Patricia Kennett
- Reader in Comparative Policy Studies - BSc PhD (Bristol)
- Centre for Urban and Public Policy Research
- Tel: +44 (0)117 954 5583
- Email: P.Kennett@bristol.ac.uk
Personal profile
Dr Kennett is a Reader in Comparative Policy Studies and the Head of the Centre for Urban and Public Policy Research at the School for Policy Studies. Since joining the University of Bristol in 1993 she has undertaken research, both nationally and internationally, on issues relating to globalisation, governance and public policy; citizenship and the welfare state in comparative perspective; homelessness and social exclusion; housing and urban governance. Recent research projects include 'Governance, citizenship and social policy in East Asia' (funded by the Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong), and 'Cohesive Neighbourhoods and Connected Citizens in European Societies' (funded by the European Science Foundation). Her teaching activities have included the development of units on Governance, Institutions and the Global Political Economy; as well as on comparative, cross-national and international social policy with a particular focus on Europe and East Asia. She is currently working on a co-authored book (with Lendvai and Perez) Comparative Social Policy and Human Security: Welfare Systems in a Global Age (Edward Elgar) and an edited collection (with Chan, Kam Wah) Women and Housing: An International Analysis (Routledge).
Teaching interests
Patricia has developed a number of units on comparative, cross national and international social policy with a particular focus on Europe and East Asia. Patricia is particularly interested in the nature and processes of globalisation, governance and the policy process and the implications for the welfare systems in different national contexts.
Research interests
Patricia’s current work includes research on differentiated citizenship and the politics of the post-fordist city in European societies; and economic insecurity and homeownership in cross-national perspective. She is also interested in the relationship between globalisation, governance and public policy and the challenges and opportunities this presents for cross-national, comparative analysis.