Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance

The Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG) is a University designated Centre of Research Excellence

Podcasts

Peter Redman on mass observation

This clip is part of the CCIG Forum 28, held the 4.12.12 on methods. This Forum engaged with a critical reflection on the social and political life of method and the future potential of research data.

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Libby Bishop on practicalities, potentialities and pitfalls of using archive data (II)

This clip is part of the CCIG Forum 28, held the 4.12.12 on methods. This Forum engaged with a critical reflection on the social and political life of method and the future potential of research data.

Please visit the event page.

Libby Bishop on practicalities, potentialities and pitfalls of using archive data (I)

This clip is part of the CCIG Forum 28, held the 4.12.12 on methods. This Forum engaged with a critical reflection on the social and political life of method and the future potential of research data.

Please visit the event page.

Contemporary Identities of Creativity and Creative Work, a new book by Stephanie Taylor

Stephanie Taylor (Senior Lecturer in Psychology, CCIG Member) presents her new book, co-authored with Karen Littleton (Professor of Psychology in Education): Contemporary Identities of Creativity and Creative Work (Ashgate 2012).

The Bisexuality Report launch event video

The Bisexuality Report, led by Meg Barker (Senior Lecturer in Psychology, OU), Rebecca Jones (Lecturer, Health & Social Care, OU), Christina Richards, Helen Bowes-Catton and Tracey Plowman (of BiUK) is the first of its kind in the UK. It summarises national and international evidence and draws out recommendations for future bisexual inclusion in many different settings.

Kesi Mahendran on investigating categories of belonging and integration

This podcast features Dr Kesi Mahendran, Social Psychologist at The Open University and member of the Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG).

Jane McCarthy and Megan Doolittle present "Understanding Family Meanings"

Family Studies is a key area of policy, professional and personal debate. Perhaps precisely because of this, teaching texts have struggled with how to approach this area, which is both 'familiar' and also contentious and value laden.

Audio for CCIG Forum 25: The UK 2011 Riots

This podcast features the presentations given by Hannah Jones (Goldsmiths, University of London), Karim Murji (Open University), and Helen Arfvidsson (Open University), as well as the discussions that followed. It also includes the afternoon session, dedicated to a debate moderated by John Clarke.

Kath Holden and Mike Roper on social history of psychoanalysis

On 16th of Feb., 2012, CCIG hosted an Event organised by the Psychosocial Research Programme: “What Difference Does the Psychosocial Make?”

Global Traffic, Female Services and Emotional life, a keynote by Arlie Hochschild

On 5 April 2011, CCIG hosted an event with Arlie Hochschild (University of California, Berkeley, USA) chaired by Elizabeth Silva (OU), who gave a keynote on ‘Global Traffic, Female Services and Emotional life: the case of nannies and surrogates’.