Institutions and Public Policy: CBPS 25th Anniversary Celebrations

The objective of the conference is to explore the relationship between institutions and public policy. [...] The themes of the conference are as follows: Independent Institutions and Policy Discourse The opening and closing plenaries as well as the keynote speeches will engage with the role of independent institutions and the importance of creating and sustaining local institutions that can help build an engaged citizenry. [...] Public Finance and Governance While ‘budgets’ are a central site of public Gender and Public Spaces discourse, the structure and processes are Access to public spaces, viewed as a physical, largely ignored. [...] Understanding governing cultural, economic and social space is crucial institutions and actions, the fiscal health of for the functioning of democratic processes. [...] Health and Social Security Understanding the functioning of public Education as a Public Good institutions and social security / protection When education is administered as an systems is a central aspect of analysing public empowering process, it has the potential to be policies.