Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance
The Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG) is a University designated Centre of Research Excellence
Podcasts
Interview with Arlie Hochschild (University of California, Berkeley, USA), 5 April 2011
On the 5th of April, 2011, CCIG hosted an event with Arlie Hochschild (University of California, Berkeley, USA), who gave a keynote. The event was organised by Jacqui Gabb (Senior Lecturer in Social Policy) and Elizabeth Silva (Professor of Sociology).
Prof Engin Isin about the idea of being a global citizen
Prof Engin Isin has been interviewed about the idea of being a global citizen. He talked about the definition of global citizenship and said that many people are living as global citizens, through the exchange of ideas and interest in what happens elsewhere.
Audio: Prof. Monica Dowling on adoption and fostering, 6.12.2011
Petra Nordqvist on "Negotiating Non-genetic Kinship in the Context of Assisted Reproduction"
As part of the CCIG Forum 24 on mixed raciality, held the 6th of December, Petra Nordqvist (Researcher, The Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationships and Personal Life and Sociology, University of Manchester) presented her research on 'Negotiating Non-genetic Kinship in the Context of Assisted Reproduction’.
Conspiracy Theories: A critical Introduction
No event of significance in the world today - be it an unexpected election result, a terrorist attack, the death of a public figure, a meteorological anomaly, flu pandemic or phone hacking allegations – takes place without generating at least a flutter of conspiracy speculations. And that’s where the OU’s Dr Jovan Byford comes in…
Clive Barnett & Nick Mahony present the NCCPE report
This report investigates the use of segmentation tools in various fields - environmental policy, political campaigning, arts and heritage sectors, charities and campaigning - in the context of various imperatives, including personalisation agendas, behaviour change paradigms, and public service reform agendas.
Using Bourdieu Methodologies for Studying Citizenship, an audio record of Anna Leander's Keynote (21.06.2011)
This Keynote by Anna Leander was given during CCIG Forum 22 (21.06.2011)
Of Cookbooks and Unfinished Dictionaries: On the Promise and Problems of Using Bourdieu Methodologies for Studying Citizenship Act
Audio for CCIG Forum 21 : Raluca Soreanu, 26 May 2011
Keynote: Raluca Soreanu (UCL) 'Creativity, the Radical Imagination and the Problem of Action
This keynote was given during CCIG 21th Forum, held on 26th May 2011.
Audio for Politics of the Contemporary: Big Cuts, Big Society, 26th April 2011
Politics of the Contemporary: Big Cuts, Big Society 'Third Sector Roundtable' featuring Pragna Patel (Director, Southall Black sisters), Mousa Baraka (Lead Organiser, Citizens:MK), Simon Burall (Director, INVOLVE) and more. Chaired by Janet Newman.
This round table was organised on the 26th April 2011, as part of the Publics Programme events.
'Big Cuts, Big Society': audio of talks by John Clarke and Sukhwant Dhaliwal
The audio recordings of two presentations given as part of the ongoing CCIG series on 'Big Cuts, Big Society: politics of the present' given at CCIG Forum 18 on 7 December 2010 are now available.