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Institutional reform

2020s crises and change: a guide to the terrain

Blog

17 Jan 2022

Ian Burbidge

Ian Burbidge assesses how we'll need to navigate social change in light of the pandemic further exposing structural inequalities.
RSA Fellow Kevin Maxwell awarded MBE

Fellowship news

01 Dec 2021

Kevin Maxwell FRSA was awarded an MBE for services to Diversity through Literature.
Supporting our communities: Time to move from false competition to needs-based investment

Blog

29 Nov 2021

Ian Burbidge

Ian Burbidge on the importance of learning from previous area-based funding initiatives to address inequality across the UK.
The intervening state

Comment

14 Sep 2021

James Wilson

Is it possible to move from a neglectful state to a nurturing one? James Wilson looks at the complex systems involved
How should we govern ourselves in the future?

Blog

13 Sep 2021

Anthony Painter

Anthony Painter proposes three possible models for how we might tackle the issues facing modern society.
White Privilege in sport runs deeper than the Euros

Comment

29 Jul 2021

Chandran Nair FRSA

Chandran Nair FRSA shines a light on white privilege in the global sports industry and argues that our response to racism in sport must run deeper.
A new UK Constitution

Comment

19 May 2021

Tim Heywood FRSA

Tim Heywood FRSA on why the UK would benefit from a written Constitution.
Hierarchy: can’t live without it, can we live with it?

Blog

14 May 2021

Matthew Taylor

In the ninth of a series of posts about ‘coordination theory’ - a set of ideas about human motivation, organisational and social change - the form of 'hierarchy' is analysed. Hierarchy is a form which we seem in equal parts to resent and to need.
Governing for the future: Lessons in democracy and governance from Covid-19

Policy briefing

29 Apr 2021

The UK’s response to the pandemic has been hampered by internal inefficiencies in government. These issues have been exacerbated by scandals and clandestine decision making during the pandemic. Our report looks at the lessons the UK government can learn from how the pandemic has been dealt with abroad.
People's Powerhouse listening event: future of the north

Fellowship news

17 Mar 2021

RSA Fellows are invited to a free online listening event with the People’s Powerhouse, Sarah Longlands (CEO of CLES) and three northern mayors, taking place on Monday 22 March at 10am – 12.30pm.