Autumn 2009 Seminar Series

The joint Centre for Census and Survey Research, Institute for Social Change and Social Statistics Seminar Series. Invited experts in quantitative methods and social statistics will explain their latest research on aspects of individual and social change and methods of measurement.

The joint seminar programme will be of interest to all members of CCSR as well as to many others in the University and outside. Seminars are held on Tuesdays from 4pm - 5.30pm on the second floor of the Arthur Lewis Building (2nd Floor - 2.16 Boardroom). Tea and coffee is available from 3.45pm.

All are welcome and no booking is necessary. Queries to 0161-275-4721. See www.ccsr.ac.uk/seminars/ for up to date details.

CCSR also runs an informal lunchtime seminar series.

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22nd Sept: Comparative analysis using the European Social Survey.
Dr. Eric Harrison, City University, London. This seminar will be followed by drinks and a welcome to CCSR for Dr. Tarani Chandola

29th Sept: Statistical inference for count time series data.
Prof. Peter Neal Mathematics, University of Manchester.

6th Oct: The dynamic life of groups - some insights from simulation.
Dr. Bruce Edmonds, Centre for Policy Modelling, Manchester Metropolitan University.

13th Oct: On the idea of poverty traps.
Prof Sir Partha Dasgupta, University of Cambridge.

20th Oct: How self-immolation entered the repertoire of contention.
Dr. Michael Biggs, Department of Sociology, University of Oxford.

27th Oct: Do active labour market policies reduce the harmful effects of job insecurity? Evidence for flexicurity from the EWCS and ESS.
Dr. Brendan Burchell, University of Cambridge.

3rd Nov: Immigrant political behaviour in Europe.
Dr. Aida Paskeviciute Dept of Government, University of Essex

10th Nov: Civil societies in a European perspective.
Prof Loek Halman & Prof Paul Dekker. University of Tilburg, the Netherlands. Note room change - University Place 4.212

17th Nov: Ethnic integration and social fluidity in Britain and the US -- A study of tertiary education and labour market position of 2nd generation minority ethnic groups (1991-2001)
Prof Yaojun Li, Institute for Social Change

24th Nov: Case selection and inferences in qualitative research.
Professor Thomas Pluemper, University of Essex. Note room change - University Place 4.210

1st Dec: Accountability and representation: the voters' perspective.
Dr. Stephen Fisher, Department of Sociology, University of Oxford.

8th Dec: Recent developments in latent variable modeling for detecting extreme responses.
Dr. Irini Moustaki, London School of Economics.

Details, slides and papers from the previous series' are still available: Summer 2009, Spring 2009, Autumn 2008, Spring 2008, Autumn 2007, Spring 2007, Autumn 2006, Spring 2006, Autumn 2005, Spring 2005, Autumn 2004, Spring 2004, Autumn 2003 or the current series.