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community empowerment

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

Blog: Closing the commissioning gap: Supporting community and social enterprise through participatory budgeting

Guest blogger Jez Hall, from PB Partners, discusses the potential role of participatory budgeting in future community service provision. Published May 2015.

Social Sciences Communications July 11, 2018 Read more

Blog: Time for change – a delegate’s response to Community-led Approaches to Reducing Poverty

Pam Dawson of the Placed-based Programme run by the Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland, writes about her experience of the What Works Scotland seminars on reducing poverty held in Clydebank and Dundee in September 2016.

Social Sciences Communications July 11, 2018 Read more

Blog: Systems thinking – Re-imagining public services to tackle inequality

Nick Bland of What Works Scotland, discusses an event in September 2016 which focused on helping people to understand how institutions in society can perpetuate inequality and strategies to change this.

Social Sciences Communications July 11, 2018 Read more

Blog: Community-led Approaches to Reducing Poverty

What Works Scotland co-director Ken Gibb reflects on a What Works Scotland event in Clydebank Town Hall, in September 2016 where 40 people from the public and voluntary sectors, plus a few academics and councillors took part in considering Community-led Approaches to Reducing Poverty.

Social Sciences Communications July 11, 2018 Read more

Blog: Co-production – I believe in Unicorns after all, they are Scotland’s National animal!

Hilda Campbell from COPE Scotland, writing about the Scottish launch in May 2016 of Catherine Durose’s book, Designing Public Policy for Co-Production: Theory, practice and change.

Social Sciences Communications July 11, 2018 Read more

Blog: Collaboration, Control and Choice in a Person Centred Scotland

Alex Stobart of Mydex Community Interest Company about collaboration and more person-centred services. Published January 2016.

Social Sciences Communications July 11, 2018 Read more

Blog: Decision Making – Does Anyone Care?

What Works Scotland research fellow Rosemary Anderson reflects, in November 2015, on the relationship between decision-making and caring in public policy work.

Social Sciences Communications July 11, 2018 Read more

Blog: The National Standards for Community Engagement – Back to the Future

David Allan reflects on the policy reunion event which looked at the National Standards for Community Engagement. In early 2015, the Scottish Community Development Centre and What Works Scotland were commissioned by the Scottish Government to undertake a full review and refresh of the National Standards for Community Engagement.

Social Sciences Communications July 11, 2018 Read more

Blog: Why and how ‘what works’ is important for Scotland

As chief researcher at the Scottish Government, Zoe Ferguson was instrumental in establishing What Works Scotland. in June 2015 she reflected on the journey so far.

Social Sciences Communications July 11, 2018 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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  • What Works Scotland closed but resources still available November 29, 2023
  • Extending the community sector inquiry through a cross-sector learning community? June 5, 2019
  • Community-led activity: time to invest in expansion June 5, 2019
  • Tackling inequalities by supporting 'enterprising' communities June 5, 2019
  • Exploring community anchors, public service reform... and the wider local community sector June 5, 2019

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