Academic critique is an essential aspect of the Institute’s mission and an important part of its work is conceptual and theoretical. The Institute also adopts an outcomes-focused approach and seeks to apply academic analysis to current problems of governance, with a focus on how potential solutions can be adapted to tackle ‘real world’ problems.
The Institute’s research activities coalesce around the following six thematic tracks:
Additional Projects
Governing Complexity: Design Principles for Improving the Governance of Global Catastrophic Risks
This paper explores the implications of complexity thinking for governing global catastrophic risks such as climate change, ecological collapse and misaligned artificial general intelligence.
28 November 2019
“Let the people decide” – Is Participatory Democracy the Answer to the Climate Crisis?
Funded by the Bartlett Research Grants Scheme (BRGS), this project explores the role of participatory democracy processes in tackling climate change and supporting the net-zero transition.