Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy

An interdisciplinary research centre critically engaged with the evidence, design and evaluation behind policy development across a range of major social issues

News, events and people

Find out more about the Centre for the Analysis of Public Policy's events, news and members.

Relaunch of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy

Professor Rachel Forrester-Jones with Baroness Judith Jolly who chaired the relaunch event along with speakers from CASP.

This week we relaunched CASP at an event attended by researchers, policymakers, NGOs and think tanks held in the University’s London office in Pall Mall.

Looming crisis for older family carers of people with learning disabilities

A new report highlights hidden challenges pushing informal, family carers of people with conditions such as Down’s syndrome to breaking point.

Rachel Forrester-Jones named director of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy (CASP)

The Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy (CASP) enters a new phase as Professor Rachel Forrester-Jones takes over from Professor Paul Gregg as director.

Bath researcher contributed to Chief Medical Officer's latest report on childhood obesity

Professor Harry Rutter from the Department of Social and Policy Sciences supported the team working with Professor Dame Sally Davies on the latest report.

About the Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy

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Our research engages with the evidence, design and evaluation behind policy development across a range of major social issues to inform future policy making.

Members of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy

Our members are mainly located within the Department of Social & Policy Sciences, although we welcome members from across the University of Bath.

Our research

Find out more about the research we undertake at the Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy.

Child well-being

A child’s wellbeing has an important bearing on their current and future outcome: this has been brought to the forefront of the policy agenda in recent years.

Governance, policy processes and policy influence

Our researchers analyse the factors which determine the policy cycle to understand how policy is overseen and carried out in practice.

Inequality, including crime and disability

Our researchers aim to understand how income, wealth and health inequalities play out over the life course and how policy can influence inequality.

Work and wages

Analysing and evaluating employment and earnings policy changes to improve decision making in this area.

Poverty and income

We aim to understand the causes of low income and how effective policies are in reducing poverty.

Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy publications

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About us

The Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy (CASP) is part of the Department of Social & Policy Sciences. We rank 36th in the 2019 QS World University Rankings for Social Policy & Administration. Our researchers are critically engaged with policy development across a range of major social issues and as such are major contributors to this significant achievement.

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