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
Dr Andrea Schapper, Senior Lecturer in Politics, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Stirling Climate justice activism is central to the international climate conferences today. While world leaders come together in annual Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to agree further reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, climate finance, mitigation, adaptation and loss and damage, the
Dr Clemens Hoffmann, Lecturer International Politics, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Stirling Is ‘Degrowth’ the only game left in town? The perhaps unsurprising answer this question is, at least to my mind: yes! From ocean acidification to the loss of biodiversity, from the increase in frequency and severity of weather extremes to the
Dr Sandra Engstrom, Lecturer in Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling As a first-time attendee to a COP event, I knew it would be large and somewhat overwhelming (especially as we are still in the pandemic) but nothing really prepared me for the scale of the event or how it would run.
Christie Frail, Business Development and Policy Support, Forth Valley Chamber of Commerce Scotland’s International Environment Centre is a collaborative venture, working with partners across the Stirling and Clackmannanshire region to drive a genuinely inclusive transition to Net Zero. As the Centre is officially launched, Christie Frail overviews how SIEC is already working towards that goal.
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