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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Institutionalising Deliberative Democracy to Promote Environmental Policy-Making: The Role of Public Hearings’, University of the West of Scotland
Award Date: 4 May 2016
MSc Political Research, University of Strathclyde
Award Date: 30 Sept 2011
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Consultation and Facilitation Support with the Development and Running of Short-life Communities of Practice 2024
McKendrick, J. (PI), Sinclair, S. (CoI), Lightbody, R. (CoI) & Clunie, G. (CoI)
Project: Consultancy
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Playful Beginnings: Investing in Stronger Families
Lightbody, R. (PI) & McKendrick, J. (PI)
Project: Contract Research
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It takes a village: The role of parent and baby groups in creating community wellbeing and resilience
Lightbody, R. (PI)
Project: Research Grant
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Public values, Universal Basic Income and health: developing a mixed-methods study to elicit and deliberate public values for Universal Basic Income and comparator policies in relation to their impact on population health and health inequalities
McHugh, N. (PI), Baker, R. (CoI), Donaldson, C. (CoI), Lightbody, R. (CoI), Watson, V. (CoI) & Bambra, C. (CoI)
Project: Research Grant
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How does diversity among witnesses in deliberative mini-publics affect citizen perceptions of legitimacy?”
Lightbody, R. (PI)
1/10/22 → 1/10/23
Project: Research Grant
Research output
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Perceptions of poverty and policy preferences: the contribution of Q methodology
Sinclair, S., McHugh, N., McKendrick, J. H., Lightbody, R., Robertson, L. & McHardy, F., 16 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Social Policy and Administration. 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating the role of public hearings within deliberative democracy: operationalising the democratic standards as a framework
Lightbody, R., 26 Feb 2024, In: Journal of Deliberative Democracy. 20, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Flexible and interconnected? The deliberative potential of public hearings
Lightbody, R., 15 Sept 2024Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
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Guest blog: Connecting deliberative practices in Parliament with participation and community engagement
Lightbody, R. & Burn-Murdoch, A., 23 Apr 2024Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
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Public Participation in the Scottish Parliament: Understanding the Core Principles of Deliberative Democracy and Creating a Framework for Measuring Impact
Lightbody, R., 15 Mar 2024, The Scottish Parliament. 40 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Open AccessFile147 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Understanding the core principles of participative democracy and a framework for measuring impact
Lightbody, R. (Recipient), May 2023
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively