“Mission Mismanagement: Why Ambitious Strategies like the UK’s National Wealth Fund Need to Take Stakeholder Engagement Seriously” by Lucas Duncan

For his dissertation, Lucas Duncan focussed on the UK’s proposed National Wealth Fund as a case study of the increasingly prominent Mission-Oriented Innovation Policies (MOIPs). His research revealed that realising such ambitious and transformative policy visions requires more than capital; it requires robust coordination between diverse stakeholders. His document analysis of the fund’s published strategy … Read more

‘Who shapes Whom? Rethinking Political Socialisation in Minority Communities’ by Priyanka Kaur Benning

For her dissertation, Priyanka Benning conducted focused conversations in March 2025 which were used to explore how voting-related values are discussed and shaped across generations within Bangladeshi families in Tower Hamlets. Her research shows that rather than being passive recipients of political norms, younger family members are assuming the role of political influencers. This finding … Read more

‘Metro Mayors: Between Regional Advocacy and the Power of Personal Political Branding’ By Matthieu Dinh

For his dissertation, Matthieu Dinh applied content analysis to 440 articles from 8 national newspapers from 2020 in order to shed light on how print media portrays three metro mayors: Andy Burnham (Greater Manchester), Andy Street (West Midlands), and Ben Houchen (Tees Valley). His research reveals that their increasing prominence in the national print media … Read more

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