School of Social Sciences

Macro Seminar - Santiago Garcia-Couto (Georgetown Qatar)

16:00 - 17:00 24 February 2026
Title: The Anatomy of the China Shock

MET Seminar - Stefan Trautmann (Heidelberg, Tilburg)

17:00 - 18:00 25 February 2026
Title: A choice-based approach to the measurement of inflation expectations Authors: Olga Goldfayn-Franka, Pascal Kieren, Stefan Trautmann Abstract: Economists widely rely on measures…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series. Bruce Cronin University of Greenwich, .THE STRUCTURE OF LOCAL FDI EMBEDDING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

16:00 - 17:30 25 February 2026
This study examines how structural characteristics of countries’ local inward and outward FDI networks influence economic development across different stages of development. Drawing…

‘Against Capture: The Political Life of Creative Anthropology’ - Social Anthropology Seminar Series

15:00 - 17:00 2 March 2026
Fiona Murphy (Dublin City University) - ‘Against Capture: The Political Life of Creative Anthropology’

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series. Shan Shi University of Manchester. Embedded Regional Origins: A Longitudinal Mapping of Collaboration Networks in China’s Music Industry (BADHEAD, 1999–2023)

16:00 - 17:30 4 March 2026
Abstract: This study examines the formation of collaborative networks in China’s music industry through BADHEAD, a sub-label of Modern Sky, one of the leading music companies headquartered…

The New International Economic (Dis)order: On Law, Privatization and Power

04:00 - 17:00 4 March 2026
In 1976, Gillian White published her famous article ‘The New International Economic Order’ in the Virginia Journal of International Law, finding a ‘climate in which some genuine amelioration…

‘Investment and Human Rights: Lessons from the Magomedov and Dynasty Cases’

16:00 - 18:00 5 March 2026
This lecture, delivered by Ms Galyna Carey (Fortior Law), will explore human rights concerns in major international investment disputes. Drawing on her experience representing parties…

'Bioengineering Financial Futures: From Synthetic Biology to Synthetic Bonds’ - Social Anthropology Seminar Series

15:00 - 17:00 9 March 2026
Kath Weston (University of Virginia) - 'Bioengineering Financial Futures: From Synthetic Biology to Synthetic Bonds’

International Human Rights Law (IHRL) Guest Speaker Series

14:00 - 15:00 9 March 2026
The Manchester International Law Centre (MILC) is delighted to invite you to the first event in our International Human Rights Law (IHRL) Guest Speaker Series. As part of this series,…

Macro Seminar - Johanna Wallenius (Stockholm)

16:00 - 17:00 10 March 2026
Title: Does Student Aid Improve Educational Mobility?

SOCIAL STATISTICS SEMINAR SERIES

14:00 - 15:30 10 March 2026
Please join us for the Social Statistics Seminar, we have coffee and cake. We are very pleased to welcome: Mónica Hernández Alava Professor in Health Econometrics, University of Sheffield Title: TBA Abstract: TBA

MET Seminar - Omer Edhan (Manchester)

17:00 - 18:00 11 March 2026
Title: Lyapunov Games Authors: Omer Edhan Idan & Ziv Hellman Abstract: Decentralised learning is often used to explain how play might settle on equilibrium, but even natural adjustment…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series. Zsofia Boda University of Essex. Upward Network Influence and Intergenerational Integration in German Schools

16:00 - 17:30 11 March 2026
Social scientists consistently document ethnic segregation in social networks, demonstrating its association with inequalities in social capital, or the ability to activate relationships…

“Can I steal your shade?’ On Fieldwork, Minor Gestures, and Associative Translations’ - Social Anthropology Seminar Series

15:00 - 17:00 16 March 2026
Cristiana Giordano (UC Davis) - “Can I steal your shade?’ On Fieldwork, Minor Gestures, and Associative Translations’

Manchester Online Seminars on Evidential Pluralism: Evidence for mechanisms and the challenge of mechanism individuation

15:00 - 16:30 17 March 2026
(Joint work with Till Grüne-Yanoff.) Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are widely used to inform policy decisions in the social and behavioural sciences. Yet both philosophers and…

MET Seminar - Ina Taneva (Edinburgh)

17:00 - 18:00 18 March 2026
Title: Strategic Ignorance and Information Design Authors: Ina Taneva & Thomas Wiseman Abstract: We study information design in strategic settings when agents can publicly refuse…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series. Pietro Casari Scuola Normale Superiore Italy. Events, Networks, and Collective Action Processes

16:00 - 17:30 18 March 2026
The recent interest in events as an object of study has been accompanied by numerous attempts to develop a conceptual framework for their interpretation. I argue that adopting a processual-relational…

Annual Harry Street Lecture 2026 with Attorney General Richard Hermer KC

17:00 - 19:00 23 March 2026
The School of Social Sciences and Department of Law are delighted to host the 2026 Annual Harry Street Lecture delivered by an alumnus of our school and leading figure in the legal…

Macro Seminar - Evi Pappa (Carlos III Madrid)

12:00 - 13:00 23 March 2026
Title: Pricing Dynamics Under Financial Stress

The Erosion of the Right to Humanitarian Assistance

13:00 - 15:00 23 March 2026
In this Guest Lecture, Professor Patrycja Grzebyk will guide us through the legal foundations of the right to humanitarian assistance and explore contemporary developments that place…

‘Bringing Something New into Being: Joy and Natality in Anthropology’ - Social Anthropology Seminar Series

15:00 - 17:00 23 March 2026
Joanna Cook (University College London) - ‘Bringing Something New into Being: Joy and Natality in Anthropology’

(Un)common methodologies in History and the History of Philosophy

09:00 - 17:00 25 March 2026
This workshop aims to bring into contact academics from the history of philosophy, philosophy of history, and intellectual history. If you wish to attend, please register in the link…

CLACS Film screening: 'Madan Saras'

17:00 - 18:30 25 March 2026
Film screening organised by the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, in affiliation with the SPLAS Cine-club and with the support of the Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology.…

Mitchell Centre Seminar Series. Andrew Parker University of Durham. It’s Not Me, It’s You: The Effect of Alter’s Brokerage Orientations on an Individual’s Leader Identity

16:00 - 17:30 25 March 2026
Understanding how individuals come to see themselves as leaders is critical for organizations. While prior research has primarily focused on individual characteristics and experiences…

Book Launch: Interrogating the Global Social Challenges

18:45 - 20:45 8 April 2026
Hot off the press for spring 2026, 'Interrogating the Global Social Challenges' presents wide-ranging expertise from sociologists on some of the most urgent issues of our time. This…

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