Policy Scotland Blog: The Positives of Minority Goverment, Election 2016
Analysis of the political make-up of the Scottish Parliament following the 2016 election by Michael Russell MSP.
Partner organisations and collaborative projects.
Paul Grice awarded KBE in New Year’s Honours 2016
Policy Scotland Advisory Board Member Paul Grice awarded a Knighthood (KBE) in the New Year Honours 2016.
Human Rights Act Consultation
Human Rights Act Consultation By Kurt Mills, Convenor, Glasgow Human Rights Network The government in Westminster announced in May 2015 that it intended to replace the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights. No specific government proposals have been published yet, although the Conservative Party did publish an initial document on ‘Protecting Human…
Event: Supporting Migrants in Welfare Reform
Workshop that sought to explore the impacts of welfare reform on migrants in Scotland.
The Human Rights Q&A: Political artist Carla Novi
Interview with artist Carla Novi, 33, from Mexico City, about her film , Desaparecidos about students campaigning for truth and justice for 43 trainee teachers who disappeared in Mexico in 2014.
Welcome to the Glasgow Human Rights Network
Introduction to the Glasgow Human Rights Network (GHRN) blog.
Annual Human Rights Lecture
Public lecture by Professor Mashood Baderin, SOAS, UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan.
Glasgow Human Rights Network (GHRN)
Policy Scotland is pleased to be working alongside the Glasgow Human Rights Network, working together to disseminate research and facilitate discussions. The Glasgow Human Rights Network is a network of scholars and practitioners throughout Scotland who study and work to protect human rights in Scotland and beyond. The network facilitates research, teaching and knowledge exchange…
English Votes for English Laws
Professor Adam Tomkins on the debate over English votes for English laws (EVEL).
Urban Land Reform in Scotland
New Briefing Paper: response to Scottish Government Report to Sounding Board In May 2014, the Land Reform Review Group submitted its final report to the Scottish Government. The First Minister announced in November 2014 that the Government would consequently bring forward a Land Reform Bill, which was published in June 2015 and is currently under…