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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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Social Platform for Holistic Heritage Impact Assessment (SoPHIA) - Report on the online workshop, 28 April, 2021

The European Museums Academy has teamed up with the Harnessing Museums, Heritage and Education Network of PASCAL on the 28th of April to organise a joint webinar on cooperation with the  SoPHIA- Social Platform for Holistic Impact Assessment.

Friuli Venezia Giulia region workshop on Learning Regions: Adult education in formal and non-formal settings, 26 April 2021

Judith James, co-ordinator of PASCAL’s Learning Cities Networks (LCN), Reimagining Economic Futures, and Michael Osborne, Director of PASCAL in Europe, were delighted to be able to present in the third of a series of four workshops organised by Friuli Venezia Giulia region concerning learning regions and cities on Monday 26 April 2021.

Planning in Scottish Cities: The Place Principle in Practice

Increasingly, Government and local authorities are putting ‘place’ at the centre of their policymaking.  In Scotland, the Scottish Government along with the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) has adopted the ‘Place Principle’ to underpin their policies.

PASCAL joins with European Museum Academy to debate issues affecting impact of cultural heritage

The Social Platform for Holistic Heritage Impact Assessment (SoPHIA project) has hosted a virtual stakeholders conference 21-22 April to debate issues around measuring heritage and its impact in Europe. SoPHIA is an EU research and innovation Horizon 2020 funded project of which PASCAL  is a  member.

NEP: New Economics Papers - Social Norms and Social Capital - Digest, Vol 125, Issue 2

In this issue we feature 6 current papers on the theme of social capital, chosen by Fabio Sabatini (Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”):

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