Whose responsibility is social welfare? Interdisciplinary approaches to community welfare and social justice (SW ECRs)

The British Academy Early Career Researcher Network brings together ECRs across the humanities and social sciences disciplines, regardless of their funding source or background.

Please note this event is for South West ECRs only 

In the current economic climate, social welfare support is in significant demand. With rising living costs and the retrenchment of the welfare state since 2010, more people are vulnerable and seeking social welfare support in order to make ends meet. The question this event aims to discuss is whose responsibility is it to provide these key public services and how can they best be delivered?

The purpose of this event is to bring together ECRs in the South West to establish links for future collaboration. Throughout the day, ECRs will hear from guest speakers, engage in table discussions and have networking opportunities. The goal is to produce themed working groups (themes to be decided on the day) that can take forward further collaborative activity.

This is an area that will appeal to ECRs from a variety of disciplines including but not limited to: sociology, education, social work, health and social care, and criminology.

Event schedule (NB: All events will take place in the Fullwood House, Room 15 A&B)

10.00-10.15am: Arrival and registration. Tea/coffee/refreshments available on arrival.

10.15-11.00am: Keynote presentation: Prof Kenny Lynch and Dr Jon Hobson “Residualisation: What is it and what is the impact on state provision of essential services?”

11.00am-11.45am: Introductions and intentions: An opportunity for the group to get to know one another, hear about current research projects/interests, and outline what everyone would like to get from the day.

11.45am-12.00pm: Comfort break.

12.00pm-1.00pm: Implications of residualisation: Break-out into thematic groups. Using a post-it sorting exercise, we will scope out the interests in the room to form thematic groups.

1.00-2.00pm: Lunch break

2.00-3.00pm: Beyond residualisation: Break-out into thematic groups to consider the future of public welfare services, what research is needed, future challenges to meet demand.

3.00-3.15pm: Comfort break.

3.15-4.00pm: Conclusions and next steps. Keeping in contact with working groups and how to keep the momentum going after today’s event.

OPTIONAL

4.00pm onwards: For those who want to continue the conversation we can grab a drink at The Tivoli pub. 

If you require travel and/or accommodation to attend the event, please send your Travel and Accommodations form to ecr_network@thebritishacademy.ac.uk

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