Academy of Learned Societies for the Social Sciences
'WHAT IS SOCIAL ABOUT SOCIAL SCIENCE?'
Wednesday, March 15th, 2006
English Heritage Lecture Theatre, 23 Savile Row London W1S 2ET
(Entrance in New Burlington Place)
The debate will address how recent socio-technical changes and new academic
debates have raised profound questions about the status, significance and
power of the 'social':
SPEAKERS:
DOREEN MASSEY, Professor of Geography, Open University
JOHN SCOTT, Professor of Sociology, University of Essex
NIGEL THRIFT, Professor of Geography and Pro Vice-Chancellor, Oxford
University (soon to be Vice-Chancellor, Warwick University)
PAUL ORMEROD, Volterra Consulting, author 'Death of Economics', 'Butterfly
Economics' and 'Why Most Things Fail (paperback April 2006)'
The Debate will be Chaired by JOHN URRY, Professor of Sociology, Lancaster
University
Co-Organisers
IAN GOUGH, Professor of Social Policy, Bath University
ROBERT DINGWALL, Professor and Director, Institute for the Study of
Genetics, Biorisks and Society, Nottingham University
Tea will be served from 3pm, the debate starts at 4pm and finishes at 6.30pm
Following the debate there will be a reception to welcome new Academicians
to which all Academicians are invited
The debate is part of National Science week and is open to all.
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