VOLPOWER studies how volunteering could contribute to youth interaction and empowerment. It investigates the impacts of personal politics, geography, mobility and creativity on community building and integration. We aim to…
Published May 8, 2018 by Alison
WISE Researcher launches new book on gender budgeting On 9th May, the Department of Social Sciences, Media and Journalism is hosting the launch of a new book co-edited and written…
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Published April 16, 2018 by Alison
Emily Thomson has been awarded a Research Fellowship at the Scottish Parliament. Working within the Scottish Parliament Information Centre, Emily will be investigating employer practices and attitudes to advancing gender equality over several…
Published April 16, 2018 by Alison
“Gender Budgeting in Europe: Developments and Challenges” has just been published. Co-edited by Angela O’Hagan (WISE) and Elisabeth Klatzer, joint co-ordinators of the European Gender Budgeting Network, this volume is…
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Published April 16, 2018 by Alison
The Third Annual Ailsa McKay Memorial Lecture will be held on Thursday 17 May. Stephanie Seguino, internationally renowned feminist economist, will deliver this year’s lecture. Stephanie Seguino is a Professor…
Published December 8, 2017 by Alison
WiSE goes to Washington! Angela O’Hagan, Senior Lecturer in the WiSE Research Centre has been invited to Washington DC to present her research and comment on progress in Scotland on…
Published November 24, 2017 by Alison
Dr Angela O’Hagan recently took part in the Participatory Budget Conference 2017 in Edinburgh. Read the report here https://pbscotland.scot/blog/2017/11/17/how-far-have-we-come-report-from-the-pb-scotland-conference-2017
Published November 23, 2017 by Alison
Link to the Official Report on last week’s evidence to Equality and Human Rights Committee on the Budget. http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/report.aspx?r=11210&mode=pdf
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Published November 23, 2017 by Alison
The WiSE Research Centre at Glasgow Caledonian University engages in dynamic interdisciplinary research involving a range of both theoretical and empirical research on issues of economic equality, gender, social justice…
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Published November 10, 2017 by Alison
Participatory Budgeting (PB) aims to involve communities in decision making on allocating public money at the local level. A team from GCU have been evaluating the extensive PB activity across…
Read More Evaluation of Participatory Budget activity across Scotland