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Diversity Mini-Conference 12 November 2012 - University of Kent, UK

  • 1.  Diversity Mini-Conference 12 November 2012 - University of Kent, UK

    Posted 11-02-2012 12:07
    I will appreciate if this email could be circulated to the GDO list please. Thanks, Jawad

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    Dear colleagues:

    You are cordially invited to attend the following mini-conference. There is no registration fee, however, pre-registration is mandatory.

    http://www.kent.ac.uk/kbs/ecg/news-events/EURAM.html

    The conference is co-sponsored by EURAM and Kent Business School.

    Title: Democratising Diversity Management in Europe Future research directions and challenges

    Date: Monday 12th November 2012, Time: 10:30am to 3:00pm

    Location: University of Kent (Kent Business School, Canterbury, CT2 7PE, UK)

    Description:

    Current debates in diversity management point to the need for reassessment of existing structures, processes, and diversity management practices to create democratic, inclusive and productive workplaces.

    This workshop is jointly sponsored by the European Academy of Management (EURAM) Gender, Race and Diversity in Organizations (Special Interest Group) and the Centre for Employment, Competitiveness & Growth of Kent Business School. It seeks to develop future research and practices of diversity management in the light of multi-level, intersectional and other non-mainstream approaches.

    The resurgence of backlash to gender, race, religion, and other dimensions of diversity in various countries in Europe necessitates a reassessment of the challenge and formulation of an academic response which is equally useful for employees, organizations and democratic societies.

    The workshop will build on early career scholars' knowledge by developing their understanding of key theoretical and methodological perspectives that seek to explain the persistence of inequality regimes in organisations, and identification of future issues, challenges and research directions.

    Organisers:
    Jawad Syed (J.Syed@kent.ac.uk)
    Beverly Dawn Metcalfe (Beverly.Metcalfe@manchester.ac.uk)


    This Workshop is free, but delegates must register by returning the registration form below to James Turpin, Kent Business School, J.Turpin@kent.ac.uk

    Click here to download the registration form: http://www.kent.ac.uk/kbs/ecg/news-events/documents/EURAM%20GRDO%20registration%20form.docx

    Workshop programme Schedule

    10.00-10.30 Registration

    10.30-10.40 Welcome and Introduction

    10.40-11.20 From Globalization to Transnationalism: Reimagining gender, social development and democracy - Beverly Metcalfe, University of Manchester

    11.20-12.00  Feminism, Postfeminism and Emerging Femininities in Entrepreneurship - Patricia Lewis, University of Kent

    12.00-13.00 Lunch

    13.00-13.40 Multi-level Disadvantage and Pay: Future Research Directions and Policy Implications - Carol Woodhams, University of Exeter

    13.40-14.20 Backlash to diversity in Europe: A test for democracy? (The case of Islamophobia in the workplace) - Jawad Syed, University of Kent

    14.20-15.00 Round table discussion with contributions from students (Mark Gilman)
     
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    Dr Jawad Syed
    Reader in HRM
    Kent Business School
    University of Kent
    Canterbury, Kent CT2 7PE
    United Kingdom

    Phone: +44 (0) 1227 824114
    Fax: +44 (0) 1227 761187
    Email: j.syed@kent.ac.uk


    http://www.kent.ac.uk/kbs/community/staff/profiles/syed_jawad.html


    http://kent.academia.edu/Jawadsyed