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Individual Freedom and the Common Good – Charlie Woods

Individual Freedom and the Common Good

In a recent fascinating article in the New York Times Colin Woodard summarises his analysis of how politics in America today is shaped by the values of the different groups that settled the country; from the Puritan communitarian legacy of the north east ‘Yankeedom’ to the personal sovereignty of ‘Greater Appalachia’. He identifies eleven different ‘nations’ or regions in the US that cross state boundaries and which, in his view, provide a much better guide to today’s political divisions that ‘north-south’ or ‘urban-rural’. At its heart he sees a tension between advancing and protecting individual liberty and promoting the common good.

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New Programme – Shifting Paradigms for Dementia: Involving People Living with Dementia across Research, Policy and Practice

In the third of our introductions to the new programmes, Dr Grant Gibson provides a bit more detail on the programme he’s leading with Dr Diane Pennington – ‘Shifting Paradigms for Dementia’.

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Charles McFarlane (Who Cares? Scotland) – Reflections on the Final Stigma in Childhood Project Seminar

On Wednesday the 30th August 2017 I had the privilege of participating in several workshops and listening to great keynote speakers. The seminar was opened by Professor Andrew Kendrick (University of Strathclyde) who was brilliant welcoming us all to the event and going over the objectives for the day. As a care experienced member of staff within Who Cares? Scotland, I found the day very eventful and informative. It was just a shame there was so much going on but, due to time, I could only be participate in some of the workshops available.

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Charlie Woods – The Elephant in the Room

Apparently, a picture is worth a thousand words. With this in mind, I was delighted to come across this cartoon (by artist G. Renee Guzlas) to start our presentation at this month’s roadshows around our member universities, to help illustrate what lies behind SUII projects.

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