Publications
Our publications showcase the IfG’s sector-leading research, giving readers an impartial and evidence-based analysis of what makes good government.
Explore our publications
The New Persuaders II
We refocus attention on understanding the resources that contribute to a nation’s soft power.
The State of Commissioning
Bold claims about payment by results mechanisms all depend on capacity for provision entering into new, uncertain, markets.
Smaller and better?
We examine how Whitehall can improve while cutting costs, using examples from around the world.
The New Persuaders
In an effort to map the world's soft power landscape we have worked in partnership with Monocle magazine to develop a Soft Power Index.
United we stand?
Our new report makes recommendations to enable the machinery of government to operate more effectively for coalitions.
Read Before Burning
Our recommendations for increasing the effectiveness and accountability of arm's-length bodies.
Firm foundations for a new politics?
A year on from the MPs' expenses crisis, the Institute for Government has published an assessment of the state of the House of Commons' administration
Transformation in the Ministry of Justice
The Institute for Government's interim 2010 report on the Ministry of Justice's 'Transforming Justice' programme.
Making and breaking Whitehall departments
The Institute for Government (IfG) reports on Whitehall machinery of government changes.
MINDSPACE
Our new report explores how behaviour change theory can help meet current policy challenges.