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Current Projects
Faith, Identity and the State
ippr has developed a major new programme of research that examines the contribution and role of faith in the public r...Previous Projects
Museums: Inspiration and Learning For Young People
Together with the National Museum Director’s Council, ippr is undertaking a project aiming to develop a new vision for t...Community Pubs
There are few institutions so central to Britain’s community life as the local pub. This project explores the prospec...Civic engagement in Newham
Newham is set to benefit from extensive physical regeneration as a result of the London Olympics in 2012. However, th...Disabilities and technology 2020: Visions for inclusive innovation in a digital society
This project will question what the future would look like if technology was designed around physical needs rather th...Identity, Culture and the Challenge of Diversity
In recent years, issues of integration and identity have moved to the centre of public debate and government concern....They Have Been Watching: broadcasters provision of children's and young people's TV from 1952 - 2002
This project examines the provision of programming for young people from 1952 to the present day. ...Public Service Broadcasting: New Directions in Communications
As media policy debate turns to BBC Charter Renewal the ippr undertook a root and branch review of Public Service pri...Ofcom
The Communications Bill established a new regulatory body Ofcom for the converging telecommunications and broadcastin...New News: Impartial Broadcasting in the Digital Age
Broadcast news is the nervous system of our democratic life. But quality, impartial broadcast news and current affair...Media and Privacy
Current technological and market changes impact on media privacy in two distinct ways. First, they challenge the exis...A Public Service Christmas?
According to the BBC, ‘vegetating on the sofa in front of the box after a huge Christmas dinner is as much a festive ...@school: Digital Technology
Led jointly by ippr's Education and Media researchers, the @school project examines the public policy implications of...Young People, Media and Social and Political Engagement
This project will explore the changing nature of young people’s experiences of information and communication networks...Emerging Local Media and Citizenship in a Converged Digital Society
This project, supported by Ofcom and DCLG, aims to conceptualise and provide a vocabulary to understand where digital...Intellectual Property and the Public Sphere
The ippr's Digital Society team focussed on Intellectual Property (IP) in a twelve month research project which began...Sport and Civil Renewal
This consultancy project for the DCMS examined the role that sport and physical activity can play in developing socia...Trust in Football
Over the past years, a new type of football fan power has grown in the form of Supporters’ Trusts. These trusts have ...The ippr/Guardian Public Involvement Awards
The ippr and Guardian Public Involvement Awards were held in 2000, 2001 and 2002. The awards were set up to highlight or...Manifesto for a Digital Britain
Between July 2004 and July 2005, the Digital Society Team ran a programme of events and research papers, building tow...Mixed Economy Supply = Better e-Public Services?
In 2000, the PIU report, e-gov: Electronic Government Services for the 21st Century , laid out a strategy for delive...Public Value eGovernment and eHealth
A new approach is needed if we are to deliver electronic public services effectively. On the one hand, we currently have...Better Through Broadband?
The Prime Minister promised broadband ‘not only for every primary and secondary school, but broadband connectivity fo...Code Red: Progressive Politics in the Digital Age
Code Red is the first in a series of discussion and policy papers to be published by the ippr’s Digital Society Programm...e-democracy
In collaboration with the Local Government Association, the Digital Society team has conducted the first survey of e-...Arts in Society
'Investment in the arts is not only an end in itself, it is also a means of achieving our promises, our policies and ...Culture, community and civil renewal
This project examined the role that heritage and cultural policy can play in developing social capital, bridging dive...Latest Reports:
Four Tests for Local Enterprise Partnerships
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Migration Statistics, August 2010
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Immigration and Employment
Now It's Personal
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Why Interns Need a Fair Wage
A briefing from ippr and Internocracy >
Regeneration Through Co-operation
Creating a framework for communities to act together >
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