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VOICES

OPINION AND INSIGHT FROM AROUND THE SCHOOL

Two women holding placards with 'Bans off our bodies' messages at a rally
30 June 2022

The US front in the global war on women

There is evidence from around the world that the liberty of women is under attack, including in proud democracies. Against this backdrop, the US Supreme Court’s elimination of the federal right to abortion is a particularly egregious offence against women.

Ngaire Woods

Ngaire Woods
Democracy and politics

Featured

Victor Lal pictured with two colleagues in Poland with cars full of supplies for Ukrainian refugees
24 May 2022

“We need to keep paying attention”: the MPP student helping Ukrainian refugees on the Polish border

When Russia began its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, MPP student Victor Lal booked a flight to get to the Polish-Ukrainian border and help out however he could. 

Victor Lal

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Freya Paulucci Couldrick

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Conflict and stability
MPP class of 2021
21 June 2022

Reflections from a year at the Blavatnik School of Government

As teaching comes to an end for the MPP class of 2021, David Morrow reflects upon the Blavatnik School's culture and why this has made his year on the course particularly special.

David Morrow

David Morrow
Image of a harbour in Cape Town
13 June 2022

Towards a green trade strategy for Africa

The future of trade is green, and the future of trade is African. But with the global economy increasingly shaped by geopolitical and climate imperatives, how can the continent best advance its development goals?

Thomas Hale

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Kennedy Mbeva

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Global cooperation

Focus On:

Civil service

African Union conference centre, Addis Ababa
07 June 2022

Passing the baton to steer Africa’s public service into the future

To mark Africa Day, Andrew Levi and Nduulwa Kowa consider the future of public service across the continent, advocating for support and mentorship for the next generation of leaders through schemes such as the Emerging Public Leaders’ Public Service Fellowship.

Vera Monteiro teaching a workshop to Blavatnik School students
30 May 2022

Why public managers in Brazil are feeling paralysed

Vera Monteiro, Lemann Foundation Programmme Visiting Fellow and a professor at Fundação Getúlio Vargas in Brazil, studies the consequences of the overreach of control bodies on the public service.

João Pedro Caleiro

João Pedro Caleiro
Public sector
Aerial photo of Accra, Ghana
20 April 2022

A balancing act of management approaches

What can we learn from Ghana's civil service about the links between organisational performance and the way in which civil servants operate under different management practices?

Martin Williams

Martin Williams
Public sector

Focus On:

Covid-19

More on Covid-19
A man with mask looks at his phone on a bridge in Shanghai
25 May 2022

Why have some provinces in China thus far managed to contain Omicron while others have not?

The team that tracks Chinese provinces' data for the COVID-19 Government Response Tracker investigates some patterns with important implications for the country's strategy.

Thomas Hale

Thomas Hale
COVID-19
A passenger wearing protective equipment awaits the departure of a speedboat in Manaus, Brazil in 2020. IMF / Raphael Alves
13 April 2022

Tracking COVID-19 policies across Brazil: the tracker’s largest subnational project

Brazil was the first subnational project of the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker. It has been going since the summer of 2020, amid some challenges and many successes.

Maria Luciano

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Julia Sampaio

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COVID-19
Germany and COVID vaccines: too cautious?
11 March 2022

Restrictions and mandates for the unvaccinated - the new normal?

Vaccines have transformed the world of pandemic policy and the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker is adapting. The team explain the changes in details.

Helen Tatlow

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Thomas Hale

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Emily Cameron-Blake

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COVID-19
Yellow excavator on a mine
01 July 2022

More mining cooperation, not less, would be needed in the run up to carbon neutrality

Though phasing down the role of global mining industries may seem like a logical step in the journey to carbon neutrality, MPP alumnus Yanzhu Zhang argues that more mining cooperation will be needed in the first instance to produce the technology and capacity required for the clean energy transition.

Global cooperation
Women holding pro-choice signs at an abortion protest
01 July 2022

The overturning of Roe v Wade is not an isolated incident – Europe must not be complacent

The far-right is organising across Europe and the US, utilising existential threats to white Christian values, anti-immigration rhetoric and pronatalist policies to repeal reproductive rights.

Freya Paulucci Couldrick

Freya Paulucci Couldrick
Two women holding placards with 'Bans off our bodies' messages at a rally
30 June 2022

The US front in the global war on women

There is evidence from around the world that the liberty of women is under attack, including in proud democracies. Against this backdrop, the US Supreme Court’s elimination of the federal right to abortion is a particularly egregious offence against women.

Ngaire Woods

Ngaire Woods
Democracy and politics
Anna Petherick at the Lemann Foundation Programme launch event
22 June 2022

Building integrity and challenging polarisation during a global pandemic

Director of The Lemann Foundation Programme at Oxford Anna Petherick outlines the programme's initial research and knowledge exchange priorities and why these matter to Brazil and many other countries across the Global South.

Anna Petherick

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Freya Paulucci Couldrick

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Public sector Integrity
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COVID-19
MPP class of 2021
21 June 2022

Reflections from a year at the Blavatnik School of Government

As teaching comes to an end for the MPP class of 2021, David Morrow reflects upon the Blavatnik School's culture and why this has made his year on the course particularly special.

David Morrow

David Morrow
Beijing Winter Olympics closing ceremony 2022
21 June 2022

The 50th anniversaries worth celebrating from a Chinese perspective in 2022

MPP alumnus Yanzhu Zhang presents some of the key 50th anniversaries worth celebrating in 2022 for China as international cooperation to confront global challenges becomes increasingly necessary.

Global cooperation

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