Claim OwnershipHow can government make better use of expertise and evidence from the humanities?
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The study of the humanities can provide context, meaning and narrative to many of the cultural considerations that frame policy making. For example, the humanities offer insight into the motivations for human actions, political communication, and the politics of well-being, which contribute to a society based on a culture of democratic argument. The CSaP Annual Conference addressed the opportunities and also considered practical steps that can be taken to help increase the day-to-day interaction between research in the humanities and the work of government.
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CSaP’s Founding Director David Cleevely was joined on this panel by Dr William Janeway (Warburg Pincus), Professor Barry Eichengreen (University of California, Berkeley) and Dr Rachel King (HM Treasury). The discussion covered previous bubbles and financial crashes, what we can learn from them, past efforts to integrate financial historians into policy making, and the steps the Treasury is currently making in this regard.
In this session, speakers cover the role of the humanities in shaping public policy from the view of a civil servant, the toxic and complex issue of the free movement of workers, and the humanities and policy making in a hyper-connected world. The session was chaired by Lord Richard Wilson (Cabinet Secretary 1998 - 2002) and speakers included Graham Pendlebury (Department for Transport); Professor Catherine Barnard (Professor of European Law, University of Cambridge); and Dr Fabrizio Sestini (European Commission DG Connect).
This session explores the potential for humanities research to inform better policy making. Chaired by Professor Tim Lewens (Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Cambridge) speakers included: Professor Simon Szreter (History & Policy, University of Cambridge); Professor Paul Cartledge (Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge); Professor Robin Grove-White (Centre for the Study of Environmental Change, University of Lancaster); and Dr Wendy Pullan (Head of the Department for Architecture, University of Cambridge).
The Partnership for Conflict, Crime and Security research’s external champion and CSaP Associate Fellow, Dr Tristram Riley-Smith, chaired the panel and was joined with Kathleen Palmer (Head of Art, Imperial war museum), Dr Glenn Sujo (Senior Faculty, Royal Drawing School) and the artist Šejla Kamerić. The discussions focused on the importance of art in engaging the audience to think, discuss and learn about the distressing harrowing topics of war and conflict.
This seminar addressed the role of history, ethics and philosophy to inform climate change policy. Chaired by Professor James Wilsdon (SPRU), speakers included Professor Arthur Petersen (Professor of Science, Technology and Public Policy, UCL); Dr Paul Warde (Faculty of History, University of Cambridge); and Amy Mount (Senior Policy Adviser, Green Alliance).
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