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This document by John Evans and Ceri Davies (National Centre for Social Research) and Daniel H. Mutibwa (University of Nottingham), sets out how public participation can take place, its strengths and challenges, and its application to policy issues relating to fiscal devolution. 

Meet the Authors

Ceri Davies-Tyrie

Ceri has worked across academia, civil society and social research for over 15 years on how to engage citizens and publics meaningfully in shaping community action, policy and research.

Working at the intersection of evidence and practice, she is imaginative about the forms, uses and impact of deliberation together with social science rigour to create informed public opinion to bear on big societal questions. She has led projects exploring some of the most polarising issues of our time, created new conversations and networks in democratic innovation and plays a role in wider shifts in participatory policy making. She is also a recognised national leader in the ongoing development of deliberative methods. She founded the Centre for Deliberation at NatCen and is Head of Deliberative Engagement at Ipsos.

John Evans

John is interested in how social research methods can be used to uncover hidden beliefs and practices among groups, and how such data can be utilised to inform the direction of policy.

As a researcher at the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen), John has worked on projects covering a range of policy areas, including Net Zero, housing and trade. His role includes bringing a range of methodological approaches to bear on diverse and socially valuable research briefs.

Before taking up this role at NatCen, John completed an undergraduate degree in sociology and criminology and a Master’s in social policy and research methods. Through both programmes, he had the opportunity to apply both qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate the beliefs and behaviours of individuals in social contexts. As such, John is a strong believer in the power of using a breadth of methodologies to investigate research topics.

Daniel H. Mutibwa 

Daniel H. Mutibwa is Associate Professor of Creative Industries and Digital Culture in the Department of Cultural, Media and Visual Studies (CMVS). Daniel joined the University of Nottingham in 2016 from the University of Leeds where he received his PhD qualification. Daniel holds a Postgraduate Certificate in the Political Economy of Information and Communication Technologies from Aarlborg University (Denmark), an MPhil from Saarland University (Germany) and a BA (Hons) from Makerere University (Uganda).

Daniel has held a number of leadership roles across departmental, School, Faculty, and sectoral levels. Daniel has served as Exams and Assessment Officer in CMVS - overseeing and coordinating all matters relating to student assessment and the review of the department's programmes of study at undergraduate level.