Research

The SPRC undertakes research across a wide range of social policy topics and taking a variety of approaches, which are organised into three fields of research, and three methodologies:

Fields of Research
■ Poverty, inequality and social inclusion/exclusion
■ Communities, families and care through the life course
■ Organisation and delivery of human services

Disability Studies and Research Information

Methodologies/Approaches
■ Comparative social policy
■ Community service outcomes and evaluations
■ Analysis of policy and societal trends

Current and recent research projects include research in the following areas. 

Our Research Areas:

• Children and Young People
• China Social Policy
• Community Needs, Problems and Services
• Cross-national Social Policy
• Disability Policy and Service Provision
• Employment, Unemployment and Welfare Reform
• Evaluation of Policy Interventions
• Families
• Housing and Urban Studies
• Income Support Policies
• Indigenous Research
• Older People
• Poverty, Inequality and Living Standards
• Service Delivery Models
• Social Aspects of Health Care
• Social Policy Theory and Methodology

Research Projects

You can view the projects either by typing the keywords in the search box below.