You can download PhD theses with full abstracts, awarded by Bristol University. PhD Theses (PDF, 289kB)

You can find a list of PhD theses by date here list of PhD theses (PDF, 93kB)

You can download the individual abstracts below:

From potential donor to actual donation : how does socioeconomic deprivation affect the recruitment and progression of living kidney donors (2016) Phillippa Kathryn Bailey Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

Youth poverty and social inequalities in Mexico (2016) Héctor E. Nájera Catalán Click here to view abstract (PDF, 10kB)

Widening participation in higher education for students from the low socio-economic status group - a social justice analysis of student loans in Tanzania (2016) Faustina Martha Msigwa Click here to view abstract (PDF, 36kB)

To what extent has research been used to inform anti-poverty policy in Ghana‌‌ (2016) Muhammed Williams Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

Perspectives and models of community social work - social workers' understanding and practices in social exclusion and citizenship in Chile (2015) Gianinna Ines Munoz Arce Click here to view abstract (PDF, 35kB)

Who deserves a better life - Social inequality in Chinese higher education access (2015) Yu Chen Click here to view abstract (PDF, 13kB)

Improving the quality of teaching and learning in Mauritian primary schools - the role of learner-centred pedagogy in current educational reform (2015) Mindy Lee Colin Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

Alcohol patterns through mid-adolescence and socioeconomic position - the ALSPAC birth-cohort (2015) Roberto Melotti‌ Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

Measuring residential segregation in England and Wales - a model-based approach (2015) Dewi Owen Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

Child poverty in urban China (2015) Di Qi Click here to view abstract (PDF, 9kB)

Pastoral community perspectives on formal education for girls - an ethnographic  study of Monduli District in Tanzania (2015) Adella Raymond Click here to view abstract (PDF, 39kB)

Being and becoming - youth poverty and labour market transitions in Europe (2015) Alba Lanau Sánchez Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

Social citizens - welfare provision and perceptions of citizenship amongst young people in Sri Lanka (2014) Catherine Mary Agg Click here to view abstract (PDF, 37kB)

Young people's lives in university - exploring welfare mixes and inequality of young people's experiences in university in England, Italy and Sweden (2014) Lorenza Antonucci Click here to view abstract (PDF, 35kB)

Low social contact among UK working parents‌ (2014) Marco Pomati Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

Embracing universal access to secondary education in St. Vincent - what are the costs and consequences for parents in beneficiary households (2013) George S. Bristol Click here to view abstract (PDF, 13kB)

A longitudinal multilevel study of the health outcomes for the elderly in China (2013) Zhixin Feng ‌Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

Dilemmas and dynamics relating to selection for secondary schooling in Trinidad and Tobago (2013) Michele Celine Mills Click here to view abstract (PDF, 36kB)

Youth poverty reduction in Nigeria - a policy perspective‌ (2012) Patricia Adaeze Momah Click here to view abstract (PDF, 36kB)

School level fundraising - exploring equity and governance in Tanzanian secondary schools‌ (2012) Dorothy Godfrey Phumbwe Click here to view abstract (PDF, 13kB)

Money, friends and coping day to day - an inclusive research project exploring poverty and social capital in the lives of people with a learning disability (2012) Liz Tilley Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

A woman can starve before she gets any relief - poverty and hardship amongst service families during the Second World War in England (2011) Helen Vegoda Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

Mobility, inequality and polarization (2011) Claudia Vittori Click here to view abstract (PDF, 38kB)

Gender, work and the new economy (2011) Jackie West Click here to view abstract (PDF, 36kB)

Community cohesion and ethnic difference (2011) Hannah White Click here to view abstract (PDF, 36kB)

Policy networks in African poverty reduction - a case study of the policy process for water supply in Lusaka, Zambia (2010) Darren Kirk Hedley Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

An analysis of changes in child poverty in the developing world at the end of the 20th century (2010) S Nandy Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

Structural adjustment in Mexico - social and economic impacts (2009) Luis Felipe Gorjón Fernández Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

The meaning and measurement of poverty (2008) C. Deeming Click here to view abstract (PDF, 10kB)

Jacob’s Wealth - an examination into the nature and role of material possessions in the Jacob-cycle (Gen 25.19-35.29) (2008) Paul D. Vrolijk Click here to view abstract (PDF, 10kB)

Governance and policy-making in Thailand : a study of poverty alleviation policy since 1997 (2007) Amornsak Kitthananan Click here to view abstract (PDF, 36kB)

Dimensions of poverty (2007) Stephen McKay Click here to view abstract (PDF, 10kB)

Social tariffs - a solution to fuel poverty (2006) William Baker Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

Macroeconomic determinants of inequality and finance - evidence from Brazil (2006) Manoel F. Meyer Bittencourt Click here to view abstract (PDF, 13kB)

Health outcomes and income inequality - a multilevel analysis of the Wilkinson hypothesis (2006) Min-Hua Jen Click here to view abstract (PDF, 37kB)

Taiwans mountain policies and the poverty of the indigenous people (2005) He-Chium Liou Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

How the World Bank perceives education's role in development and poverty reduction - an analysis of educational policy documents in their historical context (2005) Alison Oldfield Click here to view abstract (PDF, 10kB)

Miscarriages of justice - exception to the rule‌ (2003) Michael Naughton Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

(Net)working out poverty and social exclusion in rural Ireland and Russia (2003) Sergei Vitalyevich Shubin Click here to view abstract (PDF, 36kB)

The Child Poverty Action Group 1965-1974 - the origins and effectiveness of a single-issue pressure group (2002) Maria Lesley Meyer-Kelly ‌Click here to view abstract (PDF, 10kB)

Analysing the distribution of income and taxes in Slovenia with a tax benefit model (2002) Mitja CÌOEok Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

The effects of poverty on single mothers living in Hartcliffe (2000) Angela Vowles‌‌ Click here to view abstract (PDF, 8kB)

Structure, agency and power in local authority possession proceedings (1998) Nancy Carlton‌‌ Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

Working towards gender parity in education in developing countries - issues and challenges (1998) Rose Nassali-Lukwago Click here to view abstract (PDF, 37kB)

What are the comparative advantages of international non-governmental organisations engaged in the alleviation of poverty in rural Africa (1996) Alistair Gilbert Click here to view abstract (PDF, 9kB)

Social construction of gender inequality in the housing system in Hong Kong‌ (1995) Kam Wah Chan‌‌ Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

Ghana : structural adjustment and its impact on the incidence of mass poverty (1995) Kwabena Donkor‌‌ Click here to view abstract (PDF, 36kB)

Womens health in urban primary health care (1995) Ingrid Mijlof Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

The role of primary health care in the management of diseases of poverty in Northern Lesotho (1994) Anastasia Ntsoaki Mohlba Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

A study of anti-poverty policy in the welfare state - the case of public assistance programmes in the Republic of Korea (1994) Gil-Sang Nho Click here to view abstract (PDF, 11kB)

The link between poverty and ill health - some implications for health education in Zimbabwe (1993) Annah-Maria Regedza Razika-Mangwiro Click here to view abstract (PDF, 37kB)

Poverty and social security in Malaysia - major themes in economic and social development‌ (1991) Saaidah Abdul-Rahman Click here to view abstract (PDF, 36kB)

Social justice and children in care (1990) Morag Christine Owen Click here to view abstract (PDF, 9kB)

Life-history factors and inequalities in affective disorders - a cohort study‌ (1990) Bryan Rodgers Click here to view abstract (PDF, 10kB)

Colour and class inequality in Seychelles (1984) Kathleen Low-Hang Click here to view abstract (PDF, 12kB)

Studies in the criminalisation of poverty - pauperism, pathology and policing‌ (1984) P. Squires Click here to view abstract (PDF, 18kB)

Christians and poverty‌‌ (1983) Richard Norton Click here to view abstract (PDF, 12kB)

Gender and the mental health of women (1982) J. Williams Click here to view abstract (PDF, 13kB)

The population, public health and the poor of Leamington Priors 1830 – 51 (1979) Sally A. Brealey Click here to view abstract (PDF, 14kB)

The relief of the poor in Walton-on-Thames under the Vestry and the Board of Guardians 1800-1850 - a comparison (1974) Sarah Whiteaway Click here to view abstract (PDF, 13kB)