Upcoming Events

IPPR is thrilled to invite you to this really exciting event looking at Just Transitions around the world and what we can learn from them. From #BuildBackBetter to Net Zero to Black Lives Matter – 2020 has been characterised by calls for a better and more sustainable future. Transition narratives have dominated much of the public conversation, with Covid-19 shifting our thinking on what a good, dignified, decent life is. Calls for transitions also uncover cultural, social, and political decision-making…

Book your place >>> Webinar: Unleashing the power of anchor institutions through networks About this webinar This FREE webinar will explore in depth the potential for positive change delivered by anchor institution networks and the ins and outs of how to develop a network for your place. About anchor institution networks In the light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the idea of a whole place approach to community wealth building has grown significantly and, in this, anchor institutions can be a…

Over the past few months, the UK and devolved governments have provided a series of temporary lifelines to help those facing hardship to weather the Coronavirus storm. But we need more sustained efforts to keep afloat those already struggling and prevent more people from being pulled under.JRF will shortly be publishing the biannual report Destitution in the UK 2020. A research team led by Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick (Heriot-Watt University) have estimated levels of destitution on the eve of the pandemic…

This event is part of the Transnational Law Institute's 2021/21 Seminar Series, focusing on Pandemics & Inequality. About this Event The fatal burden of inequality: why are certain groups more affected in this pandemic, and what to do about it? Event Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has served both to expose and exacerbate already longstanding inequalities. The risks of infection, severe disease and death are not equally distributed in the population – rather, a very familiar pattern is emerging whereby different…

The vital labour of 'key workers' has been widely lauded during the pandemic. But can the trend of recent decades toward inequalities in earning and status be reversed? Meet our speakers and chair Kate Bell (@kategobell) is the Head of the Rights, International, Social and Economics department at the TUC. Deborah Hargreaves (@deborahharg) is the Chair of the London Child Poverty Alliance and a founder and director of the High Pay Centre, an independent think-tank that monitors executive pay. She…

While it is now widely accepted that inequality is the defining issue of our time and there is growing research on the drivers and impacts of inequalities, there has been less focus on how inequalities are experienced and resisted by ordinary people and communities. The newly launched Politics of Inequality research theme at the International Inequalities Institute explores the practices of resistance, mobilisation, and contestation from a bottom-up perspective. This panel will discuss the following questions why we established this…