- Waylen, K.A.; Holstead, K.L.; Colley, K.; Hopkins, J. (2018) Challenges to enabling and implementing Natural Flood Management in Scotland., Journal of Flood Risk Management, 11, S1078-S1089.
- Hopkins, J.; Copus, A. (2017) Producing recommendations on methods and indicators for assessing the "greener" strategic objective at data zone level., Report from Mini Workshops, 33p.
- Sutherland, L-A.; Hopkins, J.; Toma, L.; Barnes, A.; Matthews, K.B. (2017) Adaptation, resilience and CAP reform: a comparison of crofts and livestock farms in Scotland., Scottish Geographical Journal, 133, 192-213.
- Hopkins, J.; Warburton, J. (2015) Local perception of infrequent, extreme upland flash flooding: prisoners of experience?, Disasters, 39, 546-569.
- Pakeman, R.J.; Eastwood, A.; Duckett, D.; Waylen, K.; Hopkins, J.; Bailey, D. (2023) Understanding the Indirect Drivers of Biodiversity Loss in Scotland, NatureScot Research Report 1309 - Understanding the Indirect Drivers of Biodiversity Loss in Scotland
- Blackstock, K.; Flanigan, S.; Creaney, R.; Matthews, K.; Hopkins, J.; Miller, D.; Chabdu, A.; Bacigalupo, A.; Thompson, C. (2022) D43 Participatory value chain analysis: Report on the structure and valorisation of 23 mountain value chains across Europe, including evaluation of telecoupling, assemblage, and enabling institutions and infrastructure, MOVING external website and on Hutton MOVING webpage.
- Hopkins, J.; McKee, A.; Flanigan, S.; Barlagne, C.; Somervail, P. (2022) Scottish Farmers Intentions to Develop Agritourism ,
- Somervail, P.; Flanigan, S.; McKee, A.; Hopkins, J. (2022) Agritourism in Scotland a review of literature, current context, and trajectory ,
- Matthews, K.; Creaney, R.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G.; Hopkins, J.; Chabdu, A.; Rees, N.; Blackstock, K. (2022) Vulnerability Analysis Water quantity in connection with Speyside Malt Whisky production, Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
- Creaney, R.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Gandossi, G.; Hopkins, J.; Chabdu, A.; Rees, N.; Blackstock, K. (2022) Report on MOVING Task 33 activities Vulnerability of the Speyside whisky industry to environmental change, MOVING.
- Creaney, R.; Blackstock, K.; Hopkins, J.; Flanigan, S. (2022) First Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting Report,
- Blackstock, K.; Creaney, R.; Hopkins, J.; Matthews, K.B. (2022) UK - Scotland Speyside Malt Whisky, Policy Brief, MOVING.
- Currie, M.; Mc Morran, R.; Hopkins, J.; McKee, A.; Glass, J.; Wilson, R.; Meador, E.; Noble, C.; Craigie, M.; Piras, S.; Bruce, F.; Williams, A.; Pinker, A.; Jones, S.; Maynard, C.; Atterton, J. (2021) Understanding the response to Covid-19 - Exploring options for a resilient social and economic recovery in Scotland’s rural and island communities, SEFARI
- Wilson, R.; Hopkins, J.; Currie, M.; Potts, J.; Somervail, P.; Stevenson, T. (2021) National Islands Plan Survey Final Report, Social Research Report for the Scottish Government.
- Hopkins, J.; Schurch, N.; Sarjeant, A.; MacNeil, C.; Currie, M.; MacDonald, E.; Forrest, R.; Smith, H.; Clarke, R. (2021) Measuring inclusive growth in the Highlands and Islands a typology, Online report.
- Creaney, R.; Blackstock, K.; Hopkins, J.; Flanigan, S. (2021) First Stakeholder Advisory Group Meeting Report, MOVING, The James Hutton Institute, 12pp.
- Hopkins, J.; Thomson, S.; Miller, D.G.; Sutherland, L-A.; Barlagne, C.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Barnes, A.; McMillan, J. (2021) How often does intended farm management behaviour match ‘actual’ behaviour? Insights for thirteen farm activities (2013-18)., Farmer Intentions Survey Briefing Note, March 2021, 8pp.
- Barlagne, C.; Hopkins, J.; Sutherland, L-A..; Barnes, A.; MacMillan, J.; Thomson, S.; Spencer, M. (2021) Scottish farms, internet access and social media. Farmer intentions survey briefing note, March 2021 , RESAS Policy Briefing, Farmer Intentions Survey, March 2021, 10pp.
- McMillan, J.; Barnes, A.; Thomson, S.; Spencer, S.; Hopkins, J.; Sutherland L-A.; Wardell-Johnson, D. (2020) Farmer responses to Brexit: Intentions to deliver more 'public goods for public money'., 2018 Farmers’ Intention Survey: SEFARI Briefing Note 2, October 2019, 7pp.
- McMillan, J.; Barnes, A.; Thomson, S.; Spencer, S.; Hopkins, J.; Sutherland L-A.; Wardell-Johnson, D. (2020) Farmer intentions survey: Regional dimensions to change., 2018 Farmers’ Intention Survey, SEFARI Briefing Note 3, January 2020, 7pp.
- Barnes, A.; MacMillan, J.; Thomson, S.; Spencer, M.; Hopkins, J.; Sutherland L-A.; Matthews, K.B. (2020) Farmer responses to Brexit: an examination of different outlooks to Brexit., SEFARI Briefing Note, 6pp.
- Barnes, A.; MacMillan, J.; Thomson, S.; Spencer, M.; Hopkins, J.; Sutherland L-A.; Matthews, K.B. (2020) Farmer responses to Brexit: attitudes towards risk in Scottish farming., SEFARI Briefing Note, 6pp.
- Hopkins, J.; Piras, S. (2020) Economic-demographic foresight and place-based impacts in sparsely populated Scotland., Online report.
- Hopkins, J.; Piras, S. (2020) Population projections and an introduction to economic-demographic foresight for Scotland’s sparsely populated areas (2018-43)., Research Brief for RESAS RD 3.4.1: Demographic change in remote areas, Objective 3.5 (Milestone 1), 21pp.
- Hopkins, J.; Sutherland, L-A.; Calo, A.; Barlagne, C.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Barnes, A.; Thomson, S.; McMillan, J.; Spencer, M. (2020) New entrants: their potential contribution to farming in Scotland by 2023., Farmer Intentions Survey Briefing Note, March 2020, 8pp.
- Barlagne, C.; Hopkins, J.; Sutherland, L-A.; Wardell Johnson, D.; Barnes, A.; Thompson, S.; McMillan, J.; Spencer, M. (2020) Diversification on Scottish farms: attitudes and future plans., Report o RESAS, Deliverable 242.02iib.
- Barnes, A.; McMillan, J.; Thomson, S.; Spencer, M.; Hopkins, J.; Sutherland, L-A.; Matthews, K.B. (2019) Farmer responses to Brexit: adoption of risk management behaviours., 2018 Farmers’ Intention Survey, SEFARI Briefing Note 1, July 2019, 6pp.
- Ellis, R.; Burns, V.; Sutherland, L-A..; Duckett, D.; Hopkins, J.; Kyle, C. (2019) The governance of small farms and small food businesses to support food and nutritional security., Report to European Commission 2019, 56pp.
- Hopkins, J. (2019) Mapping indicators of population change in Scotland (2011-19)., Research Note, May 2019, 11pp.
- Hopkins, J.; Wilson, R.; Atterton, J.; Copus, A. (2019) Stakeholder views on the small area-level evidence base for place-based policy in Scotland., Report to RESAS, RD3.4.2: Place-Based Policy and Rural Scotland, Objective 5.3i, March 2019, 28pp.
- Hopkins, J.; Copus, A.; Wilson, R.; Atterton, J. (2019) What is place-based rural policy and what evidence base does it need? research and knowledge exchange activities., Report for RESAS RD 3.4.2. Place-based Policy and Rural Scotland, Objective 5.1., December 2018 (and updated February 2019), 17pp.
- Hopkins, J.; Copus, A. (2018) The Scottish Sparsely Populated Area (SPA): Agricultural and key rural industry trends., Report for RESAS RD3.4.1: Demographic Change in Remote Areas, Working Paper No. 5 (Objective O2.2ii), Version 3, October 2018, 48pp.
- Hopkins, J.; Copus, A. (2018) Can we measure wellbeing at the community scale? Identifying indicators for Scotland., Report for Strategic Research Programme, 3.4.2: Place-based Policy and Rural Scotland, 4pp.
- Hopkins, J.; Copus, A. (2018) The Scottish Sparsely Populated Area (SPA): Agricultural and key rural industry trends., Report to RESAS, RD3.4.1. Demographic Change in Remote Areas, Working Paper 5 9objective 02.2ii), Version 3, October 2018.
- Creaney, R.; Blackstock, K.; Flanigan, S.; Hopkins, J.; Miller, D.; Matthews, K. (2022) Idealising the Rural: The Role of Scottish Mountains in Promoting the Scottish Whisky Brand, Rural Imaginations Conference, 24-26 August 2022, Amsterdam.
- Flanigan, S.; Blackstock, K.; Creaney, R.; Hopkins, J.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D. (2022) Assembling whisky production and consumption for rural resilinece A value chains case study in Speyside, Scotland, ODT Forum, 19-21 October 2022, Jura, Switzerland
- Flanigan, S.; Blackstock, K.; Creaney, R.; Hopkins, J.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D. (2022) Assembling whisky production and consumption for rural resilience A value chains case study in Speyside, Scotland, ESRS Scottish Satellite Event, 20-23 June 2022, Birnam
- Hopkins, J. (2019) Analysing and mapping the evidence base for place-based policy in Scotland., Presentation at Scottish Consortium for Rural Research Mini-Conference: Rural Science for Public Good: Sharing our best ideas, Inverness, 13 November 2019.
- Hopkins, J.; Atterton, A.; Copus, A.; Wilson, R. (2019) How can we improve the evidence base for place-based policy making?, Presentation, 17th Rural Entrepreneurship Conference, Inverness, 17-19 June 2019.
- Holstead, K.L.; Waylen, K.A.; Colley, K.; Hopkins, J. (2015) Challenges of doing something new: barriers to natural flood management., Presentation at the World Water Conference, Edinburgh, 25-29 May 2015.
- Hopkins, J.; Maclean, L. (2022) Changing spaces from the bottom up understanding emerging community adaptations to Covid19, Presentation to session '366: Geographies of Covid-19' at Royal Geographical Society with IBG Annual International Conference, 2 September 2022, Newcastle.
- Hopkins, J.; Piras, S.; Kapour, G. (2022) How could a net zero economy impact rural demography? Insights from a regional model for Scotland, Presentation to session 'Online-G03-O2 Demographic Change, Population, Migration and Mobility Behaviour', European Regional Studies Association Congress, 22 August 2022, Pécs, Hungary.
- Barlagne, C.; Calo, A.; Holstead, K.; Hopkins, J.; Sutherland, L-A.; Matthews, K.B.; Miller, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Barnes, A.; McMillan, J.; Spencer, M.; Thomson, S.; Toma, L. (2020) Farm Intentions Survey: Outputs and ongoing research from our work on rural industries., Key Rural Industries - WP2.4, End of Year Workshop, Saughton House, Edinburgh, 12 March 2020. (Poster and discussions with Scottish Government stakeholders).
- Hopkins, J.; Copus, A. (2017) A return to population decline? Demographic change in sparsely populated Scotland, 1991-2046., The James Hutton Institute Annual Research Symposium, Bonar Hall, Dundee, 22 November 2017. (Poster)
- Slee, W.; Hopkins, J. (2013) The creative class in Scotland : a positive force in rural development., Theme 8 Strategic Programme Event, Birnam, October 2013.
