Social Affairs Unit

The Social Affairs Unit [1] is a registered charity in the United Kingdom.

'Though always an independent institute, it was started with active encouragement from the Institute of Economic Affairs. Founder Chairman was Professor Julius Gould, founder Director Dr Digby Anderson.'

'In its early years the Unit was concerned with the critical evaluation of the welfare state. Many of its authors' ideas then very controversial especially on schools and higher education - local autonomy, parental accountability, curricular rigour - have now found their way into the policy mainstream, so too has early work on adoption and social security.'

'In the mid-eighties the Unit added a concern with values and started a series about virtue and social policy, including books on manners, and sanctions for deviant behaviour.'

Trustees

• Professor Julius Gould [Chairman]
• John Greenwood [Treasurer]
• Professor Anthony O'Hear
• Frank Sharratt
• Dame Barbara Shenfield

Other

• Director: Digby Anderson
• Deputy Director: Michael Mosbacher
• Administrator: Judi Brown

Advisory Council

• Dr. Alejandro Chafuen
• Professor Christie Davies
• Professor Adrian Furnham
• Professor Jacques Garello
• Professor Nathan Glazer
• Dr. Simon Green
• Professor Leonard Liggio
• Professor David Marsland
• Professor David Martin
• Professor Antonio Martino
• Professor Michael Novak
• Dr. Dennis O'Keeffe
• John O'Sullivan
• Dr. Geoffrey Partington
• Professor Erwin Scheuch
• Dr. Arthur Seldon CBE

Contact information

The Social Affairs Unit
314 - 322 Regent Street
London W1B 3BB

External links

http://www.socialaffairsunit.org.uk/