This is the 15th annual Dilemmas International Research Conference, and this year will be held at the Friends House in central London. The Dilemmas conferences date back to1995, and are organised by researchers from working at Staffordshire University UK, Luleå University of Technology Sweden and the University of East London UK.
An important aim is to facilitate the meeting of both new and established researchers to share ideas in a supportive and scholarly environment that encourages critical engagement with academic texts and empirical research. The emphasis is thus on critical analysis and reflection, rather than simplistic technique, and the (re)conceptualisation of contemporary issues as they relate to the human services.
The conferences provide a forum for consideration of policy, organisational, management and sociological issues across a range of human services including health, social services, housing and education. While much of this research is focused on the public sector, there is increasing interest in the provision of such services in the voluntary, not-for profit sectors and the private sector. As such it is expected to attract academics from a range of academic fields and departments. We particularly welcome those with a critical orientation.
The theme of this year’s conference, this year, reflects the considerable challenges faced by public services in many countries, in the aftermath of a global financial crisis. While papers reflecting this theme are particularly encouraged, others are welcome particularly in the following special streams, each of which have their own designated chair or chairs:
Public Sector Governance, Welfare and Social Justice: Gender and Careregimes in Motion - Stream Chairs: Professor Dr Brigitte Aulenbacher Johannes Kepler University, Austria (brigitte.aulenbacher@jku.at) and Professor Dr Birgit Riegraf , University of Paderborn, Germany (briegraf@mail.uni-paderborn.de)
Ethics and Values in Human Services - Stream Chair: Dr Linda Bell, Middlesex University, UK (l.bell@mdx.ac.uk)
Reconfiguring Health and Social Care: networks, pathways and systems - Stream Chair: Professor Mike Dent, Staffordshire University, UK (Mike.Dent@staffs.ac.uk)
The Human Cost ofPublic Services Retrenchment: What actions now for the poor and socially marginalised? - Stream Chair: Dr Marion Ellison, Queen Margaret University, UK (MEllison@qmu.ac.uk)
Management in Human Services – Stream Chair: Professor Elizabeth Harlow, University of Chester, UK (e.harlow@chester.ac.uk)
Accountablility and Health Care - Stream Chair: Geoff Heath, Keele University, UK (g.heath@mngt.keele.ac.uk)
Information Technology and Public Sector in Hard times - Stream Chair: Associate Professor Dr Christina Mörtberg, Linnaeus University, Sweden (christina.mortberg@lnu.se)
Labour Market Uncertainties In Hard Times - Stream Chair: Dr Saila Piippola, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden. (Saila.piippola@ltu.se)
Hard Times, Soft Governance? The Financial Crisis as a Rationale for a Reduction in the role of the State - Dr Jim Radcliffe, Staffordshire University, UK (J.Radcliffe@staffs.ac.uk)
Equality and Diversity in the Public Sector: Hard Times for Minorities? – Stream Chair: Dr Zorlu Senyucel, University of East London, UK (z.senyucel@uel.ac.uk)
Localism, State and Civil Society - Stream Chair: Dr Graham Symon University of Greenwich, UK (G.Symon@greenwich.ac.uk)
Hard times in Academe - Stream Chairs: Dr John Chandler, University of East London, UK, Professor Jim Barry, University of East London, UK and Professor Elisabeth Berg, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden (j.p.chandler@uel.ac.uk <mailto:j.p.chandler@uel.ac.uk> ; j.j.barry@uel.ac.uk; elisabeth.berg@ltu.se
Delivering Services in Hard Times - Stream Chair: Steve Suckling, Staffordshire University, UK (s.j.suckling@staffs.ac.uk)
Open Stream – Send abstracts to: Dr John Chandler, University of East London, UK (j.p.chandler@uel.ac.uk) and Professor Jim Barry, University of East London, UK (j.j.barry@uel.ac.uk).
To be confirmed
All abstracts are subject to a refereeing process.
Conference Publications
A number of publications have appeared from past conferences, and we anticipate this year being no different. There will be an ISBN UEL Conference Publication (details will be announced at the conference) and other avenues for publication explored.
Publications arising from previous Dilemmas conferences include:
London,UK:
Professor Jim Barry, Human Services and Mobilities Research Group, Royal Docks Business School, University of East London, (j.j.barry@uel.ac.uk)
Dr John Chandler, Human Services and Mobilities Research Group, Royal Docks Business School, University of East London, (j.p.chandler@uel.ac.uk)
Royal Docks Business School
University of East London
Docklands Campus
London
E16 2RD
England
Tel: 00 44 (0)20 8223 2207/2211/2121
Fax: 00 44 (0)20 8223 2829
E-mails: - j.j.barry@uel.ac.uk and j.p.chandler@uel.ac.uk
Luleå, Sweden.
Professor Elisabeth Berg, Lulea University of Technology (elisabeth.berg@ltu.se)
Staffordshire, UK
Professor Mike Dent, Faculty of Health, University of Staffordshire, (Mike.Dent@staffs.ac.uk)
Dr Jim Radcliffe, Faculty of Health, University of Staffordshire (J.Radcliffe@staffs.ac.uk)
Dr Steve Suckling Faculty of Health, University of Staffordshire (s.j.suckling@staffs.ac.uk)
(If you need to contact conference organisers by post or by telephone then do so via either Jim Barry or John Chandler at:
Royal Docks Business School
University of East London
Docklands Campus
London
E16 2RD
United Kingdom
Tel: 00 44 (0)20 8223 2207 (Jim) or 00 44 (0)20 8223 2211 (John) or 00 44 (0)20 8223 2121 (messages)
Fax: 00 44 (0)20 8223 2829
E-mails: - j.j.barry@uel.ac.uk and j.p.chandler@uel.ac.uk
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