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…
Free Event: Benefit Sanctions, retrospect & prospects
Dr David Webster, University of Glasgow This seminar will present a critical analysis of the UK system of benefit ‘sanctions’. These are financial penalties imposed by officials on claimants of Jobseekers Allowance (JSA), Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and lone parent benefits for alleged ‘failures’ in retaining, looking for or preparing for employment. They currently…
Thursday Video: Ruth McKenna
The Friday Video has been rebranded as the Thursday video. It’s still the same exciting tasters of the ground-breaking research taking place at the University of Glasgow – just the day earlier. This week’s video is from Ruth McKenna who discusses the impact of perceptions of Russia on Russian-speaking immigrants in Scotland. Ruth also wrote…
Podcast: Professor Sylvia Walby, UNESCO Chair of Gender Research, on the financial crisis in Europe
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,…
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…
New Podcast! Sexual orientation and gender identity in the Commonwealth
Dr. Matthew Waites discusses his recent book, “Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Commonwealth”.
Scottish poverty study calls on governments to tackle rising deprivation
Findings from the largest study of poverty and deprivation ever conducted in the UK.
Who feels Scottish? National identities and ethnicity in Scotland
New research on the Scottish Census data with information about the Scottish identity in Scotland.
Equalities and the Referendum debate
Videos from a public debate about equalities and the Scottish independence referendum debate.