Demos is issuing a call to evidence for it's work on The Character Inquiry.

A growing body of evidence shows that character is the most important factor in determining life chances.  The Character Inquiry brings together research leaders and experts to explore how developing character skills can be encouraged in public and private life.

Demos is exploring how lifestyles in Britain have changed in the past few decades and what it is that make our modern lives unique.

Anatomy of Youth is a new research project which will look at society and policy making from the perspective of young people in Britain aged 16-25.

In recent months there have been many proposals to create a youth civic service. But what should such a scheme try to achieve? What should it look like? And what are the views of young people themselves?

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.

This project aims to identify an effective cross-border approach to tackling forced marriage in Britain.

This project explores the tensions, hidden assumptions and challenges to the ideals and institutions that make open societies.

This research will look at the potential benefits of a British international citizen service, investigating how it can be integrated into Big Society initiatives and increase civic engagement.

The project will explore the possibilities for a new politics of work.

A landmark project on everyday power shows how far we have to travel to become a nation of powerful people.

This project will feature a 'People's Inquiry' to explore people's attitudes to the use of their personal information. It will use the outcomes from the deliberative groups to develop practical ideas for matching public expectations and personal information policy.

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.

The debate about what support young people with special educational needs receive for their learning, needs to start with what young people themselves really value - not just where they go to school.

The Atlas of Ideas was a three year programme at Demos, which explored changes in the global geography of science and innovation. Between 2005 and 2008, it published studies of China, India, South Korea and Brazil.

The planning system has been reborn – what roles will planners be playing, and what tools will they need, to maximise the democratic potential of the planning system?

This collection will outline the lessons to be learned from inter-organisational collaboration in practice, through case studies looking at successful collaboration in action, and conceptual and systems analysis.

Our new website is designed for transparency and discussion. Let us know if you have technical difficulties, questions about new features, new ideas and suggestions.

We're committed to being an environmentally-friendly organisation. With all the travel we're doing, it's not going to be easy. We want to share our experiences and efforts at going green on this page - with the ultimate aim of becoming a zero carbon/zero waste workplace.

This project looks at the role social housing providers can play in helping people back to independent living following a period in hospital.

Demos is currently looking at how social housing providers can act as co-ordinators and hubs for support and earlier intervention for their clients.

This project will focus on school-to-work transition: how our education and training systems are preparing young people for employment.

The London Olympics are on track to regenerate a vast swathe of East London, turning a poisonsed industrial site into the biggest new park since Hyde Park, but how will Londoners really benefit and have the goals been met?

Smart city technologies promise to make cities more efficient, liveable and productive. There are real implementation challenges on introducing new technologies at scale in an established city. What are the costs and benefits for London?

Despite being one of the most prosperous cities in the world, London has among the UK’s highest rates of worklessness: one in three working age Londoners is out-of-work. What will be the impact of welfare reforms on London and how London can get the best from this new system? How can models of localism and devolution boost employment in the capital?

This project focusses on access to higher education in London's schools and boroughs and looks at high skills as a key economic driver. 

The Thames is one of London's greatest assets but also presents one of its more pressing challenges. How can improvements to the quality of the architecture and public spaces, and more use of the banks and the river itself be financed, managed and delivered?

The plans for East London Tech City have generated a good deal of excitement. But the way ahead is far from clear. This project looks at how these plans can be best achieved, by comparing East London to other international tech based regenerations and by talking directly to entreprenuers.