IPPO Cities convened a policy roundtable discussing different approaches for cities to cultivate social capital. The panellists demonstrate across three case studies from London, Liverpool, and Athens showing how measuring and investing in social capital and coordinating and co-creating with volunteers can strengthen urban communities. By Henriette Ruhrmann.
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...
IPPO aims to map what is both achievable and useful to make it easier for decision makers to act effectively.
IPPO Cities convened a policy roundtable to explore how city policymakers navigate new demands for the city centre as the core of urban life. The event focused on how city centres’ can become more livable, allow slow mobility within, and preserve their cultural identity while climate-proofing their infrastructure. By Henriette Ruhrmann.
