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These research projects are currently funded and underway in the department.

Observatory for Political Texts in European Democracies - A European Research Infrastructure

Susan Banducci

^{Horizon | 2020 - 2023}

Differentiation: Clustering Excellence (DiCE)

Sandra Kröger

^{EU | 2020 - 2022}

Integrating Diversity in the European Union (InDivEU)

Sandra Kröger

^{European Union | 2019 - 2021}

Fighting together, moving apart? European common defence and shared security in an age of Brexit and Trump

Jason Reifler, Catarina Thomson

^{Volkswagen Stiftung | 2018 - 2021}

Procedural Tools for Effective Governance (PROTEGO) Patterns, Outcomes and Policy Design

Claire Dunlop

^{European Research Council | 2016 - 2022}

The ABC of Online Disclosure Duties: Towards a More Uniform Assessment of the Transparency of Consumer Information in Europe

Joasia Luzak

^{Open Research Area | 2016 - 2019}

The UK Communication Industries: the impact of a proposed UK Brexit from the EU

Alison Harcourt

^{ESRC Research Fellowship | 2016 - 2016}

International professional fora: a study of civil society organisation

Alison Harcourt

^{ESRC | 2015 - 2018}

Public Service Corporations: estimating the link between public scrutiny and share

Stephen Greasley

^{Sponsor British Academy/Leverhulme | 2015 - 2016}

Integrated Water Resources Management as an Approach for Climate Change Adaptation: Comparative Lesson Drawing

David Benson

^{Leverhulme | 2014 - 2016}

'Structure and Organisation of Government' Project

Oliver James

^{ESRC | 2014 - 2017}

Democratic Self-Defense Before and After 9/11: Anti-Extremist Legislation in Anglo-Saxon Democracies

Nicole Bolleyer

^{British Academy | 2014 - 2015}

European Research Council for the project ‘State Encroachment on Civil Society? A Comparative Study of Parties, Interest Groups and Welfare-Providing Organisations in Contemporary Democracies (STATORG)

Nicole Bolleyer

^{European Research Council | 2013 - 2018}

BASE: Bottom-up Climate Adaptation Strategies towards a Sustainable Europe

Duncan Russel

^{European Commission (EC) | 2012 - 2016}

The contribution of Civil Society Organizations to representative democracy in the EU

Dario Castiglione

^{European Commission (EC) | 2011 - 2013}

Coordinating for Cohesion in the Public Sector of the Future (COCOPS)

Oliver James

^{European Commission (EC) | 2011 - 2014}

Chief Executive Succession and the Performance of Central Government Agencies

Oliver James

^{Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | 2010 - 2013}

ELECDEM - Training Network in Electoral Democracy

Susan Banducci

^{European Commission (EC) | 2009 - 2013}

Analysis of Learning in Regulatory Governance (ALREG)

Claudio Radaelli

^{European Research Council | 2009 - 2013}

Local Public Services and Quality of Life

Oliver James

^{ESRC | 2009 - 2010}

Jean Monnet Chair in European Public Policy

Alison Harcourt

^{European Commission | 2008 - 2011}

Jean Monnet - Centre of Excellence

Claudio Radaelli

^{European Commission | 2008 - 2011}

Quality of Regulatory Governance: Impact Assessment in Comparative Perspective

Claudio Radaelli

^{ESRC | 2006 - 2009}

Globalization and Regulatory Change in Audiovisual Regulation

Alison Harcourt

^{ESRC | 2005 - 2007}

Integrated and United? A Quest for Citizenship in an 'Ever Closer Europe' (INTUNE)

Claudio Radaelli

^{European Commission | 2005 - 2009}