Demos Collections
Does a liberal approach to policy undermine the liberal goal? How should modern Conservatives address questions of race? How can Labour deal with election defeat? When and where does a person's character matter for their life chances?
Demos collections are about bringing together leading thinkers and experts to illuminate and challenge major issues facing politics and society. We consult intellectuals and commentators from the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Conservative Minister David Willetts to Blue Labour guru Maurice Glasman, from journalist Jenni Russell to social reformer Baroness Neuberger, and from philosopher Julian Baggini to illustrator Quentin Blake.
Forthcoming collections include:
The legacy of Octavia Hill
How the ideas and ideals of the C19th social reformer and campaigner continue to be relevent in modern Britain.
A Class Act
Why we need to consider social mobility through the frame of values and disposition rather than purely on the basis of economic advancement.
Noble Lies
What do developments in our understanding of behavioural psychology and economics - particularly of system thinking - mean for the old adage 'honesty is the best policy'? When might a white lie be the best course of action for politicians and policymakers?
Knocking Norway
Dispelling myths and misconceptions about the Scandanavian 'utopias'.