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2018

Webinar: Participatory budgeting and its potential for community empowerment and social justice

Audio, slides and transcription from a webinar which looked what needs to happen to ensure that the mainstreaming of PB simultaneously carves out space for more complex participatory and deliberative processes in local government decision-making.

Social Sciences Communications October 1, 2018 Read more

Empowering People and Places: What Works?

Conference focused on engaging with research insights into what works, and what does not, in community empowerment, as well as discussing implications for the future of policy and practice in Scotland.

Social Sciences Communications October 1, 2018 Read more

Universal basic income – A scoping review of evidence on impacts and study characteristics

The first comprehensive scoping review of 28 studies of ten interventions which unconditionally provided substantial cash transfers to individuals or families.

Social Sciences Communications September 28, 2018 Read more

An outcome-focused evaluation of High Life: Highland’s Falls Prevention Programme

An outcome-focused evaluation of High Life Highland’s programme to prevent falls by older adults.

Social Sciences Communications September 26, 2018 Read more

Britain after Brexit: the political and economic choices ahead

Sir Martin Donnelly, former permanent secretary at the UK Department of International Trade, will give this Policy Scotland lecture.

Social Sciences Communications September 6, 2018 Read more

Making data meaningful: Evidence use in a community planning partnership in Scotland

Case study report that highlights the complex and diverse ways in which public services use evidence in decision-making processes using information gathered from a Scottish community planning partnership.

Social Sciences Communications September 5, 2018 Read more

Policy briefing: Public service leadership: What works?

This policy briefing focuses how public service leadership needs to change to lead organisations involved in collaboration, co-production, community engagement and partnership. 

Social Sciences Communications August 22, 2018 Read more

Policy briefing: Public service leadership: Rethinking leadership for collaborative settings

This policy briefing focuses why we need to rethink leadership practice in public services and what works for leadership in collaborative settings.

Social Sciences Communications August 22, 2018 Read more

Research, collaboration and inspection: towards a research-informed system

In this seminar Professor Daniel Muijs, Head of Research at OfSTED, spoke about encouraging the development of evidence-informed approaches across the education sector.

Social Sciences Communications August 22, 2018 Read more

What Works Scotland contributes to health and wellbeing evaluation support materials

What Works Scotland co-director Peter Craig has contributed to new evaluation support materials for health and wellbeing professionals.

Social Sciences Communications August 8, 2018 2018, evaluation approaches, mobilising evidence, Peter Craig Read more
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What Works Scotland was an initiative to improve the way local areas in Scotland use evidence to make decisions about public service development and reform. It explored how public services could start to work towards the recommendations of the Christie Commission on the Future Delivery of Public Services and the Scottish Government’s priorities for reform. ...

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