Centre for British Politics and Government, Department of Political Economy

Announcing a funded PhD opportunity: based at the Centre and the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA).
The theme is "Understanding the Regulation of Parliamentary Expenditure".
It is a full-time, 3.5-year funded PhD project involving a 3-month placement at IPSA (with the time at IPSA being spread over the PhD period).
The academic supervisory team consists of Christel Koop (Professor of Political Economy) and Andrew Blick (Professor of Politics and Contemporary History), with Lee Bridges (Director, Policy & Engagement at IPSA) serving as the supervisor at the partner organisation.
Details can be found here:
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DLO793/phd-researcher-in-public-policy-research-understanding-the-regulation-of-parliamentary-expenditure

The closing date is 26 February 2025.

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