International Workshop: Violence against Women and Children in Diverse Contexts, 3-6 March 2015

An International Workshop at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa led by Ingrid Palmary, African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS), School of Social Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, and Nicky Stanley, Connect Centre, School of Social Work University of Central Lancashire, UK.

This workshop will bring together researchers from across the UK and South Africa to identify differences and commonalities in the conditions informing violence against women and children in South Africa and the UK.  The comparative nature of the workshop will promote reflection and stimulate new ideas and approaches to research in this field. The workshop will be multi-disciplinary and researchers with up to 10 years of post-doctoral experience (or the equivalent research experience) from the fields of social work, psychology, sociology, social policy, health studies and criminology are invited to participate.

The workshop will deliver a varied and exciting programme of events including key speakers and oral or poster presentations from all participants.  Abstracts should be submitted in line with the following themes:

· Understanding gender and violence across the lifecourse and across diverse contexts;

· Interpersonal violence, political violence and their connections;

· Mobility and gender based violence;

· Violence against women and children and the connections and disconnections between the two;

· Global and local understandings of violence against women and children in an age of globalization;

· Policy and practice responses in diverse contexts.

The workshop will aim to:
i. Improve participants’ knowledge about key issues in research on violence against women and children;

ii. Develop understanding of a range of research methods and their applicability to this area of research;

iii. Provide opportunities to network and build international research relationships;

iv.  Set up sustainable mentoring and collaborative relationships;

v.  Assist researchers to develop research that has influence.

Applications for places at the workshop should be made by 31 August 2014. This workshop is supported by the British Council who will cover travel and accommodation costs for successful applicants. Places are limited and successful applicants will be those whose abstracts are consistent with the themes. Successful applicants will be informed by the end September 2014.

To apply please go to: https://secure.myjotform.com/Acmscomm/www.applicationform.com

For any queries please contact Ingrid Palmary (South Africa) ingrid.palmary@wits.ac.za and Khatidja Chantler (UK) kchantler@uclan.ac.uk.