Rediscovering the Civic and Achieving Better Outcomes in Public Policy

Lead Research Organisation: University of Manchester
Department Name: Social Sciences

Abstract

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Publications

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Description Findings still used and cited by policy-makers in the behavioural field, interest in project continues with the publication of the second edition
First Year Of Impact 2009
Sector Communities and Social Services/Policy,Environment
Impact Types Policy & public services

 
Description A randomized controlled trial of a door-to-door recycling campaign 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Participants in your research and patient groups
Results and Impact Slide presentation for a seminar at the University of Manchester event on 21st April 2009

Part of a long term impact of this part of the research
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2009
 
Description Can online deliberation transform citizens? : preliminary findings from an internet field experiment in the UK 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Participants in your research and patient groups
Results and Impact Slide Presentation for informing public policy NatCen/LSE Conference held on 23-4 April 2009

Part of a series of outputs from this project
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2009
URL http://www.promarta.co.uk/ipp/social_and_political_engagement.asp
 
Description Changing institutional behaviour to encourage civic behaviour 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Participants in your research and patient groups
Results and Impact Slide presentation for informing public policy, new agendas for social research - NatCen/LSE Conference 23/24 April 2009

Part of general interest in this research
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2009
URL http://www.promarta.co.uk/ipp/social_and_political_engagement.asp
 
Description Nudge nudge, think think : two strategies for changing civic behaviour 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Policymakers/politicians
Results and Impact Slide presentation given as part of the Involve Seminar Series

Part of a long run impact of a range of events and outputs
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2009