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Dr Ian C Elliott

@ianelliott.bsky.social
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Senior Lecturer in Public Administration. co-EiC @journalpad.bsky.social. ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003-4622-298X #Publicadmin #leadership #localgov #academicsky #PASky #PolicySky #academic #research #Scotland. All views my own etc

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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Beautiful sunrise over University Avenue this morning.
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Highly recommend this TV series. If you have Amazon Prime make sure to add it to your watchlist. #OTIG
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UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
...you can read more from @ianelliott.bsky.social in today's @holyroodmag.bsky.social, too: 📝 How do you tackle a £5bn black hole in the country’s finances? Read: www.holyrood.com/inside-polit... @uofgnews.bsky.social @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
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How do you tackle a £5bn black hole in the country’s finances?
Holyrood asked a panel of experts
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UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW insights from @ianelliott.bsky.social on the Scottish Government's Programme for Government, announced on 1 Sept, and taking a strategic approach to public service reform 📝💡 Read: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/... #PublicPolicy #Research
Public Service Reform in Scotland: Time for a Strategic Approach, Dr Ian C. Elliot, University of Glasgow, Centre for Public Policy, photo of the Scottish Parliament
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Early autumn.
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. 🍁🍁🍁
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Could this be the week our strikers score? 😬
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UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Listen to Peter MacMahon on our #UofGSpotlight podcast, on the long-warned need to reforms to public services in Scotland 🎧 🗣️ Tune in to the full episode on Scotland's Programme for Government 🔗 www.uofgspotlight.com #ProgrammeForGovernment #PublicPolicy #Scotland #Politics
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UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
New: @profnicolamcewen.bsky.social writes it is unclear what Prime Minister Andy Burnham's 'devolution revolution' means for devolved nations in the UK, and that there are unresolved constitutional challenges ahead, in new report from @ukandeu.bsky.social 📝 Read: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...
Professor Nicola McEwen examines challenges ahead for devolution in the UK. News. University of Glasgow, Centre for Public Policy.
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UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New insights from @graemeroy.bsky.social 📣 Prof Graeme Roy writes about the fiscal backdrop of the Scottish Government's Programme for Government and the increasing importance of public service reform to make services financially sustainable. www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/... @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
University of Glasgow Centre for Public Policy, The fiscal backdrop of the Scottish Government's Programme for Government, Professor Graeme Roy, photo of the Scottish Parliament.
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UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
NEW #UofGSpotlight: Scotland’s Programme for Government 🚨🎧 We discuss what was in the Scottish Government’s announcement last week, from public service reform, to prevention, independence, food price caps, and more. With @sarahdavidson.bsky.social and Peter MacMahon. Listen: uofgspotlight.com
Spotlight, Scotland's Programme for Government, Series 8 Episode 1, With Sarah Davidson and Peter MacMahon. University of Glasgow, Centre for Public Policy. Features photos of speakers L-R, Peter MacMahon, Sarah Davidson, Kezia Dugdale, Nicola McEwen.
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Francis Fukuyama on #BBCLauraK this morning. You can read his thoughts on failing states and failed politics here: doi.org/10.1002/pad....
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Failing states and failed politics: A call for public administration research
Click on the article title to read more.
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
That's awesome Google, but our schools have already been back for three weeks!
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐔𝐊 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 This newly published issue of PMM includes 18 articles, debates, reviews and new developments from academics and practitioners. It is available online now and free to access for the first month! www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpmm20/4...
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Public Money & Management
PMM/UKAPA THEME: THE FUTURE OF UK GOVERNANCE AND PROSPECTS FOR CHANGE. Volume 46, Issue 7 of Public Money & Management
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Public Administration and Development @journalpad.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
📢 Our co-EiC @mariana-chudnovsky.bsky.social & Assoc Editor Mary Mangai participated in #EGPA2026! . Here are some snapshots from the Editors’ Panel where they spoke about publishing in PAD!
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Never sure how accurate the AI overview function on Google Chrome is but I thought this was interesting.
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Beautiful late summer morning.
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Academy of Social Sciences @acadsocsciences.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Have you read this blog where Prof Catherine Durose, @sarahayres.bsky.social, Prof John Boswell, @paulcairney.bsky.social, @ianelliott.bsky.social Prof Matthew Flinders, Prof Steve Martin & Prof Liz Richardson make the case for an optimistic agenda for English devolution? acss.org.uk/walking-on-t...
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Went to see this last night. Fun film. Didn't fully capture the sense of what it was like to be in Kelly's, Portush in the summer of 1994 (I was!) But still plenty to enjoy.
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
*ACADEMIC TOP TIP* If you are conducting a systematic review, narrative review or any other form of literature search make sure to use English (UK) and English (US) spellings. Only using English (US) language terms in your search will exclude a lot of published research!
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nathanauerbach.bsky.social @nathanauerbach.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Just saw the incredibly wonderful @rosieisaholt.bsky.social perform The Illegal Aliens Have Landed at @edfringe.bsky.social this evening. Another tour de force from this fantastic performer. Expect high energy, utter craziness and, as always, a wonderful show. Please go see it if you are here! *****
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Highly recommend Rosie Holt at the fringe. If you are in #Edinburgh go see! Great show ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ @rosieisaholt.bsky.social
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Most influential book to come out of where?! 🤔 open.substack.com/pub/edinburg...
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250 years of the most influential book to come out of Edinburgh
Looking for the man behind an idea which gripped the world
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UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
We're at this year's @parliament.scot Festival of Politics! Brexit: Ten years on 🎙️🗳️ Where does Scotland and the UK stand with the EU? What are the risks and opportunities ahead for politics, policy, the economy, and security? Join us! festivalofpolitics.citizenticket.co.uk/events/the-f...
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Brexit - ten years on - Buy tickets
Where does the UK, and Scotland, stand in its relationship with the European Union? What are the risks and opportunities in terms of politics, policy, the economy, and security in the coming years?
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Just saw something from the BBC about how exams in Scotland are different from rUK because of devolution and now I'm crying. Why can't our "public service" broadcaster get the basics of our public services right?
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Man Resting Head on Desk
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I just finished a thing and it turns out that feeling you get when submitting an assignment never really goes away.
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Smiling Man Claps: Done Finished
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Just got a reminder that 17 years ago I secured my first full-time academic job. Weird to think that some of the first year undergrads I taught then could be old enough to have children going to uni this year!
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Conan O'Brien: I'm A Thousand Years Old
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I welcome the idea that local education provision should reflect local employment needs. Given that the public sector employs 18% of the total workforce this should include a significant increase in pubic administration, social policy and social work provision: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Schools to offer technical subjects to pupils from age 14, Burnham says
The government wants pupils to take courses like AI and manufacturing which are linked to local jobs.
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Public Administration and Development @journalpad.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
New #OpenAccess Article 📢 . Can digitalization make public administration more efficient while simultaneously narrowing democratic participation? Arash Beidollahkhani explores how digital governance can function as an administrative tool and for political participation. doi.org/10.1002/pad....
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Public Administration and Development @journalpad.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
📢 How can disruption become an opportunity for humanitarian reform? Deloffre & Brinkerhoff introduce the concept of intermediated localization, arguing that aid reform depends on understanding how power is mediated through relationships. 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/pad....
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The Commonwealth Games have started in Glasgow tonight. Here is an editorial from thirty years ago about learning from across the commonwealth. @journalpad.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/(SIC... #Glasgow2026 #CommonwealthGames
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Does any university have a policy on use of smart glasses by students? I can see this becoming a real issue but don't know how much any university is prepared for it. Are they considered the same as any other recording device? Thoughts? #highered
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Meta Ray Ban Display Ar Glasses
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
When a recently published author refuses an invite to review. @journalpad.bsky.social
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messi
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Holiday drink 😎
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Edinburgh Festival Carnival, Sunday 19 July. What a wonderfully joyous event.
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
This reminds me of the time Partick Thistle experimented with cheerleading at halftime.
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
When a recently published author refuses an invite to review. @journalpad.bsky.social
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Double yellow lines - Edinburgh style.
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Public Administration and Development @journalpad.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
📢New article! . Matías Dewey & Lucas Ronconi show that professional, Weberian bureaucracies are better at labor enforcement than politicized agencies, underscoring the importance of state capacity. 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/pad....
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UofG Centre for Public Policy @uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
New from article from @holyroodmag.bsky.social, featuring insights from Centre for Public Policy Senior Lecturer @ianelliott.bsky.social on the prospect of public service reform in Scotland 📝💡 Read: www.holyrood.com/news/view,na... @uofgnews.bsky.social
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Nation (re)building: Can Ivan McKee make public service reform work?
With a new cabinet secretary pledging to reshape Scotland over the next five years, are we really on the cusp of major c...
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Currently on the train from Edinburgh to London. How far south do I need to go before I'm in "the north"?
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Kermit Lost with a Map
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Continued cuts to journalism in the UK are the greatest threat to democracy. Very disturbing news: www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
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Today programme suffers ‘body blow’ as BBC prioritises social and digital content
Staff at Radio 4 show, which has 5 million listeners, told making content for likes of TikTok will take precedence for correspondents
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Public Administration and Development @journalpad.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
📢 Join the conversation on the Downsides of AI as part of a special issue in PAD! . We are calling for abstracts for the special issue paper development workshop. Here are the dates: - Abstract submission deadline: September 15, 2026 - Notification of acceptance: September 22, 2026
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I'm old enough to remember when it wasn't the hottest ever day in June.
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Summer Heat, Summer Time
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Yeah we can definitely beat these two, right? #BRAMOR
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Awkward Monkey Puppet Stare Meme
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Ariadne Vromen @ariadnevromen.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
In this blog we argue that blanket social media bans (like in Australia) conflate restricted access with safer access, and frame young people as vulnerable objects for protecting - rather than as rights-bearing participants in digital society @uofgsocsci.bsky.social
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Of interest to @journalpad.bsky.social, particularly given recent articles and commentaries documenting the decline in international development 👇
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Me reviewing the list of new Scottish Parliament committees...
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Batman: Very Interesting Meme
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
50 minutes into my 10 mile journey to the city centre the bus breaks down. About half way there. Why is public transport so bad in our capital city! 😖
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Dr Ian C Elliott @ianelliott.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
I am completely shocked by this tragic news. I really can't believe it. Raúl Pacheco-Vega was an outstanding scholar who did so much to promote good scholarship. Utterly devastating news.
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