Politics Staff And Student Community, University Of York

Forthcoming conference: "Equality and Democracy in Local & City Government: Theory and Practice" Monday 7 January 2019, from 9.30 to 18.00, in the Bowland Auditorium of the Berrick Saul Building, University of York
Everyone is welcome. Attendance is free, but registration is required. To register, please go to the conference Eventbrite page here:... http://bit.ly/YorkEqualityandDemocracy7Ja n
Conference details: In recent years, with the emergence of the Cleveland Model in the US and the Preston Model in the UK, there has been an enormous upsurge of interest in ways to make local economies more egalitarian and more democratic. Our one-day conference will bring together a range of academics, policy researchers and practitioners to discuss the theory and practice of building more equal and democratic economies at the local and city level, looking at issues including Community Wealth Building, remunicipalisation, and the role of local institutions in creating a more just society. Our keynote speaker is Professor Thad Williamson, who is both an academic political theorist at the University of Richmond, and was also from 2014-16 the founding director of the Office of Community Wealth Building in the City of Richmond, VA, the first institution of its kind in the United States.
The event is free and open to all, but please register via Eventbrite in order to attend: http://bit.ly/YorkEqualityandDemocracy7Ja n
Keynote speaker: Professor Thad Williamson (University of Richmond) - Founding director of the Office of Community Wealth Building in Richmond, Virginia
Other speakers include:
Cllr Matthew Brown (Leader of Preston City Council) Jonathan Davies (De Montfort University) Joe Guinan (The Democracy Collaborative) Dan Hind (the The Next System Project) Satoko Kishimoto (Transnational Institute, TNI) Mathew Lawrence (Common Wealth) Neil McInroy (CLES – the Centre for Local Economic Strategies) Sarah McKinley (the Democracy Collaborative) James Meadway (former chief economist at NEF) Keir Milburn (University of Leicester Frances Northrop (NEF – New Economics Foundation) Hettie O’Brien (Demos) Peter O’Brien (Yorkshire Universities) Martin O'Neill (University of York) Anthony Painter (RSA – Royal Society of Arts) Simon Parker (University of York) Luke Raikes (ippr) Carys Roberts (Shared Assets) Bertie Russell (University of Sheffield) Cllr Asima Shaikh (Islington Council) Hilary Wainwright (red pepper)
Organised by the Department of Philosophy at the University of York, in association with the Centre for Urban Research (CURB), and with the support of the Humanities Research Centre (HRC), the Research Centre for Social Sciences (RCSS), and the Independent Social Research Foundation (ISRF).
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