Following the success of our previous Policy Commissions Competitions, Public Policy@Southampton is delighted to announce the launch of our Electoral Commissions Competition. With the upcoming General Election, a significant juncture on the Policy landscape, we are inviting applications for research on issues that will be pivotally placed on all parties’ agendas. We invite applications from all academics, across all disciplines, who wish to enhance their research impact.
Electoral Commissions will be funded for the purpose of offering novel and radical thinking on contentious topics, whilst providing valuable policy making evidence. Successful applications will bring together the expertise and experience of world-leading academics and key policy-makers. Broad areas for consideration are:
- The economy
- Healthcare
- Education
- Immigration
- Crime
This list is not exhaustive, if your research is demonstrably relevant, we’d love to hear from you. Fundamentally, we are looking for dynamic and engaging studies on issues pivotal to the parties.
We will provide the resources to set up the project, run meetings and co-ordinate a comprehensive marketing campaign to ensure findings are widely disseminated with maximum impact. Applicants may request funding to support associated research costs. To ensure findings are delivered in time to be of use, whilst avoiding pre-election period restrictions, applicants must be able to complete their research for presentation during the first half of semester two.
If you would like further information, or to discuss the details of your application, please contact the Public Policy@Southampton Co-ordinator: Erin Downey.
Telephone: +44 (0)23 8059 5466. To submit a research proposal, please download the guidance notes and complete an application form. Please note the closing date: 5.00pm Monday 29 September 2014.
Applications will be assessed by a sub-committee of the Public Policy@Southampton advisory committee.