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*apologies for cross-posting* Cash and Care - Understanding the Evidence Base for Policy and Practice 12-13 April 2005 Alcuin College, University of York INVITATION TO ATTEND Across most developed societies, traditional assumptions about the respective roles and responsibilities of welfare states, families and individuals are being called into question. Responsibilities for welfare are becoming fragmented between public and private sectors; traditional relationships between welfare and paid work are being challenged. Families are also changing in response to demographic and economic pressures; and new ways of delivering individualised support are being sought. Together, these trends generate important new questions about: Who is responsible for supporting ill or disabled children, adults and older people. The roles of services and cash payments in providing support. The tensions between paid employment and care-giving, and the consequences for living standards, quality of life and social justice . How to respond appropriately to differences of gender, ethnicity and other social divisions. New policy responses are required to tackle these developing social challenges; and these policies need to be underpinned by rigorous research evidence. This conference will present leading edge research in these areas. In addition, a panel of eminent policy makers and practitioners will debate the contribution of research to policy and practice. Plenary speakers include: Professors Jane Lewis (LSE), Peter Saunders (University of New South Wales) and Kari Waerness (University of Bergen). Keynote speakers include: Professors Saul Becker, Caroline Glendinning, Hilary Land, Jan Pahl, Jane Millar, Eithne McLaughlin, Tricia Sloper and Linda Ward. Panel members: Andrew Cozens (Immediate Past President of Association of Directors of Social Services), Professor Ian Diamond (Chief Executive, ESRC), Sue Duncan (Government Chief Social Researcher, Cabinet Office) and Malcolm Wicks MP (Minister of State for Work and Pensions). This conference is sponsored by ESRC, the Department of Health, and the UK Social Policy Association. For further information visit <http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/spru/cashcareconf.html> http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/spru/cashcareconf.html or contact Lisa Goode [log in to unmask]