About

Behavioural Insights for Policy (BiP) aims to expand the global reach of behavioural public policy by fostering its application worldwide. Although behavioural science and public policy has matured into an established subfield—particularly in the UK, Northwestern Europe, and the US—it remains underutilised in many other parts of the world. BiP addresses this imbalance by launching a series of knowledge-exchange seminars under the aegis of the BiP network, based at the School for Government, King’s College London started by Dr. Sanchayan Banerjee. BiP aims to (1) promote the proliferation and uptake of BPP insights in governments that still rely primarily on traditional policy approaches, and (2) diversify behavioural science applications in public policy, making them more inclusive and adaptive by supporting their adoption at national and local government levels.

Goals & Objectives

BiP will run annual, country-specific workshops with three core objectives: (1) building national communities of behavioural science practitioners; (2) bridging the science-policy divide through collaborative exchange between local academics and policymakers; and (3) enabling cross-fertilisation of international expertise by embedding behavioural insights into local and national governance structures. By nurturing these communities and facilitating sustained knowledge flows, BiP seeks to democratise behavioural science beyond the UK and US, catalyse evidence-based governance, and promote inclusive policy innovation. In doing so, it responds to growing international demand for behavioural approaches tailored to diverse political, cultural, and economic contexts. Ultimately, BiP aims to institutionalise behavioural insights as a tool for good governance where such approaches are not yet standard practice.

Proposed mode of operation

BiP will operate through a collaborative model, with the School for Government at King’s (lead: Sanchayan Banerjee) working alongside dedicated country-specific partners to organise annual knowledge-exchange workshops. King’s will contribute cutting-edge behavioural science expertise, while national partners will (1) build a consortium representing academia, industry, and policy sectors; (2) lead local workshop delivery, including logistics; and (3) manage a regional expert network for future activities under the BiP umbrella.

Contact

If you are interested in organising a BiP event, please get in touch with us: BiP-SfG@kcl.ac.uk