Institute of Community Studies

The Institute for Community Studies is an independent research organisation based in Bethnal Green, East London. Originally founded in 1954 as the Institute of Community Studies, it was the main vehicle through which Michael Young created over 60 organisations including the Open University and the Consumers' Association (aka Which?). In 2005, the Institute of Community Studies merged with the Mutual Aid Centre and was renamed The Young Foundation in honour of Michael Young.

Formation1954 (1954)
Parent organization
Young Foundation
Websiteicstudies.org.uk

The Institute was re-launched in 2019 with generous support from the Power to Change Trust, Friends Provident Foundation and a large private donation, with a remit to promote effective social, environmental and economic outcomes by better understanding how government policies affect – and are affected by – the individuals, families and businesses that make up local communities.

Further reading
  • Platt, Jennifer. "Social Research in Bethnal Green: An evaluation of the work of the Institute of Community Studies." Macmillan and Co Ltd (London, 1971): ISBN 978-1-349-00690-8.
  • Butler, Lise. "Michael Young, the Institute of Community Studies, and the Politics of Kinship." Twentieth Century British History (2015): Volume 26, Issue 2, pp 203-224.
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