The Roots of Racial Tensions: urban ethnic neighbourhoods
by    William Julius Wilson

On Tuesday 24th June 2003 at 6.30pm in the Old Theatre,
Old Building, LSE
Professor Anne Power (LSE) will chair the event

Racial tensions in the US often emanate from conflicts at the neighbourhood level. This lecture describes and analyses variations in inter-group hostilities and discusses the implications for the future of race and ethnic relations in the US and public policy designed to address racial conflict.

William Julius Wilson is a Harvard University Professor and Director of the Joblessness and Urban Poverty Research Programme at the John F Kennedy School of Government Harvard University. He is a past president of the American Sociological Association and is a MacArthur Prize Fellow. His most outstanding works are 'The Truly Disadvantaged' and 'When Work Disappears'

RSVP to Marissa Parry on 020 7955 6330 m.parry@ Ise.ac.uk