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The politics of public behaviour

This project is a chance to explore the tensions in the current debate between fostering a 'nanny state' and finding a response to some of the most pressing social issues of our time.

Its seems the politics of public behaviour matters more then ever. From diet and smoking to household energy use, pensions saving to personal debt, recycling to transport use, we can now see clearly emerging a new set of political issues which have a huge and direct influence on quality of life for millions of people.

But as government attempts to grapple with these issues, two important sets of questions remain:

  1. Is there a legitimate role for government in seeking to change people’s behaviour? 
  2.  What are the practical ways in which both government and others across society can make a difference?
This project is a chance to explore the tensions in the current debate between fostering a 'nanny state' and finding a response to the most pressing social issues of our time.

The project is sponsored by Masterfoods.