SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND THE CITY - 29th October 1998 in London
A one-day conference convened by Professor Chris Hamnett, King's
College London and the Royal Geographical Society.
Papers will include:
* Keynote Address: Social Exclusion: The Nature of the Problem and the
Policies
Geoff Mulgan, Prime Minister's Special Advisor, No 10 Policy Unit
* Researching Social Exclusion
Professor John Hills, Director, Centre for Analysis of Social
Exclusion, London School of Economics
* The Contours of Financial Exclusion
Elaine Kempson, Dr Andrew Leyshon, Claire Whyley and Professor Nigel
Thrift, Centre for Personal Finance Research, School of Geographical
Sciences, University of Bristol
* Three 'Grass Roots' Vignettes
- Education - Mr Keith Agegbo, Head, Deptford Green School
- Health - Dr John Cohen, Director, Centre for Community Care and
Primary Health, University of Westminister and GP in London W1
- Housing - Liz Richardson, National Tenants Resource Centre,Chester.
* Geographies of Social Exclusion and Health Inequality
Dr Sarah Curtis, Department of Geography, Queen Mary and Westfield
College, London
* Unpopular Places? Social Exclusion and the Geography of Misery Roger
Burrows, Centre for Housing Policy, University of York
plus papers on
* Educational Disadvantage and Social Exclusion
* Social Exclusion: The Ethnic Dimension
The last few years have seen an upsurge of academic, policy and
political interest in the issue of social exclusion. The precise
meaning of the term is open to debate, but there is a growing concern
that a significant proportion of the population of Britain and other
western economies are excluded from full participation in society.
Social exclusion can take many forms ranging from unemployment and low
income, through poor educational attainment and job opportunities to
poor health and housing, social isolation and fear of crime and
violence. The scale and incidence of social exclusion varies both
socially and geographically, and there is concern that some areas are
particularly prone to high levels of exclusion.
This timely conference brings together a number of key geographers and
other social scientists working in the field to discuss some of the
key dimensions and issues in research on social exclusion, examine
possible policy solutions, and identify significant gaps in applied
knowledge.
Who should attend?.
* Practitioners and policy makers working in the fields of health,
housing, education and social work
* Researchers, students and teachers
* Representatives from local government, central government and local
authorities
* Ngos, charities and trusts with an interest in social policy
When is it?
Thursday 29th October 1998 at 10.00 am
Where is it?
RGS-IBG, 1 Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AR
How much is it?
?40 for ngos and non profit making organisations, or full time
academicee, ?15 for postgraduate students, ? for graduate students (no
lunch) ?60 for others.
Want to know more/register?
Contact Alison Glazebrook, Tel: 0171 591 3006 or email
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