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Politics
after the crash
The
fifth Soundings annual event
Saturday 20 June 2009
10.30am-4.30pm
120 Belsize Lane
London NW3
(nearest tube stations Belsize Park and Finchley Road).
Speakers: Lynsey Hanley, Mike Kenny, Paul Mason, Doreen Massey, Jonathan Rutherford, Leanne Wood, Ejos Ubiribo, Andrew Pearmain, Becky Taylor and Ben Rogaly
As the political fault lines of a new era take shape, what will be the defining politics of the next decade?
In the wake of an era of social dislocation and rapid change, one response will be a popular search for belonging and cultural familiarity. Our discussion will explore the popular reactions to the social fragmentation, inequalities and cultural destruction of ways of life that have resulted from the decades of economic restructuring as well as from the recession. This is already evident in the rise of the BNP in certain areas, and the alienation of younger generations from electoral politics. A new political culture will need to articulate the social goods that give security, meaning and value to people: home, family, friendships, good work, locality and imaginary communities of belonging. The way people give priority to these, and the reaction to the threats against them, will shape the post-crash political landscape.
Registration: £25 (includes
an excellent lunch) Tickets
'Tickets are also available by post: send cheques to:
Soundings, FREEPOST, LON 176, London E9 5BR (no stamp needed)
Places are limited so early booking is advisable.
TIMETABLE
10.30 - 11.45 Plenary 1:Thinking global, with Paul Mason and Doreen Massey
12pm to 1pm Plenary
2: Culture and belonging in an insecure world, with Lynsey Hanley, Ben Rogaly
and Becky Taylor
1pm - 2pm lunch
2pm - 3pm
Workshop 1: The BNP and the collapse of Labour, with Andrew Pearmain
Workshop 2: Gangs,
territory and class, with Ejos Ubiribo
3.30 - 4.30pm Closing Plenary: political and policy engagement for a new socialism
Mike Kenny (IPPR) Leanne Woods (Plaid Cymru MWA) Jonathan Rutherford
Supported by the Amiel Trust
and
Middlesex
University Media Department