Dr Emma Carmel
Current and recently completed PhD students
- Ruth Birchall: Governance, modernisation and the neighbourhood
- Jenny Harlock: Governing the relationship between the state and the voluntary sector in UK social care
- Hester Kan: Networks and cross-national learning in the European Union
- Fiona Morgan: Informal care-giving and social risk: A comparative analysis of England and Ireland
- Regine Paul: Labour Migration Management as Multidimensional Border-drawing in the EU
Profile
I research the political dynamics of public policy governance, where I work at the intersection of the disciplines of political science, political sociology and policy analysis. I specialise in researching the governance of public policy and public services in the UK and in the EU, and I have particular methodological expertise in qualitative comparative research. My undergraduate studies were in history, and I retain an abiding interest in rich, detailed empirical analysis, informed by insights from sociological theory and political economy. My current research focuses on the role of EU public policy governance, especially in migration, in shaping and entrenching social, political and economic inequalities in Europe.
I have been supervisor to a number of PhD students of my own, and from 2009 to date, I have been Director of Studies for research students in the Department, where I have enjoyed contributing to enhancing the experience of the PhD process for our students. I enjoy teaching, and my teaching always combines the evaluation of theory and its practical application to ‘real-life’ policy examples, or research projects. I have undertaken a number of other roles inside and outside the university, including being Editor (2003-2008) of the Journal of European Social Policy; Co-chair of the research group Governance and Policy Design; and founding convenor of the international Postgraduate Governance Research Network.
Research interests
- The governance of migration, labour market and social policy.
- Public policy governance in the European Union.
- The development and application of a new analytical perspective on governance in the emerging field of critical governance studies (CGS).
Teaching
Undergraduate
- SP30012: European social policy: a comparative approach (Moodle Course
for current students)
Postgraduate
- SP50075: Comparative European social policy (Moodle Course for current students)
Publications
Book/s
Carmel, E., Cerami, A. and Papadopoulos, T., eds., 2011. Migration and welfare in the new Europe: social protection and the challenges of integration. Bristol, U. K.: Policy Press.
Book Sections
Carmel, E. K., Cerami, A. and Papadopoulos, T., 2011. Conclusion : what future for migration? In: Carmel, E. K., Cerami, A. and Papadopoulos, T., eds. Migration and Welfare in the 'New' Europe. Bristol, U. K.: Policy Press, pp. 245-258.
Carmel, E., 2011. EU migration governance: utility, security and integration. In: Carmel, E. K., Cerami, A. and Papadopoulos, T., eds. Migration and Welfare in the 'New' Europe: Social Protection and the Challenges of Integration. Bristol: Policy Press, pp. 49-66.
Carmel, E., 2011. Comparative research methods. Submitted to: Becker, S. and Bryman, M., eds. Understanding Research Methods (2nd edn). Bristol: Policy Press.
Carmel, E. and Cerami, A., 2011. Governing migration and welfare: institutions and emotions in the production of differential inclusion. In: Carmel, E. K., Cerami, A. and Papadopoulos, T., eds. Migration and Welfare in the 'New' Europe: Social Protection and the Challenges of Integration. Bristol: Policy Press, pp. 1-22.
Carmel, E. and Papadopoulos, T., 2009. Governing social security: From protection to markets. In: Millar, J., ed. Understanding Social Security: Issues for policy and practice. Bristol: The Policy Press. (Understanding Welfare: Social Issues, Policy and Practice series)
Carmel, E., 2008. Policy. In: Gabriel, Y., ed. Organizing Words: A Critical Thesaurus for Social and Organization Studies. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Carmel, E., 2005. Governance and the constitution of a European social. In: Newman, J. H., ed. Remaking Governance: Peoples, Politics and the Public Sphere. Bristol: The Policy Press, pp. 39-58.
Carmel, E., 2004. Comparative research methods. In: Bryman, M. and Becker, S., eds. Understanding Research for Social Policy and Practice: Themes, methods and approaches. Bristol: The Policy Press, 126--134.
Carmel, E. and Papadopoulos, T., 2003. The new governance of social security in Britain. In: Millar, J., ed. Understanding Social Security: Issues for policy and practice. Bristol: The Policy Press, pp. 31-52.
Articles
Carmel, E., 2012. Migration governance in the European Union: a theme and its variations. Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 20 (1), pp. 31-39.
Carmel, E. and Paul, R., 2010. The struggle for coherence in EU migration governance (Il difficile percorso verso la coerenza nella governance Ue della migrazione). La Rivista delle Politiche Sociali : Italian Journal of Social Policy, 2010 (1), pp. 209-230.
Carmel, E. and Harlock, J., 2008. Instituting the 'third sector' as a governable terrain: partnership, procurement and performance in the UK. Policy & Politics, 36 (2), pp. 155-172.
Carmel, E., Hamblin, K. and Papadopoulos, T., 2007. Governing the activation of older workers in the EU. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 27 (9/10), 387 - 400.
Conference or Workshop Items
Carmel, E. and Paul, R., 2009. From stratification to bricolage: Politics, markets and migrant rights in the EU. In: ECPR General Conference, 2009-09-10 - 2009-09-12, Potsdam.
Carmel, E. and Paul, R., 2009. The struggle for coherence in EU migration policy. In: ESPAnet Annual Conference, 2009-09-17 - 2009-09-19, Urbino.
