Current Projects

The CMPO was established in 1998 with two large grants from The Leverhulme Trust. From 2004 to 2014 the CMPO also held ESRC Research Centre status.‌

Research at the CMPO is organised into various themes:

• Markets, the state and public services
• Third sector delivery of public services
• Neighbourhoods and the delivery of public services
• Families, welfare and children
• Social networks

Prior to October 2009, research was organised into five themes:

• Competition, benchmarking and incentives
• Neighbourhoods and peer groups
• Families, welfare and employment
• Organisation and culture
• Markets and regulation