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Conference Programme & Abstracts Book The British Sociological Association Annual Conference University of East London Thursday 12th – Saturday 14th April 2007 SOCIAL CONNECTIONS: IDENTITIES, TECHNOLOGIES AND RELATIONSHIPS © The British Sociological Association, 2007 The abstracts in this volume are not for reproduction without the prior permission of the author. All rights reserved. CONTENTS Organisers’ Welcome 1 – 2 Conference Location & How to get to the University of East London Docklands Campus 3 – 4 Contact at the conference, Registration/Help Desk, BSA Office, Late Arrivals 5 Pre-booked Accommodation/Key Collection/Key Return, Lunches, Conference Dinner 6 Tea & Coffee, Cloakroom, Email, Paper sessions, Poster session, Plenary sessions, BSA 7-8 Annual General Meeting, New Books Launch Conference Programme at a Glance 9 – 11 Conference Programme Grid 12 – 14 Plenaries 15 – 20 Sub-Plenaries 21 – 22 BSA Events 24 – 26 BSA Study Group Events 27 – 33 ESRC Events 34 – 38 Symposia and Panels 39 – 48 Exhibitions 49 – 50 Thursday – Programme in Detail 51 – 58 Friday – Programme in Detail 59 – 72 Saturday – Programme in Detail 73 – 81 C-SAP Teaching in public – The future of higher education? 82 Abstracts – Papers 83 – 206 Abstracts – Posters 207 – 209 Out and About in London - Eating out & Places to visit 210 – 211 Work, Employment and Society Conference 2007 212 WELCOME FROM THE 2007 ORGANISING COMMITTEE As the conference organising team from the University of East London we would like to welcome you to the British Sociological Association's 2007 Annual Conference, here in London Docklands. We are delighted that there has been such a good response. With over 450 presenters and 600 delegates, including many international visitors, this is one of the largest gatherings of workers in, users of, and travellers through sociology in Britain for many years. This response has produced a rich and intellectually exciting Conference Programme with its backbone of individual paper givers plus numerous exciting events. This conference also coincides with the launch of one new Sage/BSA journal Cultural Sociology, and the 40th Birthday celebration of another, Sociology. The overarching theme of the 2007 conference Social Connections: Technologies, Identities and Relationships invites engagement with a wide range of contemporary sociological concerns. A key element of many of the contributions to the conference is the exploration of how technologies are an integral part of the sociological imagination, and in people’s everyday lives. The concept of technology goes beyond the material to include social action and ways of doing things, drawing on technologies which are social, political, economic, emotional, cultural as well as material. Many papers explore innovations in social life, emerging connections, new social relationships, and the changing practice of social research. The plenary sessions: On Friday, Saskia Sassen (University of Chicago) will speak on Neither Global nor National: Novel Assemblages of Territory, Authority and Rights’ On Saturday, Bruno Latour (Sciences-Po, Parisl ) will speak on ‘From Associations to Modes of Existence.’ On Sunday, Lord Anthony Giddens (LSE) will be joined by Sue Duncan, Chief Government Social Researcher, and Prof Michael Rustin of UEL to discuss Sociology, Politics and Public Policy in 21st Century Britain There are also two sub-plenaries within streams: in e-society Prof David Lyon will speak on ‘Identifying Citizens: Software, Social Setting, Social Sorting and the State’ and within the Food stream the Food study group have a sub-plenary by Prof Elspeth Probyn on ‘Youth Cultures of Eating: Intimacy, Youth and Friendship. Over the course of the conference you will see we have numerous special events. These include panels, roundtables, study group streams and sessions, debates, symposia and exhibitions, as well as opportunities to meet and greet groups with specific interests. This year we also have a strong representation from major ESRC Research Initiatives and Programmes: Stem Cells, Science in Society, e-Society, Identities and Social Action and Nodes within the National Centre for Research Methodology. These are highlighted at the beginning of the programme booklet. We would like to thank the many people who have helped us with the organisation of this year's conference. In particular our thanks go to the BSA office, and especially to Liz Jackson whose baptism of fire is this large conference, and Judith Mudd for her staunch support and common sense. We are also indebted to Ivor Gaber (on behalf of the BSA) and Patrick Wilson (on behalf of UEL) for press relations, and those people from many other areas of UEL who have helped with conference organisation. Finally, we thank everyone for travelling to East London and contributing towards what we hope will be an enjoyable and stimulating conference. We also thank our colleagues in the School of Social Sciences, Media and Cultural Studies for their encouragement and intellectual contribution. Judith Burnett, Barbara Harrison, Syd Jeffers, Graham Thomas University of East London CONFERENCE LOCATION The British Sociological Association Annual Conference is taking place at the University of East London Docklands Campus, 4-6 University Way, London EC16 2RD. Delegates travelling on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) should arrive on a walkway leading to University Square and the East Building is situated to the left. Delegates arriving by road will arrive via University Way, which is adjacent to the East Building. HOW TO GET TO THE UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON By Rail London is easily accessible from mainline rail stations. The London Underground and the Dockland Light Rail connects London’s rail stations to the University of East London Docklands Campus. The DLR Beckton Line Cyprus station will bring you to UEL. From Kings Cross/St. Pancras, and Euston take the Northern Line to Bank, then change for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) change at Westferry remain on the platform for a Beckton line train and alight at Cyprus station, which is at the entrance to UEL. From Liverpool Street and Paddington, take the Circle Line to Tower Hill then walk to Tower Gateway to catch the DLR Beckton line to Cyprus Station. Alternatively, From Paddington take Bakerloo Line to Baker Street, cross to Jubilee Line which you take to Canning Town, Change to DLR Beckton line From Waterloo, take the Jubilee Line to Canning Town and change there for the DLR to Cyprus. From London Bridge take Jubilee Line to Canning Town and change onto DLR Beckton line From Stratford station, take Jubilee line to Canning Town and change to DLR Beckton Line. For further information contact National Rail Enquiries Tel: 08745 48 49 50 or London Travel Information Tel: +44 (0)20 7222 1234. By Taxi You are not advised to take Taxis as public transport links are good and taxis in London very expensive. By Car Visitors approaching from North and West Whichever route towards London Motorway travel as far as the M25. Then exit at the M11 and head south towards London. After the motorway finishes you have a choice of A12 or the A406 A13. Take the latter. The A406 North Circular South crosses A13 and then you come to large roundabout. University Way the entrance to the university is the third exit off. Visitors approaching from Essex and East Anglia Either the A 12 or M11 Both link with North Circular and A13 as above From the South From South East take the M2 or M20 until you link with the A102 Blackwall Tunnel. On leaving the Tunnel take second exit and follow directions for London City Airport. Continue on past airport across Royal Docks and then turn right. Three roundabouts on you will see the university to your right. Go round the last roundabout and exit University Way From South West, When you reach the M25 go East until you connect with M20 then as above. The AA provides an online route planner for car journeys at: http://www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main.jsp Parking If you are travelling by car to the conference please note the University of East London has a limited number of visitor parking places and delegates are advised to use public transport. Please contact the BSA office and give your car registration number and days when you will need parking. If you have not booked a parking place ahead of time you will not be able to access the carpark very easily since space is very tight. By Air The University of East London’s Docklands campus is a short distance from London City Airport. It is linked by DLR via Canning Town where you switch at Canning Town to get the southern Beckton line to UEL. Taxis would not be expensive but taxi drivers have been known to refuse to make the journey! There is direct tube access to Heathrow Airport and easy road and rail access to Stansted, Luton and Gatwick Airports. From Stansted alight at Tottenham Hale and take train to Stratford then follow directions above from Stratford station. London City Airport offers scheduled flights to: Amsterdam, Antwerp, Basel, Berne, Bologna, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, Dundee, Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Geneva, Genoa, Groningen, Hamburg, Isle of Man, Jersey, Liverpool, Lugano, Luxembourg, Madrid, Manchester, Milan, Munich, Newcastle, Nuremberg, Paris, Rome, Rotterdam, Stockholm, Stuttgart, Turin, Zurich. Tel: +44 (0) 20 7646 0088. Website: www.londoncityairport.com. CONTACT AT THE CONFERENCE During the conference (Thursday 12th April – Saturday 14th April) the BSA Registration Desk Helpline number will be 020 8223 2245. The telephone line will only be answered during registration periods. There will be a notice board situated near the registration desk where delegates can leave messages for each other. REGISTRATION/HELP DESK Staff from Conference Co-Ordination will be available in the Atrium of the East Building to register delegates at the following times: Thursday 12th April 2007 09:30 – 18:00 Friday 13th April 2007 08:30 – 18:00 Saturday 14th April 2007 08:30 – 17:00 At registration you will be given your conference pack.