What Works Scotland

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[Policy Scotland @policyscotland]

Ten years ago on #OTD the Christie Commission report into the future delivery of public services in Scotland was published https://t.co/P0fsUZ6Thy
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/

[What Works Scotland @WWScot]

NEW! What Works Scotland research & ideas on the community economy - available via @policyscotland

[Citizen Participation - [email protected] @OliverEscobar]

💡 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👇🏼 https://t.co/RazMQBJlWB

[Policy Scotland @policyscotland]

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 https://t.co/a0GykfDPpq

[What Works Scotland @WWScot]

Big congrats to Jane - one of the @WWScot PhDs!

[Jane Cullingworth @JCullingworth]

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.

[Citizen Participation - [email protected] @OliverEscobar]

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

[Citizen Participation - [email protected] @OliverEscobar]

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

[Citizen Participation - [email protected] @OliverEscobar]

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

[Citizen Participation - [email protected] @OliverEscobar]

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

[Citizen Participation - [email protected] @OliverEscobar]

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

[University of Glasgow Public Engagement @UofGPE]

Prof Nick Watson from ⁦@WWScot⁩ discusses the importance of collaborative action for developing evidence-based policy #GlasgowCrucible

[Jane Cullingworth @JCullingworth]

@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

[Kirsty Deacon @Kirsty_Deacon1]

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?

[Smart Urban Intermediaries @Smart_Urb_I]

Reflecting and learning from our collective experiences with colleagues from England, Netherlands, Denmark and Poland.

https://t.co/BE9GjyYRyR via @YouTube

#CrowdUrbanism #cities
#SmartCities

@OliverEscobar @WWScot @uoessps

[Policy Scotland @policyscotland]

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 https://t.co/oLAtapwbZT

[PB Scotland @pb_scotland]

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 💪🌎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Sharon Young @sharonayoung]

Really informative talk tonight from @davidmartinmep on the Citizens Assembly. Thank you @policyscotland @UofGlasgow

[Jillian Gibson @JillianGibby]

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

[DelDemUCan @DelDemUCan]

Can we create institutions that treat citizens as collaborators? Check out @OliverEscobar (co-director of @WWScot) in @Realize_Europe online channel. WATCH HERE: https://t.co/igcsYpcMwK