'The UK is not the US.'

Read some of the key takeaways from our recent academic conference on polarisation and partisanship, informed by findings from the World Values Survey

➡️ uk-values.org/news-comment/p…

It happened again.

Read more about citizens' assemblies in The House magazine featuring The Policy Institute Miriam Levin and david farrell among others. Scale of the social challenges we face demands we consider new ways of bringing the public into the decision making process ⬇️
politicshome.com/thehouse/artic…

It's really notable now how often discussions on threats to democracy include a pointer to deliberative methods, like citizens' assemblies, as an important part of the response - great to see that shift Claudia Chwalisz Graham Allen Sarah Castell Miriam Levin Suzanne Hall

Bobby Duffy Our final keynote speaker, Harvard’s Pippa Norris, joins us remotely to discuss fractionalised and polarised party systems in Western democracies.

📺 Watch the livestream: youtube.com/live/Wi2vjIlko…

.Bobby Duffy is kicking off today’s academic conference King's College London, “(De)polarisation in values, attitudes and beliefs: comparative perspectives”, where we’ll be discussing research findings from the World Values Survey.

Watch the livestream ➡️ youtube.com/live/pimOIKglU…

Next week we're hosting a major academic conference on polarisation, as part of our UK in the World Values Survey programme.

Register for the livestreams of the keynotes:

Prof Christian Welzel ➡ eventbrite.co.uk/e/value-change…

Prof Pippa Norris & panel ➡ eventbrite.co.uk/e/things-fall-…

Brilliant working with Suzanne and Tianne with The Policy Institute on this report.

Expertise repeatedly shows one of the biggest policies that could change right now to reduce child poverty would be to remove the child benefit cap.

Dame Sara Khan has today published her independent review into social cohesion and democratic resilience.

The Policy Institute produced two evidence reviews to inform this work, on trends in social values and what works to overcome societal tensions

➡️ gov.uk/government/pub…

EVENT: Growth: A Reckoning.

Join us to discuss how we should rethink economic progress, as we mark the publication of the new book by Daniel Susskind.

With our panel of Polly Mackenzie, Jonathan Haskel & Bobby Duffy

➡️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/851590368717

The London Assembly yesterday published findings from a year-long investigation into the impact of the cost of living crisis in London.

The Policy Institute & KCL Department of Political Economy contributed with new participatory research that explored public attitudes

➡️ london.gov.uk/who-we-are/wha…

It was a privilege for The Policy Institute to be able to contribute to this important work by the London Assembly and the #AssemblyCOLWG - and brilliant to see what our participants advocated for being acted on

#AssemblyCOLWG has today published its findings following a year-long investigation into the impact of the cost of living in #London .

Read the report ⬇
london.gov.uk/who-we-are/wha…

Visit King's SSPP #IWD2024 exhibition & add to our Wish Tree, where we ask:

What would the world be like for you without gendered violence ?

A Wish Tree is a space to reflect and communicate our hopes and wishes for the future. Add your wishes in The Exchange, Bush House! 🌳