Projects
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Family and Society
Focusing on how public policy can be better designed to give people and families more power over their lives, this programme brings together research into parenting, ageing and the impact of social change on young people. Led by Louise Bazalgette and Matt Grist, our projects are based on expert analysis of trends, innovative research methods and a progressive vision of social change.
Citizens
Decades of policymaking framed around consumer choice and economic growth have left those formulating policy unsure on how best to balance public and private interests. Led by Jonathan Birdwell, our work in this area seeks to understand the public interest and determine what implications it has for relationships between the state, citizens, business and civil society.
Sweet charity
Jonathan Birdwell, Ally PagetThis project aims to quantify and measure the actual economic and social value of Britain's 5,500 charity shops within communities.
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Be prepared: Scouts and employability
Jonathan BirdwellThis research will seek to explore the extent to which the Scouting movement helps impart employability skills such as team work, confidence, interpersonal skills and leadership
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Families, parenting and harmful drinking
Jonathan Birdwell, Emma VandoreThis project examines how a parent's problematic relationship with alcohol can impact on parenting and children’s perceptions of alcohol.
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Faith and society
Jonathan BirdwellThis project explores the role of faith groups in 21st century British society – in particular, their role in progressive politics.
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Eurovisions
Jonathan BirdwellThis project will investigate young people's attitudes towards the EU across Europe.
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Backsliders: measuring democracy in the EU
Jonathan Birdwell, Sebastien FeveThis project will explore how the European Union can prevent 'backsliding' on democratic commitments among member states.
MoreViolence and Extremism
The last decade has seen a rapid growth in extremist and violent behaviours. There are growing incidences of gang membership, gun and knife crime, religious and political radicalism, and violence motivated by intolerance of others. Led by Jamie Bartlett, our work on violence and extremism seeks to understand what drives such behaviour.
Political Ideas
Alongside and connected with our research programes, Demos has political projects focused on the burning issues in current political thinking.
Demos' 20th Birthday
Sophie Duder , Ralph ScottThis year Demos will celebrate our twentieth year as the UK’s leading cross-party think-tank. We will be celebrating this landmark anniversary with a series of events, publications and lectures which build on our intellectual legacy to ask big questions about the future.
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Demos Finance
Andrew Freeman, Jodie GinsbergDemos Finance is a new financial services research unit, providing industry leaders, policymakers and the public with reliable, objective and easy to understand analysis of the sector.
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Squaring the Circle
Max Wind-CowieThis project investigates how we can promote financial security and wellbeing at a time of declining living standards and constrained public spending.
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The Centre for the Analysis of Social Media
Jamie Bartlett, Carl Miller, Sid Bennett, Rutger Birnie, Evrim CamuzThe Centre produces new political, social and policy insight and understanding through social media research.
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Public Services
The Coalition Government is facing the most significant fiscal challenges of postwar Britain. Led by Claudia Wood, our work on public finance will interrogate how the radical action needed to rebalance the budget can be undertaken without abandoning progressive goals.
Time and place
Claudia Wood, Ally Paget, Jo SalterThis research aims to identify precisely what values people associate with dying in a home environment and establish why so many more people say they want to die at home.
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Generation strains
Duncan O'Leary, Jo SalterThis project will analyse the generational shift in attitudes towards the welfare state and its far-reaching implications.
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Transitions at the end of life
Claudia Wood, Ally Paget, Jo SalterDemos is exploring the possibility of personalised end of life care that reflects personal values and also involves maximum choice and control for care users and their families.
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A wider lens
Duncan O'Leary, Jo SalterThrough this project, Demos hopes to paint a detailed and evidence-based picture of the lives of families who are struggling with the cumulative effect of multiple disadvantage in Scotland today.
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The Power of Prepaid
Jo Salter, Claudia Wood, Ally PagetThis research is exploring the potential of prepaid card technology to achieve a personalised, integrated, empowering state.
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The Disability in Austerity Study
Claudia Wood, Eugene GrantThis project tracks the lives of five disabled families through the public spending cuts.
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