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A series of seminars for everyone interested in creating better public policy
How can we develop better policy by consulting beyond the 'usual suspects'? What can be done to help young people make their voices heard? And how can research be used to help to minimise the potential for unintended consequences?
Dr Ian Law (right) fields a question from the audience at the Forward Thinking seminar on research in February.
These are just a couple of the questions we'll be tackling in our Forward Thinking seminars, which the CRE is organising with partners including the Economic and Social Research Council, The Smith Institute, Demos and the Young Foundation.
Over the spring and summer months, Forward Thinking events will explore some of the most challenging issues facing public policy makers in Britain today, including participation, engaging young people, research, equality and interaction. Each hour-long seminar takes the format of an address from an invited speaker, followed by a question and answer session.
The first three events in the series, under the themes of participation, young people and the role of research in policy making respectively, took place at the CRE's London office between January and February 2007.
You can read reports from these events by clicking on the link below:
- Participation: Notes from the seminar held on 22 January
- Young People: Notes from the seminar held on 31 January
- Research and the development of public policy: Notes from the seminar held on 22 February
Professor Ben Bowling (top) and Nick Clegg MP, guest speakers at the Forward Thinking event on 9 July.
Join us at our next Forward Thinking seminar
The CRE and Demos would like to invite you to attend the next seminar in our Forward Thinking series, under the theme of Race, Security and Criminal Justice.
Our guest speakers will be Nick Clegg MP, the Liberal Democrats' home affairs spokesman, and Ben Bowling, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at King's College, London
Background to this seminar
The importance of community safety and a fair and effective criminal justice system to the creation of strong and cohesive communities is well documented. For people from ethnic minorities, the problems are two-fold; not only are they disproportionately the victims of crime, but they also tend to suffer more at the hands of the legal system through measures such as stop and search, sentencing and ASBOs. In this seminar, we will discuss ways in which this deadlock can be broken, looking at both systemic reform, as well as the role for communities themselves.
Venue and booking details
The seminar will run from 12:00-13:30 on Monday 9 July 2007, at the CRE's London office at St Dunstan's House, 201-211 Borough High Street SE1 1GZ.
Space is limited, so places will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. To reserve your place, please email us at forwardthinking@cre.gov.uk.
For more information about these seminars, or to be kept informed of similar events in the future, please complete our online enquiry form.
