2626,0404,18181818 | Policy Commons Blog
By Hamish Robertson and Joanne Travaglia – Big data technologies are increasingly being utilised in the field of social policy. Although big data methods and strategies are often preferred as a form of evidence-based policy development, big data techniques do...
2020,0404,18181818 | Policy Commons Blog
By Kevin Jenkins – Christchurch’s new sports hub Ngā Puna Wai is set to open in stages over 2018–19, with track and field facilities due first in May this year, followed by hockey in July. Big-ticket metropolitan projects like Ngā Puna Wai of course stand out,...
1515,0404,18181818 | Policy Commons Blog
By Michele L. Swers at LSE US Centre – This week, the Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan (R-WI), announced that he would be handing in his gavel at year’s end and would not run for reelection. Michele L. Swers writes that before becoming Speaker, Ryan was a...
1313,0404,18181818 | Policy Commons Blog
By Kevin Jenkins – Over the warmer months, the Otago Farmers Market has the best fresh produce in New Zealand – like Central Otago apricots the size of peaches, old-school gooseberries, and greengage plums – along with artisan products like seaweed condiments,...
2929,0303,18181818 | Policy Pod
Dr Margreet Frieling from the Office of the Chief Economic Advisor, talking about the Community for Policy Research and the Living Standards Framework. https://www.ppi.auckland.ac.nz/files/2018/06/Freeling-edit-1a1wxuw.mp4 Brought to you by the New Zealand Treasury...
2929,0303,18181818 | Policy Pod
What factors lead governments to terminate policy? Although interest in policy termination has grown in recent years, it remains understudied relative to other parts of the policy cycle. This lack of attention is due in part to the relative infrequency of policy...
2929,0303,18181818 | Policy Pod
The selection of party leaders in Canada, and internationally, has garnered an incredible amount of scholarly attention (Cross and Blais, 2012; O’Brien, 2015; Pilet and Cross, 2014). Much less attention has been paid to the ways in which party leaders leave their...
2727,0303,18181818 | Events
Assistant Professor Alasdair Jones, London School of Economics Date: Wednesday 28 March, 2pm Venue: Pat Hanan Room, Arts 2 (207-501) University of Auckland I will introduce a programme of work I will be undertaking during my visit to the Public Policy Institute (in...
1919,0303,18181818 | Events
Tuesday 27 March, 5.30pm Venue: Fale Pasifika, University of Auckland Register to attend: https://goo.gl/fbHEEJ The Treasury has an ambition to integrate a broader conception of economics and value into the everyday work of public policy. This is being taken forward...
1818,0303,18181818 | Events
Thursday 22 March, 4pm Venue: Arts 1, Room 315 (Level 3, Building 206), 14A Symonds Street Please RSVP here. The Public Policy Institute and Global Studies invite you to a workshop with Professor Tracey Bunda (Ngugi/Wakka Wakka), Head of the College for Indigenous...
