Report on Child Poverty and Child Well-Being in the European Union

Written by Zuleyka Zevallos Thursday, 22 April 2010 09:51

This study was carried out by the TÁRKI Social Research Institute (Budapest), in collaboration with Applica (Brussels), with contributions from the European Centre. This study aims to develop integrated policies to address child poverty and wellbeing across the European Union.

Intergenerational Ambivalence Conference in Oxford 21 April 2010

Written by Zuleyka Zevallos Friday, 16 April 2010 04:22

One-day conference held in Oxford Wednesday 21st April 2010, 9.30 am - 17.30 pm. Exploration of the rapidly changing intergenerational relations in our ageing societies. Hosted by the Oxford Institute of Ageing, University of Oxford.

Workshop on Imagining Businesses

Written by Zuleyka Zevallos Friday, 16 April 2010 03:37

"Reflecting on visuality,performances and materialities in practices of management, organising and governing". The second workshop by the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM), A society of European professionals operating in the fields of advertising and marketing. To be held in Segovia, Spain - May 19-20, 2011. Abstract submission deadline - 27th September 2010.

Conference on the Futures of Ageing: Science, Technology and the Body

Written by Zuleyka Zevallos Friday, 16 April 2010 03:19

A One Day Conference:  Monday 19th July 2010. Hosted by the Ageing, Body and Society Study Group, British Sociological Organisation

Abstracts due 23 April 2010.

Special Edition of Bilingual Journal: Marginalised Youth and Social Inclusion in Europe

Written by Zuleyka Zevallos Friday, 16 April 2010 02:50

A special bilingual issue of the Journal Sociétés et Jeunesses en Difficulté about Social Inclusion and Marginalised Youth in Europe is now available online. Some articles are in English, some in French, some in both languages.

Mentorship program for Australian sociology students

Written by Zuleyka Zevallos Saturday, 10 April 2010 00:11

The Australian Sociology Association invites professional sociologists to join a mentorship program for sociology students at the Honours, Masters or PhD levels. This is an important initiative for non-academic sociologists to become involved in if they are able, as students seldom get exposure to their career prospects outside the traditional university avenues.  This program will not involve a big time commitment, as mentors can choose to keep in touch with their mentees at least four times during the year via email, Skype or phone if they cannot meet face to face - but the rewards will be amazing. The role is not to provide supervisory feedback on theses or to be involved in the scholarly aspect of their student's learning, but rather to provide collegial support with respect to career planning. Those of us who have been working outside academia may relate to the difficulties in creating good networks and getting career advice - so if you think this is a worthwhile cause, please consider signing up. Applications close on Friday 30th of April, and the process is easy to join online: http://www.tasa.org.au/tasa-post-grads/ 

Second Call for Papers: Conflict of Interest in Central and Eastern Europe

Written by Zuleyka Zevallos Wednesday, 07 April 2010 02:06

An international conference at the Institute of Sociology, Nicolaus Copernicus University
Toruń, Poland
25 - 27 August 2010

Deadline for abstracts: 15th April 2010

Free Social Data Workshops in the UK

Written by Zuleyka Zevallos Wednesday, 31 March 2010 11:25

Economic and Social Data Services (EDS) upcoming events

    
Free UK workshops in late April and throughout May about how to use large-scale government surveys. Includes how to teach using socio-economic data, analysing complex Labour Force Survey data, and working with health and mortality data.