Events

Political disengagement is rising in the UK, with declining turnout, eroding trust, and growing polarisation. Some groups, particularly young people and the economically disadvantaged, are especially disengaged. Join us for this online event, to get some practical insights into methods of engaging the disengaged in making change in politics, democracy and civil society, specifically aimed at policy makers and campaigning organisations. Find out about our FREE toolkit and how you can use it.

From nineteenth century literature to nuclear activism in 1980s Wales, from English Literature to Criminology, join us for fascinating talks by PhD students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences every Thursday at 1pm and 7pm, from 13 June – 4 July

The Centre for Global Challenges and Social Justice (GCSJ) aims to connect PGR students with experienced researchers in the format of a ‘methods surgery’ where practical challenges, obstacles, tips and tricks can be discussed.

We would like to invite you to join the GCSJ Research Festival on Global Challenges and Social Justice. The festival will bring together a variety of speakers and formats to showcase exciting OU research and give researchers a platform to exchange ideas and expand their networks.

The Centre for Global Challenges and Social Justice (GCSJ) aims to connect PGR students with experienced researchers in the format of a ‘methods surgery’ where practical challenges, obstacles, tips and tricks can be discussed.

In this third edition of the Eco-creativity conference, we invite interdisciplinary, empirical, and ethnographic approaches to understanding the role of arts and creative industries in delineating new ‘emotional landscapes’ of the climate and ecological crises.

Richard Heffernan discusses enabling electoral disenchantment to be expressed at an election.

This workshop invites contributions around new teaching and research methodologies which can aid expressive and reflective engagement with contemporary global challenges exacerbated by the climate crisis. CFP is open.

In this presentation, Dr Maria Nita will discuss how distinct environmental groups and networks in her ethnographic research – such as participants in XR Regen groups, climate camps, transition groups and green fields at festivals – strive to create ephemeral, material dimensions of transformed or alternative rural and urban futures.

In this talk, Dr Paul-Francois Tremlett explores efforts to generate affective and contagious publics (Papacharissi 2015) by two organisations which campaign on human rights in the Philippines: the Campaign for Human Rights in the Philippines (CHRP-UK) and IBON International.