Upcoming Events
11th Regeneration Management Research Network
- 'Big Society: Little State - Regeneration in Times of Austerity'
- Monday 4th July 2011, 9am-4:30pm
- Foresight Centre, Liverpool
A year on from the launch and failure of the Big Society in Liverpool, a chance to consider some challenging questions about the role and nature of the state in a new era of austerity.
Centre for Local Policy Studies 4th Annual Summer School
- 'The Big Society, Community Activism and Equality'
- Wednesday 29th June 2011 - Thursday 30th June 2011
- Mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel and Spa
A 2-day Summer School featuring a series of keynote presentations, practical seminars and discussion forums.
Centre for Local Policy Studies Open Forum
- 'Big Society and Community Activism'
- Wednesday 29th June 2011, 4pm
- Mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel and Spa
An open forum bringing together practitioners, academics, community activists and policy makers.
The Public Realm Lecture Series: Julia Unwin CBE
- The Common Good - What Does It Mean for People and Places in Poverty?
- Wednesday 28th September 2011, 5:30pm-8:30pm
- Edge Hill University
The second in the series of Public Realm lectures comprises a talk by Julia Unwin CBE, Chief Executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust.
The Public Realm Lecture Series: Anna Coote
- Moving Upstream: The Triple Prize of Preventative Government
- Monday 8th November 2011, 5:30pm-8:30pm
- Edge Hill University
The Public Realm lecture series continues with Anna Coote, Head of Social Policy at the New Economics Foundation, exploring the case for upstream intervention to prevent harm across society, environment and economy.
