A Decade of Devolution: Does it measure up? CALL FOR PAPERS

A Decade of Devolution:Does it measure up? CALL FOR PAPERS

http://www.radstats.org.uk/conf2008/call.htm
Radical Statistics will hold its annual conference in Edinburgh,Saturday March 1st, 2008.

Paper proposals relating to any related topics are welcome, including:
* Changes in attitudes toward national identity in the UK
* Comparability of official statistics across devolved countries
* Devolved policies on care for the elderly: is there evidence for improved quality of life?
* Poverty and wealth inequality across the UK; mapping deprivation
* Health statistics, mortality: is there a 'Scottish effect'?
* Effects of tuition fees on young people in debt, or on higher education
* Migration in an expanded EU and policy on asylum seekers
* Voting patterns and multi-party politics
* or other relevant topic to the theme.

The Radical Statistics Group was formed in 1975 as part of the radical science movement associated with the establishment of the British Society for Social Responsibility in Science (BSSRS). The researchers and statisticians who started Radstats shared a common concern about the political implications of their work and an awareness of the actual and potential misuse of statistics. Members of Radical Statistics believe that statistics can be used to support radical campaigns for progressive social change.

Please send an abstract of your paper indicating the topic and outlining your use of statistics to the organising committee at conf08@radstats.org.uk. (Enquiries also welcome.)

*** The deadline for proposals has been extended to 19 October. ***

View previous conferences, http://www.radstats.org.uk/conf2008/call.htm

Introduction to Multilevel Modelling

1) 'Introduction to Multilevel Modelling':
Tues 15 - Thur 17 January 2008

Designed to give participants a solid grounding in multilevel modelling.
The workshop will be based around theoretical sessions followed by "hands
on" practical sessions illustrating the theoretical concepts. The hands on
sessions will be using the MLwiN software package. Prices: academic (staff): £145
students: £85
non-academic: £550

<http://www.cmm.bristol.ac.uk/MLwiN/tech-support/workshops/materials/intro-jan-08-prereqs.pdf>

Training workshop for SLS

There will be a one-day training workshop on Scottish Longitudinal Study (SLS) on October 3, 2007. The venue is at the City University, London. Please follow the link below for more information:

http://www.lscs.ac.uk/events.htm

Meeting

Survey Research in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities, 24 October 2007
The Royal Statistical Society, London

This one day conference will bring together leading international experts from different areas of survey methodology to consider the challenges and opportunities that the new century offers to producers and users of survey research.

Chair: Dr Patrick Sturgis, University of Surrey Speakers: Professor Jon Krosnick (Stanford University), Professor Roger Jowell ( City University; Professor Mick Couper (University of Michigan), Professor Nick Buck (University of Essex)

Places at this event are free and will be allocated on a first-come-first served basis. Please contact Sarah Bulloch (s.bulloch@surrey.ac.uk ) to reserve a place.

Launch: Scottish Social Survey Network at blogger.com

Welcome to the blog spot for the Scottish Social Survey Network,

http://www.longitudinal.stir.ac.uk/surveynetwork/

This blog was launched by Paul Lambert on 20/9/2007 .

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- to announce seminars, meetings and other events related to social survey analysis in Scotland

- to discuss the content of SSSN seminar presentations

- to make contacts and queries relevant to the social survey research


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Paul Lambert / Vernon Gayle, 20/9/2007