Draft:Scottish Council on Global Affairs
The Scottish Council on Global Affairs[1] (SCoGA) is the first institution in the United Kingdom to study, debate and research international relations to be established outside on London. A joint enterprise of the University of Glasgow[2], University of Edinburgh,[3] and the University of St Andrews[4] it was launched in 2022[5][6] with the support of the Scottish Government and of the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, having featured in the manifestos of several Scottish political parties.[7][8][9]
The SCoGA combines elements of a policy think tank and university-based research institute. Along with publications and public events, SCoGA produces an occasional series of podcasts.
The Co-Directors of SCoGA are:
Professor Peter Jackson, Chair in Global Security, University of Glasgow[10]
Professor Juliet Kaarbo, Professor of Foreign Policy, University of Edinburgh[11]
Professor Phillips O'Brien, Head of the School of International Relations and Professor of Strategic Studies, University of St Andrews[12]
Ther Head of Operations is John Edward.
- ^ http://scga.scot
- ^ https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_847861_en.html
- ^ https://www.ed.ac.uk/news/2022/new-hub-to-harness-expertise-on-global-affairs
- ^ https://news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/university-takes-leading-role-in-creation-of-new-scottish-think-tank/
- ^ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/global-affairs-hub-will-put-scotland-on-international-stage-3dbr6l3fg
- ^ https://www.thenational.scot/news/20097751.new-institute-international-affairs-launched-scotland/
- ^ https://www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/news-and-opinion/party-manifesto-support-scottish-council-global-affairs
- ^ https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18887642.agenda-scotland-needs-institute-international-affairs/
- ^ https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/scottish-council-on-global-affairs-new-scottish-think-tank-to-be-independent-voice-and-critical-friend-to-government-professor-peter-jackson-3684428
- ^ https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities/staff/peterjackson/
- ^ https://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/staff/juliet-kaarbo
- ^ https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/international-relations/people/ppo/