Institute for Public Policy Research
Challenging ideas - Changing policy
Themes
Children and Families
ippr's work has always had a strong emphasis on awarding priority to enhancing child outcomes, and other research areas include families, fatherhood, gender issues, and childcare.
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Publications
Getting On:
Well-being in later life
Author: James McCormick with Jonathan Clifton, Alice Sachrajda, Myriam Cherti and Eleanor McDowellPublication Date: 01 December 2009
Price: Free
Ageing and Well-Being in an International Context
Author: Jonathan CliftonPublication Date: 16 October 2009
Price: Free
Policies for Peace of Mind?
Devolution and older age in the UK
Author: James McCormick, Eleanor McDowell and Andrew HarrisPublication Date: 12 October 2009
Price: Free
Towards a Popular, Preventative Youth Justice System
Author: Joe Farrington-Douglas with Lucia DurantePublication Date: 21 June 2009
Price: Free
Learning to Live
Museums, young people and education
Author: Kate Bellamy and Carey Oppenheim (eds)Publication Date: 13 May 2009
Price: £14.95
Rallying Together:
Summary of a research study of Raleigh’s work with disadvantaged young people
Author: ipprPublication Date: 02 February 2009
Price: Free
Your Shout: The views of young people living in poor communities in North East England
Author: Loraine SweeneyPublication Date: 30 October 2008
Price: Free
How to Reduce Youth Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour by Going Round in Circles
Author: Simon MackenziePublication Date: 06 October 2008
Price: Free
The UK Child Trust Fund: A successful launch
Author: Jim Bennett, Elena Chávez Quezada, Kayte Lawton and Pamela PerunPublication Date: 09 July 2008
Price: Free
Make Me a Criminal:
Preventing youth crime
Author: Julia Margo and Alex StevensPublication Date: 15 May 2008
Price: Free
Those who can?
Author: Julia Margo, Meghan Benton, Kay Withers and Sonia Sodha with Sarah ToughPublication Date: 05 May 2008
Price: £12.95
For Love or Money:
Pay, progression and professionalisation in the ‘early years’ workforce
Author: Graeme Cooke and Kayte LawtonPublication Date: 02 April 2008
Price: Free
Behind the Screen:
The hidden life of youth online
Author: Kay Withers with Ruth SheldonPublication Date: 27 March 2008
Price: Free
The UK Child Trust Fund: Early Results
Author: ippr and the Initiative on Financial Security at the Aspen InstitutePublication Date: 26 November 2007
Price: Free
I Was a Teenage Governor
Project report phase 1:
Pupil Governorship: initial thoughts and possibilities
Author: Joe Hallgarten, Tony Breslin, & Derry HannamPublication Date: 01 March 2007
Price: Free
Freedom's Orphans:
Raising youth in a changing world
Author: Julia Margo and Mike Dixon with Nick Pearce and Howard ReedPublication Date: 06 November 2006
Price: £12.95
An Asset Account for Looked After Children:
A proposal to improve educational outcomes for children in care.
Author: Dominic Maxwell, Sonia Sodha and Kate StanleyPublication Date: 28 August 2006
Price: Free
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Rural Youth Transitions
Author: Jane Midgley and Ruth BradshawPublication Date: 28 August 2006
Price: Free
Equal Access?
Appropriate and affordable childcare for every child
Author: Kate Stanley, Kate Bellamy, Graeme CookePublication Date: 12 June 2006
Price: Free
Top Tips for Top Ups
Author: Dominic Maxwell and Sonia SodhaPublication Date: 23 November 2005
Price: Free
Unilever Family Report 2005: Home Alone?
Author: Miranda LewisPublication Date: 29 October 2005
Price: Free
Daddy Dearest?
Active fatherhood and public policy
Author: Edited by Kate StanleyPublication Date: 19 October 2005
Price: £9.95
Working Later
Raising the effective age of retirement
Author: Peter Robinson, Tim Gosling and Miranda LewisPublication Date: 25 July 2005
Price: £9.95
Maintaining Momentum:
Extending social mobility and life chances from early years to adulthood
Author: Edited by Simone Delorenzi, Jodie Reed and Peter RobinsonPublication Date: 04 March 2005
Price: £12.95
Child Trust Funds and Local Authorities: Challenges and Opportunities
Author: Dominic MaxwellPublication Date: 03 January 2005
Price: Free
The Lever Fabergé Family Report 2004
Parenting Under the Microscope
Author: Laura EdwardsPublication Date: 01 April 2004
Price: Free
Something for Something:
A national youth action programme
Author: Kate StanleyPublication Date: 16 March 2004
Price: Free
Passing Time
A report about young people and communities
Author: Laura Edwards & Becky HatchPublication Date: 12 August 2003
Price: £5.00
An Equal Start
Improving support during pregnancy and the first 12 months
Author: Lisa Harker and Liz KendallPublication Date: 06 April 2003
Price: £9.95
The Family Report 2003: Choosing Happiness?
Author: Kate Stanley, Laura Edwards and Becky HatchPublication Date: 11 January 2003
Price: Free
Streets Ahead
Safe and liveable streets for children
Author: Tony Grayling, Karl Hallam, Daniel Graham, Richard Anderson and Stephen GlaisterPublication Date: 21 October 2002
Price: £10.00
They Have Been Watching
Broadcasters' provision of children’s and young people’s TV from 1952 to 2002
Author: Jamie Cowling and Kirsty LeePublication Date: 30 August 2002
Price: Free
Involving young people in decision making a survey of local authorities
Author: LGA and ipprPublication Date: 01 August 2001
Price: Free
Learning to Trust and Trusting to Learn:
How schools can affect children's mental health
Author: Publication Date: 01 July 2001
Price: Free
Loving Smack or Lawful Assault:
A Contradiction in human rights and law
Author: Christina M. LyonPublication Date: 06 January 2000
Price: £7.50
Wasted Youth
Raising achievement and tackling social exclusion
Author: Nick Pearce and Josh HillmanPublication Date: 07 January 1998
Price: £7.50
The Complete Parent
Towards a new vision for child support
Author: Adrienne BurgessPublication Date: 04 January 1998
Price: £4.95
Health Care Choices
Making decisions with children
Author: Priscilla Alderson and Jonathan MontgomeryPublication Date: 03 January 1996
Price: £7.50
Family and Community Socialism
Author: Michael Young & A H HalseyPublication Date: 05 January 1995
Price: £4.95
Capable Communities
Public Service Reform: The next chapter
In this paper we turn our attention to the role citizens and communities can play in directly producing services, setting out the challenges that lie ahead, and identifying the questions our research will seek to answer over the coming months.
The English Question
ippr surveys MPs
ippr has conducted a survey of MPs to find out if they think that England is losing out as a result of these changes, as many people have claimed.
You Can’t Put Me In A Box
Super-diversity and the end of identity politics in Britain
This paper attempts to map out just how diverse Britain is, both in terms of who lives in Britain and how they identify themselves.