Research
Catherine’s research is interdisciplinary, spanning political science, public policy and urban studies. She has written widely on policy design and implementation, devolution, urban transformation, social and democratic innovation, participation and community ownership.
Catherine is a methodological pluralist with particular expertise in qualitative and participatory methods. More recently, she has become interested in using research methods that can help to combine qualitative richness with systematic comparison.
Research groups
Research grants
Policy Support Fund 2024/25 (previously PPQR)
RESEARCH ENGLAND (UK)
August 2024 - July 2025
Fleming Fund Fellowship Fund
THE FLEMING FUND (UK)
February 2024 - December 2025