About the Project
Harriet Clarke http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/social-policy/clarke-harriet.aspx is interested in PhD applications detailing research which focuses on disabled adults’ experiences of disability, work and family life. PhD applications are invited with project proposals which address how disabled adults’ experiences of work and family life can both be gendered and shaped by disability.
The proposal must engage with both paid work and unpaid work as part of family relationships. The proposal may be in relation to men and women, or focus on either men or women. Disabled people’s experiences of parenting may be a particular focus, and this has previously been explored through research work (e.g. see references): these studies have often been orientated towards examining social care and health practices which support or undermine parenting / the parenting role.
Further work is required to explore how disabled adults’ experiences of care and work are gendered, and / or how employment experiences influence disabled men’s and women’s care role and / or parenting experiences. Disability can be broadly defined and may be focused on / inclusive of physical impairment, mental distress/mental health concerns, sensory impairment, learning disability, chronic health difficulties and drug or alcohol concerns. If parenting is a specific focus of proposals, this may include biological and social parenting relationships, and may be about anticipating future parenting or exploring current experiences.
To find out more about studying for a PhD at the University of Birmingham, including full details of the research undertaken in each school, the funding opportunities for each subject, and guidance on making your application, you can now order your copy of the new Doctoral Research Prospectus, at: http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/postgraduate/prospectus/drp.aspx
Funding Notes
22 Postgraduate Scholarships are available at the University of Birmingham Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Doctoral Training Centre. A full ESRC scholarship comprises research fees, relevant bench fees, and an annual Research Council stipend (£13,726 in 2013/14).
Please visit www.birmingham.ac.uk/esrc or contact [Email Address Removed] for details regarding funding and the application procedure.
References
Olsen, R. and Clarke, H. (2003) Parenting and Disability: Disabled Parents Experiences of Raising Children, Bristol: Policy Press
Clarke, H. (2009) ‘Experiencing Disability’ in C. Squire (ed) (2009) The Social Context of Birth, Oxford: Radcliffe.
Clarke, H. and McKay, S. (2008) Exploring Disability, Family Formation and Break-up: Reviewing the Evidence, Department for Work and Pensions Research Report 514 London: DWP.
Commission for Social Care Inspection (2009) Supporting Disabled Parents: A Family or a Fragmented Approach?, London: CSCI (reporting work conducted by Harriet Clarke with Nathan Hughes for CSCI).
Clarke, H. (2010) ‘Supporting parents to support family life: A central challenge for family minded policy’, Social Policy & Society, 9 (4), 567-577.
Kilkey, M. and Clarke, H. (2010), ‘Disabled men and fathering: Opportunities and constraints’, Community, Work & Family, 13(2), 127-146.
Clarke, H. and O’Dell, L. (2012) ‘Disabled parents and normative families: the obscuring of lived experiences of parents and children within policy and research’ in J. Ribbens McCarthy, C. Hooper, and V. Gillies (eds) Family Troubles, Bristol: Policy Press.
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