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Scotland in a post-Brexit and post-pandemic world

Coronavirus / COVID-19, Des McNulty, EU and Brexit, Event report/resources, Independence, Michael Russell, Professor Anton Muscatelli, Professor Murray Pittock, Public lectureBy adminNovember 19, 20201 Comment

Public lecture and Q&A with Michael Russell MSP, Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, Europe and External Affairs, about the COVID-19, Brexit, and Scottish independence.

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Experts and politics in Scotland and the UK

Commentary, Coronavirus / COVID-19, Des McNulty, DevolutionBy adminMay 6, 2020Leave a comment

Expert advice has been prominent in the COVID-19 crisis but understanding the relationship between experts and policymaking will be of particular importance as we move to the next stage.

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The Ghost of Christmas yet to come: Sir Ivan Rogers’s Brexit lecture – video and full text

Central government, Economy, EU and Brexit, Public lecture, Sir Ivan RogersBy adminNovember 25, 20191 Comment

Video and full text of Sir Ivan Rogers’ lecture, ‘The Ghost of Christmas yet to come: Looking ahead to the coming year(s) of the Brexit process’, hosted by Policy Scotland at the University of Glasgow on 25 November 2019.

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Brexit and the UK in the world: what lies ahead?

EU and Brexit, Governance, International, Philip Rycroft, Public lecture, UKBy adminSeptember 18, 2019

Philip Rycroft, former Permanent Secretary at the Department for Exiting the EU, examines what might lie ahead for the UK after Brexit.

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Democracy in Scotland: what’s the place of the Citizens’ Assembly?

David Martin, Event report/resources, Participatory decision-making, Public lecture, ScotlandBy adminSeptember 10, 2019

Scotland’s experiment in deliberative democracy is its new Citizens’ Assembly. In this public lecture, hosted by Policy Scotland, David Martin, the Co-Convenor of the Assembly, will set out his hopes and aspirations for this innovation.

slide from Dr Bynner's presentation showing change from Representative Democracy: Electoral dynamics, Party politics and Delegating to representatives + bureaucrats/technocrats; to Participatory Democracy in 1960s onwards where ‘invited’ or ‘uninvited’ publics participate; to Deliberative Democracy, from 1990s onwards awith Emphasis on (i) communication + (ii) new ways of ‘making publics’

Participatory governance launches the Policy Scotland lunchtime seminar series

Children's Neighbourhoods Scotland, Dr Claire Bynner, Event report/resources, Participatory decision-making, SeminarBy adminFebruary 27, 2019

Policy Scotland’s first lunchtime seminar series was led by Dr Claire Bynner, research team leader at Children’s Neighbourhoods Scotland, speaking on Closing the participation gap: developing the mindsets and skills for participatory governance in Scotland.

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John Smith Centre Guest Lecture: The Rt Hon Sir John Major

Governance, John Smith Centre, Public lecture, UKBy adminFebruary 5, 2019

A free public lecture by the former Prime Minister Sir John Major was the culmination of the 2019 Conference on Public Service organised by the John Smith Centre at the University of Glasgow.

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Single minded? The Child Poverty (Scotland) Act and lone parent households

Child poverty, Economy, Governance, Professor John McKendrick, Scottish Poverty and Inequality Research Unit, Think piece, Welfare & social securityBy adminMay 14, 2018

This guest blog from John H. McKendrick welcomes the Poverty and Inequality Commission’s advice on reducing child poverty and reflects on parts that are specifically relevant to single parent families.

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Child poverty pledges require bold action to redirect resources

Child poverty, Economy, Governance, Professor Stephen Sinclair, Welfare & social securityBy adminMarch 14, 2018

Stephen Sinclair argues that to meet its own ambitious child poverty goals, the Scottish Government must focus public services where they are most needed, and ensure employers play their part.

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Reflecting on the Child Poverty Strategy 2014-2017

Child poverty, Devolution, Economy, Evan Williams, Housing economics, Place-based, Poverty and Inequality Commission, Research report, Scotland, Welfare & social securityBy adminFebruary 28, 2018

Evan Williams argues that the success of the Child Poverty (Scotland) Bill will rely on policy initiatives that explicitly target welfare and housing provision.

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