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New Report: The Role of the Public Chairs’ Forum

Posted on April 5, 2018     by admin     Leave a Comment on New Report: The Role of the Public Chairs’ Forum

Dr Katherine Tonkiss and Dr Katharine Dommett publish their most recent research on the role of the Public Chairs’ Forum (PCF), which was created in 2003….

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Team appear in front of select committee Team appear in front of select committee

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Professor Chris Skelcher and Dr Katie Tonkiss gave evidence to the Public Administration Select Committee on Tuesday, 29 April, as part of its inquiry into the accountability…

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When agency delegations are with/re-drawn: UK ALB reform

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As part of the research being conducted for Pillar 3, Professor Chris Skelcher and Dr Katie Tonkiss recently gave a presentation on the nature of arm’s-length…

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Irish Presidency of EU conduct survey on public service reform

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The Irish Presidency of the EU has conducted a detailed survey on the different systems and traditions of public administration, as well as how public services have..

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Too easy to blame the ‘big, bad quangos’?

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On 05 July, Dr Katharine Dommett was published in the Yorkshire Post, in which she argues that, in the run-up to the British General Election of 2015, we will see…

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Academics Ask UKIP to specify exactly where the Axe will Fall

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Recent research by the University of Sheffield and the University of Birmingham has tracked the coalition government’s ‘Public Bodies Reform Programme’

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Anti-quango rhetoric resurfaces in Westminster

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Following UKIP’s response to the Chancellor’s spending review a team of academics at the Universities of Sheffield and Birmingham have warned against the danger…

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What is Governance?

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n March, Governance published  Francis Fukuyama’s commentary “What is governance?”  Over the last eight weeks, the Governance blog has posted several responses.

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STS Team submit evidence to House of Lords

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On 08 January 2013, the STS project team submitted written evidence to the House of Lords’ inquiry on the pre-emption of parliament. The evidence focused on…

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STS Team at PSA Annual Conference 2013

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The team were at this year’s Political Studies Association Annual Conference in Cardiff. The team presented two papers directly as a result of the Shrinking…

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Recent Posts

  • New Report: The Role of the Public Chairs’ Forum
  • Team appear in front of select committee Team appear in front of select committee
  • When agency delegations are with/re-drawn: UK ALB reform
  • Irish Presidency of EU conduct survey on public service reform
  • Too easy to blame the ‘big, bad quangos’?
  • Academics Ask UKIP to specify exactly where the Axe will Fall
  • Anti-quango rhetoric resurfaces in Westminster
  • What is Governance?
  • STS Team submit evidence to House of Lords
  • STS Team at PSA Annual Conference 2013
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