| Our Research Mission |
We seek to deepen the understanding of the ways in which the social and political life of a population changes in response to major socio-economic, demographic and political developments. We are an interdisciplinary research centre, bringing a wide range of perspectives to bear on our work. We use primary and secondary data sources to conduct theory-informed, empirically-rigorous and policy-relevant research in a comparative perspective. |
Research Themes |
Our research is based broadly on the following themes:
For a full details of our projects please see our research project pages. ISC's working papers and publications |
Social Change: A Harvard - Manchester Initiative (SCHMi) |
SCHMi is a major collaborative project with Harvard University, directed by Professor Robert Putnam. SCHMi is a five-year project tasked with studying changes in social cohesion and social capital in the US and UK. SCHMi is also host to the Manchester Graduate Summer Programme in Social Change, an annual summer school bringing together some of the best graduate students and faculty from around the globe. There is also a Harvard-Manchester Exchange Programme, which sponsors research visits between the two institutions. |
The Democracy, Citizens and Elections Research Network (DCERN) |
DCERN examines the participation and non-participation of individuals and groups within the wider, formal and informal, context of politics |
