Have you considered looking at Universal Basic Income? Or Citizen's Income as I think the Green Party terms it.
Gavin McGregor
On 30/10/2014 12:24, Orton, Michael wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm doing a piece of work for Compass (compassonline.org.uk) about
> which I would be very grateful for ideas/views/suggestions.
>
> Compass wants to start a conversation about identifying solutions to
> socio-economic insecurity, with particular focus on two policy fields:
> income and housing. Compass is just about to publish a report -
> /Something's not right: insecurity and an anxious nation/ -- which
> identifies the extent and impact of socio-economic insecurity in the
> UK today. Analysing and critiquing current arrangements can often be
> easier than developing positive ways forward. But identifying
> solutions to socio-economic insecurity is Compass's aim and ideas
> would be greatly welcomed.
> The key questions is:
>
> /Rather than producing a 'shopping list' of proposals to redress
> socio-economic insecurity, we are keen to identify a small number of
> ambitious signature policies which achieve significant change in
> themselves and also clearly signal a new direction. What policies
> would you suggest meet these criteria?/
> Regards,
> Michael
>
> Dr. Michael Orton
> Institute for Employment Research
> University of Warwick
>
> /http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/people/morton//
>
>
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Topics of the day:
1. How can the law be expected to cope with 'Superdiversity?' - Ralph Grillo
19 November
2. Health Services Management Centre (HSMC) to seek new Director
3. Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity! (5)
4. Peter Townsend Memorial Prize
5. FW: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
6. Preliminary announcement: Understanding conflict: Research, ideas and
responses to security threats
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Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 10:32:07 +0000
From: Ann Bolstridge <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: How can the law be expected to cope with 'Superdiversity?' - Ralph Grillo 19 November
All are welcome at this seminar from Ralph Grillo from the University of Sussex, to be held on 19 November 2014 from 1.00 to 2.30 pm, Room 429: 4th Floor (West), Muirhead Tower
Synopsis
Contemporary European societies are all in varying degree multi-ethnic and multi-cultural, and 'superdiversity' (or rather, 'super-diversification') in its various guises is a powerful way of characterising the processes through which that situation has arisen.
Currently however, there is widespread, acrimonious debate about diversity (especially cultural and religious diversity) and its limits, as may be observed in the media, in parliaments, in policy initiatives at local, national and international levels, and in the daily preoccupations of, for instance, social workers and teachers. The courts too, are among the institutions which must confront different beliefs and practices and their possible 'accommodation'. Although in the past (and still to some extent), class and regional affiliation (Irish, Scots, Welsh), along with affiliation to religions such as Catholicism and Judaism, were associated with the cultural differences with which the courts were confronted, it is cultural and religious diversity (as well as perhaps 'racial' identity) associated with people of migrant or refugee origin (especially, but not only, Muslims), that is seemingly most problematic.
What has been the recent British perspective on the multiplicity of 'other' religious beliefs and practices which may enter into cases which come before the courts? What space is there for accommodation? What are its limits? And how are those limits determined?
Registration
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Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 13:55:51 +0000
From: Martin Powell <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Health Services Management Centre (HSMC) to seek new Director
With apologies for cross posting
Health Services Management Centre (HSMC) to seek new Director
Having served as Director since 2008, HSMC's Jon Glasby is taking up a new role as Head of the School of Social Policy from 1st August 2015. This means he'll continue to have overall responsibility for HSMC, but alongside the University's social policy and social work department and a series of research centres around wealth/poverty, the role of the third sector, working with families, and issues of diversity and migration. HSMC will therefore be recruiting a new Director, and we're looking for someone able to embody our commitment to 'rigour and relevance', to maintain and develop our national and international networks, and to continue to develop our expertise around research, teaching, consultancy and policy.
Ideally we are seeking someone with an academic pedigree within the fields of, for example, health policy, health management or leadership development - but who is also capable of working with senior policy makers and leading a group of highly motivated staff. The appointee should also strengthen the research and policy capability of HSMC and bring in funding on the basis of existing reputation.
For further information, please contact [log in to unmask]<https://mail.bham.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=Ue2UC1OYMUuvTrA7Yla2X75P715PxdEIa3WwTikMnq8H_MkHsdNhEEYDF_z8b9cmHfzsuR8Uq98.&URL=mailto%3aJ.Glasby%40bham.ac.uk>.
Full details of this post can be found on the University's vacancies website<https://atsv7.wcn.co.uk/search_engine/jobs.cgi?SID=amNvZGU9MTQxNzc2NyZ2dF90ZW1wbGF0ZT03Njcmb3duZXI9NTAzMjUyMSZvd25lcnR5cGU9ZmFpciZicmFuZF9pZD0wJnBvc3RpbmdfY29kZT0xMTcmcmVxc2lnPTE0MTQ0MTc2MzctYTI0MzEyMmVmY2RhZTUzMDU2MTM3MDVkZDIwNWU2ZmE5MmNlY2M0Yw==>.
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Health Services Management Centre
University of Birmingham
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Tel: 0121 414 4462
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Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 14:49:04 +0000
From: Jane Millar <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
Michael
Universal child benefit, at increased level.
Not new, but it would be effective ....
Jane
On 30/10/2014 12:24, Orton, Michael wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm doing a piece of work for Compass (compassonline.org.uk) about
> which I would be very grateful for ideas/views/suggestions.
>
> Compass wants to start a conversation about identifying solutions to
> socio-economic insecurity, with particular focus on two policy fields:
> income and housing. Compass is just about to publish a report -
> /Something's not right: insecurity and an anxious nation/ -- which
> identifies the extent and impact of socio-economic insecurity in the
> UK today. Analysing and critiquing current arrangements can often be
> easier than developing positive ways forward. But identifying
> solutions to socio-economic insecurity is Compass's aim and ideas
> would be greatly welcomed.
> The key questions is:
>
> /Rather than producing a 'shopping list' of proposals to redress
> socio-economic insecurity, we are keen to identify a small number of
> ambitious signature policies which achieve significant change in
> themselves and also clearly signal a new direction. What policies
> would you suggest meet these criteria?/
> Regards,
> Michael
>
> Dr. Michael Orton
> Institute for Employment Research
> University of Warwick
>
> /http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/people/morton//
>
>
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Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 15:28:56 +0000
From: "O'Connor, Julia S" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
Hi Michael
I note Martin's comment re Employment Guarantee but would stress the need to stress quality of employment and a living wage. Precarious employment is one of the key drivers of socio-economic insecurity.
Regards
Julia
J.S. O'Connor, Ph.D.
Professor of Social Policy
Institute for Research in Social Sciences
University of Ulster
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To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
Hi
I'm doing a piece of work for Compass (compassonline.org.uk) about which I would be very grateful for ideas/views/suggestions.
Compass wants to start a conversation about identifying solutions to socio-economic insecurity, with particular focus on two policy fields: income and housing. Compass is just about to publish a report - Something’s not right: insecurity and an anxious nation – which identifies the extent and impact of socio-economic insecurity in the UK today. Analysing and critiquing current arrangements can often be easier than developing positive ways forward. But identifying solutions to socio-economic insecurity is Compass's aim and ideas would be greatly welcomed.
The key questions is:
Rather than producing a ‘shopping list’ of proposals to redress socio-economic insecurity, we are keen to identify a small number of ambitious signature policies which achieve significant change in themselves and also clearly signal a new direction. What policies would you suggest meet these criteria?
Regards,
Michael
Dr. Michael Orton
Institute for Employment Research
University of Warwick
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/people/morton/
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Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 15:33:22 +0000
From: Martin Watts <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
A Job Guarantee is precisely that. It is not precarious. It is not a Work for the Dole scheme. Such Jobs are paid the minimum wage for good economic reasons, which I won't state at the moment. The minimum wage should be a living wage for its recipient & regularly adjusted, as in Australia, but unlike the USA.
Kind regards
Martin
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Sent: Saturday, 1 November 2014 2:29 AM
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Subject: Re: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
Hi Michael
I note Martin's comment re Employment Guarantee but would stress the need to stress quality of employment and a living wage. Precarious employment is one of the key drivers of socio-economic insecurity.
Regards
Julia
J.S. O'Connor, Ph.D.
Professor of Social Policy
Institute for Research in Social Sciences
University of Ulster
email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: 30 October 2014 12:24
To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
Hi
I'm doing a piece of work for Compass (compassonline.org.uk) about which I would be very grateful for ideas/views/suggestions.
Compass wants to start a conversation about identifying solutions to socio-economic insecurity, with particular focus on two policy fields: income and housing. Compass is just about to publish a report - Something's not right: insecurity and an anxious nation - which identifies the extent and impact of socio-economic insecurity in the UK today. Analysing and critiquing current arrangements can often be easier than developing positive ways forward. But identifying solutions to socio-economic insecurity is Compass's aim and ideas would be greatly welcomed.
The key questions is:
Rather than producing a 'shopping list' of proposals to redress socio-economic insecurity, we are keen to identify a small number of ambitious signature policies which achieve significant change in themselves and also clearly signal a new direction. What policies would you suggest meet these criteria?
Regards,
Michael
Dr. Michael Orton
Institute for Employment Research
University of Warwick
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/people/morton/
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Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 16:02:12 +0000
From: Jonathan Bradshaw <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Peter Townsend Memorial Prize
The call for nominations is posted on the British Academy website here
http://www.britac.ac.uk/about/medals/Peter_Townsend_Prize.cfm
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Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 16:40:42 +0000
From: Jenny Morris <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
Living Wage and real workplace democracy.
On 31 Oct 2014, at 15:33, Martin Watts <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> A Job Guarantee is precisely that. It is not precarious. It is not a Work for the Dole scheme. Such Jobs are paid the minimum wage for good economic reasons, which I won’t state at the moment. The minimum wage should be a living wage for its recipient & regularly adjusted, as in Australia, but unlike the USA.
>
> Kind regards
> Martin
>
> From: Social-Policy is run by SPA for all social policy specialists [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of O'Connor, Julia S
> Sent: Saturday, 1 November 2014 2:29 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
>
> Hi Michael
> I note Martin's comment re Employment Guarantee but would stress the need to stress quality of employment and a living wage. Precarious employment is one of the key drivers of socio-economic insecurity.
>
> Regards
>
> Julia
>
> J.S. O'Connor, Ph.D.
> Professor of Social Policy
> Institute for Research in Social Sciences
> University of Ulster
> email: [log in to unmask]
> From: Social-Policy is run by SPA for all social policy specialists [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Orton, Michael [[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 30 October 2014 12:24
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
>
> Hi
>
> I'm doing a piece of work for Compass (compassonline.org.uk) about which I would be very grateful for ideas/views/suggestions.
>
> Compass wants to start a conversation about identifying solutions to socio-economic insecurity, with particular focus on two policy fields: income and housing. Compass is just about to publish a report - Something’s not right: insecurity and an anxious nation – which identifies the extent and impact of socio-economic insecurity in the UK today. Analysing and critiquing current arrangements can often be easier than developing positive ways forward. But identifying solutions to socio-economic insecurity is Compass's aim and ideas would be greatly welcomed.
>
> The key questions is:
>
> Rather than producing a ‘shopping list’ of proposals to redress socio-economic insecurity, we are keen to identify a small number of ambitious signature policies which achieve significant change in themselves and also clearly signal a new direction. What policies would you suggest meet these criteria?
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Michael
>
>
> Dr. Michael Orton
> Institute for Employment Research
> University of Warwick
>
> http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/people/morton/
>
>
>
>
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Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:30:32 +0000
From: Ann Lavan <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
For information.
Nolan, B., W. Salverda, D. Checchi, I. Marx, A. McKnight, I.G. Tóth and H. van de Werfhorst, eds. (2013). Changing Inequalities and Societal Impacts in Rich Countries: Thirty Countries’ Experiences, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Whelan, C.T., B. Nolan and B. Maître (2014). “Multidimensional poverty measurement in Europe: An application of the adjusted headcount approach”, Journal of European Social Policy, 24 (2), 183-197.
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> On 31 Oct 2014, at 16:40, Jenny Morris <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Living Wage and real workplace democracy.
>
>> On 31 Oct 2014, at 15:33, Martin Watts <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> A Job Guarantee is precisely that. It is not precarious. It is not a Work for the Dole scheme. Such Jobs are paid the minimum wage for good economic reasons, which I won’t state at the moment. The minimum wage should be a living wage for its recipient & regularly adjusted, as in Australia, but unlike the USA.
>>
>> Kind regards
>> Martin
>>
>> From: Social-Policy is run by SPA for all social policy specialists [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of O'Connor, Julia S
>> Sent: Saturday, 1 November 2014 2:29 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
>>
>> Hi Michael
>> I note Martin's comment re Employment Guarantee but would stress the need to stress quality of employment and a living wage. Precarious employment is one of the key drivers of socio-economic insecurity.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Julia
>>
>> J.S. O'Connor, Ph.D.
>> Professor of Social Policy
>> Institute for Research in Social Sciences
>> University of Ulster
>> email: [log in to unmask]
>> From: Social-Policy is run by SPA for all social policy specialists [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Orton, Michael [[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: 30 October 2014 12:24
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> I'm doing a piece of work for Compass (compassonline.org.uk) about which I would be very grateful for ideas/views/suggestions.
>>
>> Compass wants to start a conversation about identifying solutions to socio-economic insecurity, with particular focus on two policy fields: income and housing. Compass is just about to publish a report - Something’s not right: insecurity and an anxious nation – which identifies the extent and impact of socio-economic insecurity in the UK today. Analysing and critiquing current arrangements can often be easier than developing positive ways forward. But identifying solutions to socio-economic insecurity is Compass's aim and ideas would be greatly welcomed.
>>
>> The key questions is:
>>
>> Rather than producing a ‘shopping list’ of proposals to redress socio-economic insecurity, we are keen to identify a small number of ambitious signature policies which achieve significant change in themselves and also clearly signal a new direction. What policies would you suggest meet these criteria?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>> Michael
>>
>>
>> Dr. Michael Orton
>> Institute for Employment Research
>> University of Warwick
>>
>> http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ier/people/morton/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> This email and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the use of the addressee and may contain information which is covered by legal, professional or other privilege. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager [log in to unmask] and delete this email immediately. Any views or opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the University of Ulster. The University's computer systems may be monitored and communications carried out on them may be recorded to secure the effective operation of the system and for other lawful purposes. The University of Ulster does not guarantee that this email or any attachments are free from viruses or 100% secure. Unless expressly stated in the body of a separate attachment, the text of email is not intended to form a binding contract. Correspondence to and from the University may be subject to requests for disclosure by 3rd parties under relevant legislation. The University of Ulster was founded by Royal Charter in 1984 and is registered with company number RC000726 and VAT registered number GB672390524.The primary contact address for the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland is,Cromore Road, Coleraine, Co. Londonderry BT52 1SA
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Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:08:22 +0000
From: John Veit-Wilson <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: FW: Ideas wanted for solutions to socio-economic insecurity!
Isn't one of the << ambitious signature policies which achieve significant change in themselves and also clearly signal a new direction >> to combat economic insecurity which Michael asks for, the use of the contributory insurance principle that when in work one pays premiums and when out of work [for various reasons] one has an individual right to adequate benefit, not dependent on number of contributions, official discretion, judgement of deserts, household income etc ?
It's an expression of the key value of Solidarity which is getting overlooked in these days of treating everything as individualised, especially but by no means only by the right wing ideologies. Even the left is often sucked into the personalised discourse instead of constantly reiterating the structural basis of so many social evils which therefore demand solidaristic solutions, including socio-economic insecurities -- hence the emphasis across the ideological board on e g people gaining personal job skills rather than on the living wage and job training and security even for the most menial but necessary jobs: lav cleaning is more important for public health than fiddling the libor. And don't forget Equality when we talk about wages, but they all talk about abstract Freedom [to enter the market and make free choices?] so that needs less emphasis than Solidarity now does again.
Yes, it's a return to Beveridge 's principles [not necessarily his faults tho'] but by heavens it's new to the thinking of governments for some time. And it's fully in line with government [I include Blairite as well as neolib] thinking in the use of highly commended insurance self-sufficiency. The only difference is that risk sharing would be across populations because they all affected by economic insecurity now [Guy Standing's precariat is the whole of the employed population selling its labour power, mental as well as physical, so we are all proletarians now by contrast with the capitalists who do not need to earn anything because they live comfortably on their dividends, like the entire cabinet].
The security is the predictability of and right to adequate benefit if the contingency occurs, something lacking at present. I could elaborate [so could you] but this is so basic I hope it will get mentioned. In social policy we don't always need eye-catching novelties but things that we know work which may have been abandoned for ideological reasons and which Compass ought to be promoting again, if nothing else at least as expressions of the basic social democratic values of the good society since the time of the Enlightenment.
John VW .
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Newcastle University GPS -- Sociology
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Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:49:46 +0000
From: David Miller <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Preliminary announcement: Understanding conflict: Research, ideas and responses to security threats
CALL FOR PAPERS
Understanding Conflict: Research, ideas and responses to security threats
University of Bath 8 – 11 June 2015
Conflict defines the contemporary era. The attacks of 9/11 still cast a long shadow over foreign and domestic policy agendas in the UK and many other countries. The 2001 attacks led to the launch of the ‘Global War on Terror', with invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as a host of other military interventions by NATO powers.
The impact of these interventions have been more complex and widespread than most supporters or opponents anticipated. Instability and conflict in the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa have been part of the legacy, with the tragedies of Afghanistan, Gaza, Iraq and Syria of particular note. The ‘Global War on Terror’ also saw the creation of worldwide networks of ‘extraordinary rendition', with the attendant questions of human rights abuses and torture, whilst sweeping changes to security policies have impacted on everyday life and civil liberties.
The various ramifications of the ‘Global War on Terror’ have challenged the status of a variety of ethnic minorities, including Muslims and Jews, and raised important questions about identity and belonging, and over whether there is a ‘clash of civilisations’. The rise of right wing populism in the context of widespread controversy over migration has changed the political landscape with the rise of UKIP in the UK, and the radical right and anti Muslim parties across Europe. On the streets, the English Defence League has been but a local element of an international ‘counterjihad’ movement. Meanwhile, the Israel-Palestine question has come to renewed prominence as campaigns for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions and Israeli attacks on the Occupied Territories interact.
The Understanding Conflict conference seeks to address important questions about conflict in the contemporary world and to interrogate the role of research and advocacy in understanding and responding to it. The conference is organised around five major themes.
1. Expertise and knowledge about terrorism.
This strand will focus on the production of ideas about terrorism:
What ideas and theories can give us insight to understanding terrorism?
How do academic research institutes and think tanks engage in knowledge production about terrorism and conflict?
What role do neoconservative, pro-Israel and Islamophobic campaign groups play in influencing public debate, policy and practice?
What is the role of the military, intelligence and policing agencies, or civil servants and politicians?
Is there such a thing as an expert in terrorism? How and why do ‘charlatans’ gain prominence and in which domains?
How is expertise in terrorism funded? What accountability is there in such funds?
2. Islamophobia, racism and the counterjihad
What is meant by the term Islamophobia? How well does it explain anti-Muslim racism?
How and why has the security of Muslim communities in the West been threatened by the ‘Global War on Terror’?
How have official counter-radicalisation policies, neoconservatism, and the Israel Palestine question affected the status of Muslims in the West?
How has the politics of the ‘Global War on Terror’ shaped racialisation processes?
How should we understand the new right wing anti-Muslim movements such as the counterjihad movement?
3. Conflict, terrorism and governance
Understanding armed conflict and political violence requires focused social scientific attention. This strand focuses on how we understand and research political violence and ‘terrorism’:
How do we define ‘terror’ and ‘state terrorism’?
How are boundaries between legitimate and illegitimate violence drawn?
What is the legacy of past conflicts in shaping the dynamics of conflict today?
How have techniques of governance, and indeed the concept of governance itself, shaped or changed how we deal with conflict today?
What role do digital technologies play?
4. Propaganda to Twitter revolutions: How should we think about organised persuasive communication?
The study of ‘propaganda’ has declined in the top communication journals. But work on organisational persuasive communication has expanded, especially in relation to conflict in society. This strand examines the use of organised persuasive communication by participants engaged in conflict:
Is ‘propaganda’ a useful term today
How can the history of organised persuasive communication help us to understand contemporary conflict?
Propaganda and persuasive communications are often thought of as matters of discourse and consent separate from ‘kinetic’ power. Is this justified? Should theories of organised persuasive communication also be able to explain coercive and non-consensual aspects of communications?
How does work on the ‘new media ecology’ or ‘framing’ analysis help or hinder understanding of organised persuasive communication?
What is the role of intelligence agencies in contemporary propaganda campaigns?
How is the inherent uncertainty of intelligence reports used by politicians and others in communicative campaigns, and with what outcomes
Does the advent of the internet and instantaneous communications mean the end of secrecy? Can publics and politicians now form accurate views on what is done in their name, and for their protection?
The case of WMD in Iraq and the alleged connection of the Iraqi regime with al Qaeda are touchstone examples of what is held to be wrong with government communications. What other cases can be examined and with what consequence?
5. Researching conflict: Ethics, funding and research partnerships from Camelot to Minerva and beyond.
What are the ethical issues faced in empirical research on conflict and terrorism?
Do researchers put themselves at risk in studying such matters? How does society benefit, if at all?
What are the lessons to be learnt from well known incidents like Project Camelot, or more recent problems in the relationship between research sponsors, researchers and the researched?
In what circumstances should academic researchers collaborate with government agencies or opposition groups?
What methods can be used to study terrorism?
Are new methods opening up new possibilities? How do digital methods, social media, big data and social network affecting the study of terrorism and political violence?
Proposals for papers, panels and workshops are welcome from academics, independent scholars, policy actors, journalists and advocacy groups. We especially welcome collaborative sessions involving policy, media or NGO participants.
A number of publications are planned to come from the conference. Please indicate if you do not wish your paper to be considered for subsequent publication.
The conference will be held at the University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath.
Please email abstracts of no more than 300 words to [log in to unmask] by 31st January 2015.
Deadline for Submissions: 31st January 2015
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