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PENSION PROVISION FOR CONVICTED PERSONS

open access: yes
The article systematically analyzes from a scientific and practical perspective the possibility of strengthening social protection, reinforcing family ties, and reducing recidivism by adapting important norms guaranteeing the pension rights of convicts based on the experience of foreign scholars. It argues that the gradual implementation of these norms
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Learning to Stand on its own Two Feet: The Office for Students and the Crisis in Higher Education in England

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, Volume 96, Issue 1, Page 206-210, January/March 2025.
Abstract In order to address an ever‐growing crisis in higher education in England, policy makers need tools capable of meeting the challenge. Yet the Office for Students has been roundly criticised for its shortcomings as a regulator for the sector, weakening the response to its plethora of problems.
Timothy J. Oliver
wiley   +1 more source

How well supported are employees with terminal illness in the workplace? A snapshot of evidence from the Higher Education sector. [PDF]

open access: yesPalliat Med
Husain R   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Housing, Inequality and London

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Regional inequalities are deeply entrenched in the UK. London, and its wider region, is often seen as the beneficiary of these inequalities. The capital houses a disproportionate share of the nation's population and its economic output. But London is also home to higher levels of inequality, poverty and child poverty than anywhere else in the ...
Jack Brown, Joe Fyans
wiley   +1 more source

What Are Select Committees For?

open access: yesThe Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract The modern select committee system in the UK House of Commons was introduced in 1979 to deepen opportunities for backbench MPs to hold government to account and strengthen Parliament vis‐à‐vis the executive. However, select committees play a much bigger role in parliamentary life.
Marc Geddes
wiley   +1 more source

Crisis, temporality and governmental policy agendas: The cases of Finland and Sweden

open access: yesScandinavian Political Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract Crises transform the temporal orientation of political decision‐making. They demand immediate and decisive action and thus convert time into a means of political control. In these circumstances, assessing the long‐term consequences of proposed policies with respect to welfare, sustainability or justice also becomes demanding.
Henri Vogt, Mikko Värttö
wiley   +1 more source

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