About IPPR
research - overview
ippr aspires to make our vision of a better society become a reality. Doing this means converting new political ideas into workable policy solutions. Our work is value-based and ambitious, but also realistic, rigorous and evidence based, making use of a wide range of research methods. We aim to change the climate of ideas in which politics is conducted as well as the content of policy itself.
Our research is carried out within projects that fit into wider research programmes. Wherever possible, ippr research projects cut across traditional boundaries, addressing problems from a different perspective in order to generate innovative policy ideas.
We have an inclusive style of research that draws on the expertise and insights of academics, practitioners and members of the public. By providing a forum where different stakeholders can come together to address shared concerns, we seek to map out new ways of addressing shared concerns.
All ippr research is subject to a rigorous review and quality control process. This ensures that all the work we do meets the highest possible standards of rigour, readability and relevance to the public debate.
You can find out about current ippr research by viewing our policy areas, or you can view the activities of our various research teams.
To find out how you can support our work, please see the supporting ippr section.
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.