Scottish Parliament debates citizens’ reports on COVID-19 and politics
Two reports with findings and recommendations made by citizens of Scotland were submitted into debate in the Scottish Parliament today.
Two reports with findings and recommendations made by citizens of Scotland were submitted into debate in the Scottish Parliament today.
Authors: Wendy Faulkner and Claire Bynner “The facilitation task of designing and planning a public engagement process is a craft, honed by repeated practice and never perfect!” Wendy Faulkner and Claire Bynner, How to design and plan public engagement processes: a handbook There is a growing hunger for more, and more meaningful, citizen participation in…
Professor Adam Tomkins on the debate over English votes for English laws (EVEL).
Professor Sylvia Walby, UNESCO Chair of Gender Research, University of Lancaster This podcast was recorded at the 2015 David Frisby Memorial Lecture held at the University of Glasgow. In this lecture, hosted by the Department of Sociology, Professor Walby, UNESCO Chair of Gender Research, University of Lancaster, discusses the financial crisis in Europe and its democratic,…
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…
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…
Professor Sylvia Walby on whether the financial crisis is cascading into a democratic crisis in Europe.
Analysis of the European Commission mission to bring the European Union closer to its citizens.
Analysis of media and social media stories in Russian and Ukraine..