Research output per year
Research output per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The School of Social Sciences at The University of Manchester, is home to nearly 3000 undergraduate students and over 300 postgraduate students (with a 35% international student population). We undertake internationally renowned, world-leading and theoretically-informed empirical research, addressing major issues of private and public concern, which is founded on a unique combination of six disciplines.
Research in the School of Social Sciences is known for being methodologically innovative and policy relevant. This translates into research expertise, excellence and impact on a truly global scale.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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Carolyn Abbot
- Law - University of Manchester, Head of Department (Law)
Person: Academic, Administrative
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Media Freedom in an Online World
Brimblecombe, F. (Editor) & Fenwick, H. (Editor), 2027, (In preparation) Oxford: Oxford University Press. 300 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Allegations of wrongdoing, media law and the concept of the ‘public interest’
Brimblecombe, F., 6 Jan 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Media Law. 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Swing-State Theorem, with Evidence
Ma, X., McLaren, J. & Chalak, K., 1 Jan 2026, In: Journal of International Economics. 159, 79 p., 104189.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Can States Throw Away the Key? Critiquing Human Rights Law Approaches to Whole Life Sentences
Sirota, L. & Baldwin, G., 6 Jan 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: European Human Rights Law Review. 2026, 3Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cohabitants and the European Court of Human Rights
Rodway, H., 2026, (In preparation) Bristol University Press.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Manchester Policing Academic Centre of Excellence (M-PACE)
Solymosi, R. (PI), Bannister, J. (PI), Buil-Gil, D. (CoI), Oliveira, T. (CoI), Broad, R. (CoI), Lord, N. (CoI), Crockett, K. (CoI), Morris, S. (CoI), Han, L. (CoI) & Jogunola, O. (CoI)
1/10/25 → 30/09/28
Project: Research
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People, Place and Energy Research Centre (PPERC)
Bouzarovski, S. (CoI), Bellamy, R. (CoI), Barragan Contreras, S. J. (Researcher), Barrow, J. (Researcher), Blakey, J. (Researcher), Burbidge, M. (Researcher), Chiarapini, E. (Researcher), Crowther, A. (Researcher), Fearn, G. (Researcher), Hope, A. (Researcher), Iazzolino, G. (Researcher), Jayyousi, M. M. R. (Researcher), Jenatton, M. (Researcher), Karaoud, A. (Researcher), Kaur, R. (Researcher), Knox, H. (CoI), Koutlou, A. (Researcher), Kuriakose, J. (Researcher), Lansell, E. (Researcher), Lucas, K. (Researcher), MacGregor, S. (Researcher), Mininni, G. (Researcher), Mylan, J. (Researcher), Narayan, U. (Researcher), Newbould, M. (Researcher), Nimmo, R. (Researcher), O'Rourke, A. (Researcher), O'Neill, J. (Researcher), O'Brien, S. (Researcher), Paterson, M. (Researcher), Petrova, S. (Researcher), Sambrook, K. (Researcher), Shaw, A. (Researcher), Simsek, K. F. (Researcher), Sugar, K. (CoI), Swift, A. (Researcher), Waller, L. (Researcher), Wang, D. (Researcher), Welch, D. (Researcher), Zhao, Y. (CoI) & Zhou, S. (Researcher)
1/10/25 → …
Project: Research
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Research visit to Japan on separation of religion and state in Japan
Baldwin, G. (PI)
1/05/25 → 31/01/26
Project: Research
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Gender inequalities: the role of social networks in gendered interactions and social structures.
Bellotti, E. (PI) & Diviak, T. (CoI)
1/04/25 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
Impacts
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AA (Court of Protection: Capacity To Consent To Sexual Practices) [2020] EWCOP 66
Allen, N. (Participant)
Impact: Awareness and understanding
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Administrative Justice and Asylum Appeals
Thomas, R. (Participant)
Impact: Legal impacts, Economic impacts, Political impacts, Societal impacts
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Affecting change of UK public health policy on vitamin D, sun exposure, skin cancer and vitamin D supplementation 2013-20
Webb, A. (Participant) & Rhodes, L. (Participant)
Impact: Society and culture, Health and wellbeing, Economic, Policy
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African States and Social Welfare in Africa
Green, M. (Participant)
Impact: Health impacts, Societal impacts, Legal impacts
Activities
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'Against rewilding: a careful critique'
MacGregor, S. (Speaker)
3 Nov 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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MANCEPT Workshops 2026
Bekkers, M. (Organiser), McMullin, A. (Co-Organiser) & Siew, T. (Co-Organiser)
2 Sept 2026 → 4 Sept 2026Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Teaching and Research
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University of Bristol: January 2026. Invited participation to gender treatment as part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Leaders Fellowship grant scheme (Grant No: MR/W011654/1 [gtr.ukri.org]).
Giordano, S. (Speaker)
2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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Nihilism and Gendered Extremism: Concerns and Intervention Areas for the Year Ahead
Czerwinsky, A. (Speaker)
16 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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Generating the 'Threatening' Other: Visual Reconstructions of Hateful Rhetoric in @EuropeInvasionn’s AI-Generated Images
Czerwinsky, A. (Speaker)
15 Dec 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
Datasets
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Life Story Interviews With Russian-Speaking Marriage Migrants in China
Barabantseva, E. (Creator), UK Data Service, 22 Jul 2021
https://reshare.ukdataservice.ac.uk/854886/
Dataset
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Meta-analysis and gender classification of 914 national and international surveys in six European countries (2000-2023)
Shorrocks, R. (Creator), Luxton, L. (Creator), Nerino, V. (Contributor), Rothermel, A.-K. (Contributor), Kaminsky, L. (Contributor), Katrine, P. (Contributor), Sendra, M. (Contributor), Tardos, K. (Contributor) & Pisani, V. (Contributor), Zenodo, 4 Jun 2024
Dataset
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2014-24 British Election Study Expert Survey Trendfile
Schmitt, H. (Creator), Evans, G. (Creator), Fieldhouse, E. (Creator), Green, J. (Creator), Mellon, J. (Creator), Prosser, C. (Creator), van der Eijk, C. (Creator), Loughran, T. (Creator), Griffiths, J. (Creator) & Perrett, S. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 16 Dec 2024
DOI: 10.48420/20278572.v2, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/2014-19_British_Election_Study_Expert_Survey_Trendfile/20278572/2
Dataset
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Data & code for: The estimation of age and sex profiles for international migration amongst countries in the Asia-Pacific region
Shen, T. (Creator), Raymer, J. (Creator), Guan, Q. (Creator) & Wisniowski, A. (Creator), Open Science Framework, 2023
DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/GJ9FV, https://demo268.shinyapps.io/ASAP/
Dataset
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Membresía en asociaciones progresistas y de izquierda en América Latina (Membership in progressive and left-wing associations in Latin America )
Espinoza, F. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 31 Oct 2023
DOI: 10.48420/25127747
Dataset
Prizes
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[Nominated] Association of Latina and Latino Anthropologists First Book Prize
Cearns, J. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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[Nominated] Society for Latin American & Caribbean Anthropology Book Prize
Cearns, J. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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1+3 North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership Studentship
Collar, A. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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1+3 North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership Studentship
Werlen, A. (Recipient), Apr 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Press/Media
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While Western central banks hesitate on climate, China’s acts
Jackson, J. & Larsen, M.
11/12/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
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Two decades of analysing the state in the green transition: Where are we now?
Jackson, J. & Larsen, M.
11/12/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
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'I didn't know where to turn': Why ethnic minorities with gambling addictions struggle to get help
10/12/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
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Student theses
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(En)gendering Change and Continuity in Chilean Social Policy: Actors, Ideas and Institutions
Staab, S. (Author), Annesley, B. (Supervisor) & Waylen, G. (Supervisor), 30 Apr 2014Student thesis: Phd
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(Re)production of neglect through practices of care: an ethnographic approach to Chagas Disease policies in Mexico
Sánchez-Belmont Montiel, M. (Author), Green, M. (Supervisor) & Watanabe, C. (Supervisor), 7 May 2025Student thesis: Phd
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âÂÂDown with the kidsâÂÂ? Reconceptualising the youth work relationship: How do professional relationships between male youth workers and young men involved in violence operate to promote desistance?
Harris, P. (Author), Spencer, J. (Supervisor) & Gadd, D. (Supervisor), 14 Aug 2018Student thesis: Phd
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A Bayesian Hierarchical Model to Estimate and Predict Child Labour in India
Kim, J. (Author), Olsen, W. (Supervisor) & Wiśniowski, A. (Supervisor), 22 Jun 2021Student thesis: Phd
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A Brave New Bolam?
Beswick, J. (Author), Brazier, M. (Supervisor) & Keywood, K. (Supervisor), 5 Sept 2012Student thesis: Phd
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Equipment
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Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology
Fox, R. (Core Facility Lead)
Faculty of HumanitiesFacility/equipment: Facility