Themes
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
Author: Michael Johnson and Katie SchmueckerPublication Date: 06 September 2010
Price: Free
August 2010 Migration Statistics: ippr briefing
Author: Sarah MulleyPublication Date: 26 August 2010
Price: Free
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
Author: Carey Oppenheim, Ed Cox and Reg PlattPublication Date: 22 July 2010
Price: Free
Growing the Big Society: Encouraging success in social and community enterprise in deprived communities
Author: Ed Cox and Katie SchmueckerPublication Date: 01 July 2010
Price: Free
Equality, Entitlements and Localism
Author: Dr Phil McCarvillPublication Date: 11 June 2010
Price: Free
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
Author: Dr Phil McCarvillPublication Date: 18 May 2010
Price: Free
ippr poll of Prospective Parliamentary Candidates
Author: ipprPublication Date: 05 May 2010
Price: Free
Election Unplugged: Reflections from a northern perspective on the party manifestos
Author: Ed Cox, Clare McNeil and Katie SchmueckerPublication Date: 04 May 2010
Price: Free
Tomorrow’s Prisons: Designing the future prison estate
Author: Rick Muir and Ian LoaderPublication Date: 01 April 2010
Price: Free
Development: Do points mean prizes?
How the UK’s migration policies could benefit the world’s poor
Development on the Move Working Paper 5
Author: Laura Chappell and Sarah MulleyPublication Date: 01 March 2010
Price: Free
Is An English Backlash Emerging?
Reactions to devolution ten years on
Author: John CurticePublication Date: 01 March 2010
Price: Free
The English Question:
The View from Westminster
Author: Michael Kenny & Guy LodgePublication Date: 01 February 2010
Price: Free
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
Author: ippr and PwCPublication Date: 22 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
Building Communities of Trust:
Community Cohesion in the North
Author: Sally HolePublication Date: 07 September 2009
Price: Free
Now It’s Personal:
Personal advisers and the new public service workforce
Author: Clare McNeilPublication Date: 17 June 2009
Price: Free
More than one English question
Author: Michael Kenny and Guy LodgePublication Date: 25 May 2009
Price: Free
Prospects for More Local, More Personalised Public Services: A North East perspective
Author: Duncan Hiscock and Sue StirlingPublication Date: 19 January 2009
Price: Free
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
Author: Iain McLean, Guy Lodge and Katie SchmueckerPublication Date: 10 July 2008
Price: Free
Decentralisation in England:
How far does the Sub-National Review take things forward?
Author: Olga MrinskaPublication Date: 20 June 2008
Price: Free
Nation Speaking Unto Nation:
Does the media create cultural distance between England and Scotland?
Author: Douglas FraserPublication Date: 09 June 2008
Price: Free
Social capital in the North East:
How do we measure up?
Author: Katie SchmueckerPublication Date: 22 April 2008
Price: Free
One London?
Change and cohesion in three London boroughs
Author: Rick MuirPublication Date: 26 March 2008
Price: Free
Beyond Naturalisation:
Citizenship policy in an age of super mobility
Author: Jill Rutter, Maria Latorre and Dhananjayan SriskandarajahPublication Date: 11 March 2008
Price: Free
Where stands the Union now?
Lessons from the 2007 Scottish Parliament election
Author: John CurticePublication Date: 25 February 2008
Price: Free
Beyond the Constitution?
Englishness in a post-devolved Britain
Author: Michael Kenny, Richard English and Richard HaytonPublication Date: 25 February 2008
Price: Free
The Power of Belonging:
Identity, citizenship and community cohesion
Author: Ben Rogers and Rick MuirPublication Date: 17 January 2008
Price: £8.95
It's All About You:
Citizen-centred welfare
Author: Edited by Jim Bennett and Graeme CookePublication Date: 12 September 2007
Price: Free
City Solutions: Financing local growth
Towards a supplementary business rate?
Author: Ben Harrison and Adam MarshallPublication Date: 28 August 2007
Price: Free
Taking responsibility:
a fair welfare contract
Author: Stuart White and Graeme CookePublication Date: 05 July 2007
Price: Free
States of Reason:
Freedom, responsibility and the governing of behaviour change
Author: Miranda LewisPublication Date: 03 July 2007
Price: £11.95
Connecting Cities:
Local transport, economic connectivity, and economic growth
Author: Adam Marshall with Ben HarrisonPublication Date: 21 May 2007
Price: £7.00
Innovations in Government:
International perspectives on civil service reform
Author: Guy Lodge and Susanna KalitowskiPublication Date: 06 April 2007
Price: Free
The Lyons Inquiry into local government:
delivering devolution?
Author: Adam MarshallPublication Date: 27 March 2007
Price: Free
Who Are We?
Identities in Britain, 2007
Author: Lucy Stone and Rick MuirPublication Date: 18 February 2007
Price: Free
Is Whitehall Fit For Purpose?
An Analysis of the Capability Reviews
Author: Guy LodgePublication Date: 29 December 2006
Price: Free
Whitehall's Black Box:
Accountability and performance in the senior civil service
Author: Guy Lodge and Ben RogersPublication Date: 07 August 2006
Price: £9.95
Cities Northwest
Author: Northwest Regional Development Agency and Centre for Cities at ipprPublication Date: 10 July 2006
Price: Free
City Markets:
Business location in deprived areas
Author: Liz Troni and Tracy KornblattPublication Date: 19 June 2006
Price: £10.00
Removing the barriers to community participation
Author: James MorrisPublication Date: 01 June 2006
Price: Free
Locality Matters
Making participation count in local politics
Author: Vivien Lowndes, Lawrence Pratchett and Gerry StokerPublication Date: 19 May 2006
Price: £5.95
A Citizen's Duty
Voter inequality and the case for compulsory turnout
Author: Emily Keaney and Ben RogersPublication Date: 01 May 2006
Price: Free
Last Orders!
What the new EU budget means for Britain's cities
Author: Adam Marshall and John AdamsPublication Date: 24 April 2006
Price: Free
From Access to Participation
Cultural policy and civil renewal
Author: Emily KeaneyPublication Date: 27 March 2006
Price: £7.95
Sticking Together
Social capital and local government
Author: Edited by Halima Khan and Rick MuirPublication Date: 07 March 2006
Price: Free
City Leadership
Giving city-regions the power to grow
Author: Adam Marshall and Dermot Finch with Chris UrwinPublication Date: 22 February 2006
Price: £10.00
City People
City Centre Living in the UK
Author: Max Nathan and Chris UrwinPublication Date: 11 January 2006
Price: £10.00
Devolution in Practice 2006
Author: John Adams and Katie SchmueckerPublication Date: 08 December 2005
Price: £12.95
Direct Representation
Towards a conversational democracy
Author: Stephen ColemanPublication Date: 11 November 2005
Price: £3.00
Bigger, Better, Smarter:
Why the extended Lyons Inquiry is good for our cities
Author: Adam MarshallPublication Date: 01 October 2005
Price: Free
From New Towns to Growth Areas
Learning from the Past
Author: Jim BennettPublication Date: 13 May 2005
Price: Free
A New England
An English Identity Within Britain
Author: Rt Hon. David Blunkett MPPublication Date: 14 March 2005
Price: Free
Reinventing the Police Station
Author: Ben Rogers with Tom HoustonPublication Date: 23 December 2004
Price: Free
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
Author: Richard BrooksPublication Date: 07 August 2004
Price: Free
Lonely Citizens
Author: Working Party on Active CitizenshipPublication Date: 17 June 2004
Price: £9.95
Sustainability and Social Justice
Author: edited by Julie FoleyPublication Date: 16 May 2004
Price: £9.95
Reinventing the Town Hall
A handbook
Author: Ben RogersPublication Date: 03 January 2004
Price: £19.95
A New Regional Policy for the UK
Author: John Adams, Peter Robinson and Anthony VigorPublication Date: 30 October 2003
Price: £14.95
A Civil Society: Are we nearly there yet?
Author: Rt Hon David Blunkett MPPublication Date: 30 September 2003
Price: Free
Making Sense of Community
Author: Victoria Nash with Ian ChristiePublication Date: 24 January 2003
Price: £12.95
Separate Silos
Race and the reform agenda
Author: Clare CollinsPublication Date: 03 November 2002
Price: £10.00
Any Volunteers for the Good Society?
Author: edited by Victoria Nash and Will PaxtonPublication Date: 08 October 2002
Price: £8.95
E-participation in Local Government
Author: Ian Kearns, Jamie Bend, Beatrice SternPublication Date: 06 October 2002
Price: £10.00
Restoring the Balance
Strengthening the Government's proposals for regional assemblies
Author: John Adams and John TomaneyPublication Date: 20 September 2002
Price: £7.50
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
Author: Ella JosephPublication Date: 12 April 2002
Price: £20.00
Code Red
Progressive politics in the digital age
Author: Ian KearnsPublication Date: 31 January 2002
Price: £8.95
Involving young people in decision making a survey of local authorities
Author: LGA and ipprPublication Date: 01 August 2001
Price: Free
Public Matters
Reviving Public Participation in Criminal Justice
Author: Adam CrawfordPublication Date: 06 January 2001
Price: £5.00
Realising Democracy Online
A civic Commons in cyberspace
Author: Jay G Blumler and Stephen ColemanPublication Date: 03 January 2001
Price: £10.00
Right up your Street
Partnerships for local policy making and delivery
Author: ed. Ella Joseph and Peter RobinsonPublication Date: 02 January 2001
Price: £7.50
Universal Internet Access: A Realistic View
Author: Damian TambiniPublication Date: 01 January 2001
Price: £10.00
Tomorrow's Citizens
Author: edited by Nick Pearce and Joe HallgartenPublication Date: 01 January 2000
Price: £8.95
Citizenship and Nationality Status in the New Europe
Author: Edited by Síofra O’Leary and Teija TillikainenPublication Date: 20 June 1998
Price: Free
Leading the Way
A new vision for local government
Author: Rt Hon Tony Blair MPPublication Date: 03 January 1998
Price: £4.99
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
Author: Paul Brindley, Wendy Hall and Gerald HolthamPublication Date: 12 January 1997
Price: £9.50
Public Private Partnerships
Author: Julian Le Grand, Dan Corry and Rosemary RadcliffePublication Date: 06 January 1997
Price: £7.50
Public Expenditure
Effective management and control
Author: edited Dan CorryPublication Date: 01 January 1997
Price: £17.95
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 SpencerPublication Date: 09 January 1996
Price: £7.50
Competitiveness and Corporate Governance
Author: Edited Andrea WestallPublication Date: 05 January 1996
Price: £5.50
Social Justice
Strategies for national renewal
Author: Commission on Social JusticePublication Date: 10 January 1994
Price: £6.99
Latest Reports:
Four Tests for Local Enterprise Partnerships
Assessing the UK's new economic vehicles >
Migration Statistics, August 2010
Latest research on NEETs
Immigration and Employment
Now It's Personal
Learning from welfare-to-work advisers from around the world >
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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