This project seeks to raise profound economic and philosophical questions about the nature of ownership, the structure of the firm and policy options for diversifying Britain's business structures.

This project explores the opportunities and uncertainties of access to patient records.

Jamie Bartlett and Professor Paul Gregg (author of the Gregg Report on welfare reform) are editing a collection of essays about the future of welfare.

This project will investigate how infrastructure contributes to making places resilient and what opportunities infrastructure might provide in the future.

Demos has embarked on a new research project aimed uncovering the real life experiences of social housing residents, with the aim of using their personal stories to inform both policymaking and the activities of Housing Associations in the UK.

Taking a child away from its parents is one of the most significant, life-altering powers available to the state. This wide ranging project will start with the views of young people, to ask how the state can ensure that they are financially, academically and emotionally resilient once they leave the care system.

Taking a child away from its parents is one of the most significant, life-altering powers available to the state. This wide ranging project will start with the views of young people, to ask how the state can ensure that they are financially, academically and emotionally resilient once they leave the care system.

Demos has embarked on a new research project exploring the influence of parenting in character development of children and the link between character, life chances, and well-being.

Demos is undertaking a year-long research project focused on children aged 7-16 who are already displaying signs of being at risk of social exclusion and deprivation in later life.

Wishful Thinking delves into the hopes and dreams of everyday Britain, discovering that in the face of collective pessimism, as individuals we are positive, pragmatic and generous in our wishes and expectations.

This project explores the opportunities and uncertainties of access to patient records.

Jamie Bartlett and Professor Paul Gregg (author of the Gregg Report on welfare reform) are editing a collection of essays about the future of welfare.

This research is takes a fresh look at government efficiency through types of reform that can – and in many places already are – transforming public services: personalisation, prevention, and collaboration.

The government is committed to rolling out personal budgets across all of social care in the next three years. The scale of the transformation is enormous will turn care provision on its head. Demos is carrying out research to find out how this can work and how it will succeed.

Demos has embarked on a new research project aimed uncovering the real life experiences of social housing residents, with the aim of using their personal stories to inform both policymaking and the activities of Housing Associations in the UK.

This project explores how technological and social change impact on universities. Technology has the potential to help all universities become open universities, but its implications, opportunities and uncertainties need deeper explanation.

We've all got a sense that trust in government and public services is declining. But we very seldom step back and ask questions like: what do we mean by trust, how do people form trusting relationships, and how can public service organisations realistically develop more of those relationships?

This project will investigate how infrastructure contributes to making places resilient and what opportunities infrastructure might provide in the future.

This project looks at the relationship between violent and non-violent radicalisation by mapping the flow of ideas, people and money through violent and non-violent radical groups.

Tackling the causes of risks and the drivers of insecurity is complex, time consuming and rarely has an immediate or obvious impact.

This pamphlet calls for a radical rethink of resilience. Instead of structures and centralised services, it argues that citizens and communities are the true source of resilience for our society. People must learn adapt and work together to make Britain a resilient nation.

Counter terrorism policy is increasingly about preventing violent extremism before it arises but we are still a long way from understanding what that appeal is. This think-piece explores some explanations which are often overlooked.

Public diplomacy – diplomacy directed at people rather than other diplomats – is vital for tackling global risks like climate change, terrorism or HIV obliterate geographic, disciplinary and organisational borders. This project explores how governments can equip themselves to operate effectively in this new context.

This project seeks to raise profound economic and philosophical questions about the nature of ownership, the structure of the firm and policy options for diversifying Britain's business structures.

Demos has launched a major new project to explore progressive conservative thinking and policy.

We are working with the Royal Shakespeare Company as it embarks on a major programme of change in the way it is led and managed, to mirror the physical transformation of its home in Stratford-upon-Avon.

This project will look at what underpins the willingness of adults to engage with children and young people in their local area and how this creates cultural and behavioural norms to monitor behaviour.

This project will work with young people, government and drink industry bodies to consider an effective strategy to combat binge drinking.

This project will map how social change over the last few decades has changed the contexts within which young women grow up and are socialised, based on new data analysis of large-scale longitudinal studies.

This project looks at ideas for raising aspirations amongst young Muslims in the UK.

Following on from our project Characterising Parenting, Demos is building the case for ‘character’ as the key to life chances.