Social Change: A Harvard - Manchester Initiative (SCHMi) |
Under the auspices of SCHMi, researchers from Harvard and Manchester are conducting a series of US – UK comparative studies on topics such as immigration, social inequality, religion and the changing workplace. They are investigating what drives social change, how it relates to the wellbeing of members of society and the implications for policy makers – issues which confront political leaders on both sides of the Atlantic. The SCHMi project adds to a long history of US—UK academic collaboration, and an even longer history of Harvard—Manchester links. (Henry Dunster, who became the first president of Harvard in 1640, was from the Greater Manchester area.)
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Manchester Graduate Summer Programme in Social Change |
A key aspect of SCHMi is an annual summer school that brings together faculty and graduate students from US and UK universities to share their ideas, experiences and expertise. The 2007 and 2008 summer schools were themed on Immigration and Diversity. The forthcoming 2009 summer school will be based around Social Inequality. There’s more on the Manchester Graduate Summer Programme in Social Change here |
Harvard-Manchester Exchange Programme |
SCHMi sponsors Harvard and Manchester scholars to visit their transatlantic colleagues and undertake research that fits thematically within the SCHMi remit (including religion, social inequalities, civic engagement, immigration/diversity, and the implications of changing work/employment patterns). More information on the exchange programme is here |
SCHMI in the media |
Today Programme interview with Robert Putnam, [Audio File], BBC Radio 4, 06/06/06 'Social capital' pioneer leads joint UK-US social project, The Guardian, 03/10/06 People in mixed-race areas 'feel isolated', The Daily Telegraph, 19/06/07 Don't hunker, but embrace instead, The Guardian, 22/06/07 Capital ideas, The Guardian, 18/07/07 Interview with Robert Putnam on community, identity & trust, [Audio File], The Guardian, 18/07/07 |
