CALL FOR PAPER
The Policy & Politics 3rd International Conference
"Policy Transfer in a Globalising World"
3-4 July 2008, Bristol UK
Plenary speakers include:
David P. Dolowitz, University of Liverpool, UK
Loïc Wacquant, University of California at Berkeley, USA
Abstract due on 28 March 2008
For further information, please visit www.bristol.ac.uk/sps/p&pconf
Thursday 8 November 2007
Wednesday 7 November 2007
Summer Institute in Economic Geography 2008
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, 2008
The fourth Summer Institute in Economic Geography will take place in Manchester, England, July 13th - 18th 2008.
http://www.wun.ac.uk/economicgeography/Manchester2008/manchester2008.htmlThe local organizers of the meeting are Neil Coe and Kevin Ward of the University of Manchester, Geography, School of Environment and Development. For more information on Neil and Kevin visit: http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/geography/
Speakers
> Harald Bathelt
> Sue Roberts
> Jane Wills
> Henry Wai-chung Yeung
Harald Bathelt is Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto, Canada where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Innovation and Governance. He is also Research Associate of the Viessmann Research Centre at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada. Harald Bathelt received both his PhD and Habilitation (Post-doctoral degree) at the University of Giessen, Germany in 1991 and 1997, respectively. Before joining the University of Toronto in 2006, he was Professor of Economic Geography at the University of Frankfurt/Main, Germany (1998 through 2002) and the University of Marburg, Germany (2002 through 2006). He was also Visiting Professor at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada and East China Normal University in Shanghai, China. His research interests are in the areas of industrial and economic geography, political economy and methodology. In his research, he has developed a conceptual basis for a relational economic geography which overcomes deterministic implications of traditional regional science through an agency-centred, interdisciplinary approach, which emphasizes the contextuality, path-dependence and contingency of economic action in global perspective. Harald Bathelt has published extensively on topics such as relational economic geography, knowledge-based conceptions of clusters, local buzz and global pipelines, temporary clusters, innovation systems and socio-economic impacts of regional and industrial change. He has published books on Schlüsseltechnologie-Industrien (Key technology industries) (1991), Chemiestandort Deutschland (German chemical industry) (1997) and a relational approach in Wirtschaftsgeographie (Economic geography) (2003, jointly with Johannes Glückler). Additional information on his present research activities and publications can be found at http://www.harald-bathelt.com.
Sue Roberts is an Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Kentucky. She is interested in political economy, and does research in economic, political and development geography. She also is interested in social theory, particularly feminist theory. Sue did her undergraduate studies at the University of Leicester and her graduate work at Syracuse University. Some of Sue’s work has concerned the international financial system, especially the development of offshore financial centers. She also has published work on international financial regulation. More recent work, in collaboration with others and funded by the US National Science Foundation, has focused on the globalization of non governmental organizations (NGOs) with an emphasis on NGOs working in Oaxaca, Southern Mexico. Current work includes a study of the role of governance in regional integration in the South Pacific; a project on the tensions between trade liberalization, freight logistics, and security concerns in US port security policy; and a paper on the changing nature of development aid as it is more closely tied to security. Sue teaches a range of course, from large introductory lecture courses, to graduate seminars. She has supervised seven PhD students to completion and is currently advising seven doctoral students and serves on the advisory committee of many others. For more, see: http://www.uky.edu/AS/Geography/People/Faculty/Roberts/.
Jane Wills is Professor of Geography and Director of The City Centre: Researching city lives and connections at Queen Mary, University of London. She has long-standing research interests in the geo-politics of work. This includes research into the impact of globalisation on work and labour organisation including subcontracted capitalism and migrant labour; and the geography of trade union organisation and new forms of labour organisation (including community unionism, labour internationalism and networked politics). Jane is currently working on two ESRC-funded research projects. One explores the role and experiences of migrant workers in low paid employment in London (see http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/globalcities/). The other explores the development of the London living wage campaign and its wider implications for labour organisation, political identity-making and urban policy (see http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/livingwage/).
Jane is co-author (with Alison Blunt) of Dissident Geographies: Radical ideas and practice (Longman, 2001); co-editor (with Peter Waterman) of Place, Space and the New Labour Internationalisms (Blackwell, 2001); author of Union Futures: Building networked trade unionism in the UK (2002, Fabian Society); and co-editor (with Angela Hale) of Threads of Labour: garment industry supply chains from the workers’ perspective (Blackwell, 2005).
Through the work of The City Centre: Researching city lives and connections, Jane is also seeking to develop new ways of doing geographical research and teaching. The City Centre provides a space for collaborative projects to understand and improve our cities (see http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/citycentre/).
Henry Wai-chung Yeung is Professor of Economic Geography at the National University of Singapore. He was a recipient of the National University of Singapore Outstanding University Researcher Award (1998), the Institute of British Geographers Economic Geography Research Group Best Published Paper Award (1998), the Commonwealth Fellowship (2002), the Fulbright Foreign Research Award (2003), and the Rockefeller Foundation’s Team Residency in Bellagio (2005). His research interests cover broadly theories and the geography of transnational corporations, Asian firms and their overseas operations and Chinese business networks in the Asia-Pacific region.
Professor Yeung is the author of Transnational Corporations and Business Networks (Routledge, London, 1998), Entrepreneurship and the Internationalisation of Asian Firms (Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2002) and Chinese Capitalism in a Global Era (Routledge, London, 2004), and co-author of Economic Geography: A Contemporary Introduction (Blackwell, Oxford, 2007). He is also the editor of The Globalisation of Business Firms from
Emerging Markets, Two Volumes (Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 1999) and Handbook of Research on Asian Business (Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2007), and co-editor of Globalisation and the Asia Pacific, (Routledge, London, 1999), Globalization of Chinese Business Firms (Macmillan, New York, 2000), Remaking the Global Economy (Sage, London, 2003).
He has over 75 research papers published or forthcoming in internationally refereed journals and 30 chapters in books. He is Editor of Environment and Planning A, Economic Geography, and Review of International Political Economy, Asia-Pacific Editor of Global Networks, and Business Manager of Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography. He sits on the editorial boards of ten other international journals, such as Asia Pacific Journal of Management, European Urban and Regional Studies, Journal of Economic Geography, Asia Pacific Viewpoint, and Eurasian Geography and Economics. For more, see: http://courses.nus.edu.sg/course/geoywc/henry.htm.
RTPI Cymru AGM - 7th December 2007
Dear all,
RTPI Cymru invites its members to attend its Annual General Meeting on Friday 7th December.
The RTPI Cymru AGM will this year be held at City Hall, Cardiff at 2 pm.
A buffet lunch will be available from 1.15pm and members are very
welcome to come along and meet the Management Board and other RTPI Cymru
members for lunch.
We are also pleased to announce that Morgan Parry from WWF Cymru will be
our guest speaker and will be speaking about WWF's new report One Planet
Wales in the context of planning and the challenges we face.
Attendance is free and, whilst not essential, we would ask people to
RSVP for catering purposes to: wales@rtpi.org.uk or by telephone: 029
2049 8215.
Georgina Roberts
Administrative Assistant
RTPI Cymru
Tel 029 2049 8215
RTPI Cymru invites its members to attend its Annual General Meeting on Friday 7th December.
The RTPI Cymru AGM will this year be held at City Hall, Cardiff at 2 pm.
A buffet lunch will be available from 1.15pm and members are very
welcome to come along and meet the Management Board and other RTPI Cymru
members for lunch.
We are also pleased to announce that Morgan Parry from WWF Cymru will be
our guest speaker and will be speaking about WWF's new report One Planet
Wales in the context of planning and the challenges we face.
Attendance is free and, whilst not essential, we would ask people to
RSVP for catering purposes to: wales@rtpi.org.uk or by telephone: 029
2049 8215.
Georgina Roberts
Administrative Assistant
RTPI Cymru
Tel 029 2049 8215
AESOP / YA Bursaries
AESOP / YA Bursaries
for the ACSP/AESOP joint Congress, 6-11 July 2008, Chicago
CALL FOR APPLICATION
On the occasion of the ACSP/AESOP joint conference that will take place in Chicago, 6-11 July 2008, AESOP (Association of European Schools of Planning, www.aesop-planning.com) and the AESOP Young Academics Netowrk (www.aesop-youngacademics.net) will issue 5 bursaries of 500 Euro each as a partial cover of travel and accommodation expenditures. AESOP would like to give young European scholars the opportunity to participate in the important event. The bursary will be assigned in a selection process organized between AESOP and the Young Academics Network.
Eligibility:
In order to be eligible for the Aesop / YA Bursaries, applicants must be full-time PhD students of a university member of Aesop (check http://www.aesop-planning.com/ for the complete list) and members of the Aesop Young Academics network (membership free of charge, register on the website). Post-docs are eligible provided their dissertation was accepted within one year of the closing date indicated below. Applicants in their early academic careers are encouraged to apply.
Evaluation Criteria:
Applicants will be evaluated on the academic quality of the draft papers (5000 words) which need to be submitted before the closing date. The proposed papers will be referred to one of the 15 conference tracks specified by the applicant
(refer to: http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/upp/congress/Participate/Participate.htm for available tracks).
Bursary applications must be submitted by 20 January, 2008 (closing date). Applications must be uploaded on the Aesop Young Academics website at http://www.aesop-youngacademics.net
Application results will be communicated by the 28 February, 2008.
For further information, please do not hesitate to contact:
Giancarlo Cotella, Young Academics ExCo Officer (quancarlos@libero.it)
or to visit our websites:
Aesop (www.aesop-planning.com)
Aesop Young Academics Network (www.aesop-youngacademics.net)
for the ACSP/AESOP joint Congress, 6-11 July 2008, Chicago
CALL FOR APPLICATION
On the occasion of the ACSP/AESOP joint conference that will take place in Chicago, 6-11 July 2008, AESOP (Association of European Schools of Planning, www.aesop-planning.com) and the AESOP Young Academics Netowrk (www.aesop-youngacademics.net) will issue 5 bursaries of 500 Euro each as a partial cover of travel and accommodation expenditures. AESOP would like to give young European scholars the opportunity to participate in the important event. The bursary will be assigned in a selection process organized between AESOP and the Young Academics Network.
Eligibility:
In order to be eligible for the Aesop / YA Bursaries, applicants must be full-time PhD students of a university member of Aesop (check http://www.aesop-planning.com/ for the complete list) and members of the Aesop Young Academics network (membership free of charge, register on the website). Post-docs are eligible provided their dissertation was accepted within one year of the closing date indicated below. Applicants in their early academic careers are encouraged to apply.
Evaluation Criteria:
Applicants will be evaluated on the academic quality of the draft papers (5000 words) which need to be submitted before the closing date. The proposed papers will be referred to one of the 15 conference tracks specified by the applicant
(refer to: http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/upp/congress/Participate/Participate.htm for available tracks).
Bursary applications must be submitted by 20 January, 2008 (closing date). Applications must be uploaded on the Aesop Young Academics website at http://www.aesop-youngacademics.net
Application results will be communicated by the 28 February, 2008.
For further information, please do not hesitate to contact:
Giancarlo Cotella, Young Academics ExCo Officer (quancarlos@libero.it)
or to visit our websites:
Aesop (www.aesop-planning.com)
Aesop Young Academics Network (www.aesop-youngacademics.net)
British Society of Criminology Conference 2008
British Society of Criminology Conference 2008
9-11 July 2008
Hosted by the Applied Criminology Centre
University of Huddersfield
Criminological Futures; Controversies, Developments and Debates
The title of the 2008 Conference reflects the breadth of contemporary criminology and the diversity of theoretical and applied approaches to analysing, explaining and reducing crime.
Whilst it is intended that the theme of the conference should reflect the broad range of current debates and controversies within the field of criminology, there will be a specific emphasis upon:
1. Building bridges between theory, research and practice
2. Technologies for crime detection and prevention
3. The role of Practitioners
There will be three major plenary sessions. In the first, Professor Julian Roberts, University of Oxford and Dr Shadd Maruna, Queens University Belfast, will be talking about issues surrounding Sentencing, Rehabilitation and Reintegration.
In the second, Professor Barry Goldson, University of Liverpool and Martin Narey, Chief Executive, Barnados will discuss the question of the use of evidence in relation to youth justice policy and the link between poverty and youth crime.
In the third, Professor Martin Gill, Director of PRCI and Professor Sandra Walklate, University of Liverpool, will discuss issues around surveillance and the culture of fear.
Other highlights of the conference include a conference dinner speech by Professor Jock Young, University of Kent, entitled “The Criminological Imagination”. There will also be a number of book launches, a series of author/editor meets critics sessions and a conference dinner on the evening of Thursday 10th July, held at the Cedar Court Hotel, Ainsley Top, Huddersfield.
http://bscconference2008.hud.ac.uk/
All other enquiries can be made by email to: criminologyconference2008@hud.ac.uk
Or by post to:
Leanne Monchuk
Applied Criminology Centre
CSB/14
University of Huddersfield
Queensgate
Huddersfield, HD1 3DS
9-11 July 2008
Hosted by the Applied Criminology Centre
University of Huddersfield
Criminological Futures; Controversies, Developments and Debates
The title of the 2008 Conference reflects the breadth of contemporary criminology and the diversity of theoretical and applied approaches to analysing, explaining and reducing crime.
Whilst it is intended that the theme of the conference should reflect the broad range of current debates and controversies within the field of criminology, there will be a specific emphasis upon:
1. Building bridges between theory, research and practice
2. Technologies for crime detection and prevention
3. The role of Practitioners
There will be three major plenary sessions. In the first, Professor Julian Roberts, University of Oxford and Dr Shadd Maruna, Queens University Belfast, will be talking about issues surrounding Sentencing, Rehabilitation and Reintegration.
In the second, Professor Barry Goldson, University of Liverpool and Martin Narey, Chief Executive, Barnados will discuss the question of the use of evidence in relation to youth justice policy and the link between poverty and youth crime.
In the third, Professor Martin Gill, Director of PRCI and Professor Sandra Walklate, University of Liverpool, will discuss issues around surveillance and the culture of fear.
Other highlights of the conference include a conference dinner speech by Professor Jock Young, University of Kent, entitled “The Criminological Imagination”. There will also be a number of book launches, a series of author/editor meets critics sessions and a conference dinner on the evening of Thursday 10th July, held at the Cedar Court Hotel, Ainsley Top, Huddersfield.
http://bscconference2008.hud.ac.uk/
All other enquiries can be made by email to: criminologyconference2008@hud.ac.uk
Or by post to:
Leanne Monchuk
Applied Criminology Centre
CSB/14
University of Huddersfield
Queensgate
Huddersfield, HD1 3DS
Film, TV, Tourism and Regeneration Conference
I am writing to remind you about a major conference being organised by
the Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change in partnership with the Leeds
International Film Festival and supported by the UK Film Council and
Screen Yorkshire that will take place in Leeds on the 15th November and
to encourage you to register.
We are pleased to announce that the former Head of the India Tourism
Development Corporation and Vice President of Ashok Travel and Tours,
Chris Ruthnaswamy will speak at the conference on the connections
between the 'Bollywood' film industry and tourism.
The conference will provide a unique opportunity for you to learn about
the latest developments, research and best practice in film, TV, tourism
and regeneration relationships in urban and rural environments.
The subject of the conference is highly relevant for professionals
working in the tourism, cultural, heritage, film and television sectors
and the event will provide opportunities for you to network with
colleagues in related professions and to attend some of the excellent
Leeds International Film Festival programme.
For further details on this conference please contact Dr Philip Long
Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change, Leeds Metropolitan University,
Old School Board, Calverley Street,
Leeds LS1 3ED, UK
Email: p.e.long@leedsmet.ac.uk
T. +44(0)113 283 8545.
F. +44(0)113 283 8544.
Or download the conference brochure at
http://www.tourism-culture.com/64/C-Film,%20TV,%20Tourism%20and%20Regene
ration/film,%20TV,%20tourism%20and%20regeneration%20brochure.pdf
conference programme at
http://www.tourism-culture.com/64/C-Film,%20TV,%20Tourism%20and%20Regene
ration/C-Film,%20TV,%20Tourism%20&%20Regeneration_Programme(1).pdf
Many thanks
Dr Philip Long
Principal Research Fellow
Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change
Faculty of Arts and Society
Leeds Metropolitan University
The Old School Board
Civic Quarter
Leeds LS1 3ED
UK
Tel. +44 (113) 283 8545
Fax +44 (113) 283 8544
e-mail p.e.long@leedsmet.ac.uk
the Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change in partnership with the Leeds
International Film Festival and supported by the UK Film Council and
Screen Yorkshire that will take place in Leeds on the 15th November and
to encourage you to register.
We are pleased to announce that the former Head of the India Tourism
Development Corporation and Vice President of Ashok Travel and Tours,
Chris Ruthnaswamy will speak at the conference on the connections
between the 'Bollywood' film industry and tourism.
The conference will provide a unique opportunity for you to learn about
the latest developments, research and best practice in film, TV, tourism
and regeneration relationships in urban and rural environments.
The subject of the conference is highly relevant for professionals
working in the tourism, cultural, heritage, film and television sectors
and the event will provide opportunities for you to network with
colleagues in related professions and to attend some of the excellent
Leeds International Film Festival programme.
For further details on this conference please contact Dr Philip Long
Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change, Leeds Metropolitan University,
Old School Board, Calverley Street,
Leeds LS1 3ED, UK
Email: p.e.long@leedsmet.ac.uk
T. +44(0)113 283 8545.
F. +44(0)113 283 8544.
Or download the conference brochure at
http://www.tourism-culture.com/64/C-Film,%20TV,%20Tourism%20and%20Regene
ration/film,%20TV,%20tourism%20and%20regeneration%20brochure.pdf
conference programme at
http://www.tourism-culture.com/64/C-Film,%20TV,%20Tourism%20and%20Regene
ration/C-Film,%20TV,%20Tourism%20&%20Regeneration_Programme(1).pdf
Many thanks
Dr Philip Long
Principal Research Fellow
Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change
Faculty of Arts and Society
Leeds Metropolitan University
The Old School Board
Civic Quarter
Leeds LS1 3ED
UK
Tel. +44 (113) 283 8545
Fax +44 (113) 283 8544
e-mail p.e.long@leedsmet.ac.uk
conference cfp: Clone Towns?
CHORD Conference Call for Papers
Clone Towns?
The High Street in Historical Perspective
10 and 11 September 2008
University of Wolverhampton, UK
CHORD invites submissions for a conference devoted to exploring the changing nature of the high street, from the medieval to the contemporary period, in Britain and elsewhere.
Proposals are invited for papers exploring any aspect of this topic, and focusing on any geographical area. Areas of interest include (but are not limited to):
· Shops and Selling
· Buildings and Architecture
· Window shopping, Strolling and Leisure
· Globalisation and Branding
· High street businesses
· Lighting, Transport and 'Improvement'
· High street fashions
· Crime and Disorder
· The Impact of Out-of-town Shopping
Please send proposals (including title and c.200 words abstract) to the address below by 4 April 2008. For further information, please see:
http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~in6086/clones.html
or contact: Dr Laura Ugolini, HAGRI / HLSS, Room MC233, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SB, UK.
E-mail: L.Ugolini@wlv.ac.uk
Clone Towns?
The High Street in Historical Perspective
10 and 11 September 2008
University of Wolverhampton, UK
CHORD invites submissions for a conference devoted to exploring the changing nature of the high street, from the medieval to the contemporary period, in Britain and elsewhere.
Proposals are invited for papers exploring any aspect of this topic, and focusing on any geographical area. Areas of interest include (but are not limited to):
· Shops and Selling
· Buildings and Architecture
· Window shopping, Strolling and Leisure
· Globalisation and Branding
· High street businesses
· Lighting, Transport and 'Improvement'
· High street fashions
· Crime and Disorder
· The Impact of Out-of-town Shopping
Please send proposals (including title and c.200 words abstract) to the address below by 4 April 2008. For further information, please see:
http://home.wlv.ac.uk/~in6086/clones.html
or contact: Dr Laura Ugolini, HAGRI / HLSS, Room MC233, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SB, UK.
E-mail: L.Ugolini@wlv.ac.uk
Conference on Walter Benjamin and the Aesthetics of Change: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Announcing a conference on:
Walter Benjamin and the Aesthetics of Change: An Interdisciplinary Approach
February 22-23, 2008
University of Birmingham, UK
Please submit your abstracts by December 15 to Anca Pusca: puscaa@bham.ac.uk
Given the increasing interest in the work of Walter Benjamin, across a
number of different disciplines, such as international relations, political
theory, sociology, urban studies, literature and more, this conference seeks
to bring together a critical mass of scholars from across these different
disciplines in order to share their approaches to Benjamin's work as well as
to consider the impact that it has had and continues to have on the study of
social change. Panel submissions as well as individual papers are welcomed.
Proposals could address questions related to the use of Benjamin's work in
different disciplines, his historical relevance, his impact on the study of
history and social change, his contribution to the larger concept of
aesthetics, elaborations on his concept of aura, shock, history,
materialism, space, flaneur/flaneurship, his impact on other writers and
schools of thought as well as his continued relevance today. Anyone
interested in the work of Walter Benjamin or those he has inspired is
invited to attend.
For more information, please contact: Anca Pusca: puscaa@bham.ac.uk.
Walter Benjamin and the Aesthetics of Change: An Interdisciplinary Approach
February 22-23, 2008
University of Birmingham, UK
Please submit your abstracts by December 15 to Anca Pusca: puscaa@bham.ac.uk
Given the increasing interest in the work of Walter Benjamin, across a
number of different disciplines, such as international relations, political
theory, sociology, urban studies, literature and more, this conference seeks
to bring together a critical mass of scholars from across these different
disciplines in order to share their approaches to Benjamin's work as well as
to consider the impact that it has had and continues to have on the study of
social change. Panel submissions as well as individual papers are welcomed.
Proposals could address questions related to the use of Benjamin's work in
different disciplines, his historical relevance, his impact on the study of
history and social change, his contribution to the larger concept of
aesthetics, elaborations on his concept of aura, shock, history,
materialism, space, flaneur/flaneurship, his impact on other writers and
schools of thought as well as his continued relevance today. Anyone
interested in the work of Walter Benjamin or those he has inspired is
invited to attend.
For more information, please contact: Anca Pusca: puscaa@bham.ac.uk.
New Book: 'New Governance in European Social Policy: The Open Method of Coordination'
New book (October 2007):
'New Governance in European Social Policy. The Open Method of Coordination'
by Milena Büchs
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
The European Union is widely regarded as premised on an imbalance between market-making and market-correcting provisions, potentially weakening national welfare systems and the political legitimacy of the European project. However, a stronger role for the EU in social policy faces
considerable difficulties. The Open Method of Coordination (OMC) represents a new governance approach to European social policy and was adopted in the late 1990s. It seeks to provide a 'middle-way' solution to the dilemma of European social policy in which the EU adopts a stronger role in coordinating member states' social policies while member states formally retain their authority in social policy.
New Governance in European Social Policy explores the effectiveness and legitimacy of a new policy tool in European social policy, the Open Method of Coordination (OMC). It analyses the tensions within the OMC's goals and instruments, develops an explanation of its functioning and applies a multifaceted framework for its evaluation.
CONTENTS:
Introduction
PART I: THE OPEN METHOD OF COORDINATION
Conceptualizing the OMC
The 'Third Way' in European Social Policy
PART II: MEMBER STATE RESPONSES
Institutions and Actors
The European Employment Strategy in Germany and the United Kingdom
PART III: EVALUATION
Effectiveness
Legitimacy
Conclusion
Appendix
MILENA BÜCHS is Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Southampton, UK
Hardback £45
ISBN 978-0-230-50651-0
'New Governance in European Social Policy. The Open Method of Coordination'
by Milena Büchs
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
The European Union is widely regarded as premised on an imbalance between market-making and market-correcting provisions, potentially weakening national welfare systems and the political legitimacy of the European project. However, a stronger role for the EU in social policy faces
considerable difficulties. The Open Method of Coordination (OMC) represents a new governance approach to European social policy and was adopted in the late 1990s. It seeks to provide a 'middle-way' solution to the dilemma of European social policy in which the EU adopts a stronger role in coordinating member states' social policies while member states formally retain their authority in social policy.
New Governance in European Social Policy explores the effectiveness and legitimacy of a new policy tool in European social policy, the Open Method of Coordination (OMC). It analyses the tensions within the OMC's goals and instruments, develops an explanation of its functioning and applies a multifaceted framework for its evaluation.
CONTENTS:
Introduction
PART I: THE OPEN METHOD OF COORDINATION
Conceptualizing the OMC
The 'Third Way' in European Social Policy
PART II: MEMBER STATE RESPONSES
Institutions and Actors
The European Employment Strategy in Germany and the United Kingdom
PART III: EVALUATION
Effectiveness
Legitimacy
Conclusion
Appendix
MILENA BÜCHS is Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Southampton, UK
Hardback £45
ISBN 978-0-230-50651-0
[RESEARCH-METHODS] E-bulletin November 07
NEWS FROM NCRM
Call for ESRC Bursaries for Training, deadline for applications 3 December 2007
NCRM has a new website
October issue of the quarterly NCRM MethodsNews is out
Research Synthesis for Policy and Practice, 13 November, Institute of Education, London
Generalised Linear Models, 13-14 November, Lancaster University
Real Life Ethics, 14 November, University of Manchester
Survey Data Analysis I: Introducing Descriptive and Inferential Statistics, 21-23 November
University of Southampton
Research Synthesis for Policy and Practice, 22 November, Institute of Education, London
Rethinking the Qualitative Interview: Some Thoughts from Social Psychology, 29 November, University of Manchester
Qualitative Research and Ethical Approval, 5 December, University of Edinburgh
ATLAS.ti: Software for Qualitative Data Analysis, 7 December 2007, Lancaster University
Essentials of Survey Design and Implementation, 30 Jan-1 Feb 2008, University of Edinburgh
Advanced Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, 6-7th February 2008 at the City University, London
Survey Data Analysis II: Exploring Relationships, 27-29 Feb 2008, University of Southampton
NEWS FROM RDI
Policy Transfer: Learning from Others' Experience, 14th November 2007 in London
ATLAS.ti 5 Introductory Workshop, 21st November 2007 at the University of Surrey
Geographical Referencing for Social Scientists: A Practical Workshop, 21st November 2007 at the University of Edinburgh
Publishing Quantitative Research in International Journals, 22-23 November 2007 in London
Knowledge Transfer for Public Policy, 28th November 2007 in London
MAXqda 2007 Introductory Workshop, 28th November 2007 at the University of Surrey
Writing Research Grant Proposals - Workshop 3, 30th November 2007 in London
Residential Training Course for Postgraduate Students, 29th November - 2nd December 2007 at the University of Manchester
Linking International Macro and Micro Data (LIMMD), 3rd December 2007 at the Cathie Marsh Centre for Statistical Research (CCSR), University of Manchester
Postgraduate ISSTI Interdisciplinary Masterclass, 3rd December 2007 at the University of Edinburgh
Mixed Methods Research in Social Work, 11th December 2007 at the University of York
Handling Missing Data in Longitudinal Surveys, 11th December 2007 at the City University
NVivo 7 Introductory Workshop, 13th December 2007 at the University of Surrey
Ethical Issues in Participatory Research, 17th December 2007 at Lancaster University
OTHER EVENTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST
UK Household Longitudinal Study conference, 10 January 2008, Colchester
III European Congress of Methodology, 8-12 July 2008 in Oviedo, Spain
Consumption - a workshop to highlight the data available from government surveys, Wednesday 7 November 2007 at the Graduate School of Education, Queen's University Belfast
ESDS Government Annual Research Conference 2007 All Consuming: Consumption research findings from government surveys, 1 November 2007 at the British Academy, London
British Crime Survey User Meeting, 11 December 2007 at the Royal Statistical Society, London
SARs User Meeting 2007, 12 November 2007 at the Royal Statistical Society, London
Multilevel Analysis with Latent Variables using Mplus, 4 December 2007 at the Jeffrey Hall, Institute of Education
Handling Missing Data in Longitudinal Surveys, 11-12 December 2007 at the Social Sciences Building, City University
Teaching Students Event History Analysis: An introduction to resources based around the British Cohort Studies, 13 December 2007 at the Social Sciences Building, City University
Cemmap Master Class: Robert Porter (Northwestern), 13-14 March 2008 at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, London
Workshop: Ethical Issues in Participatory Research, 17-19 December 2007at Lancaster University
Report: Using Verbatim Quotations in Reporting Qualitative Social Research
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NEWS FROM NCRM
Bursaries for training, deadline for applications 3 December 2007
NCRM is offering bursaries up to £1000 to enable staff in the UK engaged in research, teaching methods or supervising research to update their skills. The call is out now and deadline for applications is Monday 3 December 2007. For further information and application form please go to http://www.ncrm.ac.uk/about/funding/training/ .
NCRM has a new website
The new website is now online at http://www.ncrm.ac.uk
October issue of the quarterly NCRM MethodsNews is out
The October issue of MethodsNews newsletter is now available in http://www.ncrm.ac.uk/news/newsletter/ . The issue covers topics such as news from the Lancaster-Warwick node, upcoming RDI workshop 'Linguistic Ethnography and Sociocultural Psychology in conversation', and the UK Data Archive.
Research Synthesis for Policy and Practice
13 November 2007
Institute of Education, London
Generalised Linear Models
13-14 November 2007
Lancaster University
Real Life Ethics
14 November 2007
University of Manchester
Survey Data Analysis I: Introducing Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
21-23 November 2007
University of Southampton
For further information or to book a place please visit http://www.s3ri.soton.ac.uk/cass/
Research Synthesis for Policy and Practice
22 November 2007
Institute of Education, London
Rethinking the Qualitative Interview: Some Thoughts from Social Psychology
29 November 2007
University of Manchester
Qualitative Research and Ethical Approval
5 December 2007
University of Edinburgh
ATLAS.ti: Software for Qualitative Data Analysis
7 December 2007
Lancaster University
Essentials of Survey Design and Implementation
Dr Pamela Campanelli
30 Jan-1 Feb 2008, University of Edinburgh
For further information or to book a place please visit http://www.s3ri.soton.ac.uk/cass/
Advanced Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, 6-7th February 2008 at the City University, London
This workshop will provide an opportunity for researchers with some experience of interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) to learn more about the approach and to enhance their own skills.
The workshop will focus on key elements in IPA: theoretical underpinnings, data collection, analysis, writing up. It will involve a mix of presentations from the facilitators and hands-on small group work.
Please note places are very limited and so early registration is strongly recommended.
Please visit www.ncrm.ac.uk for more information
Survey Data Analysis II: Exploring Relationships
CASS lecturer
27-29 Feb 2008, University of Southampton
For further information or to book a place please visit http://www.s3ri.soton.ac.uk/cass/
NEWS FROM RDI
Policy Transfer: Learning from Others' Experience
Location: London
Date: 14th November 2007
Contact: trepp@kcl.ac.uk
Website: http://evidencenetwork.org/trainingprojects.html
ATLAS.ti 5 Introductory Workshop
Location: University of Surrey
Date: 21st November 2007
Contact: caqdas@surrey.ac.uk
Website: http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk/
Geographical Referencing for Social Scientists: A Practical Workshop
Location: University of Edinburgh
Date: 21st November 2007
Contact: geo-refer@soton.ac.uk
Website: http://www.geog.soton.ac.uk/geo-refer/wprkshop3.html
Publishing Quantitative Research in International Journals
Location: London
Date: 22nd November - 23rd November 2007
Contact: bcarles@bam.ac.uk
Website: http://www.bam.ac.uk/news/articles.php?id=76
Knowledge Transfer for Public Policy
Location: London
Date: 28th November 2007
Contact: trepp@kcl.ac.uk
Website: http://evidencenetwork.org/trainingprojects.html
MAXqda 2007 Introductory Workshop
Location: University of Surrey
Date: 28th November 2007
Contact: caqdas@soc.surrey.ac.uk
Website: http://www.caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk
Writing Research Grant Proposals - Workshop 3
Location: London
Date: 30th November 2007
Contact: bcarles@bam.ac.uk
Website: http://www.bam.ac.uk/news/articles.php?id=83
Residential Training Course for Postgraduate Students
Location: University of Manchester
Date: 29th November - 2nd December 2007
Contact: Maureen Galbraith ehsocsec@arts.gla.ac.uk
Website: http://www.ehs.org.uk/ehs/RDI/rdi.asp
Linking International Macro and Micro Data (LIMMD)
Location: Cathie Marsh Centre for Statistical Research (CCSR), University of Manchester
Date: 3rd December 2007
Contact: Peter.Whitton@manchester.ac.uk
Website: http://www.mimas.ac.uk/limmd/
Postgraduate ISSTI Interdisciplinary Masterclass
Location: University of Edinburgh
Date: 3rd December 2007
Contact: c.lyall@ed.ac.uk
Website: http://www.rdi.ac.uk/aboutproject.asp?MODE=PROJECT&PID=24
Mixed Methods Research in Social Work
Location: University of York
Date: 11th December 2007
Contact: J.Orme@socsci.gla.ac.uk
Website: http://www.strath.ac.uk/gssw/staff/ormejoanprof/socialworkresearcherdevelopmentsword/
Handling Missing Data in Longitudinal Surveys
Location: City University, Social Sciences Building
Date: 11th December 2007
Contact: janice@essex.ac.uk
Website: http://www.cls.ioe.ac.uk/events.asp?section=000100010004
NVivo 7 Introductory Workshop
Location: University of Surrey
Date: 13th December 2007
Contact: caqdas@surrey.ac.uk
Website: http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk/
Ethical Issues in Participatory Research
Location: Lancaster University
Date: 17th December 2007
Contact: esrcrti@lancaster.ac.uk
Website: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/ethicalresearch/dec07.htm
OTHER EVENTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST
UK Household Longitudinal Study conference, 10 January 2008, Colchester
The aim of this one day conference is to provide an update on progress with the design and implementation of the UKHLS, a major new panel survey for the UK. The conference will report back on the outcomes from the consultation on content for wave 1 and provide an opportunity for discussion of content over waves 2 and beyond of the survey
Attendance to the conference is free and the deadline for registration is the 1st of December 2007. For registration and further details please go to http://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/ukhls/conference/ .
III European Congress of Methodology, 8-12 July 2008 in Oviedo, Spain
This congress is held under the auspices of the European Association of Methodology (EAM) http://www.eam-online.org/ which celebrates a European congress of methodology every two years. The main goal of the European Congress of Methodology is to contribute to the improvement of teaching and research in methodology in the fields of Social Sciences, Health, Education and Behaviour. For further information please go to http://methodology.cop.es/
Consumption - a workshop to highlight the data available from government surveys, Wednesday 7 November 2007 at the Graduate School of Education, Queen's University Belfast
Our roles as consumers and our patterns of consumption are central to who we are, what we do and our consumer society. ESDS surveys allow researchers to look at many different areas of consumption, for example, health and consumption (lifestyle factors such as eating, drinking, smoking, exercise) and environmental consumption (the products we consume and our choices of transportation). This introductory seminar is aimed at those with little or no experience of microdata from government surveys, or those with some experience of these surveys who require an introduction to the consumption content of the datasets. To view the programme and book a place please go to http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/esds/events/2007-11-07/
ESDS Government Annual Research Conference 2007 All Consuming: Consumption research findings from government surveys, Thursday 1 November 2007 at the British Academy, London
This one-day conference focuses on research evidence from large-scale government surveys relating to consumption. Papers cover a range of consumption issues, including consumption by older consumers and children as well as the consumption of food, culture and private transport. The conference will be relevant for those with an interest in consumption and associated policy areas such as expenditure, service planning and health. The day seeks to present research with policy relevance and we particularly welcome attendance from the policy makers, analysts and senior academics. To view the programme and book a place please go to http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/esds/events/2007-11-01/
British Crime Survey User Meeting, 11 December 2007 at the Royal Statistical Society, London
This meeting will provide a forum for the exchange of information and views between users and producers of the British Crime Survey. The British Market Research Bureau will present updates on the current survey and the Home Office will present developments with data access and the Crime Statistics Review. There will also be research papers based on the BCS and plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion. To view the programme and book a place please go to http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/esds/events/2007-12-11/
SARs User Meeting 2007, 12 November 2007 at the Royal Statistical Society, London
This meeting will provide examples of research uses of the 2001 SARs files and give an opportunity to hear from the Census Offices about their plans for microdata. It will also give an opportunity to discuss the needs for microdata files from the 2011 Census. To view the programme and book a place please go to http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/sars/events/2007-11-12/
Multilevel Analysis with Latent Variables using Mplus, 4 December 2007 at the Jeffrey Hall, Institute of Education
This one-day short course gives an overview of multilevel analysis opportunities using the Mplus program. Starting with conventional multilevel regression and growth modeling, the course will discuss methods for multilevel analysis of exploratory and confirmatory factor models, mediational models, structural equation models, regression mixture models, latent class models, latent transition models, and growth mixture models. For more information please see www.cls.ioe.ac.uk/mplusworkshop
Handling Missing Data in Longitudinal Surveys, 11-12 December 2007 at the Social Sciences Building, City University
This event is aimed at data analysts working with longitudinal data and for teachers of advanced quantitative research methods. The workshop will focus on statistically principled and practical methods for dealing with all kinds of missing data in longitudinal surveys.
The workshop will be led by Professor Ian Plewis, University of Manchester and Dr James Carpenter, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, together with Professor Peter Lynn, Essex University, Professor Gillian Raab, Napier University and Alexina Mason, Imperial College, London. For more information please see www.cls.ioe.ac.uk/rdiworkshop9_essex
Teaching Students Event History Analysis: An introduction to resources based around the British Cohort Studies, 13 December 2007 at the Social Sciences Building, City University
This event is aimed at University lecturers and those involved in teaching an introduction to event history analysis to students in the social sciences. The aim is to showcase some of the resources for teaching based around the 1958 and 1970 British Birth Cohort Studies. In addition to presentations from those with experience of teaching students there will also be a practical session to enable participants to try out some of the exercises and resources they may wish to use with students. This work will be based on SPSS. It is also hoped that this event will give participants an opportunity to meet and share ideas with others who are involved with teaching longitudinal analysis and specifically event history analysis in the social sciences. For more information please see www.cls.ioe.ac.uk/rdiworkshop8_ioe
Cemmap Master Class: Robert Porter (Northwestern), 13-14 March 2008 at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, London
This class will consider the empirical analysis of auction markets and bidding. Both positive and normative issues will be discussed. The former includes the analysis of equilibrium bidding behavior, and the latter optimal auction design issues. The emphasis will be on the estimation and testing of game theoretic models. The class will begin by covering the material in the 2007 survey by Ken Hendricks and Rob Porter in Volume 3 of the Handbook of Industrial Organization, and then describe recent developments in the field and open issues. For booking information, please go to http://cemmap.ifs.org.uk/masterclasses.php?event_id=263
Workshop: Ethical Issues in Participatory Research, 17-19 December 2007at Lancaster University
This workshop provides participants with the opportunity to develop an understanding of participatory approaches to research, and to explore the ethical aspects of such research approaches. The workshop will consist of presentations from academic researchers, and from lay researchers who have been involved in research studies. Each workshop session will invite participants to share their own experiences of participatory research and/or to take part in group work sessions to explore ethical issues which relate to participatory research. The event should appeal to those with little, or limited experience of participatory approaches to research (a subsequent 'advanced' workshop, later in the programme will be aimed at those with greater experience of participatory research). This workshop is convened by Professor Carole Truman. For further information and the booking form, please visit our website at http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/ethicalresearch or Contact Sheryl Coultas at s.coultas@lancaster.ac.uk, 01524 594100 (Tue, Wed and Thu)
Report: Using Verbatim Quotations in Reporting Qualitative Social Research
A new report in the series for the Verbatim Quotation project has been published:
Corden, A. (2007) Using Verbatim Quotations in Reporting Qualitative Social Research: A review of selected publications, Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, York.
The report can be downloaded as a pdf-file from http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/spru/pubs/pdf/verbpubs.pdf
If you wish to unsubscribe from the list methods-news@ncrm.ac.uk, please email your request to info@ncrm.ac.uk .
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Kaisa Puustinen
External Relations & Resources Officer
ESRC National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM)
School of Social Sciences
University of Southampton
Tel. +44 2380 597 473
http://www.ncrm.ac.uk
Call for ESRC Bursaries for Training, deadline for applications 3 December 2007
NCRM has a new website
October issue of the quarterly NCRM MethodsNews is out
Research Synthesis for Policy and Practice, 13 November, Institute of Education, London
Generalised Linear Models, 13-14 November, Lancaster University
Real Life Ethics, 14 November, University of Manchester
Survey Data Analysis I: Introducing Descriptive and Inferential Statistics, 21-23 November
University of Southampton
Research Synthesis for Policy and Practice, 22 November, Institute of Education, London
Rethinking the Qualitative Interview: Some Thoughts from Social Psychology, 29 November, University of Manchester
Qualitative Research and Ethical Approval, 5 December, University of Edinburgh
ATLAS.ti: Software for Qualitative Data Analysis, 7 December 2007, Lancaster University
Essentials of Survey Design and Implementation, 30 Jan-1 Feb 2008, University of Edinburgh
Advanced Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, 6-7th February 2008 at the City University, London
Survey Data Analysis II: Exploring Relationships, 27-29 Feb 2008, University of Southampton
NEWS FROM RDI
Policy Transfer: Learning from Others' Experience, 14th November 2007 in London
ATLAS.ti 5 Introductory Workshop, 21st November 2007 at the University of Surrey
Geographical Referencing for Social Scientists: A Practical Workshop, 21st November 2007 at the University of Edinburgh
Publishing Quantitative Research in International Journals, 22-23 November 2007 in London
Knowledge Transfer for Public Policy, 28th November 2007 in London
MAXqda 2007 Introductory Workshop, 28th November 2007 at the University of Surrey
Writing Research Grant Proposals - Workshop 3, 30th November 2007 in London
Residential Training Course for Postgraduate Students, 29th November - 2nd December 2007 at the University of Manchester
Linking International Macro and Micro Data (LIMMD), 3rd December 2007 at the Cathie Marsh Centre for Statistical Research (CCSR), University of Manchester
Postgraduate ISSTI Interdisciplinary Masterclass, 3rd December 2007 at the University of Edinburgh
Mixed Methods Research in Social Work, 11th December 2007 at the University of York
Handling Missing Data in Longitudinal Surveys, 11th December 2007 at the City University
NVivo 7 Introductory Workshop, 13th December 2007 at the University of Surrey
Ethical Issues in Participatory Research, 17th December 2007 at Lancaster University
OTHER EVENTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST
UK Household Longitudinal Study conference, 10 January 2008, Colchester
III European Congress of Methodology, 8-12 July 2008 in Oviedo, Spain
Consumption - a workshop to highlight the data available from government surveys, Wednesday 7 November 2007 at the Graduate School of Education, Queen's University Belfast
ESDS Government Annual Research Conference 2007 All Consuming: Consumption research findings from government surveys, 1 November 2007 at the British Academy, London
British Crime Survey User Meeting, 11 December 2007 at the Royal Statistical Society, London
SARs User Meeting 2007, 12 November 2007 at the Royal Statistical Society, London
Multilevel Analysis with Latent Variables using Mplus, 4 December 2007 at the Jeffrey Hall, Institute of Education
Handling Missing Data in Longitudinal Surveys, 11-12 December 2007 at the Social Sciences Building, City University
Teaching Students Event History Analysis: An introduction to resources based around the British Cohort Studies, 13 December 2007 at the Social Sciences Building, City University
Cemmap Master Class: Robert Porter (Northwestern), 13-14 March 2008 at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, London
Workshop: Ethical Issues in Participatory Research, 17-19 December 2007at Lancaster University
Report: Using Verbatim Quotations in Reporting Qualitative Social Research
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NEWS FROM NCRM
Bursaries for training, deadline for applications 3 December 2007
NCRM is offering bursaries up to £1000 to enable staff in the UK engaged in research, teaching methods or supervising research to update their skills. The call is out now and deadline for applications is Monday 3 December 2007. For further information and application form please go to http://www.ncrm.ac.uk/about/funding/training/ .
NCRM has a new website
The new website is now online at http://www.ncrm.ac.uk
October issue of the quarterly NCRM MethodsNews is out
The October issue of MethodsNews newsletter is now available in http://www.ncrm.ac.uk/news/newsletter/ . The issue covers topics such as news from the Lancaster-Warwick node, upcoming RDI workshop 'Linguistic Ethnography and Sociocultural Psychology in conversation', and the UK Data Archive.
Research Synthesis for Policy and Practice
13 November 2007
Institute of Education, London
Generalised Linear Models
13-14 November 2007
Lancaster University
Real Life Ethics
14 November 2007
University of Manchester
Survey Data Analysis I: Introducing Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
21-23 November 2007
University of Southampton
For further information or to book a place please visit http://www.s3ri.soton.ac.uk/cass/
Research Synthesis for Policy and Practice
22 November 2007
Institute of Education, London
Rethinking the Qualitative Interview: Some Thoughts from Social Psychology
29 November 2007
University of Manchester
Qualitative Research and Ethical Approval
5 December 2007
University of Edinburgh
ATLAS.ti: Software for Qualitative Data Analysis
7 December 2007
Lancaster University
Essentials of Survey Design and Implementation
Dr Pamela Campanelli
30 Jan-1 Feb 2008, University of Edinburgh
For further information or to book a place please visit http://www.s3ri.soton.ac.uk/cass/
Advanced Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, 6-7th February 2008 at the City University, London
This workshop will provide an opportunity for researchers with some experience of interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) to learn more about the approach and to enhance their own skills.
The workshop will focus on key elements in IPA: theoretical underpinnings, data collection, analysis, writing up. It will involve a mix of presentations from the facilitators and hands-on small group work.
Please note places are very limited and so early registration is strongly recommended.
Please visit www.ncrm.ac.uk for more information
Survey Data Analysis II: Exploring Relationships
CASS lecturer
27-29 Feb 2008, University of Southampton
For further information or to book a place please visit http://www.s3ri.soton.ac.uk/cass/
NEWS FROM RDI
Policy Transfer: Learning from Others' Experience
Location: London
Date: 14th November 2007
Contact: trepp@kcl.ac.uk
Website: http://evidencenetwork.org/trainingprojects.html
ATLAS.ti 5 Introductory Workshop
Location: University of Surrey
Date: 21st November 2007
Contact: caqdas@surrey.ac.uk
Website: http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk/
Geographical Referencing for Social Scientists: A Practical Workshop
Location: University of Edinburgh
Date: 21st November 2007
Contact: geo-refer@soton.ac.uk
Website: http://www.geog.soton.ac.uk/geo-refer/wprkshop3.html
Publishing Quantitative Research in International Journals
Location: London
Date: 22nd November - 23rd November 2007
Contact: bcarles@bam.ac.uk
Website: http://www.bam.ac.uk/news/articles.php?id=76
Knowledge Transfer for Public Policy
Location: London
Date: 28th November 2007
Contact: trepp@kcl.ac.uk
Website: http://evidencenetwork.org/trainingprojects.html
MAXqda 2007 Introductory Workshop
Location: University of Surrey
Date: 28th November 2007
Contact: caqdas@soc.surrey.ac.uk
Website: http://www.caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk
Writing Research Grant Proposals - Workshop 3
Location: London
Date: 30th November 2007
Contact: bcarles@bam.ac.uk
Website: http://www.bam.ac.uk/news/articles.php?id=83
Residential Training Course for Postgraduate Students
Location: University of Manchester
Date: 29th November - 2nd December 2007
Contact: Maureen Galbraith ehsocsec@arts.gla.ac.uk
Website: http://www.ehs.org.uk/ehs/RDI/rdi.asp
Linking International Macro and Micro Data (LIMMD)
Location: Cathie Marsh Centre for Statistical Research (CCSR), University of Manchester
Date: 3rd December 2007
Contact: Peter.Whitton@manchester.ac.uk
Website: http://www.mimas.ac.uk/limmd/
Postgraduate ISSTI Interdisciplinary Masterclass
Location: University of Edinburgh
Date: 3rd December 2007
Contact: c.lyall@ed.ac.uk
Website: http://www.rdi.ac.uk/aboutproject.asp?MODE=PROJECT&PID=24
Mixed Methods Research in Social Work
Location: University of York
Date: 11th December 2007
Contact: J.Orme@socsci.gla.ac.uk
Website: http://www.strath.ac.uk/gssw/staff/ormejoanprof/socialworkresearcherdevelopmentsword/
Handling Missing Data in Longitudinal Surveys
Location: City University, Social Sciences Building
Date: 11th December 2007
Contact: janice@essex.ac.uk
Website: http://www.cls.ioe.ac.uk/events.asp?section=000100010004
NVivo 7 Introductory Workshop
Location: University of Surrey
Date: 13th December 2007
Contact: caqdas@surrey.ac.uk
Website: http://caqdas.soc.surrey.ac.uk/
Ethical Issues in Participatory Research
Location: Lancaster University
Date: 17th December 2007
Contact: esrcrti@lancaster.ac.uk
Website: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/ethicalresearch/dec07.htm
OTHER EVENTS AND ITEMS OF INTEREST
UK Household Longitudinal Study conference, 10 January 2008, Colchester
The aim of this one day conference is to provide an update on progress with the design and implementation of the UKHLS, a major new panel survey for the UK. The conference will report back on the outcomes from the consultation on content for wave 1 and provide an opportunity for discussion of content over waves 2 and beyond of the survey
Attendance to the conference is free and the deadline for registration is the 1st of December 2007. For registration and further details please go to http://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/ukhls/conference/ .
III European Congress of Methodology, 8-12 July 2008 in Oviedo, Spain
This congress is held under the auspices of the European Association of Methodology (EAM) http://www.eam-online.org/ which celebrates a European congress of methodology every two years. The main goal of the European Congress of Methodology is to contribute to the improvement of teaching and research in methodology in the fields of Social Sciences, Health, Education and Behaviour. For further information please go to http://methodology.cop.es/
Consumption - a workshop to highlight the data available from government surveys, Wednesday 7 November 2007 at the Graduate School of Education, Queen's University Belfast
Our roles as consumers and our patterns of consumption are central to who we are, what we do and our consumer society. ESDS surveys allow researchers to look at many different areas of consumption, for example, health and consumption (lifestyle factors such as eating, drinking, smoking, exercise) and environmental consumption (the products we consume and our choices of transportation). This introductory seminar is aimed at those with little or no experience of microdata from government surveys, or those with some experience of these surveys who require an introduction to the consumption content of the datasets. To view the programme and book a place please go to http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/esds/events/2007-11-07/
ESDS Government Annual Research Conference 2007 All Consuming: Consumption research findings from government surveys, Thursday 1 November 2007 at the British Academy, London
This one-day conference focuses on research evidence from large-scale government surveys relating to consumption. Papers cover a range of consumption issues, including consumption by older consumers and children as well as the consumption of food, culture and private transport. The conference will be relevant for those with an interest in consumption and associated policy areas such as expenditure, service planning and health. The day seeks to present research with policy relevance and we particularly welcome attendance from the policy makers, analysts and senior academics. To view the programme and book a place please go to http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/esds/events/2007-11-01/
British Crime Survey User Meeting, 11 December 2007 at the Royal Statistical Society, London
This meeting will provide a forum for the exchange of information and views between users and producers of the British Crime Survey. The British Market Research Bureau will present updates on the current survey and the Home Office will present developments with data access and the Crime Statistics Review. There will also be research papers based on the BCS and plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion. To view the programme and book a place please go to http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/esds/events/2007-12-11/
SARs User Meeting 2007, 12 November 2007 at the Royal Statistical Society, London
This meeting will provide examples of research uses of the 2001 SARs files and give an opportunity to hear from the Census Offices about their plans for microdata. It will also give an opportunity to discuss the needs for microdata files from the 2011 Census. To view the programme and book a place please go to http://www.ccsr.ac.uk/sars/events/2007-11-12/
Multilevel Analysis with Latent Variables using Mplus, 4 December 2007 at the Jeffrey Hall, Institute of Education
This one-day short course gives an overview of multilevel analysis opportunities using the Mplus program. Starting with conventional multilevel regression and growth modeling, the course will discuss methods for multilevel analysis of exploratory and confirmatory factor models, mediational models, structural equation models, regression mixture models, latent class models, latent transition models, and growth mixture models. For more information please see www.cls.ioe.ac.uk/mplusworkshop
Handling Missing Data in Longitudinal Surveys, 11-12 December 2007 at the Social Sciences Building, City University
This event is aimed at data analysts working with longitudinal data and for teachers of advanced quantitative research methods. The workshop will focus on statistically principled and practical methods for dealing with all kinds of missing data in longitudinal surveys.
The workshop will be led by Professor Ian Plewis, University of Manchester and Dr James Carpenter, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, together with Professor Peter Lynn, Essex University, Professor Gillian Raab, Napier University and Alexina Mason, Imperial College, London. For more information please see www.cls.ioe.ac.uk/rdiworkshop9_essex
Teaching Students Event History Analysis: An introduction to resources based around the British Cohort Studies, 13 December 2007 at the Social Sciences Building, City University
This event is aimed at University lecturers and those involved in teaching an introduction to event history analysis to students in the social sciences. The aim is to showcase some of the resources for teaching based around the 1958 and 1970 British Birth Cohort Studies. In addition to presentations from those with experience of teaching students there will also be a practical session to enable participants to try out some of the exercises and resources they may wish to use with students. This work will be based on SPSS. It is also hoped that this event will give participants an opportunity to meet and share ideas with others who are involved with teaching longitudinal analysis and specifically event history analysis in the social sciences. For more information please see www.cls.ioe.ac.uk/rdiworkshop8_ioe
Cemmap Master Class: Robert Porter (Northwestern), 13-14 March 2008 at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, London
This class will consider the empirical analysis of auction markets and bidding. Both positive and normative issues will be discussed. The former includes the analysis of equilibrium bidding behavior, and the latter optimal auction design issues. The emphasis will be on the estimation and testing of game theoretic models. The class will begin by covering the material in the 2007 survey by Ken Hendricks and Rob Porter in Volume 3 of the Handbook of Industrial Organization, and then describe recent developments in the field and open issues. For booking information, please go to http://cemmap.ifs.org.uk/masterclasses.php?event_id=263
Workshop: Ethical Issues in Participatory Research, 17-19 December 2007at Lancaster University
This workshop provides participants with the opportunity to develop an understanding of participatory approaches to research, and to explore the ethical aspects of such research approaches. The workshop will consist of presentations from academic researchers, and from lay researchers who have been involved in research studies. Each workshop session will invite participants to share their own experiences of participatory research and/or to take part in group work sessions to explore ethical issues which relate to participatory research. The event should appeal to those with little, or limited experience of participatory approaches to research (a subsequent 'advanced' workshop, later in the programme will be aimed at those with greater experience of participatory research). This workshop is convened by Professor Carole Truman. For further information and the booking form, please visit our website at http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/ethicalresearch or Contact Sheryl Coultas at s.coultas@lancaster.ac.uk, 01524 594100 (Tue, Wed and Thu)
Report: Using Verbatim Quotations in Reporting Qualitative Social Research
A new report in the series for the Verbatim Quotation project has been published:
Corden, A. (2007) Using Verbatim Quotations in Reporting Qualitative Social Research: A review of selected publications, Social Policy Research Unit, University of York, York.
The report can be downloaded as a pdf-file from http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/spru/pubs/pdf/verbpubs.pdf
If you wish to unsubscribe from the list methods-news@ncrm.ac.uk, please email your request to info@ncrm.ac.uk .
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Kaisa Puustinen
External Relations & Resources Officer
ESRC National Centre for Research Methods (NCRM)
School of Social Sciences
University of Southampton
Tel. +44 2380 597 473
http://www.ncrm.ac.uk
Training Bursaries available at NCRM
Dear Sir/Madam,
The ESRC Research Resources Board wishes to stimulate the uptake of high quality training courses. Each year there are 50 bursaries for up to £1,000 each to enable staff in the UK engaged in teaching methods or supervising research to update their skills. Please forward the message below to anyone you think may be interested in applying for these training bursaries.
If you do not wish to receive news from NCRM, please notify us by emailing your request to info@ncrm.ac.uk
Best regards, Kaisa
Bursaries for training, deadline for applications 3 December 2007
NCRM is offering bursaries up to £1000 to enable staff in the UK engaged in research, teaching methods or supervising research to update their skills. The call is out now and deadline for applications is Monday 3 December 2007. For further information and application form please go to http://www.ncrm.ac.uk/about/funding/training/
The ESRC Research Resources Board wishes to stimulate the uptake of high quality training courses. Each year there are 50 bursaries for up to £1,000 each to enable staff in the UK engaged in teaching methods or supervising research to update their skills. Please forward the message below to anyone you think may be interested in applying for these training bursaries.
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Best regards, Kaisa
Bursaries for training, deadline for applications 3 December 2007
NCRM is offering bursaries up to £1000 to enable staff in the UK engaged in research, teaching methods or supervising research to update their skills. The call is out now and deadline for applications is Monday 3 December 2007. For further information and application form please go to http://www.ncrm.ac.uk/about/funding/training/
MEETING OF THE IGU COMMISSION ON THE DYNAMICS OF ECONOMIC SPACES
MEETING OF THE IGU COMMISSION ON THE DYNAMICS OF ECONOMIC SPACES
"WORLDS OF NEW WORK? MULTI-SCALAR DYNAMICS OF NEW ECONOMIC SPACES"
5-8 AUGUST 2008, BARCELONA
During the first week of August 2008 will take place in Barcelona the
Meeting of the "IGU Commission on The Dynamics of Economic Spaces".
The meeting will be organized by the Group of Economic Geography of
the Department of Geography (Autonomous University of Barcelona).
We just launch a new website with all the meeting information:
www.economicspaces.com
For more information do not hesitate to contact local organizers:
meeting@economicspaces.com
Attached you will find the CALL FOR PAPERS document.
Kind Regards,
Pere Suau Sánchez
Geògraf
E-mail: pere.suau.sanchez@uab.cat
Telf. +34 93 5814805
Departament de Geografia
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Edifici B - Campus de la UAB
08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès)
"WORLDS OF NEW WORK? MULTI-SCALAR DYNAMICS OF NEW ECONOMIC SPACES"
5-8 AUGUST 2008, BARCELONA
During the first week of August 2008 will take place in Barcelona the
Meeting of the "IGU Commission on The Dynamics of Economic Spaces".
The meeting will be organized by the Group of Economic Geography of
the Department of Geography (Autonomous University of Barcelona).
We just launch a new website with all the meeting information:
www.economicspaces.com
For more information do not hesitate to contact local organizers:
meeting@economicspaces.com
Attached you will find the CALL FOR PAPERS document.
Kind Regards,
Pere Suau Sánchez
Geògraf
E-mail: pere.suau.sanchez@uab.cat
Telf. +34 93 5814805
Departament de Geografia
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Edifici B - Campus de la UAB
08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès)
Social Policy Association Annual Conference, Edinburgh University,
With apologies for any cross-posting.
Social Policy Association Annual Conference, Edinburgh University,
23-25 June 2008
The conference will start with lunch on Monday 23 June and run until
lunch on Wednesday 25 June under the theme ‘Challenging Boundaries’.
Paper proposals (abstracts) should be in the form of an e-mail
attachment of 300-400 words mailed to spa08@ed.ac.uk by the closing
date of Friday 1 February 2008. Decisions on acceptances will be made
by 22 February 2008. The deadline for papers will be 9 June 2008.
Booking will open in January. Early booking at a discount has to be
made by 23 April 2008 and the final deadline will be 23 May 2008.
Further information, including the list of thematic streams for paper
presentations, is available in the new edition of the SPA’s ‘Policy
World’ and on social-policy.com and socialpolicy.ed.ac.uk.
Jochen Clasen and Richard Parry
Social Policy Association Annual Conference, Edinburgh University,
23-25 June 2008
The conference will start with lunch on Monday 23 June and run until
lunch on Wednesday 25 June under the theme ‘Challenging Boundaries’.
Paper proposals (abstracts) should be in the form of an e-mail
attachment of 300-400 words mailed to spa08@ed.ac.uk by the closing
date of Friday 1 February 2008. Decisions on acceptances will be made
by 22 February 2008. The deadline for papers will be 9 June 2008.
Booking will open in January. Early booking at a discount has to be
made by 23 April 2008 and the final deadline will be 23 May 2008.
Further information, including the list of thematic streams for paper
presentations, is available in the new edition of the SPA’s ‘Policy
World’ and on social-policy.com and socialpolicy.ed.ac.uk.
Jochen Clasen and Richard Parry
Monday 5 November 2007
Call for papers for International Planning Studies - Deadline Monday 17 December
What is left of planning?
Call for papers for International Planning Studies - Deadline Monday 17 December
Pursuing its mission to improve and enhance discussion and exchange on current and emerging issues
in planning from a critical perspective, IPS opens a call for papers focussing on ‘What is left of
planning?’.
The editors would be interested in a broad range of contributions from theoretical and historical
analyses of the rise of neo-liberal thinking in planning through to reports and reflections by
planning practitioners on local practices which have challenged orthodoxy from a left point of
view.
The call follows the birth and first symposium of Planning Network UK, an ‘organisation seeking
to establish a network to support critical thinking about the current state of planning in the UK’
(PNUK, 2006) and comprising both professionals and researchers in the field of planning. The aim of
the call is to promote the production and submission of a series of progressive and/or critical
papers in planning research focussing on the shifting role and aims of planning in a neo-liberal
globalisation context. Andy Inch and Tim Marshall’s article published in issue 12/1 could ideally
provide a trail to follow, but papers pushing forward any further or additional thesis and/or
stemming from planning cultures other than the British one will be also welcome. They will have to
be submitted to the Editorial Manager by Monday 17 December 2007 at the latest and will follow the
usual review procedure. Selected papers will be published in a special issue edited by Michael
Edwards and John Lovering in Spring 2008. Any query to the editors or Denise Phillips
(PhillipsDE@cf.ac.uk).
Planning, at the urban, regional and national and international levels, faces new challenges,
notably those related to the growth of globalisation as both an objective socio-economic process and
a shift in policy-maker perceptions and modes of analysis. IPS addresses these issues by publishing
quality research in a variety of specific fields and from a range of theoretical and normative
perspectives, which helps improve understanding of the actual and potential role of planning and
planners in this context. Specific policy areas covered include, but not solely, urban design,
economic development, environmental policy, spatial planning, housing, transport, social inclusion.
IPS fills a gap between the more specialist theoretical and empirical journals in planning and
urban-regional studies. In doing so it throws new light on the influences on, and effects of, the
evolution of planning theory, practice and process, and the outcomes of planning, past and present.
Contributors are invited to submit articles based on original empirical or theoretical work, or
assessments or critiques of existing studies that offer new perspectives, critical insights, or new
data to stimulate and inform debate over the future development of planning.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Demographic Changes and the New Landscapes for Planning
Call for Papers for International Planning Studies - Deadline 1 February 2008
IPS aims at improving and enhancing discussion and exchange on current and emerging planning
issues; on the development of theoretical and methodological framework; and on innovative
perspectives within the field. Within these aims, IPS opens a call for papers on the topic of
‘Demographic Cha
nges and the New Landscapes for Planning’.
Demographic studies have seen huge changes in the past years, due to changing nature of the object
of their studies. New trends have emerged in population growth and decline, as well as population
movements and attitudes. These changes increasingly affect behaviours towards location and the use
of space undertaken by individuals and societies. This has become a concern in both developed as
well as developing countries. Most European countries see an increasingly ageing population;
internal migrations from peripheral to central territories; and strong pressure by migrants coming
from other countries external to its borders. Other parts of the world register similar or
complementary changes. Many research work have been initiated and conducted on this issue and
published papers cover some of the dynamics described in different contexts. While the
Anglo-American world is slow in taking up, in other planning contexts a plethora of papers have
addressed the subject, though only few of these findings are available for English readers.
Too few have taken the occasion for reflecting on these issues as elements changing the landscapes
of planning. With ‘landscape’ we mean here two different types of landscape. The economic,
social and - most of all - political landscape within which planning acts at local level. This is
the institutional landscape of planning; it changes abruptly following demographic changes and
in-forms (often restricting) the space for planning. The second landscape we refer to here is the
physical, emotional, identity-laden landscape that constitutes the material background for
people’s and local societies’ behaviours in respect to land and its uses.
Within this background demographic changes represent a challenge to change and review the
principles (for example, growth as taken for granted and constituting the main element) upon which
planning has been traditionally based and has flourished for nearly a century. Are territories in
decline (in terms of population and/or economy) and shrinking cities necessarily negative for
planning? They certainly are if we accept the current framework and conditions of and for
development as paradigmatic and unchangeable, but could we think of and develop alternative
paradigms and modes for action? Are there case studies that seem to favour innovative and different
approaches to this subject? Could we envisaged new and emerging approaches to face these new
challenges for planning theory and practice? The call for paper will be open until Friday 1 February
2008, papers will have to be submitted to the Editorial Manager and will subsequently follow the
usual peer-reviewing procedure. Selected papers will be published in a special issue edited by Klaus
Kunzmann, John Lovering and Francesca Sartorio in Autumn 2008. Any query to the editors or Denise
Phillips (PhillipsDE@cf.ac.uk).
Planning, at the urban, regional and national and international levels, faces new challenges,
notably those related to the growth of globalisation as both an objective socio-economic process and
a shift in policy-maker perceptions and modes of analysis. IPS addresses these issues by publishing
quality research in a variety of specific fields and from a range of theoretical and normative
perspectives, which helps improve understanding of the actual and potential role of planning and
planners in this context. Specific policy areas covered include, but not solely, urban design,
economic development, environmental policy, spatial planning, housing, transport, social inclusion.
IPS fills a gap between the more specialist theoretical and empirical journals in planning and
urban-regional studies. In doing so it throws new light on the influences on, and effects of, the
evolution of planning theory, practice and process, and the outcomes of planning, past and present.
Contributors are invited to submit articles based on original empirical or theoretical work, or
assessments or critiques of existing studie
s that offer new perspectives, critical insights, or new
data to stimulate and inform debate over the future development of planning.
Call for papers for International Planning Studies - Deadline Monday 17 December
Pursuing its mission to improve and enhance discussion and exchange on current and emerging issues
in planning from a critical perspective, IPS opens a call for papers focussing on ‘What is left of
planning?’.
The editors would be interested in a broad range of contributions from theoretical and historical
analyses of the rise of neo-liberal thinking in planning through to reports and reflections by
planning practitioners on local practices which have challenged orthodoxy from a left point of
view.
The call follows the birth and first symposium of Planning Network UK, an ‘organisation seeking
to establish a network to support critical thinking about the current state of planning in the UK’
(PNUK, 2006) and comprising both professionals and researchers in the field of planning. The aim of
the call is to promote the production and submission of a series of progressive and/or critical
papers in planning research focussing on the shifting role and aims of planning in a neo-liberal
globalisation context. Andy Inch and Tim Marshall’s article published in issue 12/1 could ideally
provide a trail to follow, but papers pushing forward any further or additional thesis and/or
stemming from planning cultures other than the British one will be also welcome. They will have to
be submitted to the Editorial Manager by Monday 17 December 2007 at the latest and will follow the
usual review procedure. Selected papers will be published in a special issue edited by Michael
Edwards and John Lovering in Spring 2008. Any query to the editors or Denise Phillips
(PhillipsDE@cf.ac.uk).
Planning, at the urban, regional and national and international levels, faces new challenges,
notably those related to the growth of globalisation as both an objective socio-economic process and
a shift in policy-maker perceptions and modes of analysis. IPS addresses these issues by publishing
quality research in a variety of specific fields and from a range of theoretical and normative
perspectives, which helps improve understanding of the actual and potential role of planning and
planners in this context. Specific policy areas covered include, but not solely, urban design,
economic development, environmental policy, spatial planning, housing, transport, social inclusion.
IPS fills a gap between the more specialist theoretical and empirical journals in planning and
urban-regional studies. In doing so it throws new light on the influences on, and effects of, the
evolution of planning theory, practice and process, and the outcomes of planning, past and present.
Contributors are invited to submit articles based on original empirical or theoretical work, or
assessments or critiques of existing studies that offer new perspectives, critical insights, or new
data to stimulate and inform debate over the future development of planning.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Demographic Changes and the New Landscapes for Planning
Call for Papers for International Planning Studies - Deadline 1 February 2008
IPS aims at improving and enhancing discussion and exchange on current and emerging planning
issues; on the development of theoretical and methodological framework; and on innovative
perspectives within the field. Within these aims, IPS opens a call for papers on the topic of
‘Demographic Cha
nges and the New Landscapes for Planning’.
Demographic studies have seen huge changes in the past years, due to changing nature of the object
of their studies. New trends have emerged in population growth and decline, as well as population
movements and attitudes. These changes increasingly affect behaviours towards location and the use
of space undertaken by individuals and societies. This has become a concern in both developed as
well as developing countries. Most European countries see an increasingly ageing population;
internal migrations from peripheral to central territories; and strong pressure by migrants coming
from other countries external to its borders. Other parts of the world register similar or
complementary changes. Many research work have been initiated and conducted on this issue and
published papers cover some of the dynamics described in different contexts. While the
Anglo-American world is slow in taking up, in other planning contexts a plethora of papers have
addressed the subject, though only few of these findings are available for English readers.
Too few have taken the occasion for reflecting on these issues as elements changing the landscapes
of planning. With ‘landscape’ we mean here two different types of landscape. The economic,
social and - most of all - political landscape within which planning acts at local level. This is
the institutional landscape of planning; it changes abruptly following demographic changes and
in-forms (often restricting) the space for planning. The second landscape we refer to here is the
physical, emotional, identity-laden landscape that constitutes the material background for
people’s and local societies’ behaviours in respect to land and its uses.
Within this background demographic changes represent a challenge to change and review the
principles (for example, growth as taken for granted and constituting the main element) upon which
planning has been traditionally based and has flourished for nearly a century. Are territories in
decline (in terms of population and/or economy) and shrinking cities necessarily negative for
planning? They certainly are if we accept the current framework and conditions of and for
development as paradigmatic and unchangeable, but could we think of and develop alternative
paradigms and modes for action? Are there case studies that seem to favour innovative and different
approaches to this subject? Could we envisaged new and emerging approaches to face these new
challenges for planning theory and practice? The call for paper will be open until Friday 1 February
2008, papers will have to be submitted to the Editorial Manager and will subsequently follow the
usual peer-reviewing procedure. Selected papers will be published in a special issue edited by Klaus
Kunzmann, John Lovering and Francesca Sartorio in Autumn 2008. Any query to the editors or Denise
Phillips (PhillipsDE@cf.ac.uk).
Planning, at the urban, regional and national and international levels, faces new challenges,
notably those related to the growth of globalisation as both an objective socio-economic process and
a shift in policy-maker perceptions and modes of analysis. IPS addresses these issues by publishing
quality research in a variety of specific fields and from a range of theoretical and normative
perspectives, which helps improve understanding of the actual and potential role of planning and
planners in this context. Specific policy areas covered include, but not solely, urban design,
economic development, environmental policy, spatial planning, housing, transport, social inclusion.
IPS fills a gap between the more specialist theoretical and empirical journals in planning and
urban-regional studies. In doing so it throws new light on the influences on, and effects of, the
evolution of planning theory, practice and process, and the outcomes of planning, past and present.
Contributors are invited to submit articles based on original empirical or theoretical work, or
assessments or critiques of existing studie
s that offer new perspectives, critical insights, or new
data to stimulate and inform debate over the future development of planning.
Conference: Contract and Domination
CONFERENCE:
Contract and Domination
Venue: Cardiff School of European Studies, 65-68 Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AS
Date: 15-16 November 2007
Speakers include: Carole Pateman (Cardiff), Charles W. Mills, (Northwestern), Terry Rees (Cardiff), Tariq Modood (Bristol), Judith Squires (Bristol), Paul Kelly (LSE), Nirmal Puwar (Goldsmiths), Terrell Carver (Bristol), David Boucher (Cardiff), Steve Garner (UWE), Mike Cole (Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln).
The conference brings together Carole Pateman The Sexual Contract (1988) and Charles Mills, The Racial Contract (1997). The aim of this conference is to explore the implications of their major new publication, Contract and Domination for our understanding of and thinking about issues of race and gender in relation to the social contract tradition, and to intrude them more centrally into the debates surrounding contract theory, and to explore in what ways it may be modified, or indeed rendered obsolete. The conference is multidisciplinary and of interest to philosophers, political theorists, race/gender theorists, sociologists and policy practitioners.
Cost: £105, inc. accommodation at a boutique hotel, dinner, lunch & refreshments.
For further details on the conference, please contact Gemma Broadhurst:
Email:
Telephone: 029 2087 4885
Downloads:
Booking form (PDF)
Conference programme (PDF)
Contract and Domination
Venue: Cardiff School of European Studies, 65-68 Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AS
Date: 15-16 November 2007
Speakers include: Carole Pateman (Cardiff), Charles W. Mills, (Northwestern), Terry Rees (Cardiff), Tariq Modood (Bristol), Judith Squires (Bristol), Paul Kelly (LSE), Nirmal Puwar (Goldsmiths), Terrell Carver (Bristol), David Boucher (Cardiff), Steve Garner (UWE), Mike Cole (Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln).
The conference brings together Carole Pateman The Sexual Contract (1988) and Charles Mills, The Racial Contract (1997). The aim of this conference is to explore the implications of their major new publication, Contract and Domination for our understanding of and thinking about issues of race and gender in relation to the social contract tradition, and to intrude them more centrally into the debates surrounding contract theory, and to explore in what ways it may be modified, or indeed rendered obsolete. The conference is multidisciplinary and of interest to philosophers, political theorists, race/gender theorists, sociologists and policy practitioners.
Cost: £105, inc. accommodation at a boutique hotel, dinner, lunch & refreshments.
For further details on the conference, please contact Gemma Broadhurst:
Email:
Telephone: 029 2087 4885
Downloads:
Booking form (PDF)
Conference programme (PDF)
Call for papers: UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference, Belfast 2008
Call For Papers
Sustainability, Space and Social Justice: The UK-Ireland Planning Research
Conference.
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY, Belfast, 18-20th March 2008
http://www.qub.ac.uk/prc2008belfast/
Papers are invited for the UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference,
providing an opportunity for leading national and international planning
scholars to present and debate current issues in planning research in a
multidisciplinary and supportive environment.
Although the conference includes tracks papers on all aspects of planning
research, the event will has a special theme of Sustainability, Space and
Social Justice. Each of these concepts presents a separate challenge for
the field of planning, yet the ability to address them in an integrated
and coherent way is central to the very concept of planning and is a
challenge that runs deep in the history and ideology of the discipline.
These important issues will provide a framework for the more general
discussions on the future of planning practice and research at the
conference and will particularly be addressed by the high profile speakers
that will address the plenary sessions of the conference. Confirmed key
note speakers include Dr. Julian Agyeman (Tufts University), Prof. Susan
Owens (Cambridge University) and Frank McDonald (The Irish Times).
The Call for Papers is open until 15th December 2007 and contributions are
invited under the following tracks:
1. Inclusion, diversity and social justice
2. Urban and rural regeneration
3. Governance, policy and spatial planning.
4. Sustainable cities and the challenge of climate change
5. Planning, accessibility and transportation
6. Planning education and skills
7. Rural planning, the countryside and wildlife
8. Urban and rural design and the built heritage
Submitted papers will be peer reviewed by a panel of leading researchers
in each of these fields.
The organisers are also keen to encourage proposals for themed sessions
and these should be submitted no later than 30th November.
For further details, see http://www.qub.ac.uk/prc2008belfast/ or contact
the organisers at prc2008@qub.ac.uk
Sustainability, Space and Social Justice: The UK-Ireland Planning Research
Conference.
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY, Belfast, 18-20th March 2008
http://www.qub.ac.uk/prc2008belfast/
Papers are invited for the UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference,
providing an opportunity for leading national and international planning
scholars to present and debate current issues in planning research in a
multidisciplinary and supportive environment.
Although the conference includes tracks papers on all aspects of planning
research, the event will has a special theme of Sustainability, Space and
Social Justice. Each of these concepts presents a separate challenge for
the field of planning, yet the ability to address them in an integrated
and coherent way is central to the very concept of planning and is a
challenge that runs deep in the history and ideology of the discipline.
These important issues will provide a framework for the more general
discussions on the future of planning practice and research at the
conference and will particularly be addressed by the high profile speakers
that will address the plenary sessions of the conference. Confirmed key
note speakers include Dr. Julian Agyeman (Tufts University), Prof. Susan
Owens (Cambridge University) and Frank McDonald (The Irish Times).
The Call for Papers is open until 15th December 2007 and contributions are
invited under the following tracks:
1. Inclusion, diversity and social justice
2. Urban and rural regeneration
3. Governance, policy and spatial planning.
4. Sustainable cities and the challenge of climate change
5. Planning, accessibility and transportation
6. Planning education and skills
7. Rural planning, the countryside and wildlife
8. Urban and rural design and the built heritage
Submitted papers will be peer reviewed by a panel of leading researchers
in each of these fields.
The organisers are also keen to encourage proposals for themed sessions
and these should be submitted no later than 30th November.
For further details, see http://www.qub.ac.uk/prc2008belfast/ or contact
the organisers at prc2008@qub.ac.uk
Call for Papers: Appropriating Space
CALL for PAPERS
From Rachel Shapiro and Anna Porubcansky (see below)
Appropriating Space
An Interdisciplinary Colloquium for Postgraduate Students
22-23 February 2008
Goldsmiths, University of London
From gaming halls to ghost towns, wailing walls to waterholes, social spaces are shaped by the people who inhabit them. Appropriating Space is a student-led colloquium for postgraduates that will explore the many ways in which social and spatial identity are intertwined.
This call for papers invites students to examine the construction of space from many perspectives, identifying the various ways in which diverse groups shape and inscribe social space. The idea of social space can include (but is not limited to): professional environments, collectivities and communes, national and local territories, political imperatives, alternative spaces, performance spaces and theatres, marketplaces, pubs, art galleries and museums, annexed spaces, sacred or spiritual spaces or domestic contexts; the problematics of space and the mechanisms of globalisation.
Organised by the Sociology of Theatre and Performance Research Group at Goldsmiths (led by Professor Maria Shevtsova), this event will provide an opportunity for postgraduates in all fields across the UK to engage with their peers across disciplines in a challenging and convivial environment. In addition to showcasing their own research through the presentation of conference papers, students will be able to participate in several roundtable discussions and panel sessions over the course of the colloquium. This is a unique opportunity for postgraduates across the country to meet, network and exchange ideas in a truly interdisciplinary context.
We welcome submissions from postgraduate research students. If you would like to participate, please submit your name, university, conference paper title or title of practical workshop and 250-word abstract to appropriating.space@gmail.com. Deadline for applications is 31 December 2007.
Please don't hesitate to contact us with any queries you may have regarding the colloquium.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely,
Rachel Shapiro
Anna Porubcansky
PhD Students in the Department of Drama and Theatre Arts
Sociology of Theatre and Performance Research Group
Goldsmiths University of London
Infrastructure design for cycle traffic conference, University of Bolton, Tuesday 18th March 2008
This is the first announcement of the ‘Infrastructure design for cycle traffic’ conference at the
Conference topics include:
- Innovation in design
- Design and the safety audit process
- Facilities and national standard cycle training
- Differentiation between guidance and standards
- Shared surfaces and tactile paving
Specialist speakers are drawn from local authorities, consultancies and user groups, including Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Cost of the conference is £150. To book a place contact Lisa Hughes, 01204 903 657, lh4@bolton.ac.uk
Policy & Politics International Conference
CALL FOR PAPER
Policy & Politics 3rd International Conference
"Policy Transfer in a Globalising World"
3-4 July 2008, Bristol UK
Plenary speakers include:
David P. Dolowitz, University of Liverpool, UK
Loïc Wacquant, University of California at Berkeley, USA
Abstract due on 28 March 2008
For further information, please visit www.bristol.ac.uk/sps/p&pconf
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