Interwoven LiveSitehttp://www.soton.ac.uk/sociology/news/index.pageNews from Sociology & Social Policyhttp://www.soton.ac.uk/sociology/news/2011/12/philanthropy.pageIn final programme of this Radio 4 series on British philanthropy, contrasts of the diminishing role that philanthropy played during the middle decades of the twentieth century with the increasing calls that are being made upon it today are explored.http://www.soton.ac.uk/sociology/news/2011/12/philanthropy.pageFri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000http://www.soton.ac.uk/sociology/news/2012/01/sport_aids_reoffenders.pageA new research project into the role of sport in rehabilitating young prisoners has found that sport can be effective in reducing the reconviction rate of offenders.http://www.soton.ac.uk/sociology/news/2012/01/sport_aids_reoffenders.pageThu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000http://www.soton.ac.uk/sociology/news/2012/01/cheerful_reasons.pageProfessor Rosalind Edwards was part of the 'Reasons to be Cheerful' Radio 4 programme broadcast 7 January 2012, talking about the nature of past and contemporary relationships between parents and children.http://www.soton.ac.uk/sociology/news/2012/01/cheerful_reasons.pageWed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000http://www.soton.ac.uk/sociology/news/2011/11/what_makes_us_tick.pageProfessor Hugh Mackay has spent a lifetime listening to people talk about their dreams, their fears, their hopes, their disappointments and their passions. In this presentation, drawing on a 30-year social research project, Hugh identified the ten desires he believes drive our social behaviour. http://www.soton.ac.uk/sociology/news/2011/11/what_makes_us_tick.pageWed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000http://www.soton.ac.uk/sociology/news/2011/08/02_helping_to_map_the_foundations_of_a_big_society.pageWith the government’s ‘Big Society’ policies laying great stress on the capacities and resources of communities, University of Southampton researchers are conducting research and establishing substantial new data resources, to build a picture of how communities might fare under new policies. http://www.soton.ac.uk/sociology/news/2011/08/02_helping_to_map_the_foundations_of_a_big_society.pageTue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.soton.ac.uk/sociology/news/2011/07/28_prisoners_need_greater_awareness_of_voluntary_services.pageNew research from the Third Sector Research Centre (TSRC) highlights the need to make prisoners more aware of voluntary organisations that could help them towards resettlement. http://www.soton.ac.uk/sociology/news/2011/07/28_prisoners_need_greater_awareness_of_voluntary_services.pageThu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.soton.ac.uk/sociology/news/2011/07/19_sociology_research_project_to_explore_russian_policy_risks.pageDr Charlie Walker has been awarded, together with colleagues from Oxford and UCL, a new Nuffield Foundation grant. http://www.soton.ac.uk/sociology/news/2011/07/19_sociology_research_project_to_explore_russian_policy_risks.pageTue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.soton.ac.uk/sociology/news/2011/07/09_lessons_from_financial_crisis.pageDr Traute Meyer gave a keynote address at the second annual conference of The European Network for Social Policy Analysis in Israel, entitled ‘Research, Theory and Practice’ in February. http://www.soton.ac.uk/sociology/news/2011/07/09_lessons_from_financial_crisis.pageSat, 09 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.soton.ac.uk/sociology/news/2011/06/16_sociology_professor_interviewed_radio_4.pageOur esteemed Professor, John Mohan shared his expert views with Radio 4's You and Yours listeners about issues relating to the public funding of voluntary organisations. http://www.soton.ac.uk/sociology/news/2011/06/16_sociology_professor_interviewed_radio_4.pageThu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100http://www.soton.ac.uk/sociology/news/2011/06/03_research_projects_to_question_community_social_capital.pageGraham Crow will be leading a project which is part of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)-led Connected Communities programme of research.http://www.soton.ac.uk/sociology/news/2011/06/03_research_projects_to_question_community_social_capital.pageFri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +0100