Hi Rui, Thanks for your interest - this list is really for academic staff who are involved in running Masters programmes so it is concerned with issues like curriculum, assessment, accreditation of programmes, etc. It is not really a general public policy list. There some of these which it might be more appropriate for you to join: UK-Appam (public policy, administration and management): [log in to unmask] Social policy: [log in to unmask] best wishes Colin Colin Talbot Professor of Public Policy Nottingham Policy Centre, University of Nottingham +44 115 84 67439 (Nottingham University) +44 7971 674 620 (mobile) Professor of Public Policy and Management (Designate) Centre for Public Policy and Management Manchester Business School University of Manchester Booth Street West Manchester M15 6PB Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 2908 Fax: +44 (0) 161 273 5245 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: www.mbs.ac.uk/cppm >>> <[log in to unmask]> 08/22/05 1:25 pm >>> Cheers Professor Colin Talbot, I am presently a Research Assistant at LSBU. I am presently developing some research in Policy Evaluation Methodologies and the reason I requested to join your list is to participate in Public Policy discussion. I hope I have answered your enquiry and that my wish to be accepted at this mailing list finds success, Kind Regards Rui Pedro rui dias said: > > > >>From: "Colin Talbot" <[log in to unmask]> >>To: <[log in to unmask]> >>Subject: MPA-UK List >>Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 12:34:02 +0100 >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Testez le nouveau MSN Messenger ! http://search.msn.fr/ > Hello, > > you have applied to join the above email list - can you tell me who you > are > and why you want to join? > > many thanks > > Colin > > Colin Talbot > Professor of Public Policy > Nottingham Policy Centre, University of Nottingham > +44 115 84 67439 (Nottingham University) > +44 7971 674 620 (mobile) > > Professor of Public Policy and Management (Designate) > Centre for Public Policy and Management > Manchester Business School > University of Manchester > Booth Street West > Manchester > M15 6PB > > Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 2908 > Fax: +44 (0) 161 273 5245 > Email: [log in to unmask] > Web: www.mbs.ac.uk/cppm > > > > > > This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an > attachment > may still contain software viruses, which could damage your computer > system: > you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the > University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation. > > > -- Rui Pedro TEIXEIRA DIAS Research Assistant LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY Department of Engineering, Science and the Built Environment Property, Surveying and Construction 103 Borough Road, London, SE1 0AA United Kingdom Tel: +44(0)2078157597 Fax: +44(0)2078157699 This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses, which could damage your computer system: you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.