Ipsos MORI Publications

Strengthening Local Democracy - Focus Groups
February 2010
Ipsos MORI focus groups inform Strengthening Local Democracy Consultation, answering tough questions including "do councils have the powers they need to tackle climate change?"

Young people speak out: attitudes to, and perceptions of, full-time volunteering
2 June 2009
v, the national youth volunteering charity, commissioned Ipsos MORI to undertake qualitative and quantitative research among young people aged 16-25 in England, to explore their views and experiences of volunteering, and specifically full-time volunteering placements.

Activating Empowerment
June 2009
This report provides a detailed account of many of the mechanisms local authorities and public services can use to empower local communities. Activating Empowerment shows how empowerment mechanisms - such as participatory budgeting and deliberative forms of engagement - have the potential to restructure the relationship between service providers and users, state and citizen, and with it the very nature of political decision-making in the twenty first century.

What works in community cohesion
June 2007
The Commission on Integration and Cohesion (CIC) was established in August 2006 as a fixed-term body (reporting in June 2007), charged with deepening an understanding of community cohesion issues and relevant policy approaches, and developing practical approaches to support community cohesion in local areas. This research study was commissioned to contribute to the ongoing work of Communities and Local Government and the Commission. It seeks to help understand ‘what works’ in terms of cohesion policy and initiatives by investigating policy and practice in six case-study areas.