Organised by the disciplines of Social Policy & Criminology, Sociology

Speakers:
Isla Masson: Ambiguous Loss: The Experiences of Remand Prisoners’ Loved Ones: Remand remains a particularly punitive and painful form of incarceration for prisoners, as well as their loved ones on the outside attempting to provide support. Through a unique application of Boss’s (1977) theory of Ambiguous Loss this paper contributes new knowledge about the nature, scope, and resilience shown by loved ones supporting remanded prisoners in England and Wales, indicating where future research and policy should be focused.

Lucy Bryant: Who’s running the show? The regulation of live music in England and Wales: How is the live music industry shaped by its regulatory landscape? Live music is subject to a variety of regulation, including planning regulation; the areas of live music regulation which cite ‘safety’ as a goal (health and safety; licensing; event security); and employment regulation. Presenting findings from their PhD research, Lucy Bryant shares patterns identified across these regulatory areas which suggest that the productive power of regulation has contributed to the development of a live music industry formed in the image of neoliberalism.

Ece Kocabicak: Women’s labour force participation in developing countries: The impact of gendered landownership rights? Conventional demand and supply arguments on gender gaps in nonagricultural employment overlook the influence of women’s unpaid farm work on their participation in paid employment. Using crosscountry panel data analysis and a case study from India with a differenceindifferences model, this paper demonstrates that legal discrimination against women in land inheritance curtails female participation in nonagricultural paid employment. The paper thereby contributes an explanation for the apparent paradox observed in developing countries where persistent gender gaps in nonagricultural paid employment coexist with economic growth.
Chair: Keir IrwinRogers