Prospect is a monthly British general-interest magazine, specialising in politics, economics and current affairs. Topics covered include British and other European, and US politics, social issues, art, literature, cinema, science, the media, history, philosophy and psychology. Prospect features a mixture of lengthy analytic articles, first-person reportage, one-page columns and shorter items.
The magazine was launched in October 1995 by David Goodhart, then a senior correspondent for the Financial Times(FT), and chairman Derek Coombs. Goodhart came up with the idea of producing an essay-based monthly general-interest magazine—a form at that time unknown in Britain during that time—while covering German reunification as Bonn correspondent for the FT.
Some prominent intellectuals have featured in Prospect, including economists Joseph Stiglitz, Amartya Sen and Angus Deaton, writers such as Lionel Shriver, Clive James, Toni Morrison and Margaret Atwood, as well as scientists like Martin Rees. Notable features of the magazine include head-to-head debates between two writers with opposing views on a subject, round table discussions in which a series of experts with varying views on a given topic meet for a discussion, an edited transcript of which is published in the magazine, and interviews with political and cultural figures (examples include Orhan Pamuk, Paul Wolfowitz and Hilary Mantel).
Prospect received worldwide attention in October 2005 when it published its list of the world's top 100 public intellectuals, which included Ziauddin Sardar, Noam Chomsky, Umberto Eco, Richard Dawkins, Steven Pinker and Christopher Hitchens. The magazine asked readers to vote for their top intellectual from the longlist. Eventually, Chomsky became the winner. Subsequent lists have continued to attract attention. Dawkins claimed the top spot in 2013. Amartya Sen won in 2014 and Thomas Piketty was the winner in 2015. After a four-year hiatus, the award was revived in 2019—the winner was the Kurdish mathematician Caucher Birkar.[3]
The magazine features contributions from authors spanning the political spectrum. It tends to avoid a "line" on specific policy issues, claiming to offer a "contrarian" view and to be an "open minded" magazine.[4] It has published articles debunking the "popular wisdom", on topics ranging from Japan's alleged economic crisis to the Mahdi army in Iraq.[original research?] However, it has been described as left-leaning by the BBC,[5] and the Prospect contributor Roger Scruton.[6]
In an August 2009 roundtable interview in Prospect, Adair Turner supported the idea of new global taxes on financial transactions, warning that a "swollen" financial sector paying excessive salaries has grown too big for society. Turner's suggestion that a "Tobin tax", named after the economist James Tobin, should be considered for financial transactions drew international attention.
Since 2004, the magazine's founding editor, David Goodhart, has stirred controversy with a series of articles arguing that the increasing diversity of the United Kingdom may weaken the bonds of solidarity on which the welfare state depends. The debate fed into the broader discussions of "Britishness".[citation needed]
Think Tank Awards
Prospect holds the annual Think Tank Awards, which celebrate and reward the works of think tanks on a national and global scale. The awards are supported by Shell. Categories include "Global Think Tank of the Year", "Publication of the Year", "North American Think Tank of the Year", "European Think Tank of the Year" (excluding Britain), 'UK Think Tank of the Year', and many sub-categories just for the UK.[7]
According to the official website, "The awards are judged by a cross-party panel looking for evidence of influence on public policy and on the public discourse. The judges will also consider the quality of research and potential of younger and smaller organisations." The awards have been running since 2001, and have been expanding exponentially to include more global awards for international Think Tanks. The winner of the most recent 2017 Think Tank awards (held at the Institute of Directors on 10 July) was the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, based in the UK, for its "very strong analytical appraisal of the social conditions in Britain".
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This article is about the current affairs magazine For the architecture magazine see Prospect architecture magazine Not to be confused with The American Prospect This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view February 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Prospect is a monthly British general interest magazine specialising in politics economics and current affairs Topics covered include British and other European and US politics social issues art literature cinema science the media history philosophy and psychology Prospect features a mixture of lengthy analytic articles first person reportage one page columns and shorter items ProspectEditorAlan RusbridgerCategoriesPolitics world affairs arts and cultureFrequencyMonthlyTotal circulation 2021 33 503 1 2 First issueOctober 1995 27 years ago 1995 10 CompanyProspect Publishing LtdCountryUnited KingdomBased inLondonLanguageEnglishWebsiteprospectmagazine wbr co wbr ukISSN1359 5024The magazine was launched in October 1995 by David Goodhart then a senior correspondent for the Financial Times FT and chairman Derek Coombs Goodhart came up with the idea of producing an essay based monthly general interest magazine a form at that time unknown in Britain during that time while covering German reunification as Bonn correspondent for the FT Some prominent intellectuals have featured in Prospect including economists Joseph Stiglitz Amartya Sen and Angus Deaton writers such as Lionel Shriver Clive James Toni Morrison and Margaret Atwood as well as scientists like Martin Rees Notable features of the magazine include head to head debates between two writers with opposing views on a subject round table discussions in which a series of experts with varying views on a given topic meet for a discussion an edited transcript of which is published in the magazine and interviews with political and cultural figures examples include Orhan Pamuk Paul Wolfowitz and Hilary Mantel Prospect received worldwide attention in October 2005 when it published its list of the world s top 100 public intellectuals which included Ziauddin Sardar Noam Chomsky Umberto Eco Richard Dawkins Steven Pinker and Christopher Hitchens The magazine asked readers to vote for their top intellectual from the longlist Eventually Chomsky became the winner Subsequent lists have continued to attract attention Dawkins claimed the top spot in 2013 Amartya Sen won in 2014 and Thomas Piketty was the winner in 2015 After a four year hiatus the award was revived in 2019 the winner was the Kurdish mathematician Caucher Birkar 3 Prospect has also published the winning short story of the Royal Society of Literature s V S Pritchett Memorial Prize since 2009 Contents 1 Policy positions 2 Think Tank Awards 3 List of editors 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksPolicy positions EditThe magazine features contributions from authors spanning the political spectrum It tends to avoid a line on specific policy issues claiming to offer a contrarian view and to be an open minded magazine 4 It has published articles debunking the popular wisdom on topics ranging from Japan s alleged economic crisis to the Mahdi army in Iraq original research However it has been described as left leaning by the BBC 5 and the Prospect contributor Roger Scruton 6 In an August 2009 roundtable interview in Prospect Adair Turner supported the idea of new global taxes on financial transactions warning that a swollen financial sector paying excessive salaries has grown too big for society Turner s suggestion that a Tobin tax named after the economist James Tobin should be considered for financial transactions drew international attention Since 2004 the magazine s founding editor David Goodhart has stirred controversy with a series of articles arguing that the increasing diversity of the United Kingdom may weaken the bonds of solidarity on which the welfare state depends The debate fed into the broader discussions of Britishness citation needed Think Tank Awards EditProspect holds the annual Think Tank Awards which celebrate and reward the works of think tanks on a national and global scale The awards are supported by Shell Categories include Global Think Tank of the Year Publication of the Year North American Think Tank of the Year European Think Tank of the Year excluding Britain UK Think Tank of the Year and many sub categories just for the UK 7 According to the official website The awards are judged by a cross party panel looking for evidence of influence on public policy and on the public discourse The judges will also consider the quality of research and potential of younger and smaller organisations The awards have been running since 2001 and have been expanding exponentially to include more global awards for international Think Tanks The winner of the most recent 2017 Think Tank awards held at the Institute of Directors on 10 July was the Joseph Rowntree Foundation based in the UK for its very strong analytical appraisal of the social conditions in Britain List of editors EditDavid Goodhart 1995 2011 Bronwen Maddox 2011 2016 Tom Clark 2016 2021 Alan Rusbridger 2021 References Edit Prospect Print Audit Bureau of Circulations 17 February 2022 Retrieved 15 February 2023 Prospect Digital Audit Bureau of Circulations 17 February 2022 Retrieved 15 February 2023 Clark Tom 3 September 2019 Top thinker Caucher Birkar talks maths migration and how his older brother taught him calculus Prospect Prospect About Us page Retrieved January 13 2020 Landale James February 20 2006 Huge risks of Cameron strategy BBC News Retrieved May 8 2019 Scruton Roger December 7 2010 Multiculturalism R I P The American Spectator Retrieved May 8 2019 Prospect Think Tank Awards Prospect 26 June 2012 Archived from the original on 26 June 2012 Retrieved 2 February 2022 Further reading EditDavid Goodhart editor Thinking Allowed The Best of Prospect 1995 2005 Atlantic Books 2005 ISBN 978 1 84354 481 4External links Edit United Kingdom portalOfficial home page Think Tank Awards official site Think Tank Awards Previous Winners Digital Edition Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Prospect magazine amp oldid 1150862073, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
