Research projects

Find out about some of the ongoing research projects at the School. These may be core funded or externally funded, and range from extensive, long term collaborations requiring fieldwork and data analysis to more individual areas of work.

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Trust, Distrust and the Legitimacy of Government

Providing the first general theory of how trust and distrust condition our obligations – to each other and government.

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Strengthening Professionalism and Accountability within the Ghana Police Service, using Identities, Norms and Narratives
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Banks, popular backlash, and the post-crisis politics of financial regulation (Banklash)

By bringing together political economy, behavioural research and policy studies, ‘Banklash’ will study the mutual feedback loops linking post-crisis regulation, public opinion, and the media covera

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Improving local government transparency in Brazil

Brazilians consider corruption as the biggest problem facing their country.

Past projects
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Rethinking African Paths to Industrial Development (RAPID)

This project seeks to devise ways for African governments to foster the development of more productive industries.

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Developing countries navigating global banking standards

Banks dominate the financial sectors of Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries (LMICs) and effective regulation is vital for financial stability and growth.

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Finance and inclusive growth in low income countries: the impact of global banking regulation

This project will be amongst the very first to look at how political institutions and processes - at both the domestic and global levels - shape the impact of global banking initiatives on LICs and

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Privacy and security

The Snowden revelations have made pressing the following question: what is the appropriate balance between security and privacy in a liberal democratic society?

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Demography and national security

This project is looking at the demographic trends occurring within states and the implications of this for state-level and global dynamics.

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Addressing efficiency challenges through health financing reforms

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) means that everyone is able to use needed, good quality health services without fear of financial ruin as a consequence.

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GROWTHCOM

In the wake of the financial crisis one of the major challenges faced by policymakers in Europe and around the world is rekindling economic growth and innovation.

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Shared services in government

This project examines the latest global 'mega-trend' of public administration reform: the inter-agency sharing of 'back-office' support services, such as HR, ICT, finance, procurement and legal adv

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Analysis of Provider Payment Reforms on Advancing China's Health (APPROACH)

Recent decades have witnessed significant increases in health spending worldwide; however there is limited evidence of commensurate improvements in quality of care and health outcomes.