Book Launch and Panel Event | Social Science: A Very Short Introduction
Alexander Betts (Professor of Forced Migration & International Affairs); Nandini Gooptu (Professor of South Asian Studies); Marnie Howlett (Lecturer in Russian and East European Politics); Lucie Cluver (Professor of Child and Family Social Work); Ben Ansell (Professor of Comparative Demographic Institutions)
Thursday, 06 March 2025, 5pm to 6pm
Harold Lee Room, Pembroke College, Pembroke Square St Aldates Oxford OX1 1DW
This event will discuss and celebrate the publication of Social Science: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press) by Professor Alexander Betts.
The event is being organised in collaboration with the Social Sciences Division, the ESRC Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership, and the Oxford SDG Impact Lab.
The Future of Social Science
Social science is a vast, diverse, and contested field, and it is changing rapidly with the growing use of AI and machine learning, with increasing collaboration with the natural sciences and humanities, and with growing concern to make social science research more equitable and inclusive.
The panel will bring together some of Oxford's leading thinkers to explore the future of social science, from a range of disciplinary perspectives. It will examine emerging trends and transformation in methods, theory, research impact, graduate training, and in relation to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
Details of the book and how to purchase a copy are available at: https://shorturl.at/qHozt
In order to accommodate attendees not in Oxford, we will enable both in-person and online registration for the event.
The sign in details are as follows:
In Person: Eventbrite: Alex Betts Book Launch