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About Phoebe Griffith

Phoebe Griffith is programme leader at the Young Foundation, and a freelance writer working on diversity and cohesion as a researcher and funder. She  has managed an ESRC funded research project on standards of civility in modern day Britain.

 

Articles by Phoebe Griffith

Friday 21st October

Encountering incivility

Phoebe Griffith, 21 October 2011
Assumptions which link incivility with diversity and disadvantage are very often wrong: a recent report found that it's the middle aged men in suits who regularly come in for harsh criticism, says Phoebe Griffith
Wednesday 24th August

Cohesion: prevention, action and vision

Phoebe Griffith, 24 August 2011
Political discourse around cohesion in the UK has come down to a simplistic juxtaposition between those “who obey our laws” and those who don’t. The government needs to re-think its laissez-faire policy on cohesion, says Phoebe Griffith
Tuesday 14th September

Could diversity be making us more civil?

Phoebe Griffith, 14 September 2010
A walk in one of the poorest and most diverse areas in Britain reveals that contrary to popular belief, it seems that extremisms flourish in homogenous areas. So what explains social resilience in the face of great diversity?

Politics, race and the recession

Phoebe Griffith, 26 January 2010
During a recession British politicians need to listen to civil society and think carefully about how they debate race.
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