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Democracy, Power and Citizenship

Deepening democracy underpins all of ippr’s work. This includes broadening the reach of democratic politics, alongside our work on indentity and citizenship. We aim to foster a strong civic culture by empowering and motivating citizens.

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Publications

Four Tests for Local Enterprise Partnerships

Four Tests for Local Enterprise Partnerships

Author: Michael Johnson and Katie Schmuecker
Publication Date: 06 September 2010
Price: Free
August 2010 Migration Statistics: ippr briefing

August 2010 Migration Statistics: ippr briefing

Author: Sarah Mulley
Publication Date: 26 August 2010
Price: Free
Public Policy Research Vol 17 Issue 1

Public Policy Research Vol 17 Issue 1

Author: Georgina Kyriacou and Guy Lodge (editors)
Publication Date: 27 July 2010
Price: £10.99
Regeneration Through Co-operation: Creating a framework for communities to act together

Regeneration Through Co-operation: Creating a framework for communities to act together

Author: Carey Oppenheim, Ed Cox and Reg Platt
Publication Date: 22 July 2010
Price: Free
Growing the Big Society: Encouraging success in social and community enterprise in deprived communities

Growing the Big Society: Encouraging success in social and community enterprise in deprived communities

Author: Ed Cox and Katie Schmuecker
Publication Date: 01 July 2010
Price: Free
Equality, Entitlements and Localism

Equality, Entitlements and Localism

Author: Dr Phil McCarvill
Publication Date: 11 June 2010
Price: Free
Metis - Volume 1

Metis - Volume 1

Author:
Publication Date: 03 June 2010
Price: Free
Devolution in Practice 2010

Devolution in Practice 2010

Author: Guy Lodge and Katie Schmuecker (eds)
Publication Date: 28 May 2010
Price: £18.00
Devising an Electoral System for the 21st Century: The case for AMS

Devising an Electoral System for the 21st Century: The case for AMS

Author: Dr Phil McCarvill
Publication Date: 18 May 2010
Price: Free
ippr poll of Prospective Parliamentary Candidates

ippr poll of Prospective Parliamentary Candidates

Author: ippr
Publication Date: 05 May 2010
Price: Free
Election Unplugged: Reflections from a northern perspective on the party manifestos

Election Unplugged: Reflections from a northern perspective on the party manifestos

Author: Ed Cox, Clare McNeil and Katie Schmuecker
Publication Date: 04 May 2010
Price: Free
Exploring the Roots of BNP Support

Exploring the Roots of BNP Support

Author:
Publication Date: 23 April 2010
Price: Free
Tomorrow’s Prisons: Designing the future prison estate

Tomorrow’s Prisons: Designing the future prison estate

Author: Rick Muir and Ian Loader
Publication Date: 01 April 2010
Price: Free
Crime and Justice after Devolution

Crime and Justice after Devolution

Author: Rick Muir
Publication Date: 22 March 2010
Price: Free
Is An English Backlash Emerging? Reactions to devolution ten years on

Is An English Backlash Emerging?
Reactions to devolution ten years on

Author: John Curtice
Publication Date: 01 March 2010
Price: Free
The English Question: The View from Westminster

The English Question:
The View from Westminster

Author: Michael Kenny & Guy Lodge
Publication Date: 01 February 2010
Price: Free
A Future For Politics: Ways to reform our political system

A Future For Politics:
Ways to reform our political system

Author: Tim Finch and Carey Oppenheim (eds)
Publication Date: 03 November 2009
Price: Free
Who’s accountable? The challenge of giving power away in a centralised political culture

Who’s accountable?
The challenge of giving power away in a centralised political culture

Author: ippr and PwC
Publication Date: 22 October 2009
Price: Free
Policies for Peace of Mind? Devolution and older age in the UK

Policies for Peace of Mind?
Devolution and older age in the UK

Author: James McCormick, Eleanor McDowell and Andrew Harris
Publication Date: 12 October 2009
Price: Free
Towards a smarter state

Towards a smarter state

Author: ippr & pwc
Publication Date: 11 September 2009
Price: Free
Building Communities of Trust: Community Cohesion in the North

Building Communities of Trust:
Community Cohesion in the North

Author: Sally Hole
Publication Date: 07 September 2009
Price: Free
Now It’s Personal:  Personal advisers and the new public service workforce

Now It’s Personal:
Personal advisers and the new public service workforce

Author: Clare McNeil
Publication Date: 17 June 2009
Price: Free
More than one English question

More than one English question

Author: Michael Kenny and Guy Lodge
Publication Date: 25 May 2009
Price: Free
Prospects for More Local, More Personalised Public Services: A North East perspective

Prospects for More Local, More Personalised Public Services: A North East perspective

Author: Duncan Hiscock and Sue Stirling
Publication Date: 19 January 2009
Price: Free
Faith in the Nation: Religion, identity and the public realm in Britain today

Faith in the Nation:
Religion, identity and the public realm in Britain today

Author: Zaki Cooper and Guy Lodge (Eds.)
Publication Date: 08 December 2008
Price: £8.95
Fair Shares? Barnett and the politics of public expenditure

Fair Shares?
Barnett and the politics of public expenditure

Author: Iain McLean, Guy Lodge and Katie Schmuecker
Publication Date: 10 July 2008
Price: Free
Decentralisation in England: How far does the Sub-National Review take things forward?

Decentralisation in England:
How far does the Sub-National Review take things forward?

Author: Olga Mrinska
Publication Date: 20 June 2008
Price: Free
Social capital in the North East: How do we measure up?

Social capital in the North East:
How do we measure up?

Author: Katie Schmuecker
Publication Date: 22 April 2008
Price: Free
One London? Change and cohesion in three London boroughs

One London?
Change and cohesion in three London boroughs

Author: Rick Muir
Publication Date: 26 March 2008
Price: Free
Beyond Naturalisation: Citizenship policy in an age of super mobility

Beyond Naturalisation:
Citizenship policy in an age of super mobility

Author: Jill Rutter, Maria Latorre and Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah
Publication Date: 11 March 2008
Price: Free
Where stands the Union now? Lessons from the 2007 Scottish Parliament election

Where stands the Union now?
Lessons from the 2007 Scottish Parliament election

Author: John Curtice
Publication Date: 25 February 2008
Price: Free
Beyond the Constitution? Englishness in a post-devolved Britain

Beyond the Constitution?
Englishness in a post-devolved Britain

Author: Michael Kenny, Richard English and Richard Hayton
Publication Date: 25 February 2008
Price: Free
The Power of Belonging: Identity, citizenship and community cohesion

The Power of Belonging:
Identity, citizenship and community cohesion

Author: Ben Rogers and Rick Muir
Publication Date: 17 January 2008
Price: £8.95
It's All About You:  Citizen-centred welfare

It's All About You:
Citizen-centred welfare

Author: Edited by Jim Bennett and Graeme Cooke
Publication Date: 12 September 2007
Price: Free
City Solutions: Financing local growth Towards a supplementary business rate?

City Solutions: Financing local growth
Towards a supplementary business rate?

Author: Ben Harrison and Adam Marshall
Publication Date: 28 August 2007
Price: Free
Taking responsibility: a fair welfare contract

Taking responsibility:
a fair welfare contract

Author: Stuart White and Graeme Cooke
Publication Date: 05 July 2007
Price: Free
States of Reason: Freedom, responsibility and the governing of behaviour change

States of Reason:
Freedom, responsibility and the governing of behaviour change

Author: Miranda Lewis
Publication Date: 03 July 2007
Price: £11.95
Connecting Cities:  Local transport, economic connectivity, and economic growth

Connecting Cities:
Local transport, economic connectivity, and economic growth

Author: Adam Marshall with Ben Harrison
Publication Date: 21 May 2007
Price: £7.00
Innovations in Government: International perspectives on civil service reform

Innovations in Government:
International perspectives on civil service reform

Author: Guy Lodge and Susanna Kalitowski
Publication Date: 06 April 2007
Price: Free
The Lyons Inquiry into local government: delivering devolution?

The Lyons Inquiry into local government:
delivering devolution?

Author: Adam Marshall
Publication Date: 27 March 2007
Price: Free
A Question of Balance

A Question of Balance

Author: Max Nathan
Publication Date: 05 March 2007
Price: Free
The New Identity Politics 2007

The New Identity Politics 2007

Author: Rick Muir
Publication Date: 18 February 2007
Price: Free
Who Are We? Identities in Britain, 2007

Who Are We?
Identities in Britain, 2007

Author: Lucy Stone and Rick Muir
Publication Date: 18 February 2007
Price: Free
Is Whitehall Fit For Purpose? An Analysis of the Capability Reviews

Is Whitehall Fit For Purpose?
An Analysis of the Capability Reviews

Author: Guy Lodge
Publication Date: 29 December 2006
Price: Free
Whitehall's Black Box: Accountability and performance in the senior civil service

Whitehall's Black Box:
Accountability and performance in the senior civil service

Author: Guy Lodge and Ben Rogers
Publication Date: 07 August 2006
Price: £9.95
Cities Northwest

Cities Northwest

Author: Northwest Regional Development Agency and Centre for Cities at ippr
Publication Date: 10 July 2006
Price: Free
City Markets: Business location in deprived areas

City Markets:
Business location in deprived areas

Author: Liz Troni and Tracy Kornblatt
Publication Date: 19 June 2006
Price: £10.00
A New Rural Agenda

A New Rural Agenda

Author: edited by Jane Midgley
Publication Date: 08 June 2006
Price: £12.95
Removing the barriers to community participation

Removing the barriers to community participation

Author: James Morris
Publication Date: 01 June 2006
Price: Free
Locality Matters Making participation count in local politics

Locality Matters
Making participation count in local politics

Author: Vivien Lowndes, Lawrence Pratchett and Gerry Stoker
Publication Date: 19 May 2006
Price: £5.95
A Citizen's Duty Voter inequality and the case for compulsory turnout

A Citizen's Duty
Voter inequality and the case for compulsory turnout

Author: Emily Keaney and Ben Rogers
Publication Date: 01 May 2006
Price: Free
Last Orders! What the new EU budget means for Britain's cities

Last Orders!
What the new EU budget means for Britain's cities

Author: Adam Marshall and John Adams
Publication Date: 24 April 2006
Price: Free
From Access to Participation Cultural policy and civil renewal

From Access to Participation
Cultural policy and civil renewal

Author: Emily Keaney
Publication Date: 27 March 2006
Price: £7.95
Sticking Together Social capital and local government

Sticking Together
Social capital and local government

Author: Edited by Halima Khan and Rick Muir
Publication Date: 07 March 2006
Price: Free
City Leadership Giving city-regions the power to grow

City Leadership
Giving city-regions the power to grow

Author: Adam Marshall and Dermot Finch with Chris Urwin
Publication Date: 22 February 2006
Price: £10.00
City People City Centre Living in the UK

City People
City Centre Living in the UK

Author: Max Nathan and Chris Urwin
Publication Date: 11 January 2006
Price: £10.00
Devolution in Practice 2006

Devolution in Practice 2006

Author: John Adams and Katie Schmuecker
Publication Date: 08 December 2005
Price: £12.95
Direct Representation Towards a conversational democracy

Direct Representation
Towards a conversational democracy

Author: Stephen Coleman
Publication Date: 11 November 2005
Price: £3.00
Bigger, Better, Smarter: Why the extended Lyons Inquiry is good for our cities

Bigger, Better, Smarter:
Why the extended Lyons Inquiry is good for our cities

Author: Adam Marshall
Publication Date: 01 October 2005
Price: Free
From New Towns to Growth Areas Learning from the Past

From New Towns to Growth Areas
Learning from the Past

Author: Jim Bennett
Publication Date: 13 May 2005
Price: Free
A New England  An English Identity Within Britain

A New England
An English Identity Within Britain

Author: Rt Hon. David Blunkett MP
Publication Date: 14 March 2005
Price: Free
Reinventing the Police Station

Reinventing the Police Station

Author: Ben Rogers with Tom Houston
Publication Date: 23 December 2004
Price: Free
Touching the State   What does it mean to be a citizen in the 21st century?

Touching the State
What does it mean to be a citizen in the 21st century?

Author:
Publication Date: 01 October 2004
Price: Free
Pay and the Public Service Workforce

Pay and the Public Service Workforce

Author: Richard Brooks
Publication Date: 07 August 2004
Price: Free
Lonely Citizens

Lonely Citizens

Author: Working Party on Active Citizenship
Publication Date: 17 June 2004
Price: £9.95
Sustainability and Social Justice

Sustainability and Social Justice

Author: edited by Julie Foley
Publication Date: 16 May 2004
Price: £9.95
Reinventing the Town Hall  A handbook

Reinventing the Town Hall
A handbook

Author: Ben Rogers
Publication Date: 03 January 2004
Price: £19.95
Public Value and E-Government

Public Value and E-Government

Author: Ian Kearns
Publication Date: 01 January 2004
Price: Free
A New Regional Policy for the UK

A New Regional Policy for the UK

Author: John Adams, Peter Robinson and Anthony Vigor
Publication Date: 30 October 2003
Price: £14.95
A Civil Society: Are we nearly there yet?

A Civil Society: Are we nearly there yet?

Author: Rt Hon David Blunkett MP
Publication Date: 30 September 2003
Price: Free
Making Sense of Community

Making Sense of Community

Author: Victoria Nash with Ian Christie
Publication Date: 24 January 2003
Price: £12.95
Separate Silos  Race and the reform agenda

Separate Silos
Race and the reform agenda

Author: Clare Collins
Publication Date: 03 November 2002
Price: £10.00
Whatever Happened to Democracy?

Whatever Happened to Democracy?

Author: John Keane
Publication Date: 20 October 2002
Price: £4.99
Any Volunteers for the Good Society?

Any Volunteers for the Good Society?

Author: edited by Victoria Nash and Will Paxton
Publication Date: 08 October 2002
Price: £8.95
E-participation in Local Government

E-participation in Local Government

Author: Ian Kearns, Jamie Bend, Beatrice Stern
Publication Date: 06 October 2002
Price: £10.00
Restoring the Balance Strengthening the Government's proposals for regional assemblies

Restoring the Balance
Strengthening the Government's proposals for regional assemblies

Author: John Adams and John Tomaney
Publication Date: 20 September 2002
Price: £7.50
Devolution in Practice Public policy differences within the UK

Devolution in Practice
Public policy differences within the UK

Author: John Adams and Peter Robinson (editors)
Publication Date: 22 July 2002
Price: £16.95
What's on the Agenda? How UK directors contribute to social and environmental objectives

What's on the Agenda?
How UK directors contribute to social and environmental objectives

Author: Ella Joseph
Publication Date: 12 April 2002
Price: £20.00
Reclaiming Community

Reclaiming Community

Author: edited by Victoria Nash
Publication Date: 26 March 2002
Price: £12.95
New Democratic Processes

New Democratic Processes

Author: Robin Clark
Publication Date: 15 March 2002
Price: £8.95
Code Red Progressive politics in the digital age

Code Red
Progressive politics in the digital age

Author: Ian Kearns
Publication Date: 31 January 2002
Price: £8.95
Involving young people in decision making a survey of local authorities

Involving young people in decision making a survey of local authorities

Author: LGA and ippr
Publication Date: 01 August 2001
Price: Free
Public Matters Reviving Public Participation in Criminal Justice

Public Matters
Reviving Public Participation in Criminal Justice

Author: Adam Crawford
Publication Date: 06 January 2001
Price: £5.00
Realising Democracy Online  A civic Commons in cyberspace

Realising Democracy Online
A civic Commons in cyberspace

Author: Jay G Blumler and Stephen Coleman
Publication Date: 03 January 2001
Price: £10.00
Right up your Street Partnerships for local policy making and delivery

Right up your Street
Partnerships for local policy making and delivery

Author: ed. Ella Joseph and Peter Robinson
Publication Date: 02 January 2001
Price: £7.50
Universal Internet Access: A Realistic View

Universal Internet Access: A Realistic View

Author: Damian Tambini
Publication Date: 01 January 2001
Price: £10.00
Tomorrow's Citizens

Tomorrow's Citizens

Author: edited by Nick Pearce and Joe Hallgarten
Publication Date: 01 January 2000
Price: £8.95
Rethinking Representation

Rethinking Representation

Author: Wendy Hall
Publication Date: 01 July 1999
Price: Free
Building Deliberative Democracy

Building Deliberative Democracy

Author: Marian Barnes
Publication Date: 15 June 1999
Price: £7.50
Citizenship and Nationality Status in the New Europe

Citizenship and Nationality Status in the New Europe

Author: Edited by Síofra O’Leary and Teija Tillikainen
Publication Date: 20 June 1998
Price: Free
Leading the Way  A new vision for local government

Leading the Way
A new vision for local government

Author: Rt Hon Tony Blair MP
Publication Date: 03 January 1998
Price: £4.99
A British Baccalaureat?

A British Baccalaureat?

Author: D Finegold, E Keep, D Miliband et al.
Publication Date: 21 May 1997
Price: £10.00
The Greater London Authority: Principles and Structure

The Greater London Authority: Principles and Structure

Author: Paul Brindley, Wendy Hall and Gerald Holtham
Publication Date: 12 January 1997
Price: £9.50
Public Private Partnerships

Public Private Partnerships

Author: Julian Le Grand, Dan Corry and Rosemary Radcliffe
Publication Date: 06 January 1997
Price: £7.50
Public Expenditure Effective management and control

Public Expenditure
Effective management and control

Author: edited Dan Corry
Publication Date: 01 January 1997
Price: £17.95
A British Bill of Rights (2nd Edition)

A British Bill of Rights (2nd Edition)

Author: Anthony Lester, James Cornford, Ronald Dworkin, William Goodhart, Patricia Hewitt, Jeffrey Jowell, Nicola Lacey, Keith Patchett, Sarah Spencer
Publication Date: 09 January 1996
Price: £7.50
Beyond the Citizen's Charter

Beyond the Citizen's Charter

Author: Ian Bynoe
Publication Date: 07 January 1996
Price: £7.50
Competitiveness and Corporate Governance

Competitiveness and Corporate Governance

Author: Edited Andrea Westall
Publication Date: 05 January 1996
Price: £5.50
Ministers and Mandarins

Ministers and Mandarins

Author: William Plowden
Publication Date: 01 April 1994
Price: £12.95
Social Justice  Strategies for national renewal

Social Justice
Strategies for national renewal

Author: Commission on Social Justice
Publication Date: 10 January 1994
Price: £6.99
Money and Votes

Money and Votes

Author: Martin Linton
Publication Date: 01 January 1994
Price: Free
The Constitution Of The UK

The Constitution Of The UK

Author:
Publication Date: 01 January 1991
Price: £10.00