🎈🎉 50 years of Local Government Studies! This special issue of LGS explores the past, present, and future of local government studies. #openaccess. With guest editors @profcatdurose.bsky.social & @peckersley.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/toc/flgs20/5...

The Co-Pro Futures Inquiry is a two-year project (2024-2026), co-led by @profcatdurose.bsky.social , Co-Director of the @livuniheseltine.bsky.social , Professor Beth Perry @sheffielduni.bsky.social , and Professor Liz Richardson @officialuom.bsky.social ➡️tinyurl.com/27fjddu4

Congratulations to our visiting fellows @ariannagiovannini.bsky.social and Professor Liz Richardson, who have been named in the top 25 thinkers in local government by LGIU. The list highlights the most influential thought leaders in local government research and practice. lgiu.org/publication/...

The Co-Pro Futures Inquiry is a two-year project (2024-2026), co-led by @profcatdurose.bsky.social, Co-Director of the @livuniheseltine.bsky.social, Professor Beth Perry @sheffielduni.bsky.social, and Professor Liz Richardson @officialuom.bsky.social ➡️tinyurl.com/27fjddu4

This special issue marks 50 yrs of Local Government Studies. It is #openaccess. With guest editors @profcatdurose.bsky.social & @peckersley.bsky.social, the authors explore the evolution of #localgovernment research over half a century & look to emerging trends www.tandfonline.com/toc/flgs20/5...

I will be taking a break from work-related social media over the break. Here’s to rest, relaxation and festive fun! See you in 2025!

Thanks for sharing @livuniresearch.bsky.social!

Check out this report on the ways in which 'lived experience' is being used across peer research/co-production - with both positive and negative impacts Brilliant work from @itsgroundswell.bsky.social groundswell.org.uk/2024/explori...

Great to edit this 50th Anniversary special issue of Local Government Studies with @peckersley.bsky.social! So many brilliant contributions from great scholars and colleagues. It’s open access so check it out!

Looking forward to continuing to work with @paulanderson88.bsky.social in his new role! Welcome!

If anyone wants to collaborate on a process preferences panel for APSA, then give me a shout. Deadline for proposals is early January.

Over 150 people signed up for the launch of the @coprofutures.bsky.social launch of the call for evidence and ideas yesterday Below a visual summary of how you can submit to the Inquiry and inform the action plan to get our house in order and support co-produced research

Excited to be able to share the Co-Pro Futures Inquiry Call for Evidence and Ideas! Here’s a quick summary of how you can get involved! Please do repost and share!

Thanks to @ianelliott.bsky.social for authoring the latest in our @livuniheseltine.bsky.social Innovations in Public Policy series where he digs into the history and meaning of ‘mission-driven government’ and what it would take to realise it in practice.

A lovely start to December to be @livunihss.bsky.social Researcher in Focus for this month!

Join us on 5th December for an online launch of the Co-Pro Futures Call for Evidence and Ideas! When? 0930-1100 Where? Online Who? Researchers, professional service staff, university research leaders and co-production partners Sign up via the Eventbrite link ⏩ shorturl.at/xCIEl