Independent institute, founded in 1993. Demos was launched to help reinvigorate public policy and political thinking which were felt to have become too short-term, partisan and out of touch with an increasingly complex society. It has done extensive work on democratic innovation, family and gender, time use and work, welfare reform, social policy generally, local governance and community, public management and ideological transformation. Current central themes are marginalized youth, social network dynamics and social policy, future directions for executive government, trust, social capital and cultural change, as well as work on European integration and the social impacts of technical change.
Recent work is also concerned with environmental policy issues.
Accepts contract research. Mr. Christie, Ian, Deputy Director.