Voices Opinion and insight from around the School 08 March 2023 Behind the Leader: Dr Eleanor Carter on being a European Young Leader Dr Eleanor Carter, Research Director at the Government Outcomes Lab, talks to Jessica Reedy about her experience of leadership, being a woman in academia, and working with governments. Jessica Reedy Eleanor Carter The School Government Outcomes Lab ... Europe Featured Blog 30 January 2023 Jacinda Ardern: The legacy of a leader in New Zealand and beyond What is next for New Zealand following the resignation of Jacinda Ardern? MPP student Anne Lim examines Ardern's influence at home and abroad and the challenges facing the country's new Prime Minister. Anne Lim Democracy and politics New Zealand Blog 15 February 2023 Politics of disaster and destiny: the Turkey-Syria earthquake MPP student Ezgi Yazici on the Turkey-Syria earthquake. Ezgi Yazici Integrity Global cooperation ... Turkey Syria Blog 23 February 2023 Cash politics: the impact of the currency redesign policy on Nigeria’s 2023 General Election In October, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria announced that the highest denominations of Nigerian currency would be redesigned. MPP student Ayodele Awi assesses the impact this could have on Nigeria's general election given the dominance of ‘cash politics’. Ayodele Awi Democracy and politics Nigeria ... Africa Latest articles CategoryBusiness and capitalismCase Centre on Public LeadershipClimateConflict and stabilityCOVID-19Democracy and politicsDevelopmentEconomyEducationGlobal cooperationGovernance, cooperation and lawHealthHuman behaviourInclusionIntegrityLawPublic sectorStudentsTechnologyThe SchoolTrade Latest Blog 29 September 2022 The People in Government Lab listens directly to the voices of people in government Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic required dramatic changes and new ways of working from civil services around the world. Elise El Nouchi Public sector People in Government Lab Blog 16 September 2022 The politics of service delivery and education – learnings from a student-led event MPP students share the key learnings from the event focused on education outcomes they organised earlier in the year. Emma Dreyer César Sánchez Casares Education Blog 09 September 2022 Envisioning the public service of the twenty-first century – insights from the PeopleGov International Conference Following the success of the People in Government Lab's first international conference in July 2022, the team reflect upon three key insights into how governments are shaping public service in the twenty-first century. Miguel Alejandro Moctezuma Barraza People in Government Lab Blog 01 September 2022 Is the world’s financial firefighter ready? Wealthier countries must equip the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to prevent and manage the spread of financial crises across emerging and developing economies. This will require adequately bolstering the IMF ahead of time with well-positioned reserves and firebreaks. Ngaire Woods Global cooperation Blog 14 July 2022 Oxford students run a successful simulation ahead of COP27 MPP students report on their Policy Challenge experience of running a successful simulation of the UN Climate Change Conference due to take place next November in Sharm el-Sheikh. Tessa Vincent Maria del Rosario Lemos González The School Blog 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 Health Inclusion ... Europe United States of America (USA) Previous page Previous … Page 3 Current page 4 Page 5 Page 6 … Next page Next Focus on: Climate crisis More on climate 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 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 Blog 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 Kennedy Mbeva Global cooperation Climate ... Africa
Blog 30 January 2023 Jacinda Ardern: The legacy of a leader in New Zealand and beyond What is next for New Zealand following the resignation of Jacinda Ardern? MPP student Anne Lim examines Ardern's influence at home and abroad and the challenges facing the country's new Prime Minister. Anne Lim Democracy and politics New Zealand
Blog 15 February 2023 Politics of disaster and destiny: the Turkey-Syria earthquake MPP student Ezgi Yazici on the Turkey-Syria earthquake. Ezgi Yazici Integrity Global cooperation ... Turkey Syria
Blog 23 February 2023 Cash politics: the impact of the currency redesign policy on Nigeria’s 2023 General Election In October, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria announced that the highest denominations of Nigerian currency would be redesigned. MPP student Ayodele Awi assesses the impact this could have on Nigeria's general election given the dominance of ‘cash politics’. Ayodele Awi Democracy and politics Nigeria ... Africa
Blog 29 September 2022 The People in Government Lab listens directly to the voices of people in government Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic required dramatic changes and new ways of working from civil services around the world. Elise El Nouchi Public sector People in Government Lab
Blog 16 September 2022 The politics of service delivery and education – learnings from a student-led event MPP students share the key learnings from the event focused on education outcomes they organised earlier in the year. Emma Dreyer César Sánchez Casares Education
Blog 09 September 2022 Envisioning the public service of the twenty-first century – insights from the PeopleGov International Conference Following the success of the People in Government Lab's first international conference in July 2022, the team reflect upon three key insights into how governments are shaping public service in the twenty-first century. Miguel Alejandro Moctezuma Barraza People in Government Lab
Blog 01 September 2022 Is the world’s financial firefighter ready? Wealthier countries must equip the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to prevent and manage the spread of financial crises across emerging and developing economies. This will require adequately bolstering the IMF ahead of time with well-positioned reserves and firebreaks. Ngaire Woods Global cooperation
Blog 14 July 2022 Oxford students run a successful simulation ahead of COP27 MPP students report on their Policy Challenge experience of running a successful simulation of the UN Climate Change Conference due to take place next November in Sharm el-Sheikh. Tessa Vincent Maria del Rosario Lemos González The School
Blog 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 Health Inclusion ... Europe United States of America (USA)
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 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
Blog 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 Kennedy Mbeva Global cooperation Climate ... Africa