Blog — 2 Sep 2021 Continuity and Change: The role of volunteers in community businesses Join our roundtable to discuss the changes taking place in volunteering in community businesses
Blog — 10 Aug 2021 "We Keep Us Safe": Exploring the role of community in public safety Join us in conversation with Zach Norris, as we explore safety and security in our communities and discuss the key findings of his book in a UK context.
Blog — 29 Jul 2021 It is time to connect the ‘Civic Journey’ for our ‘Resilient Generation’ by Dr Andy Mycock, University of Huddersfield and Fellow at the Institute for Community Studies
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 Levelling-Up and Achieving an Upswing - Part III: Building a Blueprint for a New Civic Journey 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 Levelling-Up and Achieving an Upswing - Part II: It’s all about the Civic Journey 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 Levelling-Up and Achieving an Upswing - Part I: It’s all about the Civic Journey The name Robert Putnam is almost synonymous with the concepts of social capital and civic renewal, writes ICS Fellow Matthew Flinders...
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 — 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.
