Events in the School of Social Sciences
Find out more about events, seminars and public lectures in the School of Social Sciences.
Open Minds XVIII The Eighteenth Annual Philosophy Conference for Postgraduate Students in Philosophy
We are delighted to announce the eighteenth annual Open Minds Conference for graduate students in philosophy. Open Minds is a two-day conference which offers graduate students working in all areas of philosophy the chance to present their work and gain feedback in a welcoming and friendly environment. With two parallel sessions running thro..
Declan Murray (University of Manchester) The Plastic Divide: Global environmentalism and the search for life in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
On 1 June 2019 plastic bags were banned in Tanzania. The ban was driven by a global environmentalist narrative that plastic bags harm marine life and livestock; contribute to flooding events; and produce unsightly litter. Five years later, small polyethylene pouches remained integral to daily life for the majority of residents in Tanzania’s..
Macro Seminar - Calumn G. Hamilton (Groningen & Wageningen)
Title: Foreign Aid and Structural Change
2025 Annual International Peace Lecture: The Continuous Struggle: Women’s Rights in the Last Four Decades and the Backlash Against Progress.
Join us for the 40th Anniversary International Peace Lecture, hosted by the University of Manchester's Department of Politics. For forty years, this renowned series has brought together leading voices to reflect on the challenges and possibilities for global peace. It was first established in 1985, inspired by University staff protesting agai..
Brownbag - Keitaro Ninomiya (UIUC)
Title TBD
MET Seminar - Marek Pycia (Zurich)
Title: TBA Contact: sophie.kreutzkamp@manchester.ac.uk
Mitchell centre Seminar Series
Karoly Takas, Linkoping University
Politics - 2025 Annual Peace Lecture - The Continuous Struggle: Women’s Rights in the Last Four Decades and the Backlash Against Progress
Join us for the 40th Anniversary International Peace Lecture, hosted by the University of Manchester's Department of Politics. For forty years, this renowned series has brought together leading voices to reflect on the challenges and possibilities for global peace. It was first established in 1985, inspired by University staff protesting agai..
Early Career Researcher Masterclass on Social Reproduction
This ECR masterclass has three aims: (1) to reflect on our research as it relates to the broader landscape of social reproduction research and recent calls for its pluralization, (2) to network with colleagues involved in this research (including Hallsworth Visiting Professor Stefanie Wöhl, and (3) to share experiences and strategies for publ..
Econometrics Seminar - Rosnel Sessinou (Surrey)
Title TBA