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Understanding how society works

Structural Account develops explanations, assessments and arguments about social, economic and political life. It examines how actions and institutions shape people’s lives, how knowledge is established, what justifies authority and what freedom requires.

About Structural Account
  • Accounts

    Accounts explain or assess a particular subject in depth, bringing together the evidence and reasoning needed to understand it.

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  • Registers

    Registers bring scattered information together to reveal patterns and relationships that are difficult to see in isolation.

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  • Articles

    Essays, investigations, analysis and commentary.

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  • Reviews

    Reviews assess documents, policies, proposals and arguments, explaining their strengths, any weaknesses and whether they can be relied on for a particular use.

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  • Theories

    Theories develop explanations and philosophical arguments about how things work, how concepts should be understood, and what we have reason to believe or do.

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Commission a report

A commissioned report from Structural Account sets out what the evidence and reasoning support, where there are weaknesses or unanswered questions, and what the findings mean for your purpose.

Commission Structural Account to:

  • Assess a policy, plan or strategy.
  • Check material you need to rely on.
  • Analyse another party’s case to inform your response.
  • Compare alternatives.
  • Explain a situation or outcome.

You receive a written report and a companion data file for software use.