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Ten years ago on #OTD the Christie Commission report into the future delivery of public services in Scotland was published gov.scot/publications/commis… There's sure to be lots of discussion over the next few months about the impact of Christie and what's changed since then 1/
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NEW! What Works Scotland research & ideas on the community economy - available via @policyscotland
💡 Our new blogpost argues for a participatory research agenda to advance the Community Economy, given ongoing social and ecological crises (local-to-global) – inequalities, climate emergency, democratic deficits, pandemic(s) ... #demopart #OpenAccess👇🏼 policyscotland.gla.ac.uk/com…
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Great to hear this! Join Wendy Faulkner, @ClaireBynner & @OliverEscobar for the launch of the Public Engagement Handbook this Friday (17 July), 10am (UK time), hosted by @UoE_EFI eventbrite.co.uk/e/planning-…

Part 1 of Wendy Faulkner in conversation with @activedemocracy about wonderful Handbook on how to design & plan public engagement processes @policyscotland facilitatingpublicdeliberati…
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Big congrats to Jane - one of the @WWScot PhDs!
I officially graduated on Friday with a PhD from @UofGUrbStudies! No formal grad but fabulous celebration with PhD buddies Alice Early & @Kirsty_Deacon1. Huge thanks @Nicholastwatson @Gibb6781 @WWScot @drbonnieslade my family and many more. Proud day.
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long time coming! I'm delighted to host this launch at @UoE_EFI with @policyscotland A handbook that takes a 4-stage approach to designing dialogic & deliberative public engagement.Masterful resource by Wendy Faulkner & @ClaireBynner @WWScot Everyone welcome! #demopart #delibwave
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What Works Scotland retweeted
Next up is Sarah Ward @sward2205 presenting at @WWScot on Assets Based Community Development. I was lucky to examine Sarah’s thesis and learnt lots about ABCD at the frontline and the challenges of tackling inequalities and mobilising for social change
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What Works Scotland retweeted
And finally the groundbreaking work by @Tamara_Mulherin who’s conducted an ethnography of inter-organising in the context of Health and Social Care Integration in Scotland - understanding collaborative practices through materiality and the micro politics of interaction @WWScot
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Now @Kirsty_Deacon1 presents key findings from her thesis about ‘young people’s experiences of having a family member in prison’ - insights into often forgotten perspectives that trouble simplistic narratives about prison/punishment/justice @WWScot
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This afternoon we’re discussing brilliant doctoral research projects from What Works Scotland @WWScot Starting with @JCullingworth ‘Third sector interfaces in Scotland: Manufacturing civil society’ -fascinating research into the complex relationship between state and third sector
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What Works Scotland retweeted
Prof Nick Watson from ⁦@WWScot⁩ discusses the importance of collaborative action for developing evidence-based policy #GlasgowCrucible
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What Works Scotland retweeted
Replying to @TSRFScot
@TSRFScot newsletter, with a write up of the recent Collaborating for Impact event. I spoke on the panel talking about impact from the perspective of an academic... talk about imposter syndrome! @UofGUrbStudies @WWScot
Autumn newsletter is out with photographs from TSRF conference in October, information about NHS Health Scotland Knowledge Services - accessible to third sector orgs. and updates from forum members. Take a minute to see it here bit.ly/31Pwy3D #research #thirdsector
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What Works Scotland retweeted
Please check out this Families Outside In Brief where I try and distill my PhD into 4 pages! Key Finding 1 - Young people's experiences of a family member's imprisonment are different to children's more generally. What can we do to make sure that they feel heard and supported?
Our latest In Brief #research focuses on young people's experiences of a family member's #imprisonment. Key findings show that 11-25 year olds are very different from #children, they feel forgotten & ignored, & they need greater consideration. Read now familiesoutside.org.uk/conte…
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Reflecting and learning from our collective experiences with colleagues from England, Netherlands, Denmark and Poland. youtu.be/CNhrirfkWE4 via @YouTube #CrowdUrbanism #cities #SmartCities @OliverEscobar @WWScot @uoessps
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What Works Scotland retweeted
We're pleased to support #ChallengePoverty Week, starting with sharing materials that detail poverty trends and policy impacts in Scotland 1995-2018, created in partnership with @povinequalscot & @SPICe_Research policyscotland.gla.ac.uk/pov…
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Delighted the 1st meeting of the Global PB Hub will be in Edinburgh during #PBConf19 week, bringing practitioners together from across the world for sharing learning, research & resource development for PB practitioners. Special shout out to Scotland’s own @EvelynOD1 💪🌎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Meet the new global leadership of #participatorybudgeting: 36 diverse officials, staff, researchers & advocates from 21 countries who will lead the global growth of PB, thanks to support from @Hewlett_Found Read more about the new Global PB Hub: participatorybudgeting.org/g…
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What Works Scotland retweeted
Really informative talk tonight from @davidmartinmep on the Citizens Assembly. Thank you @policyscotland @UofGlasgow
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What Works Scotland retweeted
An interesting evening hearing from @davidmartinmep @policyscotland about Scotland’s Citizens’ Assembly. Clear links with #participatorybudgeting and new ways to do democracy and decision making in Scotland
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27 Sep 2019
Can we create institutions that treat citizens as collaborators? Check out @OliverEscobar (co-director of @WWScot) in @Realize_Europe online channel. WATCH HERE: bit.ly/31cElcm
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