Kieran Madden is Maxim Institute’s Director of Research and Development, leading and guiding our research programme. With a Master’s in Public Policy from the Crawford School of Economics and Government at ANU, Kieran has considered a broad range of social policy issues, primarily focused on understanding and developing effective policies to reduce poverty in New Zealand.
Most recently, Kieran has been exploring the potential for character skills—things like perseverance, motivation, and self-control—to navigate the future of work in New Zealand. Kieran is also currently delving into the problem of loneliness and social isolation, a growing concern in these uncertain times.
In our last column for 2023, Director of Research and Development Kieran Madden interrogates the...
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Children and adolescent mental health services are in crisis. Our kids aren’t alright, we should ...
Public Health was the immediate focus during the COVID-19 outbreak. But there was a casualty, our co
Co-governance is a political issue. We need a civil, charitable, and inclusive conversation.
We tend to dismiss our struggles by comparing our wellbeing with someone worse off. We can't do that
Like a weird version of Stockholm syndrome we have quickly become accustomed to our new normal.
A healthy democracy rests upon ideas that are expressed in a way that can be easily understood.
If we want a COVID response that will be effective, we must put aside our pride, and face reality.
Our research into the Government’s proposed hate speech laws showed they don’t provide the cert...
We can’t claim we’re taking mental health seriously when we are letting down those who need the...
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