Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog summarises key points from a recent fellowship in which Dr Ruth Lightbody explored practice principles and a framework for participation in the Scottish Parliament
Tag: Guest Blog
Additional Costs of Disability
Reading Time: 4 minutes Disabled people face additional costs compared to non-disabled people. These costs are many and varied, and depend on individual circumstances, such as type of disability,
What is ‘sustainable and regenerative agriculture’? With guest expert Dr Lorna Cole
Reading Time: 8 minutes Guest blog by Dr Lorna Cole discussing what it means for agriculture to be sustainable and regenerative.
Guest blog: Tracking public engagement through the parliamentary process
Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog looks at the work of Dr Adam Chalmers from the University of Edinburgh who has been examining how the Parliament can trace public
Institutionalising Post-Legislative Scrutiny
Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog introduces the work which Dr Tom Caygill has been carrying out into institutionalising post-legislative scrutiny in the Scottish Parliament.
Guest blog – Disability Employment in Scotland: Initial Findings
Reading Time: 8 minutes This guest blog is from the Fraser of Allander Institute, working with SPICe on an academic fellowship to explore the disability employment gap in Scotland.
Guest blog: Not all data and statistics can improve lives – how to tell the good from bad
Reading Time: 5 minutes This guest blog, from Professor Roger Halliday, sets out some of the key questions to ask around data and statistics.
Guest blog: Supporting creative enterprises – exploring the impact of finance initiatives
Reading Time: 7 minutes This guest blog summarises the findings of the second phase of research undertaken by Dr Stephen Knox as part of the Scottish Parliament Academic Fellowship Scheme.
Guest blog: Does the Scottish Budget enable human rights?
Reading Time: 5 minutes The way that governments raise, allocate and spend money affects how people can realise their human rights in practice. With new human rights legislation on the horizon, this guest blog looks at how the Scottish budget might be analysed through a human rights lens.
Guest Blog: Mapping alignment with EU Law
Reading Time: 5 minutes This guest blog by Lisa Claire Whitten summarises her research for the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee mapping alignment with EU law since the UK’s departure from the EU.