The impact of international migration on a country’s development is the focus of two international conferences taking place at Northumbria University next week. With speakers coming from across Europe and India to attend, the two International Migration and Inclusive Development in India events have attracted significant interest from experts in the field. Organised by Northumbria’sContinue reading “Free Event: International Migration and Inclusive Development in India”
Category Archives: Research Stories
Tackling gender-based violence in universities
Ruth Lewis reflects on progress on this social problem, covered in her recently published book. Harvey Weisntein. #Times Up. #MeToo. Abuse by clergy, sports coaches and politicians. We’re in the midst of a newly-energised conversation about abuse, harassment, sexual violence, and conduct between women and men. For those of us who’ve worked in this fieldContinue reading “Tackling gender-based violence in universities”
Centre for International Development seminar, all welcome
‘Migration and Development: The Kerala Experience’ – Professor S.I. Rajan – Wed 10th October, 3-5, Squires Building 211 Professor S.I. Rajan As Professor and Chair of the Research Unit on International Migration at the Centre for Development Studies, Kerala, India, Professor Rajan has over two decades of research experience on migration and demographic Dynamics acrossContinue reading “Centre for International Development seminar, all welcome”
Seminar: Power, Culture and Identities Research Group
We are pleased to have Professor Simon Winlow from Northumbria Criminology present at our next seminar, all are welcome to attend. Date: Wednesday 9th of May, 3:30 to 5:00 in Northumberland Building, Room 348 If you would like to attend, please email either Emma (emma.h.casey@northumbria.ac.uk) or Edmund (edmund.coleman-fountain@northumbria.ac.uk) The abstract for his talk is below: Title: RiseContinue reading “Seminar: Power, Culture and Identities Research Group”
The Re-culturalisation of Poverty
Stephen Crossley writes on the re-emergence of cultural explanations of poverty (Slides from Dr Crossley’s recent seminar are available here: The (re)culturalization of poverty policy) Cultural explanations of poverty have a long (and largely evidence-free) pedigree but the more specific and explicit theory of a ‘culture of poverty’ can be traced back to the work ofContinue reading “The Re-culturalisation of Poverty”