School of Social Sciences

Applied Seminar - Alessandra Voena (Stanford)

16:00 - 17:00 4 March 2021
Title: Maternal Mortality Risk and Spousal Differences in the Demand for Children

Rape: Why Still Misunderstood?

15:00 - 16:30 9 March 2021
The challenges of prosecuting rape from the perspective of a former prosecutor and senior policy advisor About this Event Charlotte Triggs OBE has over 30 years experience in criminal…

Philosophy Research Seminar - Justina Berškyte (Manchester)

15:15 - 16:50 10 March 2021
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…

Participatory crisis management and pandemic mitigation

10:00 - 11:00 12 March 2021
In this invited lecture at Pskov Statue University, Dr Elisa Pieri will share her research on participatory crisis management and pandemic mitigation. Her new book, 'Pandemics: The Basics' is out now.

Macro Seminar - Pavel Brendler (Bonn)

16:00 - 17:00 16 March 2021
Title: Rising Earnings Inequality and Optimal Social Security

The 2021 Dorothy Emmet Lecture

18:15 - 19:30 18 March 2021
The University of Manchester Philosophy Department is delighted to announce the 2021 Dorothy Emmet Lecture. Miranda Fricker will be asking 'How is forgiveness a gift?'. The event will…

Macro Seminar - Tim Lee (Queen Mary)

16:00 - 17:00 23 March 2021
Title: Transforming Institutions: Labor Reallocation and Wage Growth in a Reunified Germany

Politics Pankhurst Seminar with Professor Francesca Gains: Metro Mayors: Who are They and What do They Do? - A Pre-Election Primer

13:00 - 14:00 23 March 2021
Politics Pankhurst Seminar with Professor Francesca Gains Metro Mayors: Who are They and What do They Do? - A Pre-Election Primer March 23d 2021 1-2pm Zoom meeting ID:…

Morgan Centre seminar: The Affective Temporalities of Friendships (Kinneret Lahad)

15:00 - 16:00 24 March 2021
"When will we meet?" "It's been ages since we last spoke", or "We must catch up soon", are just some of the commonplace and seemingly insignificant sayings between friends. In this…

From MOOCs to COVID - Teaching and Learning Opportunities arising from Necessity -POSTPONED

15:30 - 16:30 25 March 2021
An Inaugural lecture by Professor Ralf Becker from the Department of Economics We are very pleased to announce that Professor Ralf Becker will deliver an Inaugural lecture on 25 March…

We can't breathe: Gary Younge in conversation with Zubaida Haque about race, class and Covid

13:45 - 15:15 31 March 2021
This event is organised by the Political Studies Association (PSA) as part of their 2021 annual conference. The Coronavirus pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests have thrown issues…

"At Least We Don't Do That Here." How Europe (Mis)Understands Black America (Gary Younge)

18:00 - 19:00 12 April 2021
This talk, from Professor of Sociology, Gary Younge, marks the opening of the British Sociological Association's 70th Anniversary Annual Conference, and it is open to all. Britain's…

Dr Petra Tjitske Kalshoven: For a familiar future: The power of habit in England’s nuclear heartland

16:00 - 17:30 12 April 2021
Dr Petra Tjitske Kalshoven, University of Manchester Title: For a familiar future: The power of habit in England’s nuclear heartland Abstract: This is a story of two recent energy-related…

Climate Change: Why complexity appears to hinder -- but may actually help -- humanity to act?

13:00 - 14:00 13 April 2021
Politics Pankhurst Seminar with Dr. Paul Tobin Climate Change: Why complexity appears to hinder -- but may actually help -- humanity to act? April 13th 2021 1-2pm Zoom…

Applied Seminar - Nathan Nunn (Harvard)

16:00 - 17:00 15 April 2021
Title: Transhumant Pastoralism, Climate Change and Conflict in Africa

The Annual Arthur Lewis Lecture 2021

17:30 - 19:00 15 April 2021
On 15th April 2021, the School of Social Sciences welcomes one of the most senior UNHCR officials in the Mediterranean, an area that has been the epicentre of refugee flows into Europe…

Speculative Cities: Housing and value conversions in Maputo, Mozambique with Professor Morten Nielsen

16:00 - 17:30 19 April 2021
‘Speculative Cities: Housing and value conversions in Maputo, Mozambique’ Prof Morten Nielsen, National Museum of Denmark Based on ethnographic research carried out in Maputo, in this…

Macro Seminar - Marcelo Pedroni (Amsterdam)

16:00 - 17:00 20 April 2021
Title: Dynamic Information Aggregation: Learning from the Past

‘CPS know the justice ain’t right, but the jury don’t‘

16:30 - 18:00 20 April 2021
Procedural unfairness and racial bias in the use of rap in criminal cases There has been a surge in criminal cases in which prosecutors seek to rely on rap lyrics and videos as incriminating…

Philosophy Research Seminar - Dr André Carus (LMU)

15:15 - 16:50 21 April 2021
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…

The Annual Harry Street Lecture - Academic Year 2020/2021

16:00 - 17:30 21 April 2021
‘UK Constitutional Reform – Westminster or Whitehall? We’re often told that there is no real understanding of the separation of powers in the UK constitution. Its efficient secret…

Dr Diego Maria Malara: Pious Demons and Sinful Christians: Mimesis, Historicity, and the Demonization of Protestantism in Ethiopian Orthodox Exorcism

16:00 - 17:30 26 April 2021
Dr Diego Maria Malara, University of Glasgow Chaired by Sebastien Bachelet Title: Pious Demons and Sinful Christians: Mimesis, Historicity, and the Demonization of Protestantism…

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