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*** Conference Cancelled – Postcolonial Bauman ***
With on-going uncertainties concerning safety and travel restrictions, we have taken the decision to cancel our 'Postcolonial Bauman' Conference.
Municipal Finance for a Green New Deal
The Another Europe podcast interviewed Mark Davis and Bruce Davis about their work to democratise our economy through the public launch of Community Municipal Investments (CMIs) that were created through research at Leeds.
Culture and Art: Selected Writings, vol. 1.
The first of a new book series by Polity will for the very first time published previously unknown works of Zygmunt Bauman discovered through the Archives project at the Bauman Institute.
Facebook and the Future of Money
Sherif Youssef tackles the emerging shift from material currencies to a brave new world of digital finance in a new article published by Discover Society.
Modernity and the Holocaust, thirty years on
A symposium at the University of Leeds Please see the Call for Papers if you wish to take part in...
Financing for Society: Local Authority Training Workshop
A training workshop to learn how investment-based crowdfunding can be used to support public sector project delivery, and gain a better understanding of local donation-based crowdfunding.
Thinking in Dark Times: Asssessing the Legacies of Zygmunt Bauman’s Work
This transdisciplinary symposium will mark the second anniversary of the death of this renowned and internationally influential sociologist and cultural...
Report Launch – Financial Innovation Today: Towards Economic Resilience
A buffet lunch plus tea and coffee will be provided. In an age of financial crisis and fiscal austerity, can...
Through the Window Again: Modernity and the Holocaust, 30 Years Later
To mark the thirtieth anniversary of the publication of Zygmunt Bauman’s Modernity and the Holocaust (1989), two events were held in the week...
Pushing boundaries: what’s new in alternative finance?
On Tuesday this week, NESTA and the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance published “Pushing Boundaries”, their latest annual report on...
Driving FinTech in Manchester
Driving FinTech in Manchester Wednesday 30th September, Barclays RISE Manchester Innovate Finance is an industry-backed body aiming to promote the...
Pathfinders: launching the Finance Innovation Lab
Pathfinders, ICAEW Great Hall, London, Friday 25th September 2015 Responsible, democratic and fair: how many of us think those words can be reasonably...
