Articles from IPPO

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

   January 11, 2023

   • Carla Washbourne

   • Cities

   • Event Report

   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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   Net Zero: Mobilising Knowledge for Easier, Effective Decision Making

   January 9, 2023

   • Geoff Mulgan

   IPPO aims to map what is both achievable and useful to make it easier for decision makers to act effectively.

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   Lessons for Policymakers Building the 21st Century City Centre

   January 6, 2023

   • Cities

   • Event Report

   • Henriette Ruhrmann

   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.

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   What Was It Like Responding to Mpox on the Frontline? Clinicians Share their Insights at Second Roundtable of the ESRC IPPO Project

   January 3, 2023

   • Jeremy Williams

   • roundtable report

   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. Jeremy Williams The project is currently in its primary data collection phase which includes hosting professionally-facilitated “deliverative fora” roundtable discussions with key players and those affected by the outbreak, together with associated 1-2-1...

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