Latest Publications
People, Places & Democracy
Power and wealth are not well distributed in Britain, meaning too many people feel excluded from politics and policy-making. Our work explores ways to give more people a say and a stake in the country’s future.
Latest Publications:
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Bridging Differences: What Communities and Government can do to foster Social Capital
This report reviews what community organisations in Birmingham, London, Madrid and New York are doing to alleviate tensions and build bridges between people from different backgrounds.
| Published: | 28 January 2010 |
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| Author(s): | Sandra Gruescu, Verena Menne |
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Well-being: How to lead the good life and what government should do to help
This book brings together celebrated academics and commentators to look for answers in the work of earlier thinkers, from JS Mill to JK Galbraith.
| Published: | 28 July 2009 |
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| Author: | Social Market Foundation |
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The New Blue: Conservative candidates on new UK policy challenges
In The New Blue, the Social Market Foundation brings together leading Conservative parliamentary candidates to address the challenges faced by government and society.
| Published: | 23 September 2008 |
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| Author: | Natalie Tarry |
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Disconnected Citizens: Is Community Empowerment the Solution?
This essay discusses how, despite community empowerment being presented as a panacea for many social ills, the evidence in relation to some outcomes is relatively patchy.
| Published: | 18 June 2008 |
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| Author: | Jessica Prendergrast |
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Creatures of Habit? The Art of Behavioural Change
This study has looked at a wide range of examples from across the international public policy spectrum to better understand the drivers behind people’s choices and behaviour, and distilled the messages into a tool for policymakers to improve the future development and design of policy solutions.
| Published: | 30 April 2008 |
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| Author(s): | Jessica Prendergrast, Beth Foley |
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Reinventing Government Again
Ten years has passed since the publications of Osborne and Gaebler’s landmark book Reinventing Government. Thus, in 2004, the Social Market Foundation published a reflection on the ten principles for entrepreneurial government that it set out.
| Published: | 06 December 2007 |
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| Author(s): | Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP, Philip Collins |
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Economic Nationalism or Progressive Globalisation? The choice for modern government
This essay argues that those who benefit from globalisation need to contribute much more positively to the life chances of those who do not.
| Published: | 12 June 2007 |
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| Author: | Alexander Issac |
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AntiSocial Britain and the Challenge of Citizenship
AntiSocial Britain is critical of politicians of all parties for attempting - and failing - to appease consumerism instead of arguing for citizenship, and for accepting a range of social responsibilities which they cannot fulfil.
| Published: | 05 June 2007 |
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| Author: | Peter Bradley |
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The Politics of Aspiration
The Politics of Aspiration brings together valuable contributions from Jim Murphy MP, Trevor Phillips, Chair, Commission for Equality and Human Rights, Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks and several other commentators and academics.
| Published: | 28 March 2007 |
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| Author: | Simon Griffiths |