Thursday 23 October, 6 for 6.30pm, Room 9130, Cantor Building City Campus
Many social and economic processes are, by their very nature, likely to be more pronounced in areas characterised by certain types of jobs, tenure or demographics. Some interventions are intended to provide specified outcomes for particular areas. However, at times, policy is seemingly developed with little consideration of the potentially uneven impacts which may emerge. Indeed, the combination of local circumstances in some areas can lead to crucial unintended and unforeseen consequences in the longer term. Generating robust evidence by place over time is essential if processes and uneven impacts are to be understood.
This lecture draws upon key strands of Christina’s research conducted over the past twenty years on hidden unemployment, the coalfields, seaside towns and the spatial impacts of welfare reform to demonstrate why geography matters and why place should play a more central role in informing both policy decisions and analytical frameworks in the future.
Places are free and include light refreshments, but must be booked in advance.