School of Social Sciences

MES Seminar - Balazs Szentes (LSE)

13:30 - 15:00 20 May 2020
Title: TBA

Mitchell Centre Seminar

16:00 - 17:30 17 June 2020
Nikita Basov, St Petersburg University "Socio-semantic network analysis of meaning structures" Please contact david.schoch@manchester.ac.uk for zoom link

The 7th International Degrowth and 16th ISEE Joint Conference

1 - 5 September 2020
Building Alternative Livelihoods in times of Ecological and Political Crisis.

Sexual Violence on University Campuses

17:00 - 18:30 14 September 2020
Shamus Khan & Jennifer Hirsch, authors of Sexual Citizens, In conversation with Dr Caroline M Parker In SEXUAL CITIZENS: A Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus, Columbia…

Known Unknowns: The Pros, Cons and Consequences of Known Donation

18:30 - 20:00 16 September 2020
Donor conception was once routinely kept secret in families, while donors were kept a good distance away through anonymity laws, regulation and standard clinical practices. In 2004,…

Pankhurst Seminar: A Green New Deal for the UK: Why, What, How, and Other Important Questions

13:00 - 14:00 14 October 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated calls for a ‘new deal’ for the British economy. It has highlighted the neglect of public services, the precarity of jobs, deep socio-economic inequalities,…

Philosophy Research Seminar - Dr Joe Morrison (Queen's University Belfast)

15:15 - 16:50 14 October 2020
This year we are running all of our research seminars online using Zoom. If you would like to attend, and are not included on our events mailing list, please email Dr Stephen Ingram…

Sociology seminar- Conceptualising Morality in terms of Practice: Challenges and Contributions (Owen Abbott)

15:45 - 16:45 14 October 2020
This seminar sets out the arguments firstly for conceptualising of morality as an ordinary facet of social living, and secondly for why an interactionist relational sociology provides…

Macro Seminar - Liliana Varela (LSE)

16:00 - 17:00 20 October 2020
Title: The Micro and Macro Dynamics of Capital Flows

Macro Seminar - Alexander Rodnyansky (Cambridge)

16:00 - 17:00 27 October 2020
Title: The Bond Lending Channel of Monetary Policy

Mitchell Centre Zoominar Series

16:00 - 17:30 28 October 2020
Steve Borgatti,Links Center for Social Network Analysis,University of Kentucky What Social Ties Mean In this talk we explore the difference between relational events, that is things…

Morgan Centre seminar: On not having children in an age of austerity: Reproductive rights, delays and defaults (Sarah Marie Hall)

15:00 - 16:00 28 October 2020
This talk will explore findings from an ISRF-funded fellowship on fertility, austerity and social reproduction. Reproduction represents a considerable concern in contemporary Europe,…

Philosophy Research Seminar - Olly Spinney (University of Manchester)

15:15 - 17:00 28 October 2020
This year we are running all of our research seminars online using Zoom. If you would like to attend, and are not included on our events mailing list, please email Dr Stephen Ingram…

Hierarchical Modelling of COVID-19 Death Risk in India in the Early Phase of the Pandemic

16:00 - 17:00 3 November 2020
We model of India’s pandemic vulnerability in an innovative way. We create and estimate a multi-disciplinary model of the risk of severe COVID-19 and death. Our model allows for socio-demographic-group…

Macro Seminar - Xavier Jaravel (LSE)

16:00 - 17:00 3 November 2020
Title: What are the Labor and Product Market effects of Automation? New Evidence from France

ESRC Festival of Social Sciences - Manchester

7 - 15 November 2020
2020 has been a challenging year for Manchester, with many famous festivals and productions unable to proceed. However, the annual Festival of Social Science will go ahead as planned…

Macro Seminar - Daniel Kaufmann (University of Nuchatel)

16:00 - 17:00 10 November 2020
Title: Do Sticky Wages Matter? New Evidence from Firm-Survey and Register Data

Anti-racist art in the UK and Latin America: A conversation

16:00 - 18:00 11 November 2020
Co-organised with the Manchester ESRC Festival of Social Science Live streaming on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOPwGVBNMXM&feature=youtu.be We invite you to an on-line conversation…

It’s Not All in the Genes: Sperm & Egg Donors’ Connections with Recipients

19:00 - 20:30 11 November 2020
The birth of a baby conceived via donated sperm or egg creates many new connections, both within and between families. But it may surprise you to know that, for many donors, the key…

Philosophy Research Seminar - Leonie Smith (University of Manchester)

15:15 - 17:00 11 November 2020
This year we are running all of our research seminars online using Zoom. If you would like to attend, and are not included on our events mailing list, please email Dr Stephen Ingram…

Pankhurst Seminar: The Evolution of the International Peace Architecture

13:00 - 14:00 18 November 2020
The Evolution of the International Peace Architecture with Professor Oliver Richmond, Politics, University of Manchester

Social Anthropology Seminar - Dr Basak Sarac - Lesavre - University of Manchester

14:30 - 16:00 18 November 2020
Social Anthropology Seminar Wednesday 18th of November 2020 Dr Basak Sarac - Lesavre University of Manchester 14:30 – 16:00pm https://zoom.us/j/97257899519 Nuclear Remains On Time,…

Gary Younge on the US Election

18:00 - 19:00 19 November 2020
A talk by Professor Gary Younge on the US election followed by a live Q&A chaired by Professor Angelia Wilson Donald Trump's presidency was widely criticised for race-baiting violating…

Philosophy Research Seminar - Prof John Schwenkler (Florida State University)

15:15 - 17:00 25 November 2020
This year we are running all of our research seminars online using Zoom. If you would like to attend, and are not included on our events mailing list, please email Dr Stephen Ingram…

Sociology seminar: 'Connecting Sounds: the social life of music' - Nick Crossley

15:45 - 16:45 25 November 2020
In this talk Nick Crossley will outline the central thesis of his book, 'Connecting Sounds', before drilling down to discuss the detail of a number of its empirical sections. Music,…

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