Dr Maria Fotopoulou, Lecturer in Criminology in Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences Dr Maggie Grant, Research Fellow in Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences Professor Margaret Malloch, Professor in Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences Dr Paul Rigby, Lecturer in Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences Dr Keiran
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Professor Leigh Sparks, Institute for Retail Studies, University of Stirling In commentary first posted on his Stirling Retail blog, Professor Leigh Sparks outlines his reflects to the official Scottish Government/COSLA response to “A New Future for Scotland’s Town Centres,” the report of the review into the Town Centre Action Plan, which he chaired. This is
Professor Lena Dominelli, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling Putin’s War in Ukraine. Words fail to describe the mixture of emotions and thoughts that crowd my mind as I listen to the horrendous stories narrated by social workers in Ukraine. I have been in contact with them since 24 February 2022 when they first
Professor Holger Nehring, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Stirling Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine on February 24, 2022 and the war that has ensued are part of the history of what happened in eastern Europe in the years following the cold war. As the European Union is debating what to do about Russian
Dr Emily St.Denny, Lecturer in Public Policy, University of Copenhagen Dr Paul Cairney, Professor of Politics and Public Policy, Faculty of Arts and Humanities Dr Sean Kippin, Lecturer in Public Policy, Faculty of Arts and Humanities Every year, March 8th marks International Women’s Day: an official UN holiday to draw attention to women’s rights and
Dr Steve Rolfe, Lecturer in Social Policy, Faculty of Social Sciences Just over a year ago, I wrote a piece here about the research we had just completed on the housing journeys of Armed Forces veterans. Our research highlighted the challenges that some veterans can face in dealing with housing issues. Although the popular perception
Lecturer in Economics, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling A high vaccination rate is the foundation of any pandemic policy, but further protection is still needed. From an economic perspective, that protection comes from more investment in healthcare and air quality, which now seem essential complements to vaccines and face masks. Looking at continental Europe
Dr Hannes R. Stephan, Lecturer in Environmental Politics, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Stirling For all the mixture of success and disappointment that COP26 in Glasgow has delivered, as reported by my colleagues on this blog, it is certainly true that the COP has boosted public awareness of the global climate crisis. But
Dr Sandra Engstrom, Lecturer in Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences About a month ago I had the privilege of being asked to speak at the British German Forum at Wilton Park due to my research in community resilience. Wilton Park has been a not-for-profit executive agency of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) since 1991;
Professor Lena Dominelli, Professor of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling In her final instalment on COP26, Lena Dominelli reflects on the outcomes of the conference and the prospects for the months ahead. Another COP has come and gone, and so I am doing some stock-taking. The optimism, excitement and hope that
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