# Policy Studies Institute

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The **Policy Studies Institute** (PSI) was a British [think-tank](/source/Think-tank) and research institute. PSI began in 1931 as [Political and Economic Planning](/source/Political_and_Economic_Planning) and became the Policy Studies Institute in 1978 on its merger with the Centre for Studies in Social Policy (est 1972). PSI became an independent subsidiary of the [University of Westminster](/source/University_of_Westminster) in 1998 and merged with the university in 2009. The director of PSI at the time of its dissolution in 2018 was Ben Shaw.[1]

PSI prioritised sustainable development, with particular reference to the environment, policy and practice as the present area of greatest need, an initiative spearheaded by Katherine Saunt, and more recently [Harry Pincus](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harry_Pincus&action=edit&redlink=1).

It was based in the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment[2] at the [University of Westminster](/source/University_of_Westminster).

PSI's research themes included: energy and climate change; resource use and the [circular economy](/source/Circular_economy); mobility and transport; the role of communities and business in delivering a sustainable future; cities, innovation and sustainability transitions; public behaviours, attitudes and policy; and policy and research evaluation.

From its Central London base, PSI collaborated with an international network of researchers and centres working on environment and sustainable development policy; PSI coordinated the SDRN.[3]

PSI was politically neutral and had no connections to any political party, commercial interests or pressure groups. The institute's income was derived from a variety of sources, including government departments, research and higher education funding councils, the European Commission, charitable foundations and business.

Leading researchers who worked at the institute include [Mayer Hillman](/source/Mayer_Hillman), [Paul Ekins](/source/Paul_Ekins) and [Tariq Modood](/source/Tariq_Modood).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Ben Shaw](https://web.archive.org/web/20131125161243/http://www.psi.org.uk/site/people_detail/ben_shaw)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment](http://www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/faculties/architecture)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Sustainable Development Research Network](http://www.sd-research.org.uk/)

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