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ESRC Research Centre on Micro-social ChangeMISOC
The ESRC Research Centre on Micro-social Change (MISOC) is a multidisciplinary centre, promoting collaboration between economists, sociologists and other social scientists.
The central focus of MISOC’s work is the individual life course and the changing nature of society and our team of world-class researchers and associates come from a range of social science disciplines, including economics, sociology, psychology, demography, geography and statistics.
Main areas of research
- The family
- Labour markets
- Income and poverty
- Health; social disadvantage
- Public policy
Key features:
- Micro-level
We emphasise factors affecting the lives of individuals and families, acknowledging the enormous heterogeneity of individual experience - Quantitative
Based principally on the analysis of large-scale survey data - Broad in scope
Covering the areas traditionally associated with economics, sociology and social policy, with some elements of demography, political science, psychology and health studies - Policy relevant
Both indirectly, by providing the essential knowledge of social processes required for good policy design, and often more directly, by analysing the design and outcomes of specific policies - Comparative
A significant proportion of our work draws conclusions from international comparisons of social processes in the different social and policy environments