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Did the rising tide of state education lift all ships? An investigation into the secondary education and attainment policy towards white working-class boys in England, 1997-2010 (2023)
Thesis
Tiplady, J. Did the rising tide of state education lift all ships? An investigation into the secondary education and attainment policy towards white working-class boys in England, 1997-2010. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500690

This thesis is an evaluation of the secondary education and attainment policies of the New Labour governments, from 1997 to 2010, and of the extent to which that improved educational outcomes for white working-class boys in England. The study begins... Read More about Did the rising tide of state education lift all ships? An investigation into the secondary education and attainment policy towards white working-class boys in England, 1997-2010.

Bridging democratic gaps or building political brands? : perceptions of representation from the participation of MEPs in social media (2019)
Thesis
Zisis, I. Bridging democratic gaps or building political brands? : perceptions of representation from the participation of MEPs in social media. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222410

This thesis provides a study of the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from Ireland, Greece and Cyprus and their use of Social Media Platforms (SMPs). Specifically, the thesis explores MEPs’ motivations for online engagement and the strategies... Read More about Bridging democratic gaps or building political brands? : perceptions of representation from the participation of MEPs in social media.

Punctuated equilibrium or the orthodox cycle? : change and continuity in UK macroeconomic policymaking (2016)
Thesis
Silverwood, J. Punctuated equilibrium or the orthodox cycle? : change and continuity in UK macroeconomic policymaking. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219472

This thesis provides a study of United Kingdom (UK) macroeconomic policy and economic ideas. Specifically, the thesis seeks to explore the reasons when and why UK macroeconomic policy and economic ideas exhibits change or continuity. The central cont... Read More about Punctuated equilibrium or the orthodox cycle? : change and continuity in UK macroeconomic policymaking.

Why does the OECD exist? : a qualitative study into the added value of the organisation (2016)
Thesis
MacLeod, S. Why does the OECD exist? : a qualitative study into the added value of the organisation. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219570

This thesis has two interrelated aims, both of which reflect my interest in the development of a variety of supra-national organisations since 1945 and the possibility that a new system of global soft governance may be emerging.

The first is to fi... Read More about Why does the OECD exist? : a qualitative study into the added value of the organisation.

The Open Method of Coordination on social inclusion: analysing the participation of British and Greek stakeholders and its impact on their expectations, political activities and loyalties (2012)
Thesis
Ragkousis, M. The Open Method of Coordination on social inclusion: analysing the participation of British and Greek stakeholders and its impact on their expectations, political activities and loyalties. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4214596

This research focuses on the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) on social inclusion over a period of ten years. It analyses the participation of people who experience poverty and/or social exclusion and anti-poverty associations in the OMC. The main o... Read More about The Open Method of Coordination on social inclusion: analysing the participation of British and Greek stakeholders and its impact on their expectations, political activities and loyalties.