The Cathie Marsh Centre for Census and Survey Research

CCSR Seminars

Throughout the term, CCSR has a regular seminar series. Seminars are held from 4pm - 5.30pm in the CCSR Seminar Room, 2nd floor, Crawford House, accessed through the central entrance on Booth Street East, off Oxford Road.


All are welcome and no booking is necessary. Queries to 0161-275-4721.

A poster showing all the seminars in this series is available as a Word file and PDF.

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31st January 2006
A pluralist account of economic growth 1972-2002 Wendy Olsen, CCSR
A pluralist account of economic growth can allow for variations in economic output that are caused by levels of democracy, culturally grounded patterns of labour market participation, gender, and health. Regression analysis is well suited to the pluralist account because it can test each variable for apparent additional `effect' by augmenting a basic time-series model. The results from an analysis of four decades suggest a strong role for gendered human capital.

7th February 2006
Lightning Seminars (Slides)
A series of 5 minute presentations from members of CCSR on a variety of topics:


14th February 2006
Maximising the research value of 2001 census microdata Mark Tranmer
Some theoretical ideas for combining the various sources of 2001 census microdata, as well as aggregate census data, to investigate population str ucture.

21 February
Intimate relationships: what do young adults really want? Laura Watt, CCSR
A consideration of several theoretical models in relation to emerging patterns in how young British people view their relationships.

Data protection: harmonisation or confusion? Karen McCullagh, CCSR
Is the global village now governed by a common set of personal data protection rules or is harmonisation more apparent than real?

28 February
Death knells and wedding bells: The relationship between parental death and the timing of marriage in nineteenth century Scotland Eilidh Garrett, University of Cambridge
A discussion of the data that can be derived from marriage and death certificates as well as censuses, linked together to give a longitudinal perspective as well as urban-rural comparisons.

7 March This seminar has been rescheduled to 23rd May

14 March
Values, attitudes and party-preference: Evidence from the European Social Survey Jerry Johnson, CCSR and University of Northampton
Ideologies, beliefs and values are often omitted from causal models of party preference, but research shows that values can have significant effec ts that are independent of attitudes.

21 March
ASBO Nation Andrew Millie, University of Loughborough
Drawing on recent research, Andrew considers public opinion and political rhetoric about anti-social behaviour.

28 March
Exploring geographies of happiness and well-being in Britain Dimitris Ballas, University of Sheffield
Reporting on a funded project to investigate different definitions of happiness and explore the degree to which happiness varies over time and space.

1-23 April - Vacation

25 April
Moving towards integration: The housing of asylum seekers and refugees in Britain Deborah Phillips, University of Leeds
Drawing on qualitative research across five English localities, the talk explores the prerequisites for the successful housing integration of asylum seekers and refugees.

2 May
Who are the religious adherents in China? Richard O'Leary, Queen's University Belfast
A look at the extent and composition of religious adherence in China (a matter of uncertainty and often wild speculation) using national survey data.

9 May
"Your friends sort of jibed about you being married": Complexities of inclusion and exclusion for same-sex couples Carol Smart, SoSS
The research concerns same-sex couples who have held commitment ceremonies and who have registered their partnerships or plan to enter in a Civil Partnership.

16 May
Property crime in context: A multi-level analysis of the British Crime Survey Helen Chester, CCSR
How are household and area characteristics associated with the nature and extent of property crime?

23rd May
Models and evidence in policy analysis: Implications of agent-based social simulation Scott Moss, Manchester Metropolitan University
The talk will concern validation, i.e. the determination of whether models are descriptively accurate, and the limitations of statistical analyses for this purpose.

Details, slides and papers from the previous series' are still available: Autumn 2005, Spring 2005, Autumn 2004, Spring 2004, Autumn 2003.

University of Manchester CCSR