Globalisation:International Policy Network
Dave Forbes Gavin Lindsay Fergus Jones Alexandra Hibbert
Globalisation: IPN
IPN seeks to bring down barriers to enterprise and trade, in order to achieve a world of opportunity, peace and prosperity.
[1]
Contents
History
IPN’s UK Charity (No. CC 262982) was founded by Globalisation: Antony Fisher in 1971. The mission of this body is to “Promote the advancement of learning by research into economic and political science and the publication of such research.” The charity’s original name was the International Institute for Economic Research, and it now operates under the name International Policy Network. IPN’s sister organization, International Policy Network US Inc., is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in 2001. The two organizations are separate legal and financial entities with independent boards, working together with a common vision.[2]
Origins
People
Directors
Board Members[3]
- Mike Fisher- International Policy Network UK
- John Blundell- International Policy Network UK
- Chris Whitten- International Policy Network US
- Bridgett Wagner- International Policy Network US
- Daniel Oliver- International Policy Network US
- Gerry Ohrstrom- International Policy Network US
- Robert Boyd- International Policy Network US
- Linda Whetstone- Chairman of International Policy Network US and UK
Staff[4]
- Globalisation:Julian Morris- Executive Director
- Mark Baillie- Editor
- Caroline Boin- Project Director
- Timothy Cox- Research Fellow
- Julian Harris- Research Fellow
- Kendra Okonski- Research Fellow
- Marc Sidwell- Communications Manager
- Philip Stevens- Senior Fellow
- Denise Teixeira- Office Manager
- Alec Van Gelder- Project Director
Ideology and aimes
Funding
IPN is funded entirely by charitable donations, foundations and businesses. it receives no money from Governments or political parties and does not undertake any contract work. IPN’s two organisations have a combined annual budget of approximately $1.4million (about £850,000). [5] Recently, IPN received $295,000 from Exxon, a large oil company. [6]
Views on development
From their website, it can be seen that IPN’s future development is mainly focused on Africa’s developing nations. Nigeria and Zimbabwe are both mentioned, with trade plans being discussed. One article in particular calls for Britain to stop giving aid that it can “ill afford” and abolish trade policies, allowing Africa access to the European markets: “A real offer from the British people to help our development would consist of the abolition of the Common Agricultural Policy, which keeps African agricultural exports out of the European marketplace.”[7]
Views on climate change
“Julian Morris, director of IPN in London, has argued for many years that climate change is a hoax.”[8] In a letter by Julian Morris to the Toronto Star, in response to their editorial titled “Time for the World to Unite on Climate Change” (7 December), Morris states that “Poverty largely results from government policies which hinder people from generating wealth and prosperity. Tragically, the leaders of poor countries invoke the climate change scapegoat to explain hunger, sickness and climate vulnerability.” This is a response to the Toronto Star’s statement that climate change will “ravage our planet, and with it our prosperity and security”. Morris implies in this letter that climate change is not the cause of poverty, it is merely a scapegoat used by governments. [9] Furthermore, IPN argues that “attempts to prevent (or mitigate) man-made climate change are a waste of money. It would be better to let it happen and adapt to its effects.” [10] Critics say that this response if fuelled by donations from companies such as Exxon, who would financially suffer from the actions taken to control climate change. IPN state that, with regards to climate change, “attempting to control it through global regulation of emissions would be counterproductive” [11]
Suggestions for sub-pages
Just suggestions - feel free to change/add to this - although it is recommended that you create several main pages linked to from this main project page so group members can edit simultaneously.
Globalisation:International Policy Network: Ideology and aims
Globalisation:International Policy Network: Funding and connections
Globalisation:International Policy Network: Views on development
Globalisation:International Policy Network: Views on climate change
Notes
- ↑ IPN, "Homepage", accessed 05.10.10
- ↑ IPN, "History", accessed 12.10.10
- ↑ IPN, "Board Members", accessed 12.10.10
- ↑ IPN, "Staff", accessed 18.10.10
- ↑ IPN, "About IPN", accessed 12.10.10
- ↑ George Monbiot, "Smoke in our eyes", The Guardian, 27 September 2006, accessed 12.10.10
- ↑ Timothy Cox, “Africans do not want or need Britain’s development aid”, IPN Blogs, 31st August 2010, accessed 26.10.10
- ↑ David Cronin, “Who Pays To Deny Climate Change”, Truth Out, 3 October 2010, accessed 19.10.10
- ↑ Julian Morris, “Leaders must confront poverty as well as climate change in Copenhagen”, International Policy Network, 11 December 2009, accessed 19.10.10
- ↑ George Monbiot, “Pundits who contest climate change should tell us who is paying them”, The Guardian, 26th September 2006, accessed 26.10.10
- ↑ George Monbiot, “Pundits who contest climate change should tell us who is paying them”, The Guardian, 26th September 2006, accessed 26.10.10
