Dr Peter Campbell is a Senior Lecturer in the University of Liverpool’s Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology. His research considers social research methods and their application in the field of cultural policy, as covered in his 2019 monograph ‘Persistent Creativity: Making the case for art, culture and the creative industries’. His work in this field has considered the impacts of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, Sistema England, and the European Capital of Culture programme. He is currently working on AHRC-funded research considering the role played by the arts in post-conflict societies.