Research Strands
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 combines core funding from both the ESRC and the Trust.
Research at the CMPO is organised into various strands each directed by one of our academic staff. Each strand encompasses several subcategories which form the basis of the research at the centre.
Prior to October 2009, research was organised into five strands:
