Here is OxPolicy’s newsletter for the first quarter of 2014, summarizing our excellent events, research projects and best contributions to the blog. We hope you enjoy it, share it and continue to be or become involved with OxPolicy next term. OxPolicy Newsletter HT’14
Can Policy Beat Sexism? It is sad to think that even in the 21st Century, there are some who believe there is a clash between men and women. The reality is less divisive but equally important: it is the conflict of misogyny, rape culture, and antiquated ‘masculinity’, against the modern world and concepts of decency […]
Editor’s Note: This guest post was authored by two medical students at University College London In the UK, healthcare is considered a basic human right and there is a social duty to ensure its provision. In the UK, the correlative obligation to provide healthcare is achieved through the National Health Service (NHS). So the […]
With this year’s Sochi Olympics being the most expensive games to date, at an estimated $51 billion, the world is left to wonder: Where do we go from here? The economic impact of the Olympics has been long-debated, but the general consensus is that cities see benefits during the event itself, and those benefits tend […]
Housing in the UK today is in a ‘critical situation’. According to a UN report, homes in Britain are no longer affordable, or adequate for large sections of the population. Homelessness in Oxford is at the most serious and troubling end of the problem, but the shortage of homes also affects different people in less severe […]
In November 2013, cuts to legal aid were planned in a way that would dramatically affect the distribution of justice. The yearly budget of £2bn – which has already been cut by £320m this parliament – is in line for a further cut of £220m. Of the remaining budget, £1bn is for criminal defence […]
The focus upon major battles and the Nazis threatens to leave young people with a limited understanding of the world we live in today Mr. Gove’s decision to back down from the Anglo-centric history syllabus is a relief. Dropping Churchill is a shame, but the removal of men like Clive of India at least makes […]
OxPolicy hosted its policy careers event on Tuesday, with fascinating insights for a capacity audience at the Hub On Tuesday, OxPolicy hosted its policy careers event on “Making a Difference: The Policy Process and Ethical Careers”, in collaboration with the Oxford Hub. It was a chance for students to hear from our panel of expert […]
They promise to increase efficiency, but what is the real cost of for-profit prisons? As the US prison population continues to grow, there should be pause for thought on both sides of the Atlantic A football stadium named after a prison sounds like something that must be made up. Unbelievably, a university in Florida considered […]
The developed world has been taking big steps towards integrating evidence and policymaking, but the global south has a lot to do if it wants to catch up. Four years ago, the Hindu Nationalist organization Shiksha Bachao Andolan (literally translated as the Save Education Campaign) decided that Wendy Doniger’s book The Hindus: An Alternative History […]
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