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The work of the British Council 2008-09

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee
The work of the British Council 2008 09 Book PDF

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010-02-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215543815

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The work of the British Council 2008-09 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee Pdf

The British Council is the UK's international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. Its purpose is to "build engagement and trust for the UK through the exchange of knowledge and ideas between people worldwide." As well as education, it runs programmes in the arts, science, sport, governance and English language in 110 countries and territories worldwide. 2009 marked the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Council. It receives Grant-in-Aid from the FCO for its public diplomacy activity: £209 million 2008-09, a 6% increase from 2007-08. The Committee concludes that the change in extent of data provided and the presentation of that data in the British Council's 2008-09 annual report makes it more difficult to track and evaluate the Council's performance over a period of years. In future the annual report should include fuller performance data, including corporate performance scores and reach, to facilitate year-on-year analysis. The recent decline in some of the scores achieved in relation to quality of service, particularly in that relating to engagement with decision makers and senior influencers, gives cause for concern. The Committee welcomes the Council's efforts to re-establish itself in Iran and Zimbabwe, its increased focus on China, and its progress in implementing NAO suggested administrative reforms (HC 625, session 2007-08, ISBN 9780102954173). 2009-10 will be a difficult year for the British Council and further cuts in staff and services may be unavoidable. In these circumstances it is important that the Council concentrates its activities on its core business and key objectives.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2008-09

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Foreign Affairs Committee
Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2008 09 Book PDF

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Foreign Affairs Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215544943

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2008-09 by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Foreign Affairs Committee Pdf

The FCO departmental report and resource accounts 2008-09 published as HC 460-I,II (ISBN 9780102961614)

The work of the BBC World Service 2008-09

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee
The work of the BBC World Service 2008 09 Book PDF

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215543823

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The work of the BBC World Service 2008-09 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee Pdf

The Committee welcomes a strong performance by the BBC World Service across all media in 2008-09, particularly the unprecedented growth in online audiences. The report examines the overall performance, noting a global reach in radio and television of 185 million adults a week and the high regard for objectivity and relevance achieved by the Service in surveys of customers. Ratings for value and loyalty were also high in some countries. The report then reviews specific successes and problems in particular countries or services: BBC Arabic television; BBC Persian television; other language services; online and mobile technology; China; Russia; Sri Lanka; Rwanda; Azerbaijan; and administration. The Committee concludes that 2009-10 will be a difficult year for the BBC World Service and that further cuts in staff and services should be avoided. The World Service is of key importance in providing a source of high quality and politically independent broadcasting worldwide.

Sessional returns

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons
Sessional returns Book PDF

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215554450

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Sessional returns by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons Pdf

On cover and title page: House, committees of the whole House, general committees and select committees

Global security

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee
Global security Book PDF

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215545443

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Global security by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee Pdf

The Foreign Affairs Committee concludes that the UK has an extremely close and valuable relationship with the US in specific areas of co-operation, for instance in the fields of intelligence and security; that the historic, trading and cultural links between the two countries are profound; and that the two countries share common values in their commitment to freedom, democracy and the rule of law. However, the use of the phrase 'the special relationship' in its historical sense, to describe the totality of the ever-evolving UK-US relationship, is potentially misleading, and its use should be avoided. The report examines key areas of co-operation: military and defence; intelligence; security; nuclear. Other sections cover: the FCO's US network (under unacceptable financial pressure); the British political approach to UK-US relations; the future of the relationship. The Committee believe the UK must continue to position itself closely alongside the US in the future, recognising the many mutual benefits which flow from close co-operation in particular areas. But the UK needs to be less deferential and more willing to say no to the US on those issues where the two countries' interests and values diverge.

The work of committees in 2008-09

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Liaison Committee
The work of committees in 2008 09 Book PDF

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Liaison Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215544749

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The work of committees in 2008-09 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Liaison Committee Pdf

work of committees In 2008-09 : Second report of session 2009-10, report, together with formal minutes and Appendices

The British Council

Great Britain. National Audit Office
The British Council Book PDF

Author : Great Britain. National Audit Office
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 0102954178

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The British Council by Great Britain. National Audit Office Pdf

The British Council has been flexible in moving its attention and resources to match new UK priorities, particularly in the Islamic World and the Far East. It continues to implement numerous and extensive internal changes aimed at increasing its effectiveness and efficiency, though delivery of projects and change has been uneven across its global network. The Council's approach to measuring its performance is well developed. Its scorecard shows positive results across most aspects of activity, including audience sizes, customer satisfaction scores, and the perceptions of stakeholders and partners.The Council increasingly depends on contributions from external partners and commercial sponsors, to expand its activities and impacts. This will mean reversing the downward trend in sponsorship and other contributions of the last six years. The Council has recognised the importance of good customer service, but it is not yet meeting the standards it sets for itself across the whole network. It also needs to implement a customer database to enable it to track customer contacts and better understand its audiences.The British Council's £181 million English language teaching and examinations business has a strong reputation and more than covers its costs. The teaching operation also supports UK public diplomacy, notably by helping overseas governments expand the teaching of English in their schools and colleges.But the teaching business has a high cost base, charges premium prices, and has limited reach outside overseas capital cities. Although there has been an increase in the numbers of students taught, the network of teaching centres has contracted in recent years. To continue to grow the business, the Council will need to put into action its ideas about alternative lower-cost ways to deliver good quality teaching.

Language-in-education Policies

Anthony J. Liddicoat
Language in education Policies Book PDF

Author : Anthony J. Liddicoat
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781847699169

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Language-in-education Policies by Anthony J. Liddicoat Pdf

This book examines the ideological underpinnings of language-in-education policies that explicitly focus on adding a new language to the learners' existing repertoire. It examines policies for foreign languages, immigrant languages, indigenous languages and external language spread. Each of these contexts provides for different possible relationships between the language learner and the target language group and shows how in different polities different understandings influence how policy is designed. The book develops a theoretical account of language policies as discursive constructions of ideological positions and explicates how ideologies are developed through an examination of case studies from a range of countries. Each chapter in this book takes the form of a series of three in-depth case studies in which policies relating to a particular area of language-in-education policy are examined. Each case examines the language of policy texts from a critical perspective to deconstruct how intercultural relationships are projected.

Cultural Globalization and Music

Nadia Kiwan,Ulrike Hanna Meinhof
Cultural Globalization and Music Book PDF

Author : Nadia Kiwan,Ulrike Hanna Meinhof
Publisher : Springer
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230305380

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Cultural Globalization and Music by Nadia Kiwan,Ulrike Hanna Meinhof Pdf

This book is about South-North, North-South relations between Africa and Europe, presenting the personal narratives of musicians in different locations across Africa and Europe, and those of the people who constitute their networks within the wider artistic, cultural, and civil society milieus of globalizing societies.

Correspondence with Ministers

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee
Correspondence with Ministers Book PDF

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 010845925X

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Correspondence with Ministers by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee Pdf

Correspondence with Ministers : November 2007 to April 2008, 2nd report of Session 2009-10

Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2007-08

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee
Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2007 08 Book PDF

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215526279

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Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2007-08 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee Pdf

This report is the Committee's annual review of how the FCO is managing its resources, examining the departmental annual report for 2007-08 (Cm. 7398, ISBN 9780101739825). Chapters cover: new strategic framework; performance measurement; global network; essential services; FCO Services; personnel issues; transparency and openness; financial management; public diplomacy and communication; the British Council; the BBC World Service. The Committee is concerned that the FCO is facing serious financial pressures in this financial year due to the Treasury's withdrawal of its support for the Overseas Pricing Mechanism (OPM) which used to protect departments from the weakening of sterling. There is a risk that the FCO may not be able to meet higher international subscriptions over the next two financial years, causing its performance against Public Service Agreement targets to suffer. The likely increase in the UN Regular Budget and other international subscriptions will push this figure even higher. The FCO should have to shoulder the financial burden from within its already tight budget to pay for subscriptions which also benefit other Government departments. The Committee recommends that additional nondiscretionary costs should properly be met by the Treasury.

Government reform of higher education

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee,Adrian Bailey
Government reform of higher education Book PDF

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee,Adrian Bailey
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 021503855X

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Government reform of higher education by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee,Adrian Bailey Pdf

This report concludes that the Government's communications strategy on tuition fees could have been more effectively realised. It urges the government to "reconsider funding widening participation in higher education through a programme similar to the 'pupil premium'." The committee also concluded that "focusing financial support on providing money for living costs to students while they are studying would be a more effective means of support than fee-waivers and would be more consistent with the message that students should not be dissuaded from applying to university because of the cost." and recommends that the National Scholarship Programme be refocused accordingly. Furthermore reforms are not yet complete with a number of consultation exercises currently out for responses, including early repayment penalties for loans, the future of student number controls, loans for students studying at alternative providers, "off quota" students and a new regulatory framework for new and alternative providers. The detail to be required in the Key Information Sets has yet to be finalised. There will also need to be changes to both OFFA and HEFCE to reflect their changing responsibilities in higher education. The committee highlights the fact that the new fee regime is to start at the beginning of the next academic year and there is concern that the necessary coherent package of reforms be delivered to that timetable. The report also stresses that the reforms should be implemented as a package and not in a piecemeal way

The migration debate

Spencer, Sarah
The migration debate Book PDF

Author : Spencer, Sarah
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781447304562

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A contribution to one of the most hotly contested issues in Europe, The migration debate provides a well-balanced, critical analysis of UK migration policies, in a European context, from entry controls through to integration and citizenship. Exploring the pressures and constraints that have shaped a rapidly shifting policy terrain, this accessible overview offers a considered assessment of policy options to provide the foundation for a less polarised, better-informed public debate. Unusual in its coverage of immigration for work, study, family and protection, and in its insistence that an understanding of integration processes must be considered alongside analysis of entry controls, The migration debate will be of equal value to policy makers as to a multi-disciplinary academic readership.

Meeting the aspirations of the British people

Great Britain. Treasury,Great Britain: H.M. Treasury
Meeting the aspirations of the British people Book PDF

Author : Great Britain. Treasury,Great Britain: H.M. Treasury
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0101722729

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Meeting the aspirations of the British people by Great Britain. Treasury,Great Britain: H.M. Treasury Pdf

The Government's objective is to build a strong economy and a fair society, in which there is opportunity and security for all. The 2007 Pre-Budget Report and Comprehensive Spending Review, 'Meeting the aspirations of the British People' (Cm 7227), presents updated assessments and forecasts of the economy and public finances, describes reforms that the Government is making and sets out the Government's priorities and spending plans for the years 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11, including: maintaining macroeconomic stability; investing in the future with total public spending rising from £589bn in 2007-08 to £678bn in 2010-11 including an additional £2bn for capital investment in public services; continuing the sustained investment in the NHS, with resources rising from £90bn in 2007-08 to £110bn by 2010-11 and with value for money savings of at least £8.2bn contributing to the funding of the conclusions of the Darzi Review 'Our NHS, our future'; further sustained increases in resources for education, science, transport, housing, child poverty, security and international poverty reduction and the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games; simplifying the tax system to make it fairer, simpler and more efficient; modernising the tax system through major reforms to inheritance tax and capital gains tax; steps to protect the environment, including reforms of the tax regime for aviation and a new Environmental Taxation Fund to support the demonstration and deployment of new energy and efficiency technologies. For related publications, see 9780102944556 (2007 Budget Statement), 9780101698429 (2006 Pre-Budget), and for the Darzi Review see (http://www.ournhs.nhs.uk/files/283411_OurNHS_v3acc.pdf)

British Public Diplomacy and Soft Power

James Pamment
British Public Diplomacy and Soft Power Book PDF

Author : James Pamment
Publisher : Springer
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319432403

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British Public Diplomacy and Soft Power by James Pamment Pdf

This volume outlines two decades of reforms at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), British Council and BBC World Service – the so-called Public Diplomacy Partners. Between 1995 and 2015, the FCO and its partner organisations in promoting British influence abroad have introduced major changes to how, where and with whom diplomacy is conducted. This unique study links major organisational reforms to the changing political, technological and intellectual contexts of the day. Through detailed case studies over a 20-year period, this study demonstrates how and why British diplomacy evolved from a secretive institution to one understanding its purpose as a global thought leader through concepts such as public diplomacy, digital diplomacy and soft power. It is rich with unpublished documents and case studies, and is the most detailed study of the FCO and British Council in the contemporary period. From Cool Britannia to the recent GREAT campaign via the 2012 Olympics and diplomats on Twitter, this book charts the theory and practice behind a 21st century revolution in British diplomacy. This work will be of much interest to policymakers and advisors, students and researchers, and foreign policy and communication specialists. “From the heady past of Cool Britannia to the present days of the Great Campaign by way of the Royal Wedding, London Olympics and multiple other gambits in Britain's evolving attempt to connect to foreign publics, this book is the essential account of the inner workings of a vital aspect of contemporary British foreign policy: public diplomacy. James Pamment is an astute, succinct and engaging Dante, bringing his readers on journey through the policy processes behind the scenes. We see the public diplomacy equivalents of paradise, purgatory and the inferno, though Pamment leaves us to decide which is which.” Nicholas J. Cull, author of ‘The Decline and Fall of the United States Information Agency: American Public Diplomacy, 1989-2001’. “A gift to practitioners who want to do the job better: required reading for anyone going into a senior job at the British Council, the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office and enlightened thinkers at 10 Downing Street, HM Treasury and Ministries of Foreign Affairs worldwide. Authoritative, scholarly and accurate, Pamment strikes a great balance between the salient details and the overarching picture. He also does a major service to those of us who lived it; our toils make more sense for what he has done - placing them in a historical and conceptual context.” John Worne, Director of Strategy & External Relations, British Council, 2007-2015