SPP News

Dr Maki Kimura - Japan's politicians have a problem with 'comfort women'

Stephen Thomson — 2013-05-17T08:16:30Z

Dr Maki Kimura, a Teaching Fellow in Gender and Politics, at The School of Public Policy wrote an article for The Guardian on recent remarks by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto justifying Japan's war-time use of sex slaves.

Video: Neil Mitchell Inaugural Lecture

Stephen Thomson — 2013-05-03T10:27:51Z

PowerPoint slides for lecture (PDF)

Professor Lord O’Donnell - Inaugural Lecture

Stephen Thomson — 2013-05-01T14:11:47Z

Building a Better Government: the Political and Constitutional Reforms necessary to build Better Government.

Lord Gus O'Donnell on Policy Impact

Stephen Thomson — 2013-05-01T08:07:07Z

Robert Hazell talks to Lord Gus O'Donnell, former Cabinet Secretary and Visiting Professor in the School about Research and Public Policy.

UCL and NYU Wagner Announce Pioneering Joint Global Executive MPA

Stephen Thomson — 2013-04-29T10:33:24Z

UCL’s School of Public Policy and NYU Wagner have announced today an innovative new one-year Executive Master of Public Administration in Global Public Policy and Management (Global EMPA) that will equip tomorrow’s leaders with the skills to deal with complex global issues and policy decisions. Applications open later this year and the program will start in the autumn of 2014. The joint degree program marks a partnership of two leading schools of public service in the UK and US, giving students access to organisations, leaders and experts in Europe, America and beyond. The integrated degree program is unique in that it focuses on both policy development and implementation and includes a global comparative perspective.

Gus O'Donnell is as political as the politicians

Stephen Thomson — 2013-04-29T10:15:05Z

Video: Highlights of Open day 2013

Stephen Thomson — 2013-03-21T09:39:58Z

On 13th March 2013. we held an Open Day. It was an opportunity for prospective students to visit the School, find out more about our programmes and meet our staff.

Dr Jan-Emmanuel De Neve - Looking for the leader gene

Stephen Thomson — 2013-03-18T10:57:10Z

Dr Jan-Emmanuel De Neve (click image to view high resolution version).

Video: Jack Straw - Dilemmas of a Foreign Secretary

Stephen Thomson — 2013-03-08T09:43:56Z

Filmed at Archaeology Lecture Theatre G6, UCL on 7th March, 2013.

Video: Vernon Bogdanor - What Place for the Referendum in the UK?

Stephen Thomson — 2013-03-01T10:54:17Z

The referendum is an instrument of popular sovereignty, an institutional expression of the doctrine that political sovereignty derives from the people. In Britain, it has been used on a small range of issues, primarily to secure legitimacy.

Ronald Dworkin - An Obitury

Stephen Thomson — 2013-02-28T16:38:35Z

It is with great sadness that the Department received the news of the death of Ronald Dworkin.

Dignity in Adversity - a Workshop with Seyla Benhabib (UCL-Yale Collaboration)

Stephen Thomson — 2013-02-27T11:58:01Z

22 March 2013, 9.30-6.00pm

Video: Elisa Elschner (European Public Policy) speaks to Hillary Clinton about America’s foreign policy

Stephen Thomson — 2013-02-01T22:28:43Z

Watch from 31:24 to see Elisa.

Video: Dr. Christine Reh Comments on David Cameron’s EU Speech

Stephen Thomson — 2013-01-31T17:20:59Z

On 23rd January, 2013 the UK Prime Minster, David Cameron, gave a speech in London outlining his pledge for an in/out referendum on the UK's membership of the EU to be held before 2018.

Conference: Liberalism and Republicanism: Public Policy Implications

Stephen Thomson — 2013-01-22T16:01:47Z

School of Public Policy, Department of Political Science,
29/30 Tavistock Square
University College London
13 February, 2013

Born to lead? Leadership can be an inherited trait, study finds

Stephen Thomson — 2013-01-16T15:24:43Z

Dr Jan-Emmanuel De Neve (click image to view high resolution version).

Mr Max Brunner Presentation

Stephen Thomson — 2012-12-19T09:30:04Z

Mr Max Brunner, Deputy Head of International Department at the “Ecole Nationale d’administration”, ENA, visited UCL to give a talk on challenges of training senior civil servants in a changing world and present the programs offered by ENA.

'The Politics of Coalition' by Robert Hazell & Ben Yong is shortlisted for Political Book of the Year

Stephen Thomson — 2012-12-07T16:05:47Z

Congratulations to Professor Robert Hazell and Dr Ben Yong. Their book ‘The Politics of Coalition’ (Hart Publishing) has been shortlisted for Political Book of the Year in The Paddy Power and Total Politics Political Book Awards, which has been set up to celebrate and reward excellence across all areas of political publishing. The awards ceremony will take place at the BFI IMAX cinema on the 6th February 2013.

Video: Albert Weale gives evidence to House of Common Health Committee.

Stephen Thomson — 2012-12-05T12:22:30Z

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Video: Professor Peter John Inaugural Lecture

Stephen Thomson — 2012-11-29T12:53:39Z

UCL Wilkins Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre on 20 November 2012

Video: MPhil /PhD Forum 2012

Stephen Thomson — 2012-11-22T13:25:56Z

A staff/student discussion on studying for a Research Degree.

New findings on the relationship between happiness and income

Stephen Thomson — 2012-11-20T15:33:03Z

A smarter Whitehall? Sir Humphrey agrees

Stephen Thomson — 2012-11-01T12:40:17Z

Tonight I am giving a seminar entitled “In Defence of Bureaucracy”. So “Sir Humphrey defends Mandarins” — where is the news in that?

Chibundu Onuzo: The Spider King’s Daughter

Stephen Thomson — 2012-10-30T08:37:41Z

One of our students, Imachibundu Oluwadara Onuzo short listed for the Dylan Thomas Prize for her novel The Spider King's Daughter.

Professor Peter John Inaugural Lecture

Stephen Thomson — 2012-10-26T13:48:32Z

Many of the greatest challenges in public policy can only be fully addressed by changing the behavior of citizens. Climate change, poor economic growth, obesity and crime are just some of the problems that need action on the part of the public as well as from governments. But governments do not know enough about how to influence behavior; in particular, the need to find out the most appropriate ways to engage citizens so they consent to—and participate in—decisions that are made about them. Greater use of experiments—randomized controlled trials (RCTs)—is one way to increase policy relevant knowledge on behavior change. Peter John will give examples of experiments he has undertaken, which illustrate how academics can lead the way in the creation of relevant knowledge. He will acknowledge both the strengths and weaknesses of the experimental method, and set out how governments and academics can design and use RCTs in better ways.

Political Analysis is the top-cited journal in political science

Stephen Thomson — 2012-09-13T11:30:44Z

Political Analysis has been confirmed as the top-cited journal in political science, according to the 2011 Journal Citation Reports® (Thomson Reuters, 2012). The journal has been ranked 1/148 journals with a 5-year impact factor of 5.402.

Video: Kristin Bakke - When the Enemy of My Enemy Is Not My Friend

Stephen Thomson — 2012-08-14T09:12:18Z

TEDxUCL talk, June 2, 2012

Video: Dr Meg Russell on Lords reform: what next

Stephen Thomson — 2012-07-12T15:55:38Z

The Coalition’s Lords Reform Bill received its Second Reading in the House of Commons on Monday and Tuesday. With the Labour party and at least 70 Conservative MPs announcing their intention to vote against the “Programme Motion” for the Bill (which would have imposed a time limit of 10 days for debate of the Bill at Committee Stage), the Government made a last-minute climb-down and cancelled the timetable motion. Nonetheless, the general vote on whether to give the Bill a Second Reading saw the biggest rebellion of the Coalition to date, with 91 Tory rebels voting against.

100 SPP videos now online

Stephen Thomson — 2012-07-09T10:57:00Z

Today marks the 100th video upload by The Department of Political Science.

Dr Başak Çali interviewed on TRT

Stephen Thomson — 2012-07-06T14:11:39Z

Dr Başak Çali interviewed on Turkish public television TRT about the European Court of Human Rights judgement in the case of Buyan and Others vs. Greece.