I was forwarded this by a friend in DPAC who asked me to forward it to
anyone else who might be interested...
Steve
ESRC COLLABORATIVE STUDENTSHIP INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF WELFARE
REFORM
_Centre for Human Rights in Practice, School of Law, University of Warwick_
This ESRC-Funded Collaborative PhD will investigate the human rights
and equality impacts of welfare reform, public spending cuts and cost
of living increases on vulnerable groups and individuals in Coventry.
The project is a collaboration between the Centre for Human Rights in
Practice in the School of Law at the University of Warwick and
Coventry City Council.
The research will involve the identification of individuals and
families who will be affected by welfare reform, public spending cuts
and cost of living increases, and whose underlying situation (because
of poverty, disability etc.) means that these cuts and changes are
likely to have a particularly significant effect on their lives. A
methodology will be devised for observing the 'lived experience' of
those individuals/families over an extended period, in order to
understand the holistic impacts of the cuts and changes on their
lives. The research
will explore the possibilities of welfare reform having both positive
and negative impacts on the groups and individuals studied.
At the local level, this research will provide insights about the
extent to which different groups of people affected by welfare reforms
are coping and where there are opportunities for local organisations
to intervene to maximise individual resilience and mitigate the risk
of
increasing dependence upon local services. At a national level the
research is expected to provide robust empirical evidence of the_
actual _impact of cuts and reforms, particularly on the most
vulnerable and disadvantaged, in order to better inform existing
debates.
The academic supervisor will be Dr. James Harrison. The successful
candidate will be expected to start in October 2014. Applications must
be submitted by 15 May 2014. Interviews will take place on Tuesday 27
May.
This studentship is available to Home and EU students, according to
fee status, that meet the ESRC eligibility requirements based on
residency. For more information on funding and eligibility please see
the web: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/esrcdtc/studywithus/eligibility/
[2].
There will also be opportunities to do work within the Centre for
Human Rights in Practice and the School of Law, depending on
qualifications and experience.
The University of Warwick has been awarded prestigious Doctoral
Training Centre status by the ESRC. The DTC is run by the University's
Graduate School and the successful applicants will acquire
postgraduate training from the provision of the DTC.
For more details about the subject of the PhD, the application process
and the qualifications and experienced required, please see
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/chrp/projects/spendingcuts/welfarereform
[3].
Links:
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[1] http://www.maryannstephenson.co.uk/
[2] http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/esrcdtc/studywithus/eligibility/
[3] http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/chrp/projects/spendingcuts/welfarereform
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