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.
Geoff Mulgan describes how we need to better manage the ‘scientisation’ of politics and the politicisation of science in the future.
In reviewing the social and political aspects of the pandemic, there appear to be three major paradoxes, writes Geoff Mulgan
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.
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
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
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...
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
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
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
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