Centre for Work and Life seminar: Theorising migration and home-based care in western welfare states

Theorising migration and home-based care in western welfare states

Centre for Work and Life seminar
Fiona Williams, Professor of Social Policy, University of Leeds

Friday 15 February, 12-2 pm
Room 509, Rowland Rees Building (RR), City West Campus

There is increased employment of migrant women in domestic and care work in private households. Drawing on the methods and findings from a qualitative empirical research project that takes as its context the intersections between child care and migration policies and practices in thee European countries, Fiona develops the theoretical and normative frames for understanding this phenomenon, moving from meso- to micro- and on to macro-level. Fiona ends by arguing for a normative analysis based on global justice and the ethics of care.

Fiona Williams co-directs the Centre for International Research on Care, Labour and Equalities (CIRCLE) at the University of Leeds. She has written widely on gender, 'race' and ethnicity in social policy, and is currently researching the employment of migrant workers in home-based care in Europe. Her teaching and research interests focus on the place of care in contemporary society, including the changing nature of family lives and personal relationships, and the development of a political ethic of care.

BYO lunch (or purchase from cafe onsite). Juice and water provided.
RSVP by 14 February to Suzanne Pritchard (8302 4175).