Archives by Tag 'sociology'
Challenging the ‘Parallel Lives’ Myth: Race, Sociology, Statistics and Politics
TweetChallenging the ‘Parallel Lives’ Myth: Race, Sociology, Statistics and Politics Wednesday May 13 th 2009 10.30 -16.00 London School of Economics Room LG01, New Academic Building, Lincoln’s Inn Fields The BSA Race and Ethnicity Study Group and the BSPS are taking the opportunity of the publication of ‘Sleepwalking to Segregation’? Challenging myths about race and [...]
‘The Multi-disciplinary Toolkit for Global Ageing’ – Univ. of Oxford
TweetOxford Institute of Ageing Spring School ‘The Multi-disciplinary Toolkit for Global Ageing’ University of Oxford 19-23 April 2009 Deadline for registrations: 2 April 2009 Download the updated brochure here: http://www.ageing.ox.ac.uk/system/files/SpringSchoolBrochure2009.pdf This four day school will address concepts and tools in demography, bio-demography, bio-medical research and practice, economics, sociology, health and policy. Special emphasis will be [...]
ESRS Congress – Re-inventing the rural
Tweet RE-INVENTING THE RURAL: BETWEEN THE SOCIAL AND THE NATURAL XXIII European Society for Rural Sociology (ESRS) congress Vaasa, Finland 17-21 August 2009 Rural areas and people in Europe stand at a crossroads, caught between global and local flows and processes. The ESRS Congress will address this critical moment through the following five key themes: [...]