British Academy Policy Centre

The British Academy Policy Centre oversees a programme of activities including reports and events, which aim to engage expertise within the humanities and social sciences to shed light on wider public policy issues. It was launched in October 2009, and is supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and Economic and Social Research Council.

For further details see About the Policy Centre

Recent News and Outputs

16 May 2012 Nudging citizens towards localism?

Peter John and Liz Richardson report on whether government's desire to change behaviours is at odds with their localism policies. 

25 April 2012 Public service broadcasting's continued rude health

Chris Hanretty's report for the British Academy discusses the ways PSB is funded and structured, and its quality of output.

20 April 2012 Have the social sciences failed us?

Andrew Gamble responds to Aditya Chakrabortty, arguing that social scientists are contributing ideas to the public sphere - but that ideas without politics are not enough.

19 April 2012 Minority legal orders in the UK: Minorities, pluralism and the law

Maleiha Malik's report for the British Academy examines what are often described as ‘parallel legal systems’, setting out practical ways for the state to respond to and work with them.