Online seminar series: What is the Global South and why it matters - Session 7

What Can We Learn from the Global South about Participation and Minimising Opportunities for the Exploitation of Children and Young People?

Speaker: Professor Elaine Arnull, Professor of Social Sciences and Social Work, Southampton Solent University

This paper draws on a study in the UK funded by the Nuffield Foundation that drew on methods of co-production to consider if there could be community engagement in developing an information sharing model to address the problem of exploitation. The paper discusses key findings and asks what we can learn from research findings in the Global South to better facilitate participation and support communities and survivors to minimise harm arising from exploitation.

About the speaker

Elaine Arnull is Professor of Social Sciences and Social Work at Southampton Solent University and Visiting Professor, Queensland University of Technology, Australia. She is appointed to Social Work England’s National Roundtable on Workforce, the Social Work Education and Training Advisory Forum and Ministry of Justice, Advisory Panel on Probation Learning. Her research focusses on gender and violence, social work, criminal and juvenile justice, substance use and participatory research, and has been supported by the Home Office, Youth Justice Board, National Treatment Agency and Nuffield Foundation.

About the seminar series

The series features speakers from across the world, drawn from social science and social work disciplines who explore how concepts related to the Global South impact policy and practice. The series will be of interest to academics, professionals, students, researchers and policy makers eager to diversify their knowledge and make their professional practice more inclusive. It would appeal to those working in the areas of criminal justice including prisons, probation services and policing, education, nursing, psychology, social science, sociology and social work.

The series is set up to encourage discussion and debate with time for a paper and discussion – so please come along and join the debate! The topics can be found on the Eventbrite link.

The seminar series is chaired by Dr Amy Duvenage and Professor Elaine Arnull, Southampton Solent University, who are happy to hear from you if you have any questions/comments:

elaine.arnull@solent.ac.uk

amy.duvenage@solent.ac.uk

Everyone is welcome – whether you are an expert in the area or wanting to hear what the Global South is and what ideas the speakers have about it.