Past Events 2002

Past Events by Year:

January
February
March
April
July
September
October
November
December

January

RGS-IBG Conference 2002
2-6 January 2002
Queen's University, Belfast

The Political Geography Research Group
(featuring members of the ESRC Devolution and Constitutional Change Research Programme) lead a session on Saturday 5 January entitled 'Devolution, Constitutional Change and Territorial Governance'

View a programme for the session

BE AHEAD: Towards Scotland 2003
A seminar with Professors Alice Brown and David McCrone
15 January 2002
Raeburn Room, University of Edinburgh, South Bridge

Education in the UK’s ‘Policy Laboratories’
The fourth seminar in the joint
ippr/ESRC Devolution Programme project
'Devolution in Practice'
Thursday 31st January 2002
National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff

February

ESRC Devolution and Policy Making Seminar
Friday 8 February 2002,
University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Co.

Women's Participation in Political and Public Life
A one-day seminar of the
Gender Research Forum
11 February 2002
Church House, Dean's Yard, Westminster, London
10.15 - 16.30

DEVOLUTION AND BRITISHNESS
A conference marking the public launch
of the ESRC Research Programme
on Devolution and Constitutional Change
21 February 2002
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster
09.15 - 17.15
Programme (PDF)

Women in Politics - Making a Difference?
PSA Women's Group Conference
23 February 2002
Birkbeck College

March

Health Policy and the NHS in the UK:
The Impact of Political Devolution
The fifth seminar in the joint
ippr/ESRC Devolution Programme project
'Devolution in Practice'
Thursday 7th March 2002, Edinburgh

Being a Civil Servant after Devolution
A one day seminar
Friday 22 March 2002, 10.30am - 4.00pm
University of Edinburgh, Room 124,
Adam Ferguson Building, George Square

April

'Housing Policies for the New UK'
A Conference of the Housing Studies Association
3-4 April 2002
University of York

Rural Affairs
The sixth seminar in the joint ippr/ESRC Devolution Programme project
'Devolution in Practice'
Tuesday 9th April 2002
University of Birmingham

British Island Stories: History Identity and Nationhood
A three day conference funded by the ESRC Devolution Programme
April 17th –19th 2002
King’s Manor, University of York

For details of the conference
see http://www.swan.ac.uk/BRISHIN/york_conference.htm

Territorial Justice and UK Devolution:
Managing Inequalities
Friday 19th April 2002
A one-day seminar organised by the University of Cardiff
Department of City and Regional Planning's Policy and Practice Unit (PPU)
with support from the Regional Studies Association (RSA)

For full details see
http://les1.man.ac.uk/devolution/Devolution7.htm

European Policy Making and the Regional Level in EU Member States
April 19 2002
The Studio, Department of Government, University of Manchester

For details click here

'Be Aware: Scottish Opinion Today'
A seminar with Professors David McCrone and Alice Brown
22 April 2002
Raeburn Room, University of Edinburgh, South Bridge

July

Devolution in Practice
The seventh seminar, and book launch,
in the joint ippr/ESRC Devolution Programme project
'Devolution in Practice'
22 July 2002
The British Academy, London

Regional Government in England: The White Paper
A One-Day Conference with a keynote paper
by Dr Alan Whitehead
(Parliamentary Under Secretary for State, DTLR)
Thursday 23 May 2002, 10.00 - 16.00
International Life Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Sovereignty, Institutions, Borders and Territories
Tuesday 2nd July, 2002
Queen's University Belfast

'Postcolonial Wales'
A one day conference exploring aspects of
contemporary Welsh cultural & political life from 'Postcolonial' theoretical and critical perspectives
13 July 2002
The Glamorgan Business Centre, University of Glamorgan

September

Social Justice in Scotland:
An Assessment of Policy-Making under Devolution
A One-Day Conference organised as part of the dissemination programme for the project 'Social Exclusion in Scotland and the UK: Devolution and the Welfare State',
a project of the ESRC Research Programme on Devolution and Constitutional Change.

10am - 4pm, 20 September 2002
The Lighthouse, Mitchell Street, Glasgow

Social Justice in Scotland:
Assessing the balance sheet ONE DAY SEMINAR
26 September 2002
IPPR, 30 - 32 Southampton Street,
Covent Garden, London

October

Business as Usual?
The 2001 General Election in Wales
A one day seminar at the Old College, University of Wales Aberystwyth
19 October 2002

View a PDF file of the seminar
programme and booking form (PDF)

November

Orangeism and Popular Unionist Politics
A Workshop sponsored by the ESRC
and the Canadian High Commission
8 November 2002
University of Ulster at Jordanstown

View draft programme for the workshop

Read a report of the workshop

Democratic Engagement - is there anyone out there?
Annual Conference
15-17 November 2002, Leeds
View PDF programme and booking form

Building Entreprenerurial Capacity in the Regions
RSA annual conference

Friday 22nd November 2002
London Voluntary Sector Resource Centre,
Holloway Road, London
Programme (PDF)

Whose History is it?
The first seminar in the series on 'Identity and Representation' jointly organised by the ESRC Devolution Programme and the British Council
25-26th November 2002, Brussels
Programme (PDF)

December

A New Regional Policy for the UK:
Tackling Regional Economic Disparities An ippr seminar co-sponsored by
the ESRC Devolution Programme

Friday 13th December 2002 , Leeds
Contact John Adams for details

DOING REGIONAL RESEARCH IN A DEVOLVING STATE: METHODOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH STRATEGY IN THE POST-DEVOLUTION UNITED KINGDOM

An ESRC-funded Postgraduate
Training Workshop
Monday 16th - Tuesday 17th December 2002 CURDS, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Programme (PDF)