Dear Kim
It's OK having a moan - why don't you start something off!!!
A good mailing list for ongoing debates is this one for qualitative
research :
[log in to unmask] There's always something going on there.
Gillian
At 16:10 24/06/00 +1200, you wrote:
>Dear Social Policy List
>
>Why does it seem that this list is virtually used only for posting meetings
>and conference dates? How come there is never any debate? How come members
>don't put up questions? Put up references for discussion?
>
>It must be the most boring list to be a member of especially out here in the
>colonies of New Zealand. I get more out of being on US lists even the ones
>with a US only focus put more up from which I can draw ideas than this list.
>Is it something to do with being British stiff upper lip wot?
>
>If something doen't happen soon I resign!
>
>Cheers
>
>Kim Murphy-Stewart
>social policy analyst
>Wellington
>New Zealand
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [log in to unmask]
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of John Veit
>Wilson
>Sent: Saturday, 24 June 2000 01:09
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Cc: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Social Policy Association annual conference
>
>
>This is a message for the members of the Social Policy Association.
>
>The annual conference in July has sessions devoted to discussion of
>issues of common interest between SPA and ESRC, and SPA and the RAE2001
>social policy and social work panel. If you have any matters which you
>would like to have discussed with either of these bodies, please let me
>know beforehand by email so that we can all be well-prepared. This would
>be helpful even if you plan to be there and raise the matters yourself.
>
>Many thanks. John Veit Wilson, convenor of SPA executive committee
>research and funding group.
>
>
>-------------------------------------------------------------
>>From Professor J. H. Veit-Wilson
>Department of Sociology and Social Policy
>University of Newcastle upon Tyne
>NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NE1 7RU, England.
>Telephones: +44-191-222-7498 or +44-191-266-2428
>Fax: +44-191-222-7497.
>E-mail: <[log in to unmask]>.
>
Gillian Burgess
Research student
Dept. Applied Social Studies
University of Bradford
Bradford BD7 1DP
Tel-work: 01274 235408
Tel-home: 01535 672096
email: [log in to unmask]
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