{"id":9355,"date":"2015-09-13T20:24:16","date_gmt":"2015-09-13T20:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/republicancommunist.org\/blog\/?p=9355"},"modified":"2021-02-19T19:58:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T19:58:16","slug":"class-and-nation-in-contemporary-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/republicancommunist.org\/blog\/2015\/09\/13\/class-and-nation-in-contemporary-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"CLASS AND NATION IN CONTEMPORARY SCOTLAND"},"content":{"rendered":"

CLASS AND NATION IN CONTEMPORARY SCOTLAND CONFERENCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

September 17th-18th<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Renfield Centre, 260, Bath Street, Glasgow, \u00a0G2 4HZ<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last September the Sociology Department at Glasgow University held a successful conference on ‘Racism: from the Labour Movement to the Far Right’. We are pleased to announce that we are holding a second conference next month, with a slightly broader remit this time. The aim of our event is to provide a platform for academics, different kinds of activists (political, community, trade union), and for people simply in their capacity as citizens to debate and discuss the meaning of ‘Class and Nation in Contemporary Scotland’ following last year’s independence referendum. We are hosting a key note lecture on Thursday 17 September, followed by a one-day conference on Friday 18 September. We have attached a programme for the conference which details the panels and speakers confirmed.
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We very much hope that you will be able to join us this year. We will be providing lunch as well as tea & coffee throughout the conference, and a wine reception on the Thursday evening. You can book tickets via the Eventbrite link below.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/class-and-nation-in-contemporary-scotland-tickets-16912659219?aff=eac2<\/a><\/p>\n

The Independence Referendum campaign of 2014 and the British General Election of 2015 have transformed Scottish politics: the former giving rise to a social movement comparable to those of Spain and Greece, the latter consolidating the rise of the SNP signalling the collapse of the once-mighty Scottish Labour Party into electoral irrelevance. Yet the underlying sociological changes beneath these events have received relatively little attention. In particular,while fantastical claims about Scotland being dominated by increasingly affluent middle-class professionals have not survived the recession, nothing has replaced them, and discussions of the Yes vote and SNP’s current hegemony simply assume that this is the result of a turn to ‘nationalism’ when in fact it reflects, at least in part, a search for a social democratic alternative to Labour. This conference seeks to address these issues of class structure and national identity, and related issues of racism, sectarianism and mass movements. Open to both academics and activists, we intend that our programme of lectures, panels and debates – all followed by open discussion – will contribute to deepening public understanding of the ‘New Scotland’.<\/p>\n

The proceeds will go towards providing lunch, teas and coffees during the conference.<\/p>\n

PROGRAMME<\/strong><\/p>\n

THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n

6.00-6.30pm
\nRegistration<\/p>\n

6.30-8.30<\/p>\n

Opening remarks and welcome
\nSpeaker: Maureen McBride<\/p>\n

Setting the Scene: the Continuing Relevance of Class
\nSpeaker: Bridget Fowler<\/p>\n

Lecture: Britishness in Scotland: Past, Present \u2013 and Future?
\nSpeaker: Richard Finlay
\nChair: Neil Davidson<\/p>\n

8.30-9.30pm<\/p>\n

Wine Reception<\/p>\n

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\nFRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER<\/strong><\/p>\n

9.30-10.00am<\/p>\n

Registration and Tea\/Coffee<\/p>\n

10.00-11.30am<\/p>\n

Session 1: Contemporary Racisms
\nSpeakers: Colin Clark, Nasar Meer, Gina Netto and Suki Sangha
\nChair: Ashli Mullen<\/p>\n

11.30-11.45am<\/p>\n

Break<\/p>\n

11.45-1.15am<\/p>\n

Session 2: Sectarianism \u2013 or anti-Irish Catholic Racism?
\nSpeakers: Maureen McBride, Michael Rosie, Satnam Virdee
\nChair: Minna Liinp\u00e4\u00e4<\/p>\n

1.15-2.15pm<\/p>\n

Lunch (provided)<\/p>\n

2.15-3.45pm<\/p>\n

Session 3: Class, Inequality and Gentrification
\nSpeakers: Ewan Gibbs, Gerry Mooney and Kirsteen Paton
\nChair: Maureen McBride<\/p>\n

3.45-4.00pm<\/p>\n

Break<\/p>\n

4.00-5.30pm<\/p>\n

Session 4: Movements and Neoliberalism
\nSpeakers: Jeanne Freeman, Robin McAlpine, Jonathan Shafi
\nChair: Neil Davidson<\/p>\n

5.30-5.45pm<\/p>\n

Break and Tea\/Coffee<\/p>\n

5.45-7.15pm
\nSession 5: Did the Yes Campaign Represent the Triumph of Nation over Class?
\nSpeakers: Neil Davidson and John Foster
\nChair: Satnam Virdee<\/p>\n

7.15-7.30pm
\nConcluding remarks and close of conference
\nSpeaker: Bridget Fowler<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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