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This seminar will problematise the often-overlapping ideas of left behind ‘places’ and ‘people’ and explore the why and how people and communities ‘dis-engage’.

‘Leaving no one behind’ has been put forth a core principle of the ‘transformative agenda’ of ‘sustainable development’. But what does it mean and how might policy actors engage with the ‘left behind’ remains an ongoing challenge. Dr. Divya Jyoti together with Dr. Martin Quinn has been working with garment workers in a left behind community in Leicester in the UK, a city which has been at the centre of media attention with allegations of a textile sector ‘rife with exploitations’. In this seminar the research team will problematise the often-overlapping ideas of left behind ‘places’ and ‘people’ and explore the why and how people and communities ‘dis-engage’. We hope to start a conversation to draw out implications of our insights for scholarship, policy and practice and reflect on the prospects that the ‘simple’ act of listening might entail for enabling ‘trust’ between place, people and authority.

Registration required!

The seminar runs from 14:30-15:30 at Charles Carter Building A05.