CMPO is a leading research centre, combining expertise in economics, geography and law. Our objective is to study the intersection between the public and private sectors of the economy, and in particular to understand the right way to organise and deliver public services. The Centre aims to develop research, contribute to the public debate and inform policy-making.
CMPO started its second five years as an ESRC Research Centre in October 2009. The Centre was established in 1998 with two large grants from The Leverhulme Trust. In 2004 we were awarded ESRC Research Centre status, and CMPO now receives its core funding from the ESRC.
The CMPO is part of the Bristol Institute of Public Affairs (BIPA) within the University of Bristol. BIPA provides a focus for high quality research across the Faculty of Social Sciences at Law in the field of public affairs. The aim of the Institute is to establish the University of Bristol as the premier location for national and trans-national research on public affairs, innovative social science quantitative and qualitative methodologies and public organisations in the United Kingdom.
BIPA is currently made up of six research centres within the Faculty of Social Sciences and Law (FSSL).