(3) Open Seminar:
Tackling Child Poverty: Lessons from the UK and New Frontiers in Japan
Programme
Venue: Doshisha University, Kyoto
Time: January 9th, 2012 10:00～17:00
10.00 — Opening Words
Toshiaki Tachibanaki, Doshisha University
10.10 — Session 1: Child Benefits
Jonathan Bradshaw, University of York:
The New Government and Family Related Benefits in the UK →
12.00 — Lunch
10.10 — Session 2: Understanding Child Poverty and Social Exclusion
Moderator: Hirotoshi Yano, Mukogawa Women's University
Esther Dermott, University of Bristol:
Promoting Parenting: a UK response to improving outcomes for children
Comment: Aya ABE (IPSS)
Ichiro Matsumoto, Hokkaido University:
Child poverty and 'overlapping disadvantages'
Comment: Christina Pantazis (University of Bristol)
14.45 — Break
10.10 — Session 3 Tackling Child Poverty
Moderator: M.Mensendiek, Doshisha University
Naomi Yuzawa, Rikkyo University:
Child poverty and social work
Comment: Aya ABE (IPSS)
T. Uzuhashi, Doshsiha University:
Enhancing 'Competency of Children in Poverty (in Japanese)
Poverty and Competency of Children (in English)
Comment: David Gordon (University of Bristol)
16.45 — Closing Words
Aya ABE (IPSS)
17.15 — Close
Jonathan Bradshaw
Jonathan Bradshaw is Professor of Social Policy at the University of York. He was appointed Academician of the Learned Societies for the Social Sciences in 1996, Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 2005 for services to child poverty and Fellow of the British Academy in 2010. In 2011 he was made Doctor of the University of Turku, Finland (honoris causa). He has published widely on family change; poverty/social exclusion; comparative research; child wellbeing; and social security policy
Contact details: jonathan.bradshaw@york.ac.uk
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