Monday 10 – Thursday 13 February 2020, Parramatta, Australia Hundreds of decision-makers, thought leaders, influencers, and practitioners from government, civil society and the private sector will gather at Western Sydney University for the 3rd Advancing Community Cohesion Conference – The Way Forward. The Conference, from 10-13 February 2020, will provide leaders with the opportunity…
Wednesday 25 March 2020, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Guildford, Surrey (Last booking date is 28 February, 2020) The Digital Societies Research Group in the Department of Sociology at the University of Surrey is hosting a half-day symposium titled “The Rise of the Far Right in Platform Societies” on 25th March 2020 (12pm –…
Tuesday 31 March – Wednesday 1 April 2020, Oxford The Howard League’s conference will consider the intersection of issues relating to crime, justice and social harms. Building on the Howard League’s Commission on Crime and Problem Gambling and the burgeoning international concern around it, we are keen to explore the impact of problem gambling…
Monday 23 – Tuesday 24 November 2020, Odense, Denmark Hate speech and offensive language is a widespread phenomenon in modern societies. Hate speech can be roughly defined as any communication that attacks individuals or groups “on the grounds of ‘race’, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, language, religion or belief, sex, gender,…