Blog — 7 Jul 2021 Why don’t they ask us? The role of communities in levelling up Download our latest report which examines how to fix local economies for communities.
Blog — 12 May 2021 Discomfort, Dissatisfaction & Disconnect Exploring local economic perceptions through peer research.
Blog — 4 May 2021 Webinar: Peer Research in the UK Policy Context In recent years there has been a growing interest in involving citizens and communities in the creation of public policy and the design and delivery of public services.
Blog — 22 Apr 2021 Catch up: Rebuilding Trust for the Covid Decade Public trust in national government has declined over the last year, amid a perceived mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic across the UK.
Blog — 22 Apr 2021 Building a Blueprint for a New Civic Journey: Levelling-Up and Achieving an Upswing (Part III) The third and final blog by ICS Fellow Matthew Flinders, in this short series focusing on Robert Putnam's The Upswing.
Blog — 15 Apr 2021 It’s all about the Civic Journey: Levelling-Up and Achieving an Upswing (Part II) In this blog ICS Fellow Matthew Flinders builds upon Robert Putnam’s work in order to cultivate a fresh debate about reimagining ‘the civic journey’.
Blog — 8 Apr 2021 Meet our Inaugural Civic Scholars We are delighted to welcome our inaugural Civic Scholars to the Institute for Community Studies.
Blog — 8 Apr 2021 Levelling-Up and Achieving an Upswing: It’s all about the Civic Journey (Part I) The name Robert Putnam is almost synonymous with the concepts of social capital and civic renewal, writes ICS Fellow Matthew Flinders...
Blog — 26 Mar 2021 Webinar: Re-building trust for the COVID decade Public trust in national government has declined over the last year, amid a perceived mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic across the UK.
Blog — 23 Mar 2021 The COVID decade: understanding the long-term societal impacts of COVID-19. We're delighted to have contributed to The British Academy's timely evidence review to understand the long-term societal impacts of COVID-19. It makes sobering reading for any w
