Embracing the science rather than just following it: science, government and politics in the pandemic and beyond
Geoff Mulgan describes how we need to better manage the ‘scientisation’ of politics and the politicisation of science in the future.
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Three Paradoxes Revealed by The Pandemic
In reviewing the social and political aspects of the pandemic, there appear to be three major paradoxes, writes Geoff Mulgan
COVID-19, Scarring and UK Priorities for 2022-23
IPPO’s latest global scan of the effects of the pandemic shows that the last two years have brought the sharpest retreat in terms of human development and equality in living memory.
Here are six issues that need to be prioritised in COVID recovery plans.
Two years on: how can a COVID-19 public inquiry help the UK learn the right lessons?
The pandemic has been a traumatic shock in so many ways. A public inquiry could be used to address the UK’s more deep-seated problems – or it could be a great wasted opportunity. The next few months will decide, writes Geoff Mulgan
IPPO one year on: what have we learned about how to help policymakers make better-informed decisions?
On the first anniversary of the International Public Policy Observatory’s launch, we present our latest thinking on the lessons we have learned so far, and the key challenges we must still tackle to make real policy impact
Watch this IPPO-Conversation webinar on the future of adult social care in the UK
The day after the UK Government published its new White Paper on adult social care reform, The Conversation and the International Public Policy Observatory held a webinar to discuss the pros and cons of...
The Synthesis Gap: reducing the imbalance between advice and absorption in handling big challenges, from pandemics to net zero
This paper focuses on how governments should synthesise inputs from many disciplines and sources to make decisions. But the issue of what makes a synthesis ‘good’ is much broader
Social capital: what roles has it played during COVID-19, and how can it be harnessed for recovery?
IPPO is pulling together evidence and expertise on the importance of social capital to pandemic recovery strategies – from levels of trust to the role of civil society. Now we’d like your insights
Contemplating the COVID crisis: what kind of inquiry do we need to learn the right lessons?
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
How should we address the many social inequalities amplified by COVID-19? The case for social multipliers
Geoff Mulgan offers a policy-focused response to IPPO’s Action On Inequalities event, which saw several hundred policymakers, researchers and practitioners brainstorm how to tackle the many inequalities that COVID-19 has exacerbated
