2121,0404,20202020 | COVID-19, Policy Commons Blog
By Jay Marlowe – As the world, and New Zealand, shuts its borders, the millions of refugees globally are forgotten in high density camps. Jay Marlowe argues we can’t only look inward in fighting Covid-19. The “cautious optimism,” expressed recently by...
0909,0404,20202020 | Policy Commons Blog
By Sarah Hendrica Bickerton – This blog post outlines the key findings of my PhD research, which is located in the context of contemporary constructions of political participation, with a particular aspect looking at how this manifests online. Below I will...
0606,0404,20202020 | COVID-19, Policy Commons Blog
By John Mohan – As the ripple effects of Covid-19 continue to put livelihoods on the line and a recession seems inevitable, the fate of organisations that largely survive on donations and volunteers is precarious. Current severe restrictions on movement mean the...
0606,0404,20202020 | COVID-19, Policy Commons Blog
By Susan St John – When we rethink our economy and how we support citizens, we must end the 19th Century bias against those in relationships, writes the University of Auckland’s Susan St John It is vital that all new welfare policies to cushion the...
2323,0303,20202020 | COVID-19, Policy Commons Blog
By Jess Berentson Shaw – The economy will be okay if we focus on what matters in our decision making: caring for each other, writes Jess Berentson-Shaw It doesn’t make too much difference whether it is an economic recession, climate change or a pandemic,...
1919,0303,20202020 | COVID-19, Policy Commons Blog
The University of Auckland’s Jennifer Curtin takes a look at what the political implications of Tuesday’s Covid-19 relief package might be The Government’s $12.1 billion package to alleviate the far-reaching effects of the Covid-19 pandemic is aimed at...
1818,0303,20202020 | Policy Commons Blog, Policy Pod
Featuring: Professor Michael Orsini (University of Ottawa), Chlöe Swarbrick (Green Party MP), Helen Robinson (Auckland City Mission), Mark Powell (University of Auckland) Chaired by Professor Jennifer Curtin (Director of The Public Policy Institute) Monday 9 March...
1818,0303,20202020 | Policy Pod
Professor Michael Orsini from the University of Ottawa in conversation with PPI Director, Professor Jennifer Curtin about researching emotions, autism and public policy. They discuss the messiness of policymaking, the importance of feelings, and why some emotions are...
0404,0303,20202020 | Policy Commons Blog
By Susan St John – By underfunding investment in the young we’ve been able to create budget surpluses to be siphoned into the NZ Super Fund at the current rate of nearly $2.5b a year. This has some serious impacts for a lot of families, writes Susan St...
2525,0202,20202020 | COVID-19, Policy Commons Blog
Professor John Mohan Director of the Third Sector Research Centre Professor of Social Policy University of Birmingham Seelye Visiting Fellow Advocates of the third sector and voluntary action make extensive claims about the distinctive virtues of voluntary...
