In this session Liz Gosme, Director of CoFACE Families Europe, a Europe-wide social NGO based in Brussels, and Rod Clark, CEO of the Prisoners Education Trust in the UK, will share their experiences of influencing policy from the ‘outside’, discuss how public policymaking works in different contexts, and debate what really matters for success and failure in everyday advocacy politics.

This Masterclass is a taster for the University of Bath's new part-time MSc in Public Policy (MPP) , launching in September 2018. It is one of two such events, with the other having been held in London on 22 February.

The Bath MPP draws on outstanding international expertise in applied research and policy studies. It explores creative and innovative approaches for making, shaping and influencing policy, design, and delivery. Intellectually challenging, analytically rigorous and practical, the Bath MPP can be combined with full-time employment.

Speaker profiles

Liz Gosme is Director of COFACE Families Europe, a network of 58 organisations across 23 countries promoting the well-being, health and security of families and their members in a changing society. She has fifteen years experience in EU affairs representing the interests of civil society organisations in EU public policymaking and has worked with national governments and local authorities from across Europe. Her work has covered social policy, structural funds, public procurement, housing, consumer protection and online services provision.

Rod Clark is CEO of the Prisoners Education Trust.

Who should attend

Those interested in finding out more about the Masters (MSc) in Public Policy