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The Sidney Ball Memorial Lectures were established after the First World War in memory of Sidney Ball who was a philosophy fellow at St John's College, Oxford. Sidney Ball was both a political radical and 'an energetic university reformer' concerned that contemporary social and economic problems sho…

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    • Nov 9, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 58m AVG DURATION
    • 8 EPISODES


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    What Next for Social Policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2018 63:45


    Professor Fiona Williams explores how contemporary social movements – especially those around gender, race, migration, disability, austerity and the environment – pose material, political and ethical questions as to how we are to live our lives.

    Why should we have trust in numbers? Making evidence more reliable, and empowering people to check it

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2017 49:07


    Professor David Spiegelhalter, , Winton Professor for the Public Understanding of Risk in the Statistical Laboratory, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge delivers the annual Sidney Ball lecture at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford

    Britain, Europe and Social Policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2016 74:08


    For the 2016 Sidney Ball Memorial Lecture, Professor Colin Crouch, Vice-President for Social Sciences, gives a talk on European social policies.

    Speaking Truth to Power: Social Policy in Action - Sidney Ball Memorial Lecture 2013

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2013 58:55


    The 2013 lecture 'Speaking Truth to Power: Social Policy in Action' delivered by Baroness Lister of Burtersett on 4th of December 2013 in the Nissan Lecture Theatre, St. Antony's College. The Department of Social Policy and Intervention celebrates its Centenary this academic year. A major lecture, delivered by Baroness Lister of Burtersett and introduced by the Chancellor of the University, Lord Patten of Barnes.

    The Reform of the Welfare State and the Dynamics of People's Lives - Sydney Ball Memorial Lecture 2012

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2012 58:19


    The 2012 lecture 'The Reform of the Welfare State and the Dynamics of People's Lives' delivered by Professor John Hills (London School of Economics) on Wednesday, 31 October 2012 at 5 p.m. in the Nissan Lecture Theatre, St. Antony's College.

    Evidence-based Interventions in Juvenile Justice: Concepts, Research, Practice, and Frontiers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2011 66:38


    Professor Mark Lipsey (Peabody Research Institute, Vanderbilt University) delivers the 2011 Sidney Ball Memorial Lecture.

    Life Chances and Early Childhood Investments

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2010 56:20


    2010 Sidney Ball memorial Lecture given by Professor Gøsta Esping-Andersen at St Antony's College.

    Early Childhood Poverty and Adult Attainment

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2009 44:17


    Professor Greg Duncan discusses the connections between poverty and child development, and suggests social policy strategies to improve the welfare of children in poverty.

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