Post Tagged with: "policymaking"

BSG Faculty, Governance, cooperation and law

Do Britons and other Europeans disagree on policy issues? The answer might surprise you

Do Britons and other Europeans disagree on policy issues? The answer might surprise you

Eurosceptics in the UK and elsewhere often argue that the EU subverts democracy by forcing countries with different values and economic systems to follow the same rules. The Vote Leave Campaign, for instance, laments that “Politicians have surrendered the UK’s power to veto laws we disagree with, so if the […]

by × 18 April 2016 ×

BSG Students, Governance, cooperation and law

Patrick Les Galesat the Challenges of Government Conference 2014

Bringing in the doctors: can academia save government from itself?

Academics and policymakers need to work harder to ensure that the best evidence informs and gets translated into the most effective public policies. That is one of the main underlying conclusions from the “Challenges of Government: Flourishing Cities” conference, organised by the Oxford Blavatnik School of Government and held in Oxford last week.

by × 19 December 2014 ×