School of Social Sciences

The EU’s Response to the Financial Crises in Ireland and Cyprus

14:00 - 15:00 9 December 2015
The EU’s Response to the Financial Crises in Ireland and Cyprus by Dr. Adonis Pegasiou (University of Cyprus)

Voters in Context: Lessons from the UK General Election of 2015 for understanding political change

14:00 - 17:00 9 December 2015
This seminar will present a series of working draft chapters for the prospective 2015 British Election Study book, from the BES team. We will provide original insights into how citizens…

SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY SEMINAR - MONDAY 14TH DECEMBER 2015 - RUPERT STASCH (CAMBRIDGE)

16:00 - 18:00 14 December 2015
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 14 December 2015 4:15-6:00pm (Tea and Coffee will be available outside the boardroom at 4:00pm) Dr Rupert Stasch, University of Cambridge …

CMIST afternoon seminar: Domain Prediction of Complex Indicators – Model-based Methods and Robustness

16:00 - 17:30 15 December 2015
Small Area (Domain) prediction of complex indicators for example, deprivation and inequality indicators typically relies on micro-simulation/model-based methods that use regression…

Sociology book launch

16:00 16 December 2015
Come and join us to celebrate the launch of recent books written by Sociology staff. Refreshments provided, and all welcome.

The Everyday Life of Politics/The Politics of Everyday Life

10:00 - 13:00 25 January 2016
New political subjectivities and movements emerge from the everyday, through experiences of injustice, quotidian modes of resistance, and the development of oppositional identities.…

CMIST Afternoon Seminar - Economic Outcomes and Political Support: Learning from Procedural Fairness Theories in Social Psychology

16:00 - 17:30 26 January 2016
Abstract Positive economic outcomes increase political support. That much we know on the basis of research on government approval, economic voting, or satisfaction with democracy.…

First Look at the 2015 Portuguese Election Study Data

12:30 - 14:00 27 January 2016
First Look at the 2015 Portuguese Election Study Data with Dr Pedro Magalhães Democracy and Elections seminar Please email michael.addelman@manchester.ac.uk if you wish to attend

Social Anthropology Seminar - Dr Marc Brightman (UCL)

16:00 - 18:00 1 February 2016
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 01 February 2016 Dr Marc Brightman, (University College London) & co-author Professor Vanessa Grotti (European University Institute in Florence)…

Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop: Dr Katrin Millock

13:00 - 14:00 2 February 2016
Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop http://www.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/en/millock-katrin/

One-day conference: Representation in Science and Art

10:00 - 17:00 2 February 2016
A one-day workshop organised by Philosophy. Attendance is free, but you must register by emailing helen.beebee@manchester.ac.uk by Thursday 28 January. Speakers: Julia Sanchez-Dorado…

Professor John Denham on English Identity and Politics

12:30 - 14:00 2 February 2016
Dear all, The Democracy and Elections group are pleased to invite you to a lunchtime event : Is there an English Question? Professor John Denham on English Identity and Politics…

Sociology seminar: 'Can brands save the world?' On the ethical projects of commercial communications - Dan Welch

14:00 - 15:00 2 February 2016
Corporations increasingly draw upon notions of sustainable consumption to address consumers, employees and other stakeholders. The paper draws upon primary research into the commercial…

Global Political Economy and Critical Global Politics Clusters’ Research Seminar - ‘The British Rebalance to Asia: Promises and Prospects’ - OLIVER TURNER (Hallsworth Research Fellow, UoM

15:00 - 18:00 3 February 2016
Dear colleagues Just a reminder of the joint Global Political Economy and Critical Global Politics Clusters’ Research Seminar at 3pm on Wednesday 3rd February, in 5.207 University…

Politics Seminar - The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: is this a first step towards a sino-centric regional order?’ - Dr Silvia Menigazzi

16:00 - 17:30 3 February 2016
Dear colleagues You are cordially invited to a seminar jointly hosted by the Politics DA and the Centre for Chinese Studies: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: is this…

Dorothy Emmet Lecture: "Nature's Handmaiden, Art"

18:00 - 20:00 4 February 2016
Philosophy at the University of Manchester presents the inaugural Dorothy Emmet Lecture: a public lecture by Prof. Catherine Elgin (Harvard University), "Nature's Handmaiden, Art".…

Politics - MANCEPT research seminar - Liam Shields will present on “The Importance of Being Parents”

16:00 - 18:00 4 February 2016
Dear all, The next MANCEPT research seminar will be on Thursday 4 February, when our very own Liam Shields will present on “The Importance of Being Parents”. The seminar starts at…

Social Anthropology Seminar - Dr Piers Vitebsky (University of Cambridge)

16:00 - 18:00 8 February 2016
Social Anthropology Seminar Monday, 08 February 2016 Dr Piers Vitebsky, University of Cambridge Title: “Changing forms of loss and redemption in Tribal India" During the 1970s,…

The Global Political Economy research cluster seminar - After Austerity: The Financialisation of the Welfare State - Wednesday 24th February - 3pm

15:00 - 18:00 8 February 2016
Dear colleagues The Global Political Economy research cluster invite you to the following seminar, which takes place at 3pm on Wednesday 24th February in 4.212 University Place: …

CANCELLED: CMIST Afternoon Seminar: Work-life balance and class: in search of working-class work-lives

16:00 - 17:30 9 February 2016
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this seminar has had to be cancelled. We hope to rearrange this seminar for a future date. Abstract: The common conclusion from work-life studies…

Democracy and Elections seminar: 'Benefits of Diversity: why do political parties recruit women and BME MPs and what does it mean for representation?'

15:30 10 February 2016
Benefits of Diversity: why do political parties recruit women and BME MPs and what does it mean for representation?' With Dr Maria Sobolewska With party diversity high on the agenda…

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