Event Report Articles from IPPO

IPPO Cities: Can Devolution and Levelling Up Combat Spatial Inequality?
May 16, 2023
Henriette Ruhrmann The UK stands out among large wealthy OECD countries for its high levels of regional inequality (Westwood et al. 2021), with residents of the South East having on average higher skill levels, longer life expectancy, and greater productivity than elsewhere in the country (Carter 2022). This productivity gap has widened over the past 50 years (Johns et al. 2020) with inequality within larger regions similarly seeing islands of productivity pulling ahead of the rest. While there are many potential historic causes for the regional productivity gap, including the lingering effects...

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Cities and Democratic Renewal: Key Lessons for Policymakers
May 3, 2023
All over the world, citizens are becoming more disillusioned with politics and their democratic institutions. Allowing citizens to actively participate in political processes can help address this issue and strengthen their belief in democratic policymaking. By Henriette Ruhrmann.

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Cities and Belonging: Key Lessons for Policymakers Cultivating Social Capital
February 3, 2023
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.

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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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