- 31 Mar, 2021
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Compared to the last version, the draft has improved significantly. It is now more coherent and convincing. I still have one underlying doubt about the overall approach of the PhD proposal. In a way, parts of the project are still speculative. For instance, research questions 3 and 5 can be answered with analysis. But answering questions 1, 2, and 4 is trickier, in the sense that it will be difficult. In other words, assessing whether devolution will deliver ex-ante – i.e. before any devolution measure has taken place – will be a highly speculative exercise. I would hence suggest to reframe the research questions in a way that can be more easily answered with empirical research (rather than only with a speculative argument). I hope this helps,