Dr Claire Dunlop
Research Interests
- Cognitive Theories of Decision-Making
- Comparative Public Policy (in particular UK , EU and North America)
- Epistemic Communities
- Knowledge Production
- Policy Learning
- Principal-Agent Modelling
- Regulation and Public Policy (in particular pertaining to agriculture, the environment, food safety and energy policy)
- Risk Governance
- Science and Politics
- Scientific Advisory Structures
- Theories of Public Policy and Analysis
Research Supervision
- Cognitive Theories of Decision-Making
- Comparative Public Policy (in particular UK , EU and North America)
- Epistemic Communities
- Knowledge Production
- Policy Learning
- Principal-Agent Modelling
- Regulation and Public Policy (in particular pertaining to agriculture, the environment, food safety and energy policy)
- Risk Governance
- Science and Politics
- Scientific Advisory Structures
- Theories of Public Policy and Analysis
Research Students
Lead Supervisor to:
Sarah Cooper 'Europeanization of Abortion Policy: Comparing Ireland, the Netherlands and the UK' (2007 onwards with Prof. Claudio Radaelli). Successful defence February 8, 2012.
Julia Neville 'Explaining the Variations in the Development of Municipal General Hospitals in 1930s Devon: Comparing Plymouth and Exeter' (2003-2010 with Prof. Andrew Thorpe and Dr Andrew Hindmoor). Successful defence March 15, 2010.
Eric Twum 'Reclamation Bonds in Ghanian Mining Regulation' (2008 onwards with Prof. Andrew Massey).
Sabina Metcalf 'Comparative Analysis of Current Environmental Policy and Future Immigration Trends in the United Kingdom and Norway' (2009 onwards with Prof. Michael Winter OBE).
Second Supervisor to:
Fabrizio de Francesco 'Diffusion of Regulatory Impact Assessment' (2005 onwards with Prof. Claudio Radaelli). Successful defence October 22, 2010.
Kai Wang 'An Investigation of Interdisciplinary Research Patterns in R&D Biotechnology Sector in China' (2010 onwards with Prof. John Dupre).
Mentor to:
Ahmed Badran ‘Management of Privatized Public Utilities; a Network Perspective on the Regulatory Process’ (supervised by Prof. Oliver James). Successful defence March 15, 2010.
Ayako Nakamura ‘Is Culture Measurable?: Organizational Culture of Risk Using The Case of Prison and Privatization in England and Japan’ (supervised by Prof. Oliver James). Successful defence December 6, 2011.
Pedro Andrés Garzon-Delvaux ‘Developing Woodfuel in the South West’ (supervised by Prof. Michael Winter OBE and Dr Allan Butler).
Kwang Jeong 'Audit Commissions and Functions: Comparing the UK and Korea' (supervised by Prof. Stephen Wilks and Prof. Andrew Massey).
British Council Chevening Scholars:
Serkan Celyk 'Risk Governance in Turkey's Railways' (August 2006-January 2007)
Internal PhD Examiner:
Kathleen Lund (2005) 'A study of Devon elites'
Tom Richardson (2010) 'Science and the politics of sustainability'
