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Articles from IPPO

  1. Public Health During Mpox: Policymakers Share their Insights at Third Roundtable of the ESRC IPPO Project

    Public Health During Mpox: Policymakers Share their Insights at Third Roundtable of the ESRC IPPO Project

    January 31, 2023

    Knowing and Evidencing Mpox: A Rapid Policy-Focused Study of Community Organising, Communication, and Vaccine Engagements is an ESRC-funded project investigating the recent Mpox outbreak.  The project sees the International Public Policy Observatory at UCL collaborating with colleagues from the Universities of Edinburgh, Bristol, and Manchester, and the UK Health Security Agency to fill previously-identified social science research gaps related to the outbreak. The project is currently in its primary data collection phase which includes hosting professionally-facilitated “deliberative fora” roundtable discussions with key players and those affected by the outbreak, together with associated 1-2-1 interviews.  After...

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  2. The Process of Good Policymaking: How do Cities Differ in their Approaches?

    The Process of Good Policymaking: How do Cities Differ in their Approaches?

    January 11, 2023

    The question of what constitutes ‘good’ city policy and how this can be achieved has been present as an undercurrent throughout much of IPPO Cities' work to date, from discussions on the engagement of stakeholders in shaping policy priorities to reflections on innovative methods of monitoring and reporting on policy outcomes. In this session, we take the opportunity to step back and reflect more on some higher-level questions.

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