I thank the Economic and Social research Council for funding this research and who provided me with a wonderful opportunity to pursue my PhD. I am extremely grateful to my supervisor, Professor Alan Brennan, for all his support, guidance and contributions to this work. His enthusiasm for the project have been motivating and inspiring throughout the PhD. I would like to thank my second supervisor Jeremy Oakley for his technical support and for comments on my thesis. I would like to acknowledge the help and assistance provided by the staff in ScHARR during the course of this study. I would like to extend particular thanks to Mark Strong for providing technical support throughout the PhD and who provided invaluable support in using Iceberg. All through my PhD I have been fortunate to have worked alongside PhD students who have provided a brilliant support and friendship network. I would like to extend particular thanks to Jenny Willson, Carl Tilling, Will Sullivan, Kiera Bartlett, Brian Reddy, and Paul Richards, for creating a helpful, amusing and positive work environment. I would also like to thank all my friends and family for their continuing love and assistance. I thank my sister Naomi for her support and advice. I must acknowledge the invaluable emotional support, contribution, and proof-reading from my father Peter, and my partner Jonathan. In sadness I thank and remember my mother Jan, whose love and encouragement have always been the greatest inspiration to me.
I thank the Economic and Social research Council for funding this research and who provided me with a wonderful opportunity to pursue my PhD. I am extremely grateful to my supervisor, Professor Alan Brennan, for all his support, guidance and contributions to this work. His enthusiasm for the project have been motivating and inspiring throughout the PhD. I would like to thank my second supervisor Jeremy Oakley for his technical support and for comments on my thesis. I would like to acknowledge the help and assistance provided by the staff in ScHARR during the course of this study. I would like to extend particular thanks to Mark Strong for providing technical support throughout the PhD and who provided invaluable support in using Iceberg. All through my PhD I have been fortunate to have worked alongside PhD students who have provided a brilliant support and friendship network. I would like to extend particular thanks to Jenny Willson, Carl Tilling, Will Sullivan, Kiera Bartlett, Brian Reddy, and Paul Richards, for creating a helpful, amusing and positive work environment. I would also like to thank all my friends and family for their continuing love and assistance. I thank my sister Naomi for her support and advice. I must acknowledge the invaluable emotional support, contribution, and proof-reading from my father Peter, and my partner Jonathan. In sadness I thank and remember my mother Jan, whose love and encouragement have always been the greatest inspiration to me.
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