College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Research seminars
Research seminars play an important role in our active research culture. Academic staff from the University and other institutions come together with students to share and debate the latest ideas and developments.
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| 29 May 2012 | 17:00 | University - school based partnerships; networking to increase social capitalIn light of this policy the seminar will look at what is already known about how teachers learn and what the knowledge base might be needed to educate teachers to work in schools in the 21st century. Using social capital theory I will discuss the key role that university education departments have in the process of educating teachers and I will draw on data from the Cambridge HEI-School based partnership network. Full details | Baring Court 114 | 
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| 31 May 2012 | 15:30 | Robert & Edward Skidelsky present & sign their new book, "How Much is Enough?"Book presentation and signing by Robert & Edward Skidelsky, with commentaries from Ian Hampsher-Monk and Richard Seaford Full details | Queens Building LT2 |
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| 4 June 2012 | 15:00 | Practitioner-users: communities and renewable energy technologiesSociology and Philosophy Departmental Seminars 2011-2012 Full details | Amory B315 |
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| 12 June 2012 | 15:00 | Egenis Seminar: title to be confirmedEgenis Seminar Full details | Byrne House |
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| 13 June 2012 | 15:00 | Does Political Change or Organisational Performance Determine Chief Executive Turnover in the Public Sector?Oliver James works on the public policy and politics of public services, citizen-provider relationships, public sector organisation and reform, executive politics (particularly politician-administrator relations) and regulation of the public sector. Full details | Amory B106 |
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| 19 June 2012 | 13:00 | Musical Creativities in PracticeIt argues the need for conceptual expansion of musical creativities in line with the real world practices. It explores how different types of musical creativities are recognised and communicated in the practices of professional musicians including composers, improvisers, sing-a-song writers, original bands, DJs, live coders and interactive sound designers working in the music industry. Drawing on Bourdieus thinking tools, this book provides the foundation for a sociological analysis of musical creativities which is designed to transform the ways that music in education is thought about in the future. Full details | Baring Court 114 |
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| 26 June 2012 | 17:00 | Educational Outcomes for Youth with Disabilities: Increased Expectations but Unrealised GainsThis project was to examine the role and impact of education in the lives of young people with disabilities living in poor communities in Ghana, Kenya, India and Pakistan. This presentation will draw on qualitative data gathered from interviews conducted with young people (aged 15-30), with varying levels of schooling, and their significant others (parents and elder siblings) living in India. Rich narratives collected from the field highlight the immense faith being placed in schooling to deliver the promise of a better life. However, evidence suggests that while being at school resulted in some personal benefits these were coupled with many unfulfilled expectations and even reinforced existing forms of differentiation. Full details | Baring Court 114 |
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Research seminars
Past seminars
Arab and Islamic studies
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12 May 2010 - Christopher Davidson (Durham University)
“The Survival of the Gulf Shaikhs in the 21st Century” -
2 June 2010 - Dr Derek Kennett (Durham University)
“Current Agendas in the Archaeology of Indian Ocean Trade” -
9 June 2010 - Dr. Karin van Nieuwkerk (Nijmegen University)
"Pious performances and performing piety in Egypt"
Chair: Caitlin McDonald -
16 June 2010 - Manuela E. B. Giolfo
“The Arab Musical System” (Seminar & Arab Traditional Music Concert with Ensemble
Education
- 29th June 2010 - Dr Hazel Lawson (University of Exeter) and Ruth Boyask (University of Plymouth),
What can the general learn from the specific? The significance of qualitative research for policy: explorations in the field of diversity - 15th June 2010 - Professor Michael Reiss (University of London)
How should Creationism and Intelligent Design be dealt with in the Classroom? - 1st June 2010 - Professor Mairtin Mac an Ghaill (University of Birmingham)
Researching Education: From Social Inequality (socio-economic) to Cultural Difference (aesthetics) - 18th May 2010 - Professor Usha Goswami (Centre for Neuroscience in Education, University of Cambridge)
Combining Educational Neuroscience and Cognitive Developmental Psychology: The Example of Learning to Read (Hard copy of handouts are available on request. Please email T.A.Snell@exeter.ac.uk) - 27th April 2010 - Professor Mike Jackson (Hull University)
Fifty Years of Systems Thinking for Managers
Law
- 24 February 2010 - Professor Holly Cullen (Western Australia)
Trafigura/Cote d’Ivoire: A Case Study in Internationalizing Corporate Social Responsibility - 3 March 2010 - Dr Atina Krajewska (Exeter)
Biolaw and Religion: Is There a Chance for Harmonization of Biomedical Law in Europe? - 10 March 2010 - Professor Melanie Williams (Exeter)
Moral Luck, Law and The Reader - 17 March 2010 - Professor Karen Morrow (Swansea)
Human Rights and the Environment:Recent Developments in England and Wales - 24 March 2010 - Anna Grear (UWE)
Law, Vulnerability and Legal Subjectivity
Politics
- 9 March 2009 - 'Land for the Future' - ESRC Festival of Science Seminar
- 13 January 2010 - Alison Harcourt, Simone Schroff and Ed Rees
Media ownership, permissions and copyright, Information Society seminar series - 25 November 2010, Dr Giacomo Chiozza, Vanderbilt University. How to Win Hearts and Minds? The Political Sociology of the Support for Suicide Bombing.
- 18 May 2011, Professor Vivien Lowndes, University of Nottingham. Authentic representation? A framework for assessing non-electoral representation and a case study of “faith representation” in urban governance
- 1 June 2011, Dr Duncan Russel, University of Exeter. Exploring corporate strategy formation: the case of carbon management strategies in energy intensive companies
