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What role do the political parties think the voluntary sector should play in delivering welfare services? How have parties’ ideas changed over the post-war period? And, what impact has devolution had… ?

Posted on 26 June 2014 by Jill Wilmott-Doran

By Dr Paul Chaney, WISERD Co-Director. These are some of the questions that I set out to address in a study that is to be published this month. Despite an […]

Civil society and participation: reactions to the European Parliament elections

Posted on 5 June 2014 by Jill Wilmott-Doran

By Professor Howard Davis, WISERD Co-Director. The recent European Parliament elections grabbed the headlines across Europe as some remarkable results were announced. Protest is in the air, coming from all political […]

Social science is facing a rapidly changing world…

Posted on 8 April 2014 by Jill Wilmott-Doran

By Professor Ian Rees Jones, WISERD Director. This is my first blog as Director of WISERD and I’m fortunate to have joined just at a time when we are celebrating […]