The Centre for Institutional Studies (CIS) is a well-established research centre informed by a distinctive approach to policy analysis, evaluation, and institutional effectiveness. For the last Research Assessment Exercise (2002-2008) CIS had a research income of over £1 million.
You can download copies of our Research Reports, Essays and documents from our Commentary Series from this site.
Since the early 1980s CIS has observed and analysed the management and development of voluntary and community organisations, their ways of working and their responses to external policies, political and socio-economic changes in the environment. Research into voluntary organisations and voluntary action undertaken by CIS covers a wide range of issues, reflecting the Centre’s experience of working with a wide range of organisations and groups and the diversity of issues in the sector.
The theme running through this year’s research work has been sharing information about ‘practice problems’ and research findings with local community organisations, social enterprises, and public agencies, to take forward ideas about how to make research more useful to practitioners and policy-makers.
The Centre works collaboratively with its clients, combining theoretical analysis with practical and empirical work, which provides insight into the workings of voluntary organisations and voluntary action. This approach is combined with teaching to inform and develop organisations and those who work in them.
The Centre has a team of researchers who contribute to the development of policies and practices related to urban renewal. The research team work with statutory agencies including local authorities and the police, with voluntary sector and community organisations, and with local people. Researchers are involved in evaluating the impact of a range of national and local programmes.
You can read about our previous research in our annual CIS Research Newsletter:
You can also read more about our Current Research on this site.
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