This course recent initiatives to create a major activity in public policy are encapsulated both by the creation of the School of Social Sciences and Public Policy (2016) and the Research Centre for Social Policy. Staff are available to supervise doctorates and other research degrees in the theory and practice of public-policy making and implementation – reflecting their interests in political theory, political institutions, public policy implementation studies, organisational studies and strategic management. Thie research areas are: Explanations of national and international policy-making and Regional and local policy implementation.