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Policy Network is an international thinktank dedicated to promoting progressive policies and the renewal of social democracy. Policy Network facilitates the sharing of ideas and experiences among politicians, policymakers and experts on the centre-left. Read more about what we do.

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Tracking migration trends in Europe during recession and recovery

Exploring what we know about how the recession is affecting migration flows in European countries, Phil Woolas will join professors John Salt and Rainer Münz and other leading experts in analysing the latest data on migration trends.
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publication

Global power revisited: the role of the United States in a changing world order

Focusing on the role of the US in a changing world order, this new Foresight publication brings together "insider" and "outsider" perspectives on the key global challenges facing America as we move towards a more multi-polar world.
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From crisis to opportunity: social justice in the global age

From crisis to opportunity: social justice after the recession

Marking the launch of "Social Justice in the Global Age" David Held, Andrew Gamble, Diane Perrons, and Anthony Giddens lead a panel discussion on the imperatives for social justice as the global economic crisis slowly abates.
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Foresight USA

Providing a unique opportunity to advance the task of forging a new global consensus on the shape of the emerging world order and the role of the US within it, the Foresight project held a major regional symposium in Washington DC on the 18-19 June.
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research

Managing migration in times of economic crisis

Investigating the politics of migration in periods of economic turbulence, this new research strand will bring together leading international experts to explore changing migration trends and patterns from an explicitly cross-European perspective.
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conference

The politics of climate change: from economic crisis to business revolution

Discussing how the economic crisis can lead to a business revolution in low-carbon industries and how the state can best play an active, incentivising and facilitating role in this process, Policy Network organised a major conference in London on 5th of June.
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book

Social Justice in the Global Age

The need to forge a new kind of 21st century social contract has become all the more urgent in a period of global crisis. Edited by Olaf Cramme & Patrick Diamond, this new publication sets out a comprehensive path for advancing social justice in the global age.
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pamphlet

Responses to the global crisis: charting a progressive path

Focusing on the major economic and political challenges thrown up by the global crisis, this Policy Network puplication brings together proposals from over 40 internationally renowned authors on how the centre-left should respond.
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conference

What future for social investment?

Assessing the diversity, feasibility, and economic and social relevance of social investment strategies in the context of the global crisis and the future of the European Union, this conference took place in Stockholm on 7-8 May, 2009.
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Progressive Governance Conference 2009

The Progressive Governance Conference and Summit took place in Chile from the 26-27 March. An archive site containing conference reports, speeches, video interviews, photos, blogs, and the Summit communique is available here.
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article

Progress or pitfall? Tentative steps in UK migration policy

The underlying objectives behind the overhaul of all previous UK immigration and citizenship legislation are a step in the right direction, but progress is hampered by the policy framework which guides delivery, argues Annie Bruzzone.
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article

A healthy relationship

As "formestic" policies become increasingly important, Chinese plans to invest in healthcare will benefit US-China relations, says Nina Hachigian, in a new article for the Foresight project.
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paper

Options for the EU post-2009

Examining how the EU can evolve into the next decade in a world of rapid globalisation and economic and financial uncertainty, the first draft of the synthesis report "Options for the EU post-2009" has now been published.
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Rethinking migration: work and welfare in a mobile economy

Questioning the utility of approaches to labour migration that rely on developing and implementing more selective immigration policies, a new Policy Network paper calls for a more holistic approach to managing migration in our societies.
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