Sam Sharp Email & Phone Number

London, GB

London, United Kingdom

I'm a Research Fellow in the Politics and Governance programme. My research has two main themes. One, contemporary challenges to democracy and civic space, particularly how these manifest in emerging democracies, and the implications for international democracy and civil society support. And two, understanding the politics of development challenges, and.

I am a Senior Research Officer for Democracy, Human Rights and Governance within the Politics and Governance team. My research focuses on understanding the politics of development challenges, and how public organisations can be better equipped to navigate these dynamics and work in more adaptive and politically smart ways.Recent projects have explored how.

London

• Alongside my study I have worked in multiple research assistant roles:
• Contributed to a chapter, 'Changing Dynamics of International Development Cooperation', for the 2017 South-South Cooperation Report.
• Literature reviews on the politics of bureaucracies and faith-based approaches to countering violent extremism.
• Worked with Sir Richard Jolly on data analysis of the relationship between human development and GDP.
• Brexit and development: contributed to the… Show more Alongside my study I have worked in multiple research assistant roles:
• Brexit and development: contributed to the development of a research proposal, and authored a blog post engaged with by the UN Assistant Secretary-General.

• UnLtd is the leading provider of support to social entrepreneurs in the UK and I produce research to inform the charity's delivery and strategic thinking. My projects and responsibilities include:
• Managing the evaluation of three programmes of social entrepreneur support: including designing the evaluation methodology; conducting focus groups, interviews, data analysis, report writing.
• A comprehensive report on opportunities for social entrepreneurs to tackle UK poverty, and… Show more UnLtd is the leading provider of support to social entrepreneurs in the UK and I produce research to inform the.
• A comprehensive report on opportunities for social entrepreneurs to tackle UK poverty, and for UnLtd to support them. On the back of this: engaging parliamentarians, stakeholders, and developing funding opportunities.
• Data analysis and report writing for a British Council funded research project to establish baseline information on the state of social enterprise activity in Bangladesh, Ghana, India and Pakistan.
• Leading on responses to policy consultations from major funders and stakeholders. Show less

Mzuzu, Malawi

On the International Citizen Service programme I volunteered in Malawi for three months, working with APAUSE, a local charity promoting good sexual health.I took the lead on a monitoring and evaluation project for three charities: designing a programme to collect qualitative and quantitative data and working with a team of Malawian and British volunteers.

University College London

The Constitution Unit is the UK's leading research body on constitutional change.Working on the Parliamentary Candidates UK project, I led the initial research into a paper to be published on the career trajectories of MPs. This involved producing literature reviews to help determine the methodology and focus of the paper, with sequence analysis - a new.

I planned and delivered regular lessons for eight pupils around work hours, in order to fund working voluntarily to build my experience in research and international development.

My main responsibility was running economics classes for prospective university applicants. In particular, I intensively tutored ten Oxbridge applicants through the whole process, including mock interviews and test practice, with seven receiving offers.I taught KS3 Geography and Religious Studies on demand and provided cover supervision across the full.

Ma Governance, Development, And Public Policy, Distinction

Dissertation (distinction): To develop or to repress? Elite responses to threat in authoritarian regimes Modules: Political Economy of.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Philosophy, Politics And Economics, 2.1

Activities and Societies: Korfball, Darts, Oxford University Labour Club Final papers: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Ethics, Knowledge.

A-Level (A*A*A*A), As-Level (A), Gcse (9 A*S, 3 As)

Activities and Societies: Basketball, Football A-Level Subjects: Economics, Geography, Mathematics, Further Mathematics AS-Level Subjects.