Policy Briefing Articles from IPPO

  1. The Cost of Living Crisis: How Are Cities Responding and What Policy Tools Work?

    The Cost of Living Crisis: How Are Cities Responding and What Policy Tools Work?

    This Thursday, 20th October 2022 at 3 pm BST (UK Time), IPPO Cities hosts a free, online roundtable event on the cost of living crisis.  Our expert panel will feature speakers from the Centre for Cities, Glasgow City Council, and Westminster City Council discussing impactful actions that city leaders and policymakers can take in the current crisis.  The panel will share their insights and examples of best practice, as well as offering useable takeaways for the IPPO Cities audience. Jeremy Williams The ongoing cost of living crisis provides an unprecedented challenge to...

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  2. The 2022 monkeypox outbreak: considerations for public policy and social science research

    The 2022 monkeypox outbreak: considerations for public policy and social science research

    Social science questions related to Monkeypox can be addressed through both the synthesis of contextually relevant knowledge, as well as the conducting of new, primary research.  In order to facilitate a discussion and to encourage future work to be useful for policymakers, the International Public Policy Observatory, in collaboration with the Economic and Social Research Council, convened an online roundtable on the 10th August 2022, and conducted 1-2-1 interviews with experts in the field. Participants came from both within and outside the social sciences.  They included epidemiologists and behavioural scientists who are...

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