News & Announcements

Social progress: a defining agenda, a broad outline, a potential coalition According to the first IPSP Report, social progress can be affirmed as a key moral compass for action, and forms a substantial actionable agenda, but important obstacles and uncertainty...

Based on the first meeting of the Advisory Board (Sept. 27-29, Paris), the new Work Program of IPSP for the coming years has been finalized. While flexible and adaptable to future possibilities and opportunities, it defines a roadmap and answers the basic questions...

We are sorry to share the sad news of the loss of Prof. Saleemul Huq, who had recently joined the new Advisory Board of IPSP. The director of the International Centre for Climate Change & Development (ICCCAD), he was a renowned academic and a relentless climate...

The first meeting took place at Institute for Advanced Studies in Paris on Sept. 27-29. Intense, lively and very productive discussions in the most congenial and productive atmosphere, about : purpose and value-added of IPSP2.0...

The first meeting of the Advisory Board of the International Panel on Social Progress to be held in Paris on September 27th-29th, 2023.  The Coordination Council approved yesterday the organisation of the first meeting of the Advisory Board at the Institute...

The composition of the Coordination Council of the new International Panel on Social Progress is now complete.  Thanks to the diversity of international experience, thematic expertise and geographical origins of its 12 members, the Coordination Council will constitute...

The First Report (Rethinking Society for the 21st Century) was published in 2018, and the Manifesto for Social Progress has been translated and made available to a wide audience since then. After dozens of presentations and debates around the report, the Manifesto and...

We are deeply sorry to report the death on Oct. 27 of Stephan Klasen, Professor of Development Economics at the University of Göttingen, and coordinating lead author of the first IPSP report.

Professors Grace Davie, Nancy Ammerman, and Samia Huq, all IPSP lead authors are organizing a panel discussion via Zoom on June 19, from 14h00 till 16h00, hosted by Friends of Europe.

Prof. Marie Laure Djelic (IPSP Steering Committee and Dean of the School of Management at Science Po Paris, France) presented the Manifesto For Social Progress: Ideas For A Better Society’s views on the possible reforms of corporate governance to reconcile profits and socio-environmental considerations.

Members of the IPSP Steering Committee presented at a half-day conference at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, in Lisbon to launch in Portugal and release the manifesto.

Professor Elisa Reis hosts an alternative solution policy conference on December 18. Panelists were invited to discuss issues such as inequality of opportunity, the future of work and distribution of income and wealth.

A+Network continues its programme of in-depth analysis of themes projected to have firm and disrupting impacts on our future. In 2019 initiatives will be organized in collaboration with some relevant networks, approaching the same themes from different perspectives....

We (a few of my friends and I) came to the idea after all our libraries in the town in and after the war ended up being taken by the people from nationalist parties, Croat and Bosniak respectively. Much of the literature on socialism in those libraries have been...

IPSP is co-organizing with the "Groupe Bobigny" a debate on "The enterprise as a local agent of social and environmental progress". Prof. Marie-Laure Salles-Djelic, Member of the IPSP Steering Committee and Dean of the School of Management and Innovation at...

On Thursday, June 27, Prof. Marie-Laure Djelic delivered the keynote address at SASE's 30th Anniversary Conference in New York City. The conference brought together leading academics to think about the way that "the future" can be incorporated into how we think about...

The University of Bordeaux, France is to host an IPSP launch event on June 18, 2019 with Marc Fleurbaey, Steering Committee member and contributing author of the IPSP Report and Manifesto. The launch will be part of the Summer Seminar of the GREThA Reasearch...

This year IPSP partnered with the Youth7 Group (Y7), along with the OECD, the IDDRI, the ESCP Europe, the OFCE and other main institutions. The Y7, is the G7 youth engagement group initiated by Open Diplomacy during the French presidency of the G20 / G8 in 2011. The...

The Institut Louis Bachelier will hold a conference in Paris on June 19th.

A workshop at Nuffield College will mark the launch of the IPSP report and commemorate the work of economist Tony Atkinson.

IPSP author Marc Fleurbaey led a conference of Anvie, a network of researchers and business experts, on the topic of social progress.

IPSP is set to have a Keynote Speaker and Film Screening at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul in Campo Grande.

An IPSP film screening is to take place at the Federal University of Santa Carina in Florianopolis.

The IPSP Report and Manifesto are to be presented at the launch event at the Pompeu Fabra University in Spain.

The IPSP Report and Manifesto are to be presented at a conference hosted by the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) on June 27-29, 2019 at The New School in New York City.

IPSP authors participated in the Latin American Studies Association conference on May 24-27.

On June 4th, IPSP authors and steering community members Marie-Laure Djelic and Marc Fleurbaey will speak about the IPSP report and its main conclusions during a session of the Sustainable Development and Environmental Economics Seminar (SDDEE) as part of the 2019...

On June 24 IPSP author Dr. Marc Fleurbaey will travel to São Paulo, Brazil to give a lecture about the IPSP Report and the Manifesto for Social Progress to the "Centro de Estudos da Metrópole," a Brazilian research institute. The event will NOT be broadcast over the...

In July, the G20 “Insights Platform,” part of a new initiative of the “Think 20 Engagement Group," published four new policy proposals to the G20. The policy briefs produced describe both recommendations and visions in various policy areas. Three of the briefs were...

A launch event for the Dutch-translated “For Social Progress: Professors on the Barricades” on May 7, 2019, at the Univerity of KU Leuven.

Marc Fleurbaey discusses the goals of IPSP and his work to understand our society and “act to ensure a better future for all” in an interview with the MCC.

IPSP author Lorraine Talbot (Ch. 6) participated in a panel on Corporate Responsibility.

Marc Fleurbaey presented at an event on March 16.

IPSP authors will participate in a major conference in Berlin on March 18-19.

An IPSP panel discussion and film screening will be held in Tucson on March 2-3.

Olivier Bouin will speak at a “consensus conference” held in Paris on Feb. 26.

Photos and video are available from the event on January 28.

IPSP author Marie-Laure Djelic is a featured speaker at a Comité 21 debate on Jan. 22.

An IPSP debate and film screening will be held at Sapienza University, Rome on February 1.

The Mouvement Chrétien des Cadres et dirigeants will host Marc Fleurbaey for a discussion about the IPSP’s Manifesto for Social Progress.

A round table and film screening will be held at the Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian on Monday.

“A New Society” will screen at The Impact Hub in Amsterdam on Wednesday, Jan. 9.

A presentation of the IPSP report and a screening of the new documentary will take place in Montaut, France.

IPSP author Marie-Laure Salles-Djelic is a keynote speaker at a summit in Val d’Isere, France.

IPSP member Marc Fleurbaey will speak about how stakeholders can more effectively achieve their priorities.

A screening of the new IPSP documentary will take place at the Princeton Public Library, Princeton, N.J.

An article about the IPSP appears in the latest issue of Italian magazine La Nuova Ecologia.

A special issue of the journal includes a review symposium on the IPSP report.

IPSP author Ravi Kanbur is a keynote speaker at two entrepreneurship events in Helsinki, Finland, December 4-5.

IPSP authors will lead a session at the conference in Incheon, South Korea.

A debate about the IPSP report will be held at the House of Lords on Friday, Nov. 30.

The IPSP co-created a week-long exhibition centered about the Sustainable Development Goals.

A panel discussion on the new Manifesto for Social Progress will take place at the Woodrow Wilson School.

Saskia Sassen, Ana Falu, and Doris Tarchópulos will present in Bogotá on November 22.

A day-long forum with IPSP authors will take place at Hitotsubashi University on November 11.

A discussion and debate about the conclusions of the IPSP report will be held at Sciences Po’s School of Management.

A presentation and panel discussion of the IPSP report will be held in New Delhi.

An IPSP seminar will be held at CIDE in Mexico City, Mexico.

IPSP author Ravi Kanbur gave a seminar at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy on Oct. 18.

Ravi Kanbur will give a seminar at the University of Indonesia.

A special screening of “A New Society,” the new documentary about the IPSP report, will take place at GREP-MP on Saturday, October 20th.

Two events will take place at the University of Florence and the European University Institute.

The Institute for Futures Studies will hold a seminar and film screening in Stockholm, Sweden.

IPSP authors participated in an invited session on Sept. 26.

IPSP authors will participate in a panel discussion and reception in Windsor, U.K.

Several IPSP authors will discuss the work of the IPSP at the Think 20 summit on Tuesday, Sept. 18.

The journal Global Media and Communication published a special issue about Chapter 13 of the IPSP report.

The Italian magazine “I Martedì” devoted an issue to social progress, following the interdisciplinary approach of the IPSP report.

IPSP authors contributed to several policy proposals for the G20 advisory group.

You can now watch the video from the IPSP and Technology’s Stories launch event in Sussex, May 15th.

The Bergen Summer Research School (Norway) will hold an event to present and discuss the IPSP report.

The London School of Economics will host a workshop on the IPSP report.

A special issue of Technology’s Stories by the Society for the History of Technology is dedicated to the IPSP report.

IPSP author Mustapha Nabli (Ch. 6) will give a presentation on social progress at the Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts.

IPSP author Grace Davie presented Chapter 16 at a conference on Freedom of Religion and Belief in Windsor, U.K.

IPSP author Ravi Kanbur (Steering Committee) will speak as part of the World Bank’s Development Research Seminar Series.

IPSP authors Elisa Reis and Fernando Filgueira presented the IPSP at a conference of the Interacademy Partnership in Beijing, China, Dec. 9-10.

Gianluca Grimalda, Coordinating Lead Author for Chapter 8, will hold a seminar at the Sapienza University of Rome.

The IPSP’s partners in Uruguay are holding an event in Montevideo with the theme of basic income and social progress

IPSP author Andreas Peichl (Ch. 3) presented at ECFIN’s Annual Research Conference, Nov. 20.

On Monday, October 30, IPSP author Ravi Kanbur spoke at the University of Southern California's Price School of Public Policy. He presented the findings of Chapter 22 of the IPSP report, on the contributions of the social sciences to social progress. For more...

IPSP authors Marc Fleurbaey (Steering Committee) and Ottmar Edenhofer (Ch. 4) will present at the “Crossroads” conference on climate action, Nov. 4-5.

IPSP authors presented Chapter 13 at the University of Pennsylvania’s
Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication

IPSP author Marc Fleurbaey (Steering Committee) is a keynote speaker at the NGO Expo in New York, Sept. 22.

IPSP author Stephan Klasen presented Chapter 3 at the PEGNet conference in Zurich, Sept. 11-12.

IPSP author Pelin Tan is a featured speaker at the upcoming event “Q Berlin Questions,” October 19-20.

IPSP author Christiane Spiel (ch. 19) gives presentations on education at three conferences.

IPSP author Vivian Lin (ch. 11) presents the IPSP at the ICPP conference in Singapore.

IPSP authors will present Chapter 13 at the annual conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research, July 16-20.

Nora Lustig (Ch. 3) will be part of a group to review and make recommendations on the state of the international financial architecture.

Marc Fleurbaey (Steering Committee), Gianluca Grimalda (ch. 8), and Ottmar Edenhofer (ch. 4) will participate in a conference aimed at advising the G20 group of nations.

On February 1–2, the T20 Group held a high-level conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, to discuss the G20's relationship with Africa. The T20 (or Think20) is an international network of research organizations dedicated to advising the G20 group ahead of their...

On April 3–4, IPSP authors met at the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico City, to discuss Chapter 19 of the IPSP report.

Coordinating Lead Author Ottmar Edenhofer (Ch. 4) will speak at the German Development Institute on “How to address global challenges in times of nationalism.”

We regretfully announce the death of Kenneth Arrow, member of our Honorary Advisory Board. His contribution to economics has been enormous and spanned all areas of the discipline, starting with a PhD on collective choice that already announced his deep interest in the...

IPSP author Nico Cloete (Ch. 19) recently presented the work of the IPSP at the University of Oslo (UiO).

The second meeting of IPSP Lead Authors is underway at the University Institute of Lisbon. You can follow it live at @IPSProgress! Click here for more information about the meeting.

A few months ago, IPSP authors Nancy Ammerman and Grace Davie issued a wide-ranging call for comments on the first draft of the IPSP report. As the Coordinating Lead Authors of Chapter 16, entitled "Religions and Social Progress," they invited the community of...

We regretfully announce the death of Sir Anthony Atkinson, member of our Honorary Advisory Board. His work on inequalities, poverty and many dimensions of public policy has had considerable impact and will remain a reference. His encouragements to the work of IPSP...

IPSP authors Andreas Peichl (Ch. 3) and Werner Eichhorst (Ch. 7) will present their work at seminar with the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

Olivier Bouin (Steering Committee) presents the IPSP at the Commissariat Général à l’Egalité des Territoires (CGET).

IPSP author Marc Fleurbaey (Steering Committee) presents the IPSP at a meeting at the OECD.

The T20 network of think tanks and research organizations held a conference to kick off the next phase of the G20 forum.

The upcoming meeting of the Brazilian Econometric Society will feature a special presentation by four IPSP authors.

IPSP member Marc Fleurbaey (Steering Committee) presents the work of the IPSP at the Festival de l’incertitude in Paris.

The IPSP is joining the Council for Global Problem Solving (CGP), an international consortium of research institutions working to find sustainable solutions to major transnational problems.

IPSP Steering Committee member Marc Fleurbaey presents at a Development Policy Seminar at the Development Policy and Analysis Division of the UN.

IPSP authors will present at the upcoming conference of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA).

The Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, will host a panel of IPSP authors to discuss “International Poverty, Inequality and Well-Being.”

IPSP author Doris Tarchópulos (Ch. 5) presents on the possibility of creating a more just city.

On October 20th, the World Bank will hold a discussion of the first draft of the IPSP report. Marc Fleurbaey (Steering Committee) will provide an overview of the panel and discuss "Narratives about social progress," based on Chapters 4 and 8 of the report; Henry...

The annual conference of the the South Asia Network of Economic Research Institutes (SANEI) will take place on November 7-8 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The conference will include a "Panel Discussion on Growth and Human Development," led by IPSP author Dr. Purnamita...

On October 17th, the Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) will host a seminar to discuss Chapter 7 of the IPSP report, entitled "The Future of Work: Good Jobs for All?" Speakers at the event include Andre Portela and Werner Eichhorst, the Coordinating Lead Authors for...

  On Oct. 19, 2016, Ingrid Woolard, Lead Author of Chapter 3 (Inequality and social progress), talks about IPSP and her work on cash transfers at the Johannesburg conference on Comprehensive Social Protection in the Southern African Development Community,...

On June 16, 2016, Marius Busemeyer presented the chapter on „How education promote social progress“ at a Symposium sponsored by the OECD entitled „From Inclusion and Equity in Education to Social and Economic Prosperity“. The Symposium brought together current and...

On September 29-30, the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, will host a conference in honor of the 500th anniversary of Thomas More's Utopia as well as the 25th anniversary of UCL's Hoover Chair of Economic and...

At the SPRU 50th anniversary conference organized by Johan Schot on Sept. 7-9 at the University of Sussex, a special session on IPSP will gather several IPSP authors. More details can be found here.

Rethinking Society for the 21st Century: Developing a Science and Technology Studies Perspective Panelists: Johan Schot, Introduction to the IPSP and the STS contribution Saurabh Arora, Social Progress a Compass Eden Media, Supranational Organizations and Technologies...

On Sept. 22 at 20:00, at Collège des Bernardins, 20 rue de Poissy, in Paris, Simon Deakin (CLA, Chapter 6) and Marc Fleurbaey (Steering Committee) will present IPSP work on "the future of capitalism". Discussants are Christian Chavagneux (Alternatives Economiques) and...

On July 30, at the University of Leicester, UK, the 2016 congress of the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION RESEARCH holds a session with IPSP authors Gerard Goggin, Ingrid Volkmer, Herman Wasserman: Global Media Policy, Governance, and Rights...

IPSP, in partnership with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and Centre de Recherches en Ethique (University of Montreal), organizes two round-tables at the World Social Forum on Aug. 12, Université McGill – Pavillon Leacook (Local 110), 855 rue Sherbrooke Ouest Montréal. 9:00...

From June 22 - 26, the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) is holding its annual meeting in Singapore. The purpose of the society is to facilitate an interdisciplinary discussion on the relationship of technology to politics, economics, science, the arts, and...

On May 17 and 18, CD Links - a collaborative research project linking climate and development policies -  held an expert workshop on multi-disciplinary dialogue on poverty and inequality in climate modeling. Coordinating Lead Author of Chapter 4, Ottmar Edenhofer,...

From April to May, Lorenz Lassnigg visited the University of Tampere's School of Education (EDU) in Finland. A member of EDU's academic group on equality and justice in education, he spent his time conducting research, engaging in conversations, and also giving an...

From June 2 - 5, the Law and Society Association will convene in New Orleans for its annual meeting. Under this year's theme of "At the Delta: Belonging, Place and Visions of Law and Social Change", the meeting will also feature a roundtable session on the...

Chapter 9, on democracy and the rule of law, and Chapter 14, on democracy and equality, will hold their chapter workshops at the Institute for Future Studies in Stockholm, Sweden. The workshops will take place on May 17 and 18 and will be an opportunity for the...

Chapter 12, under coordination from Gopalan Balachandran (Graduate Institute of Geneva, Switzerland) and Grégoire Mallard (Graduate Institute of Geneva, Switzerland), will be meeting at the Graduate Institute Geneva in Switzerland later this week. The chapter is...

Chapter 5, focused on cities, met at FMSH in Paris, France this past weekend. The chapter is led by CLA Edgar Pieterse (University of Cape Town, South Africa) and CLA Saskia Sassen (Columbia University, USA) as well as eight other lead authors. We thank FMSH for their...

Chapter 15 on Social Progress and Cultural Change and Chapter 20 on Belonging and Solidarity will both hold their chapter workshops this month. The authors will convene at the Institute for Future Studies in Stockholm, Sweden on April 28 and 29. The chapter workshop...

Chapter 1 on Social Trends and New Geographies is scheduled to meet at Dublin City University for their chapter workshop at the end of this month. From April 28 to 29, the two coordinating lead authors and twelve lead authors will meet to discuss their work and make...

On April 25 and 26, Chapter 8 on Social Justice, Well-Being and Economic Organization will meet in Stockholm, Sweden. The chapter consists of two coordinating lead authors, Karl Ove Moene (University of Oslo, Norway) and David Schkade (University of California – San...

Chapter 10 on Violence, Wars, Peace, Security will be meeting in Paris, France later this month. The chapter workshop, held at FMSH on April 22 and April 23, will allow the two coordinating lead authors, Peter Wallensteen (University of Uppsala) and Michel Wieviorka...

Chapter 3 on Inequality and Social Progress, under the leadership of Rebeca Grynspan and Stephen Klasen, will be meeting this weekend April 8th and 9th. The chapter workshop allows the coordinating lead and lead authors to come together face-to-face and make progress...

Cécile Laborde will present the work of the International Panel on Social Progress at the Skoll World Forum in Oxford April 13-16. This will be a great opportunity to make the world of global social entrepreneurship aware of the work of the IPSP and build synergies as...

Chapter 13 on Media and Communication, led by Nick Couldry and Koichi Iwabuchi, will meet at the University of Melbourne for a three-day chapter workshop. The workshop will take place from April 13 to April 15. A public lecture and panel will open the workshop: In...

Chapter 7 (The Future of Work: Good Jobs for All?) will meet in Paris, France on April 11th and 12th. Our gratitude extends to Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the University of Manchester for their generous support of this workshop. We would also like to thank Didier...

Chapter 11, "Supranational Organizations and Technologies of Governance", meets on March 14-15 at the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies. Program for March 14 (open to the public): Organizer: Marc Fleurbaey, Robert E. Kuenne Professor in...

On March 5 and 6, Chapter 6 ("Markets, Finance and Corporations: Does Capitalism Have a Future?") will meet for their chapter workshop at ESSEC in Paris. The workshop is hosted by Marie-Laure Djelic and supported by ESSEC as well as the Swedish Research Council....

The meeting for "Religions, Communities, Ideas, and Practices" (working title for Chapter 16) will take place at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study, in Uppsala, from 17-20 March, 2016.  We are grateful to SCAS for supporting this venture.

The Lead Authors of Chapter 2 ("Social Progress, A Compass") hold their workshop on Feb. 19-20, hosted by the University Center for Human Values.

The authors of the Chapter "How Can Education Promote Social Progress?" meet at the University of Vienna on Feb. 10-13 for a workshop hosted by Christiane Spiel.

The IPSP Chapter on Global Health and the Changing Contours of Human Life meets on February 5-6, 2016, at the Institute for Futures Studies, Stockholm, hosted by Gustaf Arrhenius, Director of the Institute.

The IPSP Chapter on Families gathers for a workshop on Jan. 29-30, 2016, at the University of Miami, hosted by Merike Blofield, Director of the Women’s and Gender Studies Program.

The STS cross-chapter group meets in Hannover, on Jan. 13-15, 2016, to brainstorm about the role STS can play in Rethinking Society, and the notion of Social Progress. The participants of the workshop are authors spread over all the chapters of the IPSP report to...

The International Panel on Social Progress will be publishing its first report in 2017. Composed of 22 chapters and three key sections - Socio-Economic Transformations (I), Political Regulation, Governance and Societal Transformations (II), and...

Today we are introducing the IPSP website in Chinese - the sixth translation following the English, Spanish, German, French, and Russian version. There are about 1.2 billion people who are native speakers of Chinese and we are looking forward to welcoming...

The Princeton University Center for Human Values, dedicated to fostering ongoing inquiry into important ethical issues in private and public life, now supports the IPSP. Contact Us International Panel on Social Progress Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme 190,...

Ernest Aryeetey, Katsuhito Iwai, Elisa Reis, Leela Visaria, and Xiaobo Zhang have joined the Steering Committee: Ernest Aryeetey, Professor of Economics and Vice-Chancellor, University of Ghana Katsuhito Iwai, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo Elisa...

Today we are introducing the IPSP website in Russian - the fifth translation following the English, Spanish, German, and French version. There are more than 250 million people who are native speakers of Russian and we are looking forward to welcoming many...

A few days ago, the IPSP officially launched its Facebook and Twitter channel, increasing its public outreach and allowing people to stay up to date on the panel's progress. You can like/follow us here: IPSP on Facebook IPSP on Twitter Contact Us...

The Institute for Futures Studies - an independent research organization focused on the development of society - has become the newest partner of the IPSP. Take a look at their work here: http://www.iffs.se/en/ Contact Us International Panel on Social...

Margot Wallström, member of the Advisory Committee, was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Swedish government on Oct. 3, 2014 Contact Us International Panel on Social Progress Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme 190, avenue de France, 75013...