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As part of the School of Applied Social & Policy Sciences, the Centre for Public Administration is dedicated to research excellence in the areas of public governance, public policy and management, social policy and professional practice.

The Centre advances interdisciplinary and applied research, which combines practice with academic research. The work of the Centre aims to support policymakers and the practitioners of public administration.  These aims are driven by our commitment to research excellence and high-quality impact, delivered through strategically oriented research focus.

These aims are driven by our commitment to research excellence and high-quality impact, delivered through strategically oriented research focus.

The focus of our research is defined through the following themes, projects and initiatives:

  • The Administration of Health and Social Care
  • Public Administration in Contested and Multi-ethnic Societies
  • Policy Evaluation
  • The Administration of Education in Contested Societies (in close collaboration with the UNESCO Centre)
  • Public Value in Forensic Services
  • Comparative language policy studies and REAL
  • Gender, Decision-Making and the Civil Service
  • Territorial Government - From European Union to Local Government

Contact

If you would like to contact us about any of the above email p.carmichael@ulster.ac.uk

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The Administration of Health and Social Care

The Centre is exploring the potential implications of Brexit on policy, public administration and delivery of services

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Public Administration in Contested and Multi-Ethnic Societies

This project examines the ways conflict is managed and what are the most promising avenues of effective public administration in contested societies

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Policy Evaluation

As part of our global outreach, the British Academy has funded this project to research reform in public administration and provisions of services in Kazakhstan

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The Administration of Education in Contested Societies (in close collaboration with Ulster University's UNESCO Centre)

This research looks at educational policy and administration in societies affected by conflict.

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Public Value in Forensic Services

The focus of this project is on the public value forensic services offer to the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland

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Language Policy

Dr Michele Gazzola is leading the research on institutional bilingualism and managing multilingualism in public administration

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REAL Group

Research group dedicated to language-related policy issues including language dynamics, language policy evaluation, economics of language, and language rights.

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Gender, decision-making and the civil service

Case study of Northern Ireland Senior Civil Service exploring implications of bureaucratic transitions for gender equality in post-conflict societies

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Territorial Government - From European Union to Local Government

This project focuses on changing administrative practices and behaviours of civil servants in Central Asian countries