Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance
The Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG) is a University designated Centre of Research Excellence
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New podcast : Kesi Mahendran on investigating categories of belonging and integration
This podcast features Dr Kesi Mahendran - Social Psychologist at the Open University and member of CCIG.
She presents the pilot project "Placing Ourselves: investigating categories of belonging and integration".
Jane McCarthy and Megan Doolittle present "Understanding Family Meanings"
Jane McCarthy and Megan Doolittle (OU) present in this podcast a new book, Understanding Family Meanings.
This book, written by Jane Ribbens McCarthy, Megan Doolittle and Shelley Day Sclater, has been published by Policy Press (March 2012) .
About this Book:
Audio for CCIG Forum 25: The UK 2011 Riots
On the 23d of Feb., 2012, CCIG hosted its 25th Forum co-organised by the Publics and the Post-graduate Programmes. The forum was dedicated to the 2011 UK Riots.
Kath Holden and Mike Roper on social history of psychoanalysis
On 16th of Feb., 2012, CCIG hosted an Event organised by the Psychosocial Research Programme: “What Difference Does the Psychosocial Make?”
Global Traffic, Female Services and Emotional life, a keynote by Arlie Hochschild
On the 5th of April, 2011, CCIG hosted an event with Arlie Hochschild (University of California, Berkeley, USA) chaired by Elizabeth Silva (OU), who gave a keynote on ‘Global Traffic, Female Services and Emotional life: the case of nannies and surrogates’.
Interview with Arlie Hochschild (University of California, Berkeley, USA), 5 April 2011
On the 5th of April, 2011, CCIG hosted an event with Arlie Hochschild (University of California, Berkeley, USA), who gave a keynote. The event was organised by Jacqui Gabb (Senior Lecturer in Social Policy) and Elizabeth Silva (Professor of Sociology).
Prof Engin Isin about the idea of being a global citizen
Prof Engin Isin has been interviewed about the idea of being a global citizen. He talked about the definition of global citizenship and said that many people are living as global citizens, through the exchange of ideas and interest in what happens elsewhere.
Audio: Prof. Monica Dowling on adoption and fostering, 6.12.2011
As part of the CCIG Forum 24 on mixed raciality, held the 6th of December, Prof.Monica Dowling (Head of Department for Social Work in the Faculty of Health and Social Care, OU) presented her research on ‘Globalisation and the implications for adoption and fostering’.
Petra Nordqvist on "Negotiating Non-genetic Kinship in the Context of Assisted Reproduction"
As part of the CCIG Forum 24 on mixed raciality, held the 6th of December, Petra Nordqvist (Researcher, The Morgan Centre for the Study of Relationships and Personal Life and Sociology, University of Manchester) presented her research on 'Negotiating Non-genetic Kinship in the Context of Assisted Reproduction’.
Video: Conspiracy Theories, A critical Introduction presented by J.Byford
Dr Jovan Byford (Lecturer in Psychology at the OU) presents his Critical Introduction on Conspiracy Theories, published with Palgrave McMillan (2011).
More on OU Life: http://www8.open.ac.uk/platform/news-and-features/psychology-lecturer-li...