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Interview with Stuart Duncan, Public Services Management Graduate
Stuart Duncan graduated in 2010. Here he reflects on the value of postgraduate study at QMU.
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Interview with David Crighton, Master of Public Administration (MPA) student
“Through the MPA, I’m looking to gain a greater knowledge of public administration and to be challenged academically”.
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The Future of Public Administration
I’ve recently been elected as Chair of the learned society for public administration. Find out more about this new role here.
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The Sustainability of the Scottish Approach to Policy-Making
In ongoing research I am exploring the extent to which the ‘Scottish Approach to Policy-Making’ has led to significant change in practice. In doing so I hope to highlight some key lessons for future development.
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I Tried to Bribe an Official
Earlier this year I tried to bribe an official. Actually, I didn’t really. But this was how it was construed. The experience made me think a lot about bureaucracy, process, control and leadership.
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Connecting with the Real World
Understanding how politics affects practice is key to understanding public administration. This is our version of ‘from farm to plate’.
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The Stories We Tell
For many people the summer holidays are a time to catch up with some reading. For me this largely involves Julia Donaldson books. But recently I discovered a new favourite – Yertle the Turtle. Here is why it should be required reading in every Business School.
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Something positive
Let’s focus on the things we can change, embrace the opportunities that we have to make change happen, and celebrate the fact that we all can make a difference.
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The Emotional Impact of Brexit
Change is an emotional process. Any change whether personal, organisational or indeed constitutional is likely to feed into our hopes, dreams, anxieties or fears. The extent to which change can be an emotional process is particularly apparent when we are not in control of the change process. So it is for over 48% of the UK…
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Dr Ian C Elliott 