ippr Think Tank of the Year 2007

Public Policy Research

Published on behalf of the Institute for Public Policy Research

Edited by:
Julia Margo

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Public Policy Research is the quarterly journal of the Institute for Public Policy Research. Public Policy Research features policy-relevant and politically savvy essays about the major issues in the news and those rising up the political agenda, and includes original research and analysis. It publishes the finest international writers and thinkers, including academics, practitioners, and politicians, to provide a platform for topical, intellectual and evidence-based debate. By placing policy issues in a global context, it reaches beyond Westminster and the UK.

TopNews and Announcements

Public Policy Research are pleased to offer you free access to the recently published article Mayors Rule by Michael Kenny and Guy Lodge.

ippr Think Tank of the Year 2007
In October 2007, ippr became the first ever think tank to win the Prospect Magazine "Think Tank of the Year" Award for the second time. In the Great Hall at Kings College, ippr Co-Director Lisa Harker was presented with the award by Schools Secretary Ed Balls MP. Explaining the judges' decision, David Walker, editor of the Guardian's Public Magazine, explained that ippr was now a "household name" and cited ippr's outstanding reports like Freedom's Orphans , States of Reason, Britain's Immigrants: an Economic Profile and Whitehall's Black Box. The last time ippr won was in 2001.

Free Online Access in the Developing World
Free online access to this journal is available within institutions in the developing world through the OARE Initiative (Online Access to Research in the Environment) in conjunction with UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme.

TopHighlights

Latest Issue - September - November 2007

Comment
Julia Margo and Sonia Sodha
 
Numbers
Grae Hillary
 
Debate
Wither the pro-war left?
Johann Hari versus Nick Cohen

Original Articles
Why second-wave feminism has gone soft 
Jean Edelstein

Turned away? Towards better protection for refugees fleeing violent conflict
Laurence Cooley and Jill Rutter

The iron man. Is Cameron true blue?
Keiron O'Hara

The end of the Tory war on single parents?
Harry Brighouse and Adam Swift

Postcard from America. Why poverty is back in the spotlight
John Podestra

Out of time? The end of Oil
Richard Heinberg

 

TopEndorsements

"A leading forum for contemporary debate about critical policy problems and solutions."
Pippa Norris, United Nations Development Programme and Harvard University

"Policy debates are often conducted in a language and style that either oversimplifies the issues or alienates those who would otherwise take an interest. Public Policy Research bridges this gap by inviting thinkers from various disciplines to tackle important and complex questions in a way that makes sense to a broader readership."
Polly Toynbee, The Guardian

"Public Policy Research brings a refreshing, clear-headed analysis to key issues of public policy."
David Willetts MP