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A conference hosted by the University of Liverpool & Liverpool John Moores University on behalf of the British-Irish Section of the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control.
2008 marks Liverpool’s celebration of its status as European Capital of Culture. In preparation, Liverpool has been undergoing a physical and cultural regeneration that has in many ways transformed the city as private capital and expertise has poured in. The transformation of the local state into a growth machine has been accompanied by shifts in crime control and community safety, spatial regulation, forms of policing and discourses of urban belonging.
Like in other cities, there are significant undersides to urban regeneration and the culture it seeks to impose – undersides which rarely figure in official and academic discourse. Much of Liverpool and its surrounding areas remain scarred by poverty, under-employment, and racism. At the same time, whilst the marginalised are subjected to criminalisation, the social and criminal justice supports for the victims of the crimes and harms of the powerful either remain virtually non-existent or under threat. We wish to critically explore the extent and direction of change in our cities and how these are re-framing practices of power, justice and the right to the city.
Impacts 08 is seeking to employ an individual or agency with experience of research in the areas of city marketing/branding and public space to carry out a study as part of our wider programme. This will involve desk-based research, online and on street surveys and online discussion forums. Visit the Impacts 08 website for further information. Tenders should be sent by e-mail to impacts08@liverpool.ac.uk by 12 noon on 4 July 2008.
