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Updating your course reading lists? Check out our essential reading recommendations for Public Policy, Politics and Social Policy from Policy & Politics

Policy & Politics Journal blog

by Sarah Brown and Elizabeth Koebele All articles featured in this blog post are free to access until 31 October 2024 It’s that time of year again when course syllabi are updated with fresh research. We hope to make this… Continue reading →

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Policy learning governance: a new perspective on agency across policy learning theories 

Policy & Politics Journal blog

Public policy research is rife with questions about policymaking processes and outcomes. Yet, perhaps none as quintessential as – why do policy actors do what they do? In my recent article published in Policy & Politics, I explore this question… Continue reading →

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What is public policy and why does it matter? Examples from education

Paul Cairney

Ive taken the old Policy in 500 Words: what is public policy and why does it matter? then mentioned AI and changed the examples from tobacco to (mostly Scottish) education policy (to accompany a lecture for EDUU9E2). The classic introduction to … Continue reading →

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Positive Public Policy – A New Vision for UK Government

Paul Cairney

This post first appeared on the Academy of Social Sciences website. In this piece, Professor Catherine Durose, Professor Sarah Ayres FAcSS, Professor John Boswell FAcSS, Professor Paul Cairney FAcSS, Dr Ian C Elliott, Professor Matthew Flinders, Professor Steve Martin and … Continue reading →

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Better Parking Management Can Help Cities Recover from COVID and Achieve Public Policy Goals

The City Fix

In some ways, cities are like households: they must make adjustments in spending based on cash flow. If your income is cut in half, then you may have to dramatically rethink your standard of living. COVID-19 has hit many households. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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The Role of Strong CIOs in Modern Government w/ John Thomas Flynn & Lloyd Levine (Technology vs. Government Ep. 2)

Policy Chats

In this episode, John Thomas Flynn, Former CIO for the States of California and Massachusetts talks with the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about government's current challenges regarding technology implementation and utilization. Thank you so much to our generous sponsor for this episode, the Wall Street Journal.

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Policy learning governance: a new perspective on agency across policy learning theories

Policy & Politics Journal blog

Public policy research is rife with questions about policymaking processes and outcomes. Yet, perhaps none as quintessential as why do policy actors do what they do? In my recent article published in Policy & Politics, I explore this question through… Continue reading →