Public Services and Governance Research Group (PSG)

Description

The research group produces research on public service change, reform and leadership and the experiences of service users and citizens in a range of social policy and social work areas.

The group's research outputs help public services respond to contemporary, global challenges:

• austerity and increased demand;
• housing need and an ageing population;
• increased citizen participation in a context of political upheaval;
• related changes in the delivery and governance of services.

Within Scotland, a key focus of members' research is on understanding the impact of devolution for policy development and implementation.

Developing advanced coproduced and participatory research with service-users and with public servants to improve outcomes for citizens is a further important focus.

The group’s current research priorities include:

• inequalities in service delivery and access;
• delivering equality particularly in under-researched groups;
• place-making and place-based service delivery;
• coproduction with service users and communities;
• coproduction of research with policy customers and communities;
• digital citizenship and new methods of engagement with services.

Offers funding

No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

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University affiliation(s)

University of Stirling
Stirling

Partner Infrastructures

Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR)

CRESR is a leading UK applied policy research and evaluation centre. For over thirty years members have undertaken critical, theoretical and empirical research into key regional, social and economic p… read more about Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR)

Sheffield

UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE)

The UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) is led by the University of Glasgow and comprises a consortium of eight institutions. Since its establishment in August 2017, CaCHE has been co… read more about UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE)

Glasgow

Housing Studies Association (HSA)

The 1980s and 1990s saw significant growth in housing education; in academic research into housing; and in research conducted within a range of statutory, voluntary and private sectors. Following a su… read more about Housing Studies Association (HSA)

Oldham

Partner Universities

Cardiff University

Edge Hill University

Edinburgh Napier University

Glasgow Caledonian University

Newcastle University

Northumbria University

Sheffield Hallam University

The Glasgow School of Art

The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

University of Birmingham

University of Bristol

University of Glasgow

University of Nottingham

University of Oxford

University of Sheffield

University of Southampton

University of St Andrews

University of the Highlands and Islands

Additional Partnerships

University partners: Leiden University, Glasgow Centre for Population Health, University of Bergen, Technical University of Istanbul, University of Lagos. Infrastructure partners: Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, Housing Options Scotland, Housing Learning & Improvement Network (Housing LIN), Age Concern Scotland, Talking Mats Ltd, Wheatley Housing Group, Horizon Housing Association.