Mobilising global knowledge to address the social impacts of COVID-19
Through our inquiries workstream, IPPO is seeking to encourage discussion of new ways of thinking about public inquiries by adopting an innovation-led approach to their design and delivery
This is IPPO’s recent submission regarding the aims and principles of an independent public inquiry into the Scottish Government’s handling of the pandemic. Lead author: Professor Matthew Flinders
The COVID crisis was uniquely wide-ranging and systemic – and requires a comparable model of inquiry. A non-traditional, ‘whole of society’ approach would recognise the need to hear from everyone, and to explore the complex dynamics of the pandemic at many levels. By Geoff Mulgan
When an inquiry is eventually held about the UK’s response to COVID-19, full attention must be paid to the psychological and behavioural dimensions of failure, writes Professor Stephen Reicher
Amid the understandable desire to take public stock of how the pandemic was managed, Matthew Flinders asks how to ensure positive new partnerships are not shattered by the stresses of scrutiny
