Measuring and Evaluating the Impact of Devolution

2016年，位于英格兰西北部的大曼彻斯特成为第一个由中央政府控制其卫生和社会保健预算的英格兰地区。用于卫生和社会保健的60亿英镑公共资金已经下放。政府资金的下放为地方一级的公共服务改革提供了机会。该项目与大曼彻斯特健康和社会关怀伙伴关系（GMHSCP）合作，将研究权力下放和公民参与之间的接口。一个关键的重点将是评估政策举措的影响，包括在个人和组织层面的行为变化的数据和方法。将在人口变化、卫生、经济、教育和就业等关键领域进行基线测量，然后进行跟踪。这可能包括使用行政数据，纵向调查，定性证据和基于数字公民社会科学的方法，使用基于社交媒体的应用程序。公共咨询方法将用于开发一个模型，说明人们如何理解和参与其所在地区的治理，并就其健康和社会保健做出决定。它还将包括对证据主张和反主张的可靠性的分析。博士课程将包括与主要利益攸关方和用户群体协商，作为嵌入式评价和知识交流的一种形式，将有机会借鉴全球良好做法的范例，包括在发展背景下，制定新的评价方法。还将有资源进行数据分析和数据可视化（包括绘图）方面的培训。

In 2016 Greater Manchester, in the North West of England, became the first English region to be handed control of its health and social care budget from central government. £6bn in public funding for health and social care has been devolved. The devolution of government funding provides an opportunity to transform public services at the local level. This project in partnership with the Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP) will examine the interface between devolution and citizen engagement. A key focus will be on the data and methods for assessing the impact of policy initiatives including behaviour change at the individual and organisational level. Baseline measurements will be produced and then tracked in key areas including: population change, health, the economy, education and employment. This could include using administrative data, longitudinal surveys, qualitative evidence and digital citizen social science based methods using social media based apps. Public consultation methods will be used to develop a model of how people understand and engage with governance in their area and make decisions about their health and social care. It will also include analysis of the robustness of evidence claims and counter claims. The PhD will include consultation with key stakeholders and user groups as a form of embedded evaluation and knowledge exchange.There will be an opportunity to develop new methods of evaluation drawing on examples of good practice globally including in a development context. There will also be resources to undertake training in data analysis and data visualisation including mapping.