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This section provides news about PASCAL together with significant developments in policy and research relating to the areas of interest to PASCAL. It is based on regular scanning of policy, practice and academic literature, including web-based sources.

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Innovation Systems in Metropolitan Regions of Developing Countries - Challenges, Opportunities and Entry Points

This study forms part of the publication series “Sustainable Development of Metropolitan Regions” that gives conceptual guidance and recommendations for hands-on approaches for development organizations as well as partner countries in the field of sustainable development of metropolitan regions.

Social Transformations in Scandinavian Cities - Nordic Perspectives on Urban Marginalisation & Social Sustainability

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Scandinavian countries are generally associated with extensive public services and low levels of poverty. However, reality has changed dramatically over the last three decades, and Scandinavia’s cities now share many of the problems and challenges familiar from other Western cities. How do the welfare states handle these global societal transformations?

2016 MacJannet Prize Call for Nominations

The eighth annual MacJannet Prize will recognize exceptional student civic engagement initiatives based in Talloires Network member universities around the world and contribute financially to their ongoing public service efforts.

PASCAL Special Interest Group - Public Sector Interface

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) were agreed by the PASCAL Board as part of a recent review of PASCAL structures in order to give focus to the advice required by the Board in particular areas of its work; PASCAL is therefore now establishing a series of these SIGs.

Taipei delegation to attend PASCAL 2016 Conference - Information on Learning Neighbourhoods in Taipei

I am pleased to inform subscribers of PASCAL that the city of Taipei will be sending a delegation of 14 to Glasgow for the upcoming 13th PASCAL International Conference, June 3-5, 2016. We look forward to meeting other cities as well as discovering more about the other learning cities and the Scottish education system.

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