Geoff Mulgan

Geoff Mulgan became Director of the Young Foundation in late 2004 after various roles in the UK government, including director of the Government’s Strategy Unit and head of policy in the Prime Minister’s office. Geoff is a visiting professor at London School of Economics, University College London and Melbourne University. His recent books include The Art of Public Strategy (Oxford University Press) and Good and Bad Power (Penguin).

Why Happiness? an interview with co-founder of Action for Happiness

William Davies interviews the co-founder of Action for Happiness to explore the philosophy, politics and economic implications of the happiness agenda

By Geoff Mulgan and William Davies

/ 7 Jun 2011

The age of we

The Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society launches its report calling for a radical devolution of power and active voice from parliament to the family. In the first of a series of Inquiry articles, Geoff Mulgan claims that three crises have precipitated a major civil society challenge

By Geoff Mulgan

/ 15 Mar 2010

The new philanthropy: power, inequality, democracy

Philanthrocapitalism isn't yet a major force in Europe - but it could become so. For now, the hype is far in advance of the reality. It is clear

By Geoff Mulgan

/ 10 Apr 2008

Open source nation

Earlier this year, Geoff Mulgan and Tom Steinberg, with Omar Salem, published a paper for the UK think tank Demos which is widely becoming seen as the seminal work on

By Geoff Mulgan and Becky Hogge

/ 19 Sep 2005

Global comparisons in policy-making: the view from the centre

Read Anthony Barnetts comments on this piece. As a government policy-maker in the UK, leading the Performance and Innovation Unit (PIU) and the Prime Ministers Strategy Unit (SU)

By Geoff Mulgan

/ 11 Jun 2003

The era of the local

One hundred years ago, British local government was probably as proud and confident as any in the world. At a time when across Europe most states were doing their best

By Geoff Mulgan

/ 5 Sep 2001