Voices Opinion and insight from around the School 06 September 2023 Restoring faith in public services for a world in crisis Andreea Anastasiu, Executive Director of the Government Outcomes Lab, calls for governments to reimagine their approach to addressing the challenges facing societies across the world. Andreea Anastasiu Public sector Government Outcomes Lab Featured Blog 04 September 2023 How Africa can leverage trade and investment for a just transition Kennedy Mbeva and Cherono Sego take us through how Africa could become a major hub for climate action. Kennedy Mbeva Cherono Sego Climate Trade ... Africa Blog 15 August 2023 The politics of global governance: How do small developing countries navigate their way through? Small developing countries like Honduras face unique challenges when operating within global governance structures. Marcela Arias (MPP 2021) explores the opportunities multilateralism offers smaller states to build their nations and take an active role in global governance. Marcela Arias Moncada Governance, cooperation and law Honduras ... Latin America and the Caribbean Blog 26 June 2023 Reflections from the first year of the MSc in Public Policy Research With the first cohort of the MSc in Public Policy Research now finishing their theses, we caught up with course director Professor Peter Kemp for his reflections on the past year. Peter Kemp Freya Paulucci Couldrick The School Focus on: Applications Blog 14 July 2023 How to write an effective reflective policy essay We seek a reflective policy essay as part of your application. Make sure yours is an effective one. Mary Louise Culpepper The School Blog 13 July 2023 What should I include in my personal statement? The personal statement plays a key role when our Admissions Committee are considering applications. Richenda Gambles The School Blog 06 October 2022 Budget well, do your research and don’t give up! Thinking creatively to fund your year on the Master of Public Policy Securing funding for your master's can be stressful. MPP alumna Nina Bengtsson (2021) explains how she obtained funding from a range of different sources and shares tips on how to navigate this process. Nina Möger Bengtsson The School Focus on: Climate crisis More on climate Blog 04 September 2023 How Africa can leverage trade and investment for a just transition Kennedy Mbeva and Cherono Sego take us through how Africa could become a major hub for climate action. Kennedy Mbeva Cherono Sego Climate Trade ... Africa Blog 24 January 2023 Climate and legitimacy, who is right in the Anthropocene? Following the arrest of Greta Thunberg at a climate protest in Germany, MPP student Baudouin De Hemptinne asks if the climate crisis is forcing us to reimagine the legitimacy of actions by both state actors and protestors. Baudouin de Hemptinne Climate Europe Blog 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. Yanzhu Zhang Global cooperation Climate Latest articles CategoryBusiness and capitalismCase Centre on Public LeadershipClimateConflict and stabilityCOVID-19Democracy and politicsDevelopmentEconomyEducationGlobal cooperationGovernance, cooperation and lawHealthHuman behaviourInclusionIntegrityLawPublic sectorStudentsTechnologyThe SchoolTrade Latest Blog 02 June 2023 Are you navigating tricky teaching moments? 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Blog 04 September 2023 How Africa can leverage trade and investment for a just transition Kennedy Mbeva and Cherono Sego take us through how Africa could become a major hub for climate action. Kennedy Mbeva Cherono Sego Climate Trade ... Africa
Blog 15 August 2023 The politics of global governance: How do small developing countries navigate their way through? Small developing countries like Honduras face unique challenges when operating within global governance structures. Marcela Arias (MPP 2021) explores the opportunities multilateralism offers smaller states to build their nations and take an active role in global governance. Marcela Arias Moncada Governance, cooperation and law Honduras ... Latin America and the Caribbean
Blog 26 June 2023 Reflections from the first year of the MSc in Public Policy Research With the first cohort of the MSc in Public Policy Research now finishing their theses, we caught up with course director Professor Peter Kemp for his reflections on the past year. Peter Kemp Freya Paulucci Couldrick The School
Blog 14 July 2023 How to write an effective reflective policy essay We seek a reflective policy essay as part of your application. Make sure yours is an effective one. Mary Louise Culpepper The School
Blog 13 July 2023 What should I include in my personal statement? The personal statement plays a key role when our Admissions Committee are considering applications. Richenda Gambles The School
Blog 06 October 2022 Budget well, do your research and don’t give up! Thinking creatively to fund your year on the Master of Public Policy Securing funding for your master's can be stressful. MPP alumna Nina Bengtsson (2021) explains how she obtained funding from a range of different sources and shares tips on how to navigate this process. Nina Möger Bengtsson The School
Blog 04 September 2023 How Africa can leverage trade and investment for a just transition Kennedy Mbeva and Cherono Sego take us through how Africa could become a major hub for climate action. Kennedy Mbeva Cherono Sego Climate Trade ... Africa
Blog 24 January 2023 Climate and legitimacy, who is right in the Anthropocene? Following the arrest of Greta Thunberg at a climate protest in Germany, MPP student Baudouin De Hemptinne asks if the climate crisis is forcing us to reimagine the legitimacy of actions by both state actors and protestors. Baudouin de Hemptinne Climate Europe
Blog 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. Yanzhu Zhang Global cooperation Climate
Blog 02 June 2023 Are you navigating tricky teaching moments? We asked MPP Director Karthik Ramanna for his advice MPP Director Karthik Ramanna shares his tips for managing classroom tensions and encouraging open discussion when teaching sensitive topics. Vibhuti Gour Case Centre on Public Leadership
Blog 31 May 2023 How should government and business manage risks emerging from AI systems? MPP student Bálint Pataki sets out the strategies needed to manage risks from AI Bálint Árpád Pataki
Blog 19 May 2023 Reflecting on the Rising Public Leaders Programme How does our Rising Public Leaders Programme prepare participants for the challenges of public-sector leadership? Kow Essuman, Legal Counsel to the President of Ghana and one of this year's participants, shares his reflections. Kow Essuman The School
Blog 17 May 2023 Negotiating to avoid disaster: what would you do? Teaching negotiation skills for public policy students through a real-world simulation. Oenone Kubie Case Centre on Public Leadership Middle East
Blog 12 April 2023 The silence of reforms for quality Reforms designed to improve education quality have been free of political conflict. This has likely come at the expense of their broad acceptance and sustainability. Emmerich Davies Education Research on Improving Systems of Education Programme ... Chile India Nigeria Peru
Blog 23 March 2023 During COVID-19, every government wanted information on what other countries were doing. Volunteers provided it from their bedrooms. Thomas Hale argues that, with more pandemics ahead, nations shouldn’t rely on spontaneous volunteer efforts for mission-critical information. Thomas Hale COVID-19 COVID-19 Government Response Tracker