Themes
ippr research themes
Our research covers a wide range of cross cutting policy areas. By following the links below, you can view publications, projects, articles, events and press releases that relate to each of our policy themes:
Assets and Wealth
Children and Families
Climate Change and Environment
Crime and Justice
Democracy, Power and Citizenship
Economy and Business
Education
Health and Social Care
Housing
International, Security and Human Rights
Media, Culture and Sport
Migration and Integration
Political Ideas
Transport
Welfare and Poverty
special projects
Global Climate Network
Working with institutes and think tanks in Brazil, China, Germany, India, Nigeria, Australia and the US, ippr is striving to help bridge the divide between industrialised and developing countries on climate change policy. The Global Climate Network will continue its international research and events programme in 2010.
Security Commission
ippr hosted an independent all-party Commission on National Security in the 21st Century. Co-Chaired by Lord George Robertson and Lord Paddy Ashdown, it addressed a range of domestic and international security challenges and delivered its final report in 2009.
Tomorrow's Capitalism
The Tomorrow’s Capitalism programme examined prospects for the future of the economic system through the lens of progressivism and social justice, involving some of the world’s leading experts and thinkers.
Thinking for Tomorrow
Providing a unique space where ippr can present big-picture thinking on a range of policy questions. Thinking for Tomorrow commissioned some of the most important academic, political and cultural figures to address big questions beyond the confines of daily political debate.

Weapons of mass destruction?
Biotechnology and security to 2025

The prevailing conditions to 2025 could be conducive to a resurgence of biochemical weapons, says new ippr report
The future of the UK's international development agenda
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General election a crossroads for UK development policy, says new ippr report
An English backlash?
Reactions to devolution 10 years on

A new ippr report suggests increasing public resentment in England about Scotland’s share of public spending and growing support for an English parliament.
Do points mean prizes?
Migration policies and the poor

The Government should take impacts on developing nations into account when designing UK immigration policy, a new ippr report says