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| Personal details | |
| Name | Dr Sarah Ayres |
| Job title | Senior Lecturer in Policy Studies |
| Department | School for Policy Studies University of Bristol |
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| Qualifications | BSc, PhD(Aston) |
| Professional details | |
| Keywords | emerging patterns of governance English regions regional development devolution and constitutional change regionalism regional funding allocations |
| Areas of expertise | I completed my first degree and PhD at the University of Aston. My PhD explored the impact of the Regional Development Agency - Advantage West Midlands - on the partnership infrastructure of the West Midlands region in England. Since completing my thesis I have carried out research into the emerging patterns of governance in the English regions, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council’s Devolution and Constitutional Change Programme (L21951113). I have also undertaken research for the Countryside Agency, Constitutional Convention, West Midlands Regional Assembly and Equal Opportunities Commission. I am currently the Principal Applicant on a two-year ESRC project 'English regionalism: rhetoric or substance? Evaluating decision making procedures for Regional Funding Allocations' (RES-061-23-0033) - 2007-2009. This work will explore how designated funding is allocated for economic development, housing and transport policy across all English regions, including London. |