What makes bureaucracy work for the least advantaged? Akshay Mangla explores this question in his new book, Making Bureaucracy Work: Norms, Education and Public Service Delivery in Rural India.

Professor Carolyn Heinrich discusses the use of “ordeals”, a tool of public policy that has been used to screen out potential policy programme beneficiaries who are considered “bad bets” and “bad apples”.

Baroness Ashton joins Professor Ngaire Woods to share insights from her diplomatic career following the release of her book: And Then What? Inside Stories of 21st Century Diplomacy.

This virtual roundtable marks the launch of the Minerva Global Security Programme's new webinar series, co-hosted with the Global Security Programme at Pembroke College.

As recognition of the urgency of climate action increases, this webinar brings together leading scholars and practitioners to address the growing need for debate on supporting sustainability in the international trading system.

The Alfred Landecker Memorial Lecture, delivered by Professor Leora Bilsky, Professor of Law and the Director of the Minerva Center for Human Rights, Tel Aviv University.

Why have some Asian countries become more democratic as they have grown richer, while others haven’t? In From Development to Democracy, Dan Slater and Joseph Wong offer a sweeping and original answer to this crucial question.  

In this session, the Government Outcomes Lab will explore the final results of the Quality Education India Development Impact Bond (DIB). 

Are you applying for one of our graduate programmes? Hear from four of our fantastic MPP students about their experiences of the course, life at the School, and the exciting opportunities available to you as a student at Oxford University. 

The Philosophy, Disability and Social Change 3 online conference features twenty sessions of presentations by disabled philosophers and their allies, highlighting the diversity and range of approaches to critical philosophical work on disability.

Dr Nematullah Bizhan presents findings from State Fragility, which examines key questions as to the nature of state fragility, policies used to mitigate it, assessment of outcomes, and prospects.