Research

A group of upcoming global public service leaders united at the Blavatnik School to attend a unique and immersive programme to enable them to tackle the biggest challenges facing the public sector and lead with confidence in today’s complex world.

Blavatnik School faculty member Thomas Hale and colleagues from across Oxford have called for rigorous net zero ‘ground rules’ to be implemented and enforced across the world, in an article published in Nature Climate Change today.

Caught in immediate crises, how can governments address generation-spanning issues like climate change or infrastructure investment? Thomas Hale, Professor in Global Public Policy at the Blavatnik School, looks at solutions in his new book Long Problems.

Associate Professor in Public Policy Emily Jones has been appointed Director of the Case Centre on Public Leadership, taking over the role from Professor Karthik Ramanna.

Today on International Women's Day, a new report on strengthening democracy by reducing threats to women in politics around the world is published with recommendations for action, including for social media companies to re-prioritise content moderation.

Professor Yeling Tan joins the Blavatnik School of Government as a Professor of Public Policy, with a focus on the political economy of globalisation, development and policymaking, particularly in China and the Asian region.

Researchers across Oxford and partners around the world are coming together to build the Net Zero Regulation and Policy Hub, a centre of expertise dedicated to studying and supporting the urgent task of aligning policy and regulation to climate objectives.

Jonathan Wolff, Alfred Landecker Professor of Values and Public Policy and President of the Royal Institute of Philosophy, and Avner de-Shalit, Max Kampleman Professor of Democracy and Human Rights at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, have co-written City of Equals.

Faculty member Kate Orkin has won the ESRC award for Outstanding Public Policy Impact, for her role advising the South African government during COVID-19 and beyond. She influenced £4.87 billion in spending that helped 28.5 million people and saved 5.5 million from extreme poverty.

A unique group of global experts today called for a reset on anti-corruption efforts, as the first in a ground-breaking series of papers highlighting strategies to dislodge entrenched corruption was published.