Policy Making and Delivery

publication 17 May 2019
Powers and Policy Levers - What works in delivering Welsh Government policies?
Dr Andrew Connell

This report presents the findings of research on the ways in which Welsh Ministers use the powers and policy levers available to them. We focus...

publication 17 April 2019
Improving Cross-Cutting Working
Dr Andrew Connell, Sarah Quarmby and Professor Steve Martin

Evidence review and expert seminar

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Commentary 10 November 2020
Why diversity in public appointments matters
Owing to the lack of diversity in board membership, many boards in Wales do not reflect the communities they serve, with Black, Asian, and Minority...
Publications 14 September 2020
Developing leaders in the public sector
The First Minister asked us to prepare an independent assessment of how Welsh public services are developing future leaders to be effective and to meet...
Commentary 3 July 2020
Devolution and the Coronavirus pandemic in Wales: doing things differently, doing things together?
In a Senedd debate in May both First Minister Mark Drakeford and Welsh Brexit Party Leader Mark Reckless found themselves agreeing that the Coronavirus pandemic...
Commentary 19 June 2020
The Coronavirus pandemic – an opportunity for policy entrepreneurs?
It has become something of a mantra that ‘things cannot be the same’ after the Coronavirus pandemic. This is partly because of a growing sense...
Commentary 12 June 2020
The role of Welsh local government in a post-Coronavirus world
The role that local government plays in the frontline provision of public services is highlighted and accentuated at times of crisis. Councils across Wales have...
Projects
Local Institutions, Productivity, Sustainability and Inclusivity Trade-offs (LIPSIT)
Local Institutions, Productivity, Sustainability and Inclusivity Trade-offs (LIPSIT) is an ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) funded collaborative project. The aim of the project is...
Commentary 20 April 2020
How might lower-ranking officials have a greater impact on policy development than previously assumed?
How can small-territory, subnational governments make the most of their position? Subnational governments like the devolved governments in the UK combine some of the opportunities...
Publications 5 March 2020
2019 – In Review
Download our overview of our work in 2019