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Café Politique: Is Formal Education Enough?
01 February 2010
7:00-9:00pm
The Urban Café, Dance City ,Temple Street, Newcastle NE1 4BR
Does our education system set us up for what life throws at us? Tony Jeffs teaches community and youth work at Durham University. He argues that informal education is just as important as our schooling and that as a society we should consider taking more responsibility for the future of our young people. Jeffs believes that instead of harbouring negative attitudes towards young people, if we took a lead from our European counterparts, including raising the school starting age and improving youth provision for young people, we would reap enormous benefits for society as a whole.
For more information email l.sweeney@ippr.org.
Fragmenting Fatherhood: A Socio-Legal Response
07 June 2010
7:00-9:00pm
Café Politique
The Urban Café, Dance City ,Temple Street, Newcastle NE1 4BR
Is the role of fathers changing in today’s society? How has law responded to these developments? From his book Fragmenting Fatherhood: A Socio-Legal Study, Richard Collier from Newcastle University will consider what impact changing ideas of the family may have had on the relationship between fatherhood and law, including beliefs about male role models for children. He will explore issues around activism in the fathers rights movement, seeking to chart a way through these often polarised debates, and look at recent policy responses which have sought to strengthen the skills of fathers in Britain.
For more information email l.sweeney@ippr.org.
Public Service Paradox
The final report of the Commission on Public Sector Reform in the North East
Interlinked themes under which the public sector and the region must overcome challenges, each with a key recommendation.
The Impact of the Recession on Northern City-Regions
By Senior Economist Tony Dolphin
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This paper looks at the geographical effect of the recession across the United Kingdom and, in particular, at how it has affected deprived communities in the city-regions in the North of England and the people who live in them.
Building Communities of Trust
Community Cohesion in the North
The conference sought to explore the role of local authorities and third sector organisations in building trust and cohesion in all communities across the North.