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publication 23 September 2025
Involving experts-by-experience in knowledge mobilisation
Dr Rounaq Nayak, Dr Katie Crompton, Dr Alexander Jones...

WCPP Policy Fellowship finds benefits - and risks - of involving experts-by-experience in knowledge mobilisation

publication 22 September 2025
Policy Options for Voluntary Carbon Markets in Wales
Dr Helen Tilley, Dr Leo Mercer, Sindi Kuci...

Voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) allow governments and non-state actors to purchase voluntary carbon units to offset emissions while financing mitigation activities and nature-based solutions. They...

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Publications 10 September 2015
Comparing Council Performance: The Feasibility of Cross-National Comparisons within the UK
For this report the Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) commissioned experts at the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) to assess the...
Publications 17 July 2015
High Performing Councils Think-piece
This report, written by Dr Barry Quirk, examines what makes for a good council. Dr Quirk is one of the UK’s most experienced and...
Publications 24 February 2015
Governing for Success: Reviewing the Evidence on Enterprise Zones
Enterprise Zones have proved to be an enduring feature of local economic development policy in the United Kingdom. Evidence on the achievements of previous zone...
Publications 24 November 2014
A Shared Responsibility: Maximising Learning from the Invest to Save Fund
This report from the Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) concludes that councils, health boards and Welsh Government can work together more closely and need...
Publications 29 October 2014
How Should the Welsh Government Decide where to Locate its Overseas Offices?
Making sure Wales has the right web presence and creating roving teams to promote benefits of locating in Wales are just two recommendations from reports...
Publications 17 January 2014
The Implications of ‘Small Country Governance’ for Public Services
This report was prepared for the Commission on Public Service Governance and Delivery. It examines what is meant by 'small country governance', discusses whether it...
Publications 13 January 2014
Performance Management and Public Service Improvement
This report has been prepared for the Commission on Public Service Governance and Delivery. It draws together research from around the world to address four...
Publications 8 January 2014
Collaboration and Public Services Improvement
Governments across the world have adopted collaborative approaches to managing public services in a bid to tackle wicked issues, improve services and contain costs. Collaboration...