Policy papers In 'Public affairs' Public affairs homePolicy Brum AlumPolicy papersPublic affairs newsContact Back to 'Research' Search our database of briefing notes, policy papers and policy commission reports. Enter Keywords Select Year All Years 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 The experiences of marginalised families with autistic children DescriptionThe project investigated the key challenges faced by marginalised autistic children and their families and identified examples of effective working practices with these groups.Date:14/03/2023Categories: Social Sciences Measuring Brexit uncertainty and understanding the causes DescriptionThe project constructs novel measures of Brexit-related uncertainty based on textual analysis and unsupervised machine learning methods.Date:23/09/2022Categories: Social Sciences Shifting Shapes: how can local care markets support personalised outcomes? DescriptionThis research sought to understand how local authorities have responded to duties placed on them to shape social care markets and support individual choice and control through 'personalisation'.Date:02/11/2020Categories: Social Sciences Derogating from the European Convention on Human Rights in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic DescriptionThis briefing paper argues that Article 15 ECHR should be used to accommodate what has become known as 'lockdown' powers necessary to confront the coronavirus pandemic.Date:22/07/2020Categories: Social Sciences Domestic Violence and Child Maltreatment during COVID-19 DescriptionAlthough no published studies to date have tracked the national trends in domestic violence, several indicators point to a marked increase in domestic violence during the COVID-19 crisis.Date:29/06/2020Categories: Social Sciences Forced migration, sexual and gender-based violence and COVID-19 DescriptionThe "Forced migration, SGBV and COVID-19" project was initiated in response to information suggesting that forced migrant survivors' suffering increased in the COVID-19 crisis.Date:22/05/2020Categories: Social Sciences Poverty, household debt and COVID-19 DescriptionProfessor Karen Rowlingson undertakes research focused on the effects of Covid-19 on household debt and recommends short term measures to avoid an increase in poverty and household debt in the next few months.Date:24/04/2020Categories: Social Sciences Fathers in the Workplace Toolkit 2020 DescriptionThe Equal Parenting Project have created an evidence based 'Fathers in the Workplace Toolkit', a practical guide for organisations to better support fathers across their organisations.Date:23/03/2020Categories: Social Sciences Displaying 1 to 8 of 8