With apologies for cross-postings
There are still places available at the following seminar:
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BEGGING AND STREET LEVEL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
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A one-day seminar
sponsored by the Social Policy Association
Thursday 24 September 1998
10.30 am - 4.30 pm
at University of Luton
Putteridge Bury Conference Centre
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FINAL PROGRAMME
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The Seminar will be chaired by Professor Gary Craig,
University of Lincolnshire and Humberside
10.30am Registration/Coffee
11.00am Speakers
o Hartley Dean and Margaret Melrose, University of Luton,
'Easy Pickings or Hard Profession? Begging as an
economic activity'
o Angus Erskine, University of Stirling - 'Contemporary
begging in historical context'
o Joseph Hermer, University of Oxford - 'Policing Pocket
Change: A study of "diverted giving" as begging control'
o Mike Adler, University of Edinburgh - 'Public attitudes
to begging'
1.00pm Lunch
2.00pm Workshops
o Quantifying the begging phenomenon
(Facilitator - Angus Erskine, University of Stirling)
o Methodological questions
(Facilitators - Margaret Melrose and Hartley Dean,
University of Luton)
o Begging in comparative/international context
(Facilitator - Bill Jordan, University of Exeter)
3.00pm Tea
3.15pm Plenary discussion
o Feedback from the workshops (up to 5 minutes each)
o An opportunity for delegates to report on relevant
initatives in which they might be involved (45 minutes)
o Discussion of proposals for future research - possibly
collaborative, possibly cross-national (15 minutes)
4.30pm Close
NOTE The final programme differs from the provisional
programme originally advertised in that there will not now
be a guest speaker at lunch time. However, several intending
participants with research interests in this area have indicated
that they would like an opportunity to speak about their work
and, accordingly, the plenary session at which this will be
possible has been extended. If you would like to make a specific
contribution to this session, it would be helpful if you could
make this known when you book your place.
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NOTE: Putteridge Bury is on the outskirts of Luton on the
A505 Luton/Hitchin road, and is easily accessible by road,
rail and air. The organisers will arrange to meet participants
travelling by public transport from Luton rail/coach station
or airport and drive them the few minutes to and from
Putteridge Bury. Registered participants wishing to be met
should contact Chairmaine Cummings at the address below,
not less than 7 days before the seminar, with details of the
train/bus/flight by which they will be arriving and their
anticipated time of arrival.
Registration: The registration fee for the seminar is
# 30 [pounds sterling] per participant
(#15 [pounds sterling] for postgraduate students).
This includes the cost of morning coffee, a buffet lunch
and afternoon tea. Please complete and return the booking
form below to:
Charmaine Cummings,
(c/o Department of Applied Social Studies, St. Nicolas House),
University of Luton, Park Square, Luton, LU1 3JU
(Tel: 01582 732907 o Fax: 01582 734265
o e-mail: [log in to unmask])
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BOOKING FORM
Begging and street level economic activity
One-day seminar, Thursday 24 September 1998
University of Luton, Putteridge Bury Conference Centre
Please reserve places for the following participants:
Name(s) Address:
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I/we enclose remittance (#30 per participant,
or #15 for postgraduate students) payable
to 'University of Luton' for # ........
(PAYMENT MUST ACCOMPANY BOOKING FORM)
Hartley Dean,
Professor of Social Policy,
Department of Applied Social Studies,
University of Luton,
Park Square,
Luton, LU1 3JU, UK
Tel: +44(0)1582 732886
Fax: +44(0)1582 734265
E-mail: <[log in to unmask]>
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