We are three UK-based researchers who first connected during our PhDs through a shared interest in the What’s the Problem Represented to be? (WPR) approach. That shared passion led us to co-chair a panel at the 7th International Conference for Public Policy.
The interest and enthusiasm we received at the conference inspired us to create Critical Policy Conversations, a space for early career researchers (ECRs) to share ideas, research, and reflections on policy. Here, you can share your work, ask questions, and join in thoughtful discussion.
Our aim is to keep the conversation going and create a supportive community where critical policy thinking can develop.
Rebecca Muir is a PhD candidate at Queen Mary University of London, UK. Her critical policy studies PhD focusses on clinical restrictions on NHS-funded IVF treatment.
Merissa Elizabeth Hickman is a PhD candidate at The University of Leicester, UK. Her PhD explores how the concept of “preconception health” is problematised in England’s health policy.
Laura Bea is a PhD candidate at the University of Southampton, UK. Her PhD explores the use of fiction as a form of evidence within public policy processes. Laura is also Head of Membership and Network Development at the Universities Policy Engagement Network.
Critical Policy Conversations 