Annual Conference and AGM, 2008
A Decade of Devolution:
Does it measure up?
CALL FOR PAPERS
http://www.radstats.org.uk/conf2008/call.htm
Radical Statistics will hold its annual conference in Edinburgh,
Saturday March 1st, 2008.
Paper proposals relating to any related topics are welcome, including:
* Changes in attitudes toward national identity in the UK
* Comparability of official statistics across devolved countries
* Devolved policies on care for the elderly: is there evidence
for improved quality of life?
* Poverty and wealth inequality across the UK; mapping deprivation
* Health statistics, mortality: is there a 'Scottish effect'?
* Effects of tuition fees on young people in debt, or on higher education
* Migration in an expanded EU and policy on asylum seekers
* Voting patterns and multi-party politics
* or other relevant topic to the theme.
The Radical Statistics Group was formed in 1975 as part of the radical
science movement associated with the establishment of the British
Society for Social Responsibility in Science (BSSRS). The researchers
and statisticians who started Radstats shared a common concern about
the political implications of their work and an awareness of the
actual and potential misuse of statistics. Members of Radical
Statistics believe that statistics can be used to support radical
campaigns for progressive social change.
Please send an abstract of your paper indicating the topic and
outlining your use of statistics to the organising committee at
[log in to unmask] (Enquiries also welcome.)
*** The deadline for proposals has been extended to 19 October. ***
View previous conferences, http://www.radstats.org.uk/conf2008/call.htm
Robin Rice
for the conference organising committee
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The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in
Scotland, with registration number SC005336.
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