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After the Iron curtain: Poor parenting and state intervention in cross cultural perspective: a one-day workshop

After the Iron curtain: Poor parenting and state intervention in cross cultural perspective: a one-day workshop

A one-day workshop at the Scott Polar Research Institute, Lecture Theatre
Wednesday June 10th, 2015, 10.00 - 17.00.

This workshop is concerned with this issue of 'poor' parenting in cross-cultural perspective, and particularly a UK comparison with post-Soviet countries. Taken at face value, the concept of 'poor' parenting may look very different in countries with different political, ideological and socio-economic structures such as liberal democracies of the UK and the US, yet one study has revealed some (tentative) similarities in child welfare practices. This workshop problematizes the concept of 'poor' parenting by making it an analytical concept and placing it in a comparative context, asking three main questions:

  1. What constitutes 'poor' parenting in a particular country?
  2. What are the underlying concepts of childhood and parenthood this relies on?
  3. What are the similarities in child welfare practices, and how do we account for these?

This event is organised by Dr Elena Khlinovskaya Rockhill (Cambridge) and Dr Charlotte Faircloth (Roehampton), with contribution from Dr Piers Vitebsky.

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Registration

Please register online. The registration fee is £10 (covers refreshments).

Places are limited.

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