Seminar 5

Governance and Management

The fifth seminar concentrates on the link between social science research and policy developments and looks at the ways in which academic researchers can ensure the knowledge they generate is relevant to policy users and wider society. The seminar is being organised in conjunction with the Social Research Association.

Provisional programme

9.45–10.15 Registration and coffee

10.15 Introduction – Susanne MACGREGOR (Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK)

10.30 Chris CASWILL (James Martin Institute, University of Oxford, UK) – Turbulent Delegation: the governance of European research councils and research policy

11.30 Rachel HERRING (Postgraduate Research Student, Middlesex University, UK) – Governance, Sport and the City: using case studies to inform policy

12.30 Buffet lunch

13.45 Janet HARKNESS (Centre for Survey Research and Methodology, ZUMA, Mannheim, Germany) – Measurement and Comparability in Cross-National Health Surveys Used to Inform Policy Decisions

14.45 Ron IPHOFEN (Faculty of Health Studies, University of Wales, Bangor) – Ethical Issues in Cross-National Research: the RESPECT project in context

15.45 Tea/coffee

16.00 Discussants:
Birgit ARVE-PARÈS (Formerly Swedish Research Council, Stockholm, Sweden)
Sandra WILLIAMS (Department of Health Policy Research Programme, UK)

17.00 Close

For abstracts of papers to be presented at the fifth seminar and profiles of the speakers ( click here )