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.
Investors versus the State: can the TTIP be fair?
A review of the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the European Union and the United States and role of the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS).
In or out? The European Union in the parties’ manifestos
By Dr Marco Goldoni, Lecturer at the School of Law, University of Glasgow As it was predictable, most of the electoral campaign and the parties’ manifestos have focussed on one EU-related topic: the in/out referendum. This is not to say that other topics were completely absent, but one would have expected a wider debate, for…
Thursday Video Election Special – Gender and the 2015 General Election Podcast
This is the last Friday before what is sure to be an historic UK General Election on 7 May 2015. To celebrate, Policy Scotland are replacing this week’s Friday Video with a special podcast from our interns, Sarah Hamlin and Amy Watson. In this podcast, Sarah and Amy have a look at issues relating to…
Gender and the General Election 2015
In this podcast, Sarah Hamlin and Amy Watson discuss some of the ideas about gender and ‘women’s issues’ present in the manifestos of the Conservative Party, Green Party, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, SNP and UKIP. This podcast was recorded live on 21st April 2015, and reflects information current at the time of recording. We will be…
Video: Sylvia Walby presents the 2015 David Frisby Memorial Lecture
Professor Sylvia Walby on whether the financial crisis is cascading into a democratic crisis in Europe.
Housing, the long term and the 2015 UK election
Professor Ken Gibb writes on the policy choices to be presented in UK General Election in May 2015.
The Junker Commission: politics, European style
Analysis of the European Commission mission to bring the European Union closer to its citizens.
Jim Gallagher – “The Day After Judgement”
Jim Gallagher, Visiting Professor in Government, sets out his views about what should happen now that the Scottish people have voted No to Independence.
Scotland votes No – initial thoughts by Policy Scotland Director, Ken Gibb
Professor Ken Gibb analyses key issues from the Independence Referendum, including how to maintain and galvanize the enthusiasm for politics.