Projects and Publications
The Mile End Institute connects research, policy-making and public debate to deepen and challenge the understanding of British politics, governance and public policy.
Current projects
The Great Sovereignty Debate
The Mile End Institute brought together key academics and campaigners from both sides of the EU referendum debate to discuss the role of sovereignty in Britain's relationship with Europe. Read more.
English Votes for English Laws
This project analyses the implementation of the English Votes for English Laws initiative and its potential impact on the UK’s territorial structures. Read more.
Britain and Europe: The Lessons from History
We explored the historical context for the current debate on the UK’s membership of the EU in a one-day conference bringing together high profile academics, politicians and policymakers, including the Minister for Europe. Read more.
Rethinking Contemporary British Political History
This series of workshops and seminars map new directions in the study of British Government and politics of the recent past. The project focuses on oral history, the digital archive, and the media. Read more.
Devolution in England
In partnership with the Local Government Information Unit, we are undertaking an innovative analysis of the devolution of powers to Greater Manchester, examining the impact on local decision making of this radical policy experiment. Read more.
Policy Fellowships
The Mile End Institute is a founding member of the CSaP Policy Fellowships Affiliate Network, aimed at creating useful and lasting connections between policy-makers and researchers. Read more.
Publications
- Boris Johnson's First Year [PDF 681KB]
- Britain and the European Union: Lessons from History [PDF 176KB]
- English Identity and Radical Politics [PDF 2,387KB]
- English Votes for English Laws Report [PDF 1,728KB]
- Grassroots, Britain's Party Members [PDF 1,755KB]
- Power Down to Level Up [PDF 1,239KB]
Polling
The Mile End Institute produces a regular series of political opinion polls with fieldwork from YouGov. All of our data is published on this site and is available here.