International Centre for Public and Social Policy

The International Centre for Public and Social Policy (IcPSP) brings research into social policies and public policies together.

The centre is unique as social and public policy are often located in separate university departments - our centre enables closer collaboration between academics and researchers, doctoral students and taught masters students from both disciplines.

Our aim

Our aim is to alert a diverse audience of users, practitioners, voluntary organisations and policy-makers to our research in order to help shape discussions of the policy reforms crucial to the future prosperity and well-being of society.

View all our research aims

We investigate a range of the many local, regional, national, cross-national and global developments, issues and social problems which are relevant to contemporary societies. These include:

• austerity, welfare reform and localism
• climate change and rights
• delivery of welfare services
• disability and employment
• equality and discrimination
• health and social security
• labour markets and welfare to work
• migration and social rights
• policy networks and policing
• public sector governance
• urban environments and sustainability

A list of recent research can be found on our international research page.