Publications

Are you interested in finding out about latest articles and reports in the field of Governance? We have produced a selection of publications which you can download from this site.

Gender

• Gender Equality News
• Implementing CEDAW (Convention for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women)
• Violence Against Women Directory
• Violence against women - a briefing document - by Liz Kelly and Linda Regan

Law and Human Rights

• The Structures, Administration and Conduct of Criminal Justice in England and Wales by Bruce Houlder
  
  Crime reduction is a priority policy area for the governments of the UK, and there has been a substantial volume of new legislation and new initiatives led by the Home Office and other government departments which have resulted in many changes to both the structure and processes of the criminal justice system.  A new online publication produced by the Governance team, and written by Bruce Houlder QC, a leading criminal barrister, provides an overview of the criminal justice system of England and Wales , its strengths and its shortcomings, and offers a personal critique of some of the major recent reforms.  The publication is suitable for legal professionals and law students, and also for a general audience with an interest in criminal justice.
  
  
• Human Rights in the UK, an Overview
• Commonwealth Human Rights Project
• Commonwealth Human Rights Project Newsletter
• Commonwealth Human Rights e-Alert: A Journey to 'Beijing + 10' from 1972 to 2005
• Citizenship Education and Human Rights Education - an overview of recent developments in the UK
• Report on the Inter-relationship between Commonwealth Human Rights Commissions and other National Human Rights Commission
• Reforming Criminal Justice - Experience from the UK
• The Abuja Guidelines - National Human Rights Institutions and Legislatures: Building an Effective Relationship
• The Structures, Administration and Conduct of Criminal Justice in England and Wales by Bruce Houlder

Media

• The Media: An Introduction to the UK Resource by Professor Stephen Coleman

Governance and Information

• Engaged democracy in the network society - Exploring the gap between e-government and social media by Kevin Harris
• e-Democracy – What’s the big idea? by Professor Stephen Coleman
• Freedom of information booklet
• Freedom of expression and the media booklet

Governance Bulletins

• Delivering Regeneration - by Matthew Jackson and Victoria Bradford of the Centre for Local Economic Strategies
• Citizen and Participation - How to engage young people – the issues and challenges - Disengagement, Disaffection or Engagement? by David Kerr and Sarah Blenkinsop of the National Foundation for Education Research
• Youth Justice - Challenges and ways forward by Graham Robb, Member of the Youth Justice Board of England and Wales,