Elena Blackmore

Elena Blackmore is a researcher at the Public Interest Research Centre, working on a number of projects centred on the role of values in society. Elena co-authored The Common Cause Handbook and Common

Strivers and skivers? We’re all in this together

Could society be rebuilt around understanding and compassion instead of shame? The effects would be revolutionary.

By Elena Blackmore

/ 13 Apr 2015

From tragedy to joy on the commons: culture change through democratic ownership

Democratic ownership doesn't just make society fairer, it brings out the best in all of us.

By Elena Blackmore

/ 19 Aug 2014

NHS-speak and the failure of care in England's hospitals

Is compassion being crowded out of the NHS by the language and values of consumer capitalism?

By Elena Blackmore and Paul Chilton

/ 23 Jul 2013