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Politics and the Triumph of the Therapeutic
This seminar will be held at Open University, Milton Keynes on Friday 6 June 2008 (revised date)
Time: 10.00 am
Registration: 9.30 am
Venue: The Open University, Michael Young Building, Milton Keynes
Speakers:
Cas Wouters
Researcher, University of Utrecht and Amsterdam School for Social Science Research, The Netherlands
Barry Richards
Professor of Public Communication, Bournemouth Media School, Bournemouth University
Derek Draper
Psychotherapist in private practice; former political lobbyist and advisor to the Blair government
Tim Dartington
Social scientist, writer, and systems psychodynamic systems group and organisational consultant
Organizers:
Simon Thompson (Senior Lecturer, UWE), Paul Hoggett (Professor of Politics, UWE), Jessica Evans (Senior Lecturer, Open University), Catherine Fieschi (Director, Demos) and Andrew Cooper (Professor of Social Work, Tavistock Clinic)
Other Participants:
We have space for up to 20 additional participants. There is no registration fee but it is necessary to reserve a place by submitting a completed the registration form. Lunch and refreshments will be provided free.
A limited number of small grants are available to postgraduate students to cover travel costs to these seminars. Please contact ESRCEmotions@uwe.ac.uk for further information.
