Institute for Public Policy Research

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The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is an independent think tank that produces policy ideas associated with the left-liberal New Labour movement, presented as upholding values of social justice, democratic reform and environmental sustainability.

IPPR is based in London and also has a branch in Newcastle, IPPR North. The Centre for Cities is a section of IPPR that focuses on the economic drivers of UK cities, and produced practical for city leaders and decision-makers.

It was founded in 1988. The director of the IPPR is Nick Pearce, a former special advisor to the Rt. Hon. David Blunkett MP.

The Institute edits a quarterly journal called Public Policy Research (formerly New Economy), published by Blackwell, which features articles from academics and politicians.

1 Policy Areas
2 Influential research
3 Officers
4 Advisory Council
5 References
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] Policy Areas

The institute undertakes research in the following areas:

arts, culture & sport
assets & wealth
children & families
crime & justice
democracy, governenace & citizenship
digital society & media
economy and business
education
environment
health & social care
housing & communities
human rights
international
local government, nations and regions
migration & integration
public attitudes & involvement
tax, welfare & public finance
transport

[edit] Influential research

In the mid-1990s, the IPPR was best known for its Commission on Social Justice, which provided the basis for many of the policies of the New Labour government that came to power in 1997, including the New Deal. Child Trust Funds were first conceived by the IPPR in 2000, and were subsequently adopted by the government in 2005. ^[1]

Recent publications of note include: Freedom's Orphans, Brits Abroad, Darfur: The Responsibility to Protect, and Steering Through Change.

In 2005, the IPPR published a report mapping recent immigration to the UK, drawing on data from the 2001 Census ^[2] The report received considerable media attention, and was used as the basis for a BBC mini-site called 'Born abroad', on which the result were made available interactively. ^[3]