ESRC Festival of
Social Science 2016
Showcasing the best
of Manchester Metropolitan University research to the public
The
Rime of the Ancient Manchester: Developing the socio-political and cultural
languages of devolution
(Manchester Metropolitan University,
Business School, 9 November 2016, 2pm)
You are warmly
invited to this FREE event as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2016
hosted by Professor
Kevin Albertson, Faculty of Business and Law
This
event highlights the role of social sciences in informing
policy, particularly around devolution. It is well-known that communities,
arts, creativity and enterprise are important drivers of regeneration.
Economics must serve community aspirations (not vice versa), and it is in the
social sciences that community aspirations can be identified and communicated
This
event aims to put arts and the social sciences at the very heart of the
devolution/regeneration debate. In essence, we can decide how we want our
cities to be – what is our vision for Manchester as it approaches its third
millennium?
For further
information on guest speakers and to book a place please follow the link below:
To find out more
about the ESRC Festival and a full listing of events please visit:
Please join us at this event on the 9th November 2016 to
be held at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School.
The purpose is to highlight and
demonstrate the role of Social Sciences in informing policy – particularly in
the sense that it might reflect on the devolution debate.
Stripping aside the academic jargon, what we are hoping
for is to foster a lively discussion on whether and how devolution (or whatever
form) is informed by human aspirations (for example, cultural, inclusive) other
than commercial (though, of course, constrained by commercial considerations).
We hope this event will be of interest, not only to
Economics students, but also any who are interested in the development of our
democracy and society, and I hope you will forward this e-mail on to other
appropriate subject leaders.
If you would like to attend and contribute (or
just listen) to the discussion (no prior preparation necessary) around their
vision for a future Manchester on a number of themes e.g the arts, devolution,
Northern Powerhouse, internationalisation etc ... please let me know (k.roycroft@mmu.ac.ukmailto:k.roycroft@mmu.ac.uk)
Katherine Roycroft
Research Project and Development Manager Faculty of
Business and Law Manchester Metropolitan University All Saints Campus Oxford
Road Manchester, M15 6BH Tel 0161 247 6067 http://www.business.mmu.ac.uk/knowledgehub/
Follow the Knowledge Hub @mmuknowledgehub
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