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Celia Hannon

Associate

Ceilia
Telephone
0207 3676346
Email
celia.m.hannon@gmail.com

Celia is a Demos associate with the Family and Society Programme at Demos.

Celia Hannon worked at Demos from 2005 to 2010. She joined as a researcher, went on to establish a new strand of work on Citizenship and ultimately led the Family and Society research programme. Her research focused on children and young people, digital media, civic participation, public space and equalities. During her time at Demos she established partnerships with a wide range of organisations in the UK and internationally and also authored a number of Demos reports. Some of her key publications include:

  • In Loco Parentis (2010) was an influential, wide-ranging study of the English care system. It presents the results of rigorous qualitative and quantitative research on looked after children, sourcing examples of innovative domestic and international practice.
  • Anatomy of Youth (2010) centres on the social, political, economic and environmental challenges the next generation of citizens will confront in the future. It profiles young social entrepreneurs and commissioned essays from leading political and academic thinkers.
  • Video Republic (2008) draws on extensive research with experts and young people in the UK, Turkey, Netherlands, Romania and Finland to chart the rise of the ‘Video Republic’ across Europe, a new space for debate and expression dominated by young people. 
  • Seen and Heard (2007) through in-depth local and national research this report demonstrates how children suffer from a mix of invisibility, segregation and exclusion from the public realm. It identifies innovative design and policy solutions to foster positive inter-generational relations in public spaces.

Celia has a degree from the University of Oxford, was a visiting research fellow at the Foundation for Young Australians in Melbourne and is currently Head of Policy and Research at the Family and Parenting Institute in London.

 

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Their Space
Authors
Hannah Green, Celia Hannon
Publication Date
2007-01-11
Publication Type
Pamphlet

Their Space: Education for a digital generation draws on qualitative research with children and polling of parents to counter the myths obscuring the true value of digital media.

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Seen and Heard
Authors
Peter Bradwell, Celia Hannon, Joost Beunderman
Publication Date
2007-11-14
Publication Type
Pamphlet

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Video Republic
Authors
Charlie Tims, Peter Bradwell, Celia Hannon
Publication Date
2008-10-06
Publication Type
Pamphlet

Cheap digital technology and broadband access have broken the moving-image monopoly held by production companies and broadcasters. In its place a new theatre of public information has emerged.

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A Citizens' Charter for Reform
Authors
Celia Hannon, Sonia Sodha
Publication Date
2009-06-08
Publication Type
Report

Demos convened the first Citizens Convention on MPs’ Expenses in association with Ipsos MORI on 4th June 2009, in London. The Convention brought together a representative group of the public for an informed, constructive debate on the key aspects of MPs’ remuneration. Following three hours of debate, discussion, and deliberative voting, the convention produced a Citizens’ Charter – their view on how the system should be changed. This charter represents the views of the people who took part, and we are submitting it to the Committee for Standards in Public as evidence on their behalf.

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An Anatomy of Youth
Authors
Celia Hannon, Charlie Tims
Publication Date
2010-04-04
Publication Type
Pamphlet

Starting from an analysis of the attitudes of 16 – 25 year olds and some of the key trends they are living through, An Anatomy of Youth is a resource for anyone interested in what politics can do for the next generation.

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In Loco Parentis
Authors
Celia Hannon, Louise Bazalgette, Claudia Wood
Publication Date
2010-06-28
Publication Type
Pamphlet

A poor experience of the care system takes a toll on the public purse as well as children's emotional well being.

 

 

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Greening Up Demos

Charlie Tims, Melissa Mean, Molly Webb, Celia Hannon, Joost Beunderman

We're committed to being an environmentally-friendly organisation. With all the travel we're doing, it's not going to be easy. We want to share our experiences and efforts at going green on this page - with the ultimate aim of becoming a zero carbon/zero waste workplace.

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Digital Curriculum - Their Space

Hannah Green, Paul Miller, Celia Hannon

The way young people use technology outside school is changing and so are the ways they learn. This project, funded by the NCSL, aims to explore how schools should respond to children's informal learning with digital media such as games consoles, the internet and mobile phones.

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Children Make Places

Peter Bradwell, Celia Hannon, Joost Beunderman

Children’s access to the public realm is currently heavily restricted – as much by physical barriers as by adult attitudes and anxieties. As heavy investment in play provision is currently set to deliver physical improvements, there is a need to address the wider social, cultural and political context in which the children’s public realm is being shaped.

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Video Republic

Charlie Tims, Peter Bradwell, Celia Hannon

Production companies and broadcasters no longer hold a monopoly over moving-images - instead, a new theatre of public information has emerged. Spread across the internet, television, festivals and campaigns this emerging ‘Video Republic’ is a messy, alternative realm of video creation and exchange, dominated by young people. Who inhabits, shapes and regulates the Video Republic?

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In Loco Parentis

Celia Hannon, Louise Bazalgette, Claudia Wood

Taking a child away from its parents is one of the most significant, life-altering powers available to the state. This wide ranging project will start with the views of young people, to ask how the state can ensure that they are financially, academically and emotionally resilient once they leave the care system.

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Inside Stories

Celia Hannon, Jonathan Birdwell, Tommy Moody, Pippa Read

Demos has embarked on a new research project aimed uncovering the real life experiences of social housing residents, with the aim of using their personal stories to inform both policymaking and the activities of Housing Associations in the UK.

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Anatomy of Youth

Celia Hannon, Charlie Tims

Anatomy of Youth is a new research project which will look at society and policy making from the perspective of young people in Britain aged 16-25.

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Born Creative

Charlie Tims, Celia Hannon

This project gathers ideas from across the cultural world on how to support the development of creative capabilities.

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Using Flickr as an educational tool

This blog outlines some fascinating ideas for encouraging kids to use Flickr in the classroom.

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How to do your homework on the bus, with a little help from a school i pod

Twenty-three pupils at Astley Community high school in Seaton Delaval will be given iPods in September at the start of their GCSE year in an attempt to encourage them to practice foreign languages outside the classroom. The pupils, who are studying French and Spanish, will be able to download tailormade study material to their iPods from the school's website.

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How to do your homework on the bus, with a little help from a school i pod.

Twenty-three pupils at Astley Community high school in Seaton Delaval will be given iPods in September at the start of their GCSE year in an attempt to encourage them to practice foreign languages outside the classroom. The pupils, who are studying French and Spanish, will be able to download tailormade study material to their iPods from the school's website.

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Dr Joolz: Snapshotz on Life: Flickr in the classroom

Dr Joolz: Snapshotz on Life: Flickr in the classroom

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TV gets left behind as kids head for the web

A new survey has shown that two thirds of kids spend more time online than watching TV. More than half use Social Networking sites every week.

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Online TV news update for Young Europeans

Online TV news update for Young Europeans

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Pan European Youth and media

Julian Rolfe, Manager, Planet Edge, Synovate, commented: "The findings from the study demonstrate that with an increasing lack of faith in the education system and employment market, young people across Europe are investing more and more of their time and energy in their leisure activities in order to give themselves a sense of identity and belonging.

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London Development Agency and its role in the 2012 Olympics

Outlines the LDA's role in the Olympics, its vision of the Olympic Park, and its role in generating business and stimulaing London's economy.

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Cultural Renaissance or Cultural Divide?

Bill Ivey, Steven J Tepper