Events in the School of Social Sciences
Find out more about events, seminars and public lectures in the School of Social Sciences.
Class, Cultural Knowledge, and Barriers to Mobility - Professor Annette Lareau (UPenn)
Please join us for our very first University of Manchester Department of Sociology annual lecture, given in our 60th anniversary year. We are delighted that our inaugural lecture will be given by Professor Annette Lareau: Class, Cultural Knowledge, and Barriers to Mobility Professor Annette Lareau, University of Pennsylvania 2.30-4pm, Mond..
"Managing the Wealth of Nations": PEC Research Seminar
What a conceptual and ideas-based approach can tell us about capitalism and economic development, 15th-19th centuries?” Dr Philipp Rössner, Professor of Early Modern History, University of Manchester Abstract. Pre-classical economic thinkers have rarely been considered in our narratives on the origins of capitalism, industrialisation, and..
Macro Seminar - Minchul Yum (Southampton)
Title: TBA
Art Not Evidence: The misuse of rap in criminal trials
Keir Monteith KC, in his inaugural lecture for the Law School at the University of Manchester, will review the increased criminalisation of rap music, including the use of lyrics and music videos as evidence against young people accused of serious crimes. Keir will provide contemporary examples of how prosecutors, supported by judges, have sug..
Brownbag - Xiaobing Wang
Title: Family Labor Supply under Health Shocks
Comparative Politics Seminar
Dr Javier Sajuria, Queen Mary University of London
MET Seminar - Francesco Giovannoni (Bristol)
Manchester Economic Theory (MET) schedule: http://daviddelacretaz.net/seminars/ Speaker website: https://sites.google.com/site/francescogiovannoni/
MANCEPT Seminar: Dr Devon Cass, "Equality and Institutions"
Dr Devon Cass, University of Manchester - "Equality and Institutions"
2023-24 Full Year: Undergraduate Politics Dissertation Conference
Organised jointly by the Politics Department and Juncture [junctureuom.co.uk] student journal, the conference showcases undergraduate research in Politics & IR at the University of Manchester, encourages students to think of themselves as researchers and to experience academic research first hand. The conference will take place on Tuesday 7 Ma..
Macro Seminar - Jeanne Commault (Sciences Po)
Title: TBA