News and Events 2011 - 2012
January 21
Seminar 4: DCERN ESRC Seminar Series ‘'The Role of Institutional and Policy Contexts in Ethnic Political Representation: are Multicultural Models the Solution?' Institute for Social Change (The University of Manchester)
9.30 - 5.00 pm Venue: Arthur Lewis Boardroom
February 1
'Restructuring the National Political Space in Western Europe: The supply side of national electoral politics' Professor Hanspeter Kriesi, University of Zurich. Co-organised with ISC/CCSR
4.00 - 5.30pm Venue: Humanities Bridgeford Street Building, Rm. 1.69/70
March 1
'E-participation: Modes and Measurement.' Professor Rachel Gibson, University of Manchester. Co-organised with ISC/CCSR
4.00 - 5.30pm Venue: Humanities Bridgeford Street Building, Rm. 1.69/70
May 4
'The Alternative Vote – Lessons from the Australian Experience' Mr. Antony Green, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
2.00 - 3.00 pm Venue: John Casken Lecture Theatre, Martin Harris Centre
May 11
'Human Empowerment: A Framework to Analyze Social and Political Change' Professor Christian Welzel, Leuphana University, Luneburg, Germany. Co-organised with ISC/CCSR
4.00 - 5.30pm Venue: Humanities Bridgeford Street Building, Rm. 1.69/70
May 14
'Caught in the Draft: The Effects of Vietnam Draft Lottery Status on Political Attitudes' Professor Laura Stoker, University of California, Berkeley. (Visiting Hallsworth Professor, University of Manchester) Co-organised with ISC/CCSR
4.00 - 5.30 pm Venue: Humanities Bridgeford Street Building, Rm. 1.69/70
May 24
'Valence Issues and Political Context: How Voters Judge and Decide' Dr. Jane Green and Dr. Will Jennings, University of Manchester. Co-organised with ISC/CCSR
4.00 - 5.30pm Venue: Humanities Bridgeford Street Building, Rm. 1.69/70
May 26
'Voters in Social and Political Context' DCERN and Methods@manchester symposium. Methods Symposium Agenda
PRESENTATIONS/PAPERS:
Contextualising the BES: is there a role for GIS - Richard Kingston
Voters in Political Context - Hermann Schmitt
Putting Networks on Election Surveys - Nick Crossley
Agent Based Modeling and the BES - Nick Shryane
9.00 - 5.30 pm Venue: Arthur Lewis Boardroom.
May 31
DCERN ESRC Conference 'A UK-Obama?: Assessing the electoral prospects for ethnic minority candidates to achieve national executive office in Britain.' Co-organized with the Hansard Society. Institute for Social Change (The University of Manchester)
10.00 - 4.30 pm Venue: 7 Millbank, London
June 7
'The conceptualization, origins and effects of issue ownership: Evidence from a small country.' Professor Stefaan Walgrave, University of Antwerp. Co-organised with ISC/CCSR
2.00 - 3.30 pm Venue: Humanities Bridgeford Street Building, Rm. 1.69/70
June 8
'Campaign Effects in U.S. Presidential Elections' Professor Robert Erikson, Columbia University, New York. (Visiting Hallsworth Professor, University of Manchester) Co-organised with ISC/CCSR
2.00 - 3.30 pm Venue: Humanities Bridgeford Street Building, Hanson Room.
July 6
'Immigration and politics in Spain: new actors and new scenarios' Mr. Aitor Hernandez-Carr, Institut de Govern i Polítiques Públiques (IGOP) Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
2.30 - 4.00 pm. Venue: Humanities Bridgeford Street Building, Rm. 2.07