Public Policy

Entry requirements

Entry to our research programmes usually requires a Honours degree with a first or 2.1 classification, or the equivalent if you have been educated outside the UK.

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

Keele’s 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 and public policy implementation studies.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Explanations of national and international policy-making
• Regional and local policy implementation