John Clarke

John Clarke works at the Open University. He is currently involved in research and writing collaborations on governing public services, public making, and citizenship disputes.

The future of welfare

From benefit reforms to cuts to care budgets, austerity has transformed British society. What does the future of welfare look like?

By John Clarke and Sue Himmelweit

/ 28 Apr 2015

States of imagination

People at once both despise and desire the state, and unpicking the paradoxes within attitudes to the state is essential to understanding how to move the state forward.

By John Clarke and Janet Newman

/ 17 Mar 2014

Creating publics, opening democracies: introducing the week

Calls for democracy echo around us, but what kind of democracy are people calling for? Some focus on the accountability of government to represent the people, while others are demanding new forms of access to democratic participation. Both of these demands hinge on another idea: publicness - that

By Nick Mahony, John Clarke, Susan Pell and Liza Griffin

/ 1 Oct 2012

Public crises, public futures

We need to develop new understandings of public action, public culture, public space and the public sphere and what impact it has on these when people see themselves as in crisis.

By Nick Mahony and John Clarke

/ 23 Feb 2012