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- The general aura that surrounded the ongoing debates in the Defense Planning Group was indescribable. While certain delegates were returning to their 2nd/3rd Model NATO conference, others (such as Felix and I) were experiencing our very first. It was an absolute honour to be part of such an invaluable event and to be able to learn from such a diverse variety of students.
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- Wednesday 20th February 2013
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- A recurrent theme of the political rhetoric from successive governments in recent times has been 'deregulation', 'cutting bureaucracy and red-tape'. Indeed the notions of 'Smaller Government' and of 'curbing the nanny state' have been key elements in the present Coalition Government's programme since the outset in 2010.
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- Monday 18th February 2013
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- This exciting degree programme is offered exclusively through the Institute for Conflict, Cooperation and Security (ICCS), comprised of a number of leading scholars in the field of security who regularly produce cutting edge, internationally renowned research.
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- Monday 18th February 2013
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- Dr Catherine Needham Senior lecturer in Public Policy talks about Politics, government and public policy.
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- Tuesday 12th February 2013
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- Recently we have been publishing the findings of an in-depth statistical analysis of user and community co-production, based on responses to a survey of 5000 citizens in five EU countries in 2008, funded by the French Presidency of the EU. Written by Tony Bovaird
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- Thursday 7th February 2013
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- Google "Birmingham – Britain's second city" and you get 110,000 results; for "Birmingham – Britain's third city" just three – all ignorant, obviously prejudiced, or both. By contrast, "Manchester – Britain's second city" gets 895 results, only just outscoring "Manchester – Britain's third city" with 866. QED – unofficial as the title is, if there's going to be a second city, it's Birmingham. Simples! Written by Chris Game
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- Saturday 2nd February 2013
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- Community organising and co-production can shape public policy making and service delivery in new and creative ways, providing an alternative to privatisation and the outsourcing of public services. This is the claim made in our new pamphlet, 'Beyond the state: mobilising and co-producing with communities'. Written by Catherine Durose, Jonathan Justice and Chris Skelcher.
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- Friday 1st February 2013
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- This weekend saw the announcement that the Government has completed its revisions to the 'Life in the UK' citizenship test, refocusing the questions on British culture, history and sport. According to the Government, there will be no more 'mundane' questions about water meters, job interviews, the internet and public transport. Written by Katherine Tonkiss.
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- Wednesday 30th January 2013
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- Written with community activists and policy researchers, the pamphlet provides case studies and analysis of UK and US experience in community organising to solve problems and improve public services. The pamphlet is one output from an ESRC seminar series on 'Government beyond the State', which brought together researchers from across the world with people involved in making policy, delivering public services and working with communities. The pamphlet features contributors from CitizensUK, Locality and Scope and a Chicago-based organisation, Pilsen Alliance.
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- Tuesday 29th January 2013
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- "Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance", George Bernard Shaw once wrote – it seems to sum up some extraordinary lessons that the recent winter weather is offering us. What really gets people off their backsides and make representations to local councils are things that affect them immediately. Written by Ian Briggs
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- Tuesday 29th January 2013