PPR

PPR (Public Policy Research) is IPPR's quarterly, subscription-based journal, edited by IPPR and published by Wiley-Blackwell. It 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.

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Volume 18 Issue 4

A lasting glow: Seizing the optimism of the Arab Spring
Jonathan Powell predicts that we will see the seeds of the Arab Spring spreading across the Middle East, with regime change on the way in Syria and possibly even Iran. The west should not rule out intervention if there is local
and regional support for military action. Read an edited version of Jonathan Powell's article.

To understand what these profound developments mean for the ordinary people living through them, we asked two young researchers from the region to give us their perspectives on how their countries have changed over the past year:
Amany Soliman scans a potentially bumpy road ahead for an Egyptian society divided between groups supportive and skeptical of the country’s interim military rulers.
Manar Rachwani asks why the Turkish AKP has enjoyed success as a ‘democratic Islamic’ party, and how lookalike parties might succeed in other post-revolution Arab countries.

Why aren’t there more companies like John Lewis? The difficulties of breaking the stranglehold of shareholder capitalism
Charlie Mayfield, chair of the John Lewis Partnership, discusses different models of business ownership with James Purnell, chair of IPPR, and Will Davies, academic director of the Centre for Mutual and
Employee-Owned Business at the University of Oxford. Read an edited transcript of this roundtable discussion.

London falling?
In the wake of financial meltdown and riots in the streets, David Lammy asks whether London and its leaders have what it takes to restore confidence, cohesion and a collective sense of mission.

Social psychology and policymaking: Past neglect, future promise
Rupert Brown, Richard de Visser, Helga Dittmar, John Drury, Tom Farsides, Donna Jessop and Paul Sparks of the school of psychology at the University of Sussex make the case for including academic evidence from the world of social psychology in policymaking around some key contemporary public issues, from health and wellbeing to social cohesion and resilience.

Speaking doubt to power: Art as evidence for public policymaking
Joe Hallgarten argues for art as a counterweight to the scientific approach of modern policymaking, and a way to ‘look sideways’ at the challenges facing our society.

All babies count: A new approach to prevention and protection for vulnerable babies
Chris Cuthbert and Kate Stanley of the NSPCC set out a framework for safeguarding babies during the most crucial period of their development.

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