Name: Professor Kenneth Nelson
University of Oxford

Events this person is speaking at:

Thursday 16 May 2024

The Social Policy Indicators (SPIN) Database: on the Dependent Variable Problem in Welfare State Research - Methods in Social Policy and Intervention Research
Date: 16 May 2024, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker s: Professor Kenneth Nelson (University of Oxford), Jan Helmdag (Stockholm University), Mari Eneroth (Stockholm University), Sofie Burman (Stockholm University)
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details: In-person and online
Organisers: TBA
Host: Department of Social Policy and Intervention

Monday 20 May 2024

Student support and tuition fee systems in comparative perspective.
Date: 20 May 2024, 12:45 - 14:00
Speaker s: Professor Kenneth Nelson (University of Oxford), Dr Krzysztof Czarnecki (Stockholm University)
Venue: 15 Norham Gardens, 15 Norham Gardens OX2 6PY
Venue Details: Seminar Room D and Zoom
Organiser: Professor Steve Strand (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Events this person is organising:

Tuesday 10 June 2025

Wealth & the Welfare State
Date: 10 June 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Professor Peter Whiteford (FASSA) (The Australian National University, Canberra)
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Organiser: Professor Kenneth Nelson (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Wednesday 18 June 2025

Zero Poverty Society
Date: 18 June 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Professor Ive Marx (University of Antwerp)
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Organiser: Professor Kenneth Nelson (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 22 January 2026

W(h)ither the Sympathetic State? The Dismantling of the Disaster Safety Net in the United States
Date: 22 January 2026, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Dr Rebecca Elliott (LSE)
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details: VBR Department of Social Policy and Intervention, 32 Wellington Square OX1 2ER/ Microsoft Teams
Organisers: Professor Kenneth Nelson (University of Oxford), Professor Jane Gingrich (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 29 January 2026

Green Jobs Perceptions and Female Labour Integration in the Energy Transition
Date: 29 January 2026, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Professor Federica Genovese (University of Oxford)
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details: VBR Department of Social Policy and Intervention, 32 Wellington Square OX1 2ER/ Microsoft Teams
Organisers: Professor Kenneth Nelson (University of Oxford), Professor Jane Gingrich (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 5 February 2026

Green Backlash and the Political Consequences of Politicized Energy Prices
Date: 5 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Dr Zach Dickson (LSE)
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details: VBR Department of Social Policy and Intervention, 32 Wellington Square OX1 2ER/ Microsoft Teams
Organisers: Professor Kenneth Nelson (University of Oxford), Professor Jane Gingrich (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 12 February 2026

'It's just over £1million on the market - I haven't even got a million pence’: Social mixing and social inequality at a mixed-tenure neighbourhood in London
Date: 12 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Professor Paul Watt (LSE)
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details: VBR Department of Social Policy and Intervention, 32 Wellington Square OX1 2ER/ Microsoft Teams
Organisers: Professor Kenneth Nelson (University of Oxford), Professor Jane Gingrich (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 19 February 2026

Explaining Environmental Successes and Failures: Climate Change in Comparative Perspective
Date: 19 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Professor Malcolm Fairbrother (Uppsala University)
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details: VBR Department of Social Policy and Intervention, 32 Wellington Square OX1 2ER/ Microsoft Teams
Organisers: Professor Kenneth Nelson (University of Oxford), Professor Jane Gingrich (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 26 February 2026

Cities in Action: Organizations, Institutions, and Urban Climate Strategies
Date: 26 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Dr Christof Brandtner (Emlyon Business School)
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details: VBR Department of Social Policy and Intervention, 32 Wellington Square OX1 2ER/ Microsoft Teams
Organisers: Professor Kenneth Nelson (University of Oxford), Professor Jane Gingrich (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 5 March 2026

Welfare in a post-growth context
Date: 5 March 2026, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Professor Milena Büchs (University of Leeds)
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details: VBR Department of Social Policy and Intervention, 32 Wellington Square OX1 2ER/ Microsoft Teams
Organisers: Professor Kenneth Nelson (University of Oxford), Professor Jane Gingrich (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA

Thursday 12 March 2026

(Un)fair to Me, (Un)fair to You? Fairness, Distribution and Policy Support
Date: 12 March 2026, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker : Dr Liam Beiser-McGrath (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Venue: 32-42 Wellington Square (Barnett House), 32-42 Wellington Square OX1 2ER
Venue Details: VBR Department of Social Policy and Intervention, 32 Wellington Square OX1 2ER/ Microsoft Teams
Organisers: Professor Kenneth Nelson (University of Oxford), Professor Jane Gingrich (University of Oxford)
Hosts: TBA