T he Institute is pleased to announced the titles and programme teams which will receive a total of £100,000 to deliver programmes of enquiry and knowledge exchange,
host invited international participants and promote third sector involvement .
The Programmes were assessed and selected by senior academics from a number of Scottish universities and will run during the six months from April 2010.
The successful programmes are:
1. Cybercrime: A Threat to All
Focusing on understanding, preventing and responding to cybercrime, this interdisciplinary and cross-national initiative has three aspects: to secure a coherent and rounded understanding of the diverse nature and characteristics of cybercrime; to develop strategies and solutions that address the social, business, legal and technical challenges, arising in the current context of expanding Internet use and increasing incidence of computer crime; to develop strategies and research directions that further strengthen anti-crime capabilities and meet the challenges of emerging technologies.
Programme team
Dr. George R S Weir, Dept of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde
Prof. Ian J Lloyd, Professor of Information Technology Law, University of Strathclyde
Prof. Ethel Quayle, Dept of Clinical & Health Psychology, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh
Prof. Max Taylor, Professor of International Relations, University of St Andrews
Dr. Simon Mackenzie, Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, University of Glasgow
Alex McLaren, Director of Forensics, BTG Forensic, Glasgow, UK
2. Pluralism in Crisis
Multiculturalism is experiencing difficult times with, for example, Western policy-makers moving away from classic diversity policies. This Programme brings a trans-Atlantic team of academics together with representatives from international organizations, national policy-makers and diversity specialists to examine how the pluralist theories underlying diversity policy are responding to the crisis-rich environment of the 21st century. The resources offered by pluralist systems in coping with complex, systemic crises will be explored, and the Programme has been designed to highlight and examine parallels between pluralist systems, relationships and strategies evident in systemic ecological as well as social and political crises. Events for participants in North America will be held in parallel at Cornell University, with proceedings linked by virtual conferencing.
Programme Team
Dr. George R. Wilkes, Director,
Religion and Ethics in War and Peace-Making Programme, University of Cambridge, Fellow, St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge
Professor
Karim-Aly Kassam, Professor of Environmental and Indigenous Studies, Cornell University
Darragh Hare,
Scottish Forum for Professional Ethics and Centre for Applied Ethics and Legal Philosophy, Glasgow University
3. What Are You Thinking? Who Has a Right to Know? Brain Imaging and its impact on Society
Neuroimaging has advanced such that magnetic resonance imaging can reveal explicitly an individual’s thought patterns. This raises ethical and practical questions that society needs to address, e.g. who should see our brain images? Should neuroimaging be used as evidence in court, in commerce, or by governments? This Programme will explore the ethical dimensions of neuroimaging in society. By stimulating debate, a cross-section of opinion will be gathered — from the public, societal groups (e.g. patients, prisoners), scientists, clinicians, ethicists, legal experts and politicians. Through engaging users with policy makers, the privacy and ethical issues will be highlighted and form the basis for publishing reports to guide policy outcomes.
Programme team
Prof. Joanna Wardlaw, Director of SINAPSE, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital
Dr Janet De Wilde, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital
Prof. Peter Sandercock, Division of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital
Dr Jane Haley, University of Edinburgh
Buckhard Schafer, Joseph Bell Centre for Forensic Statistics
Robert Rae, Scotland's Futures Forum
Donald Jarvie, Scotland's Futures Forum
4. Women, Punishment and Community Sanctions: Human Rights and Social Justice
This Programme draws upon international knowledge and expertise to critically assess cross-cultural responses to lawbreaking by women, with a particular emphasis upon human rights and social justice. It will focus on comparative experiences of community sanctions for women — an area that has received relatively little research and policy attention — and further develop the debate about women’s imprisonment and human rights. The Programme provides a forum for academics, practitioners and policy-makers to engage with each other in the development of knowledge relevant to policy, practice and research.
Programme team
Professor
Gill McIvor, University of Stirling and
Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR)
Dr
Margaret Malloch, University of Stirling and
SCCJR
Dr
Loraine Gelsthorpe, University of Cambridge,
Institute of Criminology
Dr Nancy Loucks, Chief Executive,
Families Outside
Dr Linda Moore,
Social and Policy Research Institute, University of Ulster
Dr
Shoshana Pollack, Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
Professor Elena Larrauri, Faculty of Law, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona