Governance, Policy, Accountability and Risk Management

Encompassing empirical and normative research on the exercise of power (urban, national and internationally); corporate and public governance and administration; company law; corporate and public sector disclosure; development and impact of regulation; audit; ethics; decision-making; Scottish, UK and EU constitutional and administrative law; personal, public and corporate responsibility and accountability; non-contractual liability; understanding and managing natural, health and environmental risks; risk and resilience; risk communication; the democratisation of risk; educating and the assessment of risk and resilience; educational effectiveness; the role of community development, leadership and empowerment in community change and progress; urban governance and planning systems; the impact of communities on the local environment; policy and practice studies; systems accountability; strategic leadership and change management.

Theme co-convenors: Prof. Ian Menter and Dr. John McKernan

To join the theme and to obtain access to the full list of theme participants (approximately thirty) please contact John McKernan