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The Department of Social Policy and Intervention at the University of Oxford, is an interdisciplinary centre for research and teaching in social policy and the systematic evaluation of social interventions. The academic backgrounds of members of staff include social policy, sociology, demography, political science, geography and psychology. Our teaching programmes include the Masters in Comparative Social Policy (CSP), the Masters in Evidence Based Social Intervention (EBSI), and doctoral research in Social Policy and in Social Intervention. At undergraduate level, we teach an option course on Social Policy within the PPE and Modern History degrees. We also teach Demography on the Human Sciences degree.

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# Episode Title Description Duration People Date
1 Creative Commons Department of Social Policy and Intervention Graduate Research Student Conference Keynote Speech 2 Prof Laurence Moore, Director of the Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement gives a talk for the Graduate Student Research Conference on 19 October 2012 0:34:14 Laurence Moore 14 Jan 2013
2 Creative Commons Department of Social Policy and Intervention Graduate Research Student Conference Keynote Speech 1 Dr Philip Davies, Deputy Director at the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, gives a keynote talk for the Department of Social Policy and Intervention Graduate Research Student Conference on October 19 2012 0:44:35 Philip Davies 14 Jan 2013
3 Creative Commons HIV and AIDS - Special lecture for Oxford AIDS Research Day 2012 Mark Heywood reflects on the impact of HIV and AIDS for the 4th Annual HIV / AIDS Student Research day. 0:45:35 Mark Heywood 27 Nov 2012
4 Creative Commons The Reform of the Welfare State and the Dynamics of People's Lives - Sydney Ball Memorial Lecture 2012 The 2012 lecture 'The Reform of the Welfare State and the Dynamics of People's Lives' delivered by Professor John Hills (London School of Economics) on Wednesday, 31 October 2012 at 5 p.m. in the Nissan Lecture Theatre, St. Antony's College. 0:58:19 John Hills 21 Nov 2012
5 Creative Commons 02. Numbering the people: the Census, Vital Registration and Population Registers Professor David Coleman gives the second lecture on Demographics, where he looks at different ways in which governments and demographers have collected population data 0:51:12 David Coleman 26 Oct 2012
6 Creative Commons 01. Demographic Challenges for the 21st Century Professor David Coleman gives the first lecture in his Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World series 0:51:00 David Coleman 26 Oct 2012
7 Creative Commons 11. Does Government belong in the bedroom? There are many examples, from the ancient world to Nazi Germany, of attempts to protect or to increase the birth rate and hence population size. Few can be shown to be successful. Prof David Coleman discusses birth control from governments. 0:56:54 David Coleman 18 Jul 2012
8 Creative Commons 10. Who's afraid of population decline? Fear of population decline has haunted states ever since states existed. Population size was the basis of the power, security and prosperity of any political entity. Professor David Coleman looks at the fear of population decline. 0:51:47 David Coleman 16 Jul 2012
9 Creative Commons 09. Bringing down the birth rate - family planning in the developing world Traditionally, high birth rates were high. But as they were balanced by high death rates, population growth rates were usually very low. Prof David Coleman looks at family planning in the developing world. 0:54:47 David Coleman 12 Jul 2012
10 Creative Commons 08. After the demographic transition in the developing world Fertility in all but 12 countries in the world is now falling. Where will it stop? In this talk, Prof David Coleman looks at the demographic transition in the developing world. 0:43:05 David Coleman 10 Jul 2012
11 Will the U.S. Health Reform Survive and Flourish? Theda Skocpol delivers a talk at the Oxford Institute of Social Policy, based in part on her new book with Larry Jacobs, "Health Care Reform and American Politics". 0:51:06 Theda Skocpol 09 Jul 2012
12 Creative Commons 07. 'Old Europe' - pensions, taxes and alternatives Professor David Coleman from Dept of Social Policy, University of Oxford, gives a talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about the issue of population ageing. 0:54:59 David Coleman 27 Apr 2012
13 Creative Commons 06. Demographic behaviour of immigrant and minority populations Professor David Coleman from Dept of Social Policy, University of Oxford, gives a talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about immigrant and minority populations. 0:53:27 David Coleman 27 Apr 2012
14 Creative Commons 05. International migration: guest workers, dependents, asylum and others Professor David Coleman from Dept of Social Policy, University of Oxford, gives a talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about international migration. 0:54:30 David Coleman 27 Apr 2012
15 Creative Commons 04. The retreat of mortality - 20th and 21st century trends Professor David Coleman from Dept of Social Policy, University of Oxford, gives a talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about trends in mortality. 0:56:20 David Coleman 27 Apr 2012
16 Creative Commons 03. The 'Second Demographic Transition' - new forms of family Professor David Coleman from Dept of Social Policy, University of Oxford, gives a talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about the 'Second Demographic Transition'. 0:54:35 David Coleman 26 Apr 2012
17 Creative Commons Conclusion Professor Martin Seeleib-Kaiser concludes the ESRC/OISP Workshop on Comparative Methods 0:01:39 Martin Seeleib-Kaiser 12 Mar 2012
18 Creative Commons Merging Macro and Micro Data? Session 6 of the ESRC/OISP Workshop on Comparative Methods - Merging Macro and Micro Data? with Dr Mark Tomlinson 0:39:00 Mark Tomlinson 12 Mar 2012
19 Creative Commons An Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling in Comparative Social Analysis Session 5 of the ESRC/OISP Workshop on Comparative Methods: An Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling in comparative Social Analysis - Dr Mark Tomlinson 0:47:04 Mark Tomlinson 12 Mar 2012
20 Creative Commons Challenges and Limits of Macro-Quantitative Analysis Session 4 of the ESRC/OISP workshop on Comparative Methods: Challenges and Limits of Macro-Quantitative Analysis with Dr Emanuele Ferragina 0:58:45 Emanuele Ferragina 12 Mar 2012
21 Creative Commons Ideal Types and Welfare Regimes: An Application Session three of the ESRC/OISP Workshop in Comparative Methods. Ideal Types and Welfare Regimes: An Application 0:53:32 Emanuele Ferragina 12 Mar 2012
22 Creative Commons Introduction to Comparative Analysis (part 2) Professor Martin Seeleib-Kaiser gives the second part of his introduction to Comparative Methods 0:27:45 Martin Seeleib-Kaiser 12 Mar 2012
23 Creative Commons Introduction to Comparative Analysis (part 1) Professor Martin Seeleib-Kaiser gave an introduction to what comparative analysis is. 0:40:35 Martin Seeleib-Kaiser 12 Mar 2012
24 Creative Commons Welcome to the ESRC/OISP Workshop in Comparative Methods Professor Martin Seeleib-Kaiser introduces the ESRC/OISP Workshop in Comparative Methods, held on 12-14th January 2012 0:07:35 Martin Seeleib-Kaiser 12 Mar 2012
25 Creative Commons Evidence-based Interventions in Juvenile Justice: Concepts, Research, Practice, and Frontiers Professor Mark Lipsey (Peabody Research Institute, Vanderbilt University) delivers the 2011 Sidney Ball Memorial Lecture. 1:06:38 Mark Lipsey 24 Nov 2011
26 Life Chances and Early Childhood Investments 2010 Sidney Ball memorial Lecture given by Professor Gøsta Esping-Andersen at St Antony's College. 0:56:20 Gøsta Esping-Andersen 08 Nov 2010
27 Early Childhood Poverty and Adult Attainment Professor Greg Duncan discusses the connections between poverty and child development, and suggests social policy strategies to improve the welfare of children in poverty. 0:44:17 Greg Duncan 14 Apr 2009
# Episode Title Description Duration People Date
1 Creative Commons The Reform of the Welfare State and the Dynamics of People's Lives - Sydney Ball Memorial Lecture 2012 The 2012 lecture 'The Reform of the Welfare State and the Dynamics of People's Lives' delivered by Professor John Hills (London School of Economics) on Wednesday, 31 October 2012 at 5 p.m. in the Nissan Lecture Theatre, St. Antony's College. 0:58:39 John Hills 21 Nov 2012
2 Creative Commons 02. Numbering the people: the Census, Vital Registration and Population Registers Professor David Coleman gives the second lecture on Demographics, where he looks at different ways in which governments and demographers have collected population data 0:51:12 David Coleman 26 Oct 2012
3 Creative Commons 01. Demographic Challenges for the 21st Century Professor David Coleman gives the first lecture in his Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World series 0:51:00 David Coleman 26 Oct 2012
4 Creative Commons 11. Does Government belong in the bedroom? There are many examples, from the ancient world to Nazi Germany, of attempts to protect or to increase the birth rate and hence population size. Few can be shown to be successful. Prof David Coleman discusses birth control from governments. 0:56:54 David Coleman 18 Jul 2012
5 Creative Commons 10. Who's afraid of population decline? Fear of population decline has haunted states ever since states existed. Population size was the basis of the power, security and prosperity of any political entity. Professor David Coleman looks at the fear of population decline. 0:51:47 David Coleman 16 Jul 2012
6 Creative Commons 09. Bringing down the birth rate - family planning in the developing world Traditionally, high birth rates were high. But as they were balanced by high death rates, population growth rates were usually very low. Prof David Coleman looks at family planning in the developing world. 0:54:47 David Coleman 12 Jul 2012
7 Creative Commons 08. After the demographic transition in the developing world Fertility in all but 12 countries in the world is now falling. Where will it stop? In this talk, Prof David Coleman looks at the demographic transition in the developing world. 0:43:05 David Coleman 10 Jul 2012
8 Will the U.S. Health Reform Survive and Flourish? Theda Skocpol delivers a talk at the Oxford Institute of Social Policy, based in part on her new book with Larry Jacobs, "Health Care Reform and American Politics". 0:51:06 Theda Skocpol 09 Jul 2012
9 Creative Commons 07. 'Old Europe' - pensions, taxes and alternatives Professor David Coleman from Dept of Social Policy, University of Oxford, gives a talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about the issue of population ageing. 0:54:59 David Coleman 27 Apr 2012
10 Creative Commons 06. Demographic behaviour of immigrant and minority populations Professor David Coleman from Dept of Social Policy, University of Oxford, gives a talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about immigrant and minority populations. 0:53:27 David Coleman 27 Apr 2012
11 Creative Commons 05. International migration: guest workers, dependents, asylum and others Professor David Coleman from Dept of Social Policy, University of Oxford, gives a talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about international migration. 0:54:30 David Coleman 27 Apr 2012
12 Creative Commons 04. The retreat of mortality - 20th and 21st century trends Professor David Coleman from Dept of Social Policy, University of Oxford, gives a talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about trends in mortality. 0:56:20 David Coleman 27 Apr 2012
13 Creative Commons 03. The 'Second Demographic Transition' - new forms of family Professor David Coleman from Dept of Social Policy, University of Oxford, gives a talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about the 'Second Demographic Transition'. 0:54:35 David Coleman 26 Apr 2012
14 Creative Commons Conclusion Professor Martin Seeleib-Kaiser concludes the ESRC/OISP Workshop on Comparative Methods 0:01:39 Martin Seeleib-Kaiser 12 Mar 2012
15 Creative Commons Merging Micro and Macro Data? Session 6 of the ESRC/OISP Workshop on Comparative Methods - Merging Micro and Macro Data? with Dr Mark Tomlinson 0:39:00 Mark Tomlinson 12 Mar 2012
16 Creative Commons An Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling in comparative Social Analysis Session 5 of the ESRC/OISP Workshop on Comparative Methods: An Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling in comparative Social Analysis - Dr Mark Tomlinson 0:47:04 Mark Tomlinson 12 Mar 2012
17 Creative Commons Challenges and Limits of Macro-Quantitative Analysis Session 4 of the ESRC/OISP workshop on Comparative Methods: Challenges and Limits of Macro-Quantitative Analysis with Dr Emanuele Ferragina 0:58:45 Emanuele Ferragina 12 Mar 2012
18 Creative Commons Ideal Types and Welfare Regimes: An Application Session three of the ESRC/OISP Workshop in Comparative Methods. Ideal Types and Welfare Regimes: An Application 0:53:32 Emanuele Ferragina 12 Mar 2012
19 Creative Commons Introduction to Comparative Analysis (part 2) Professor Martin Seeleib-Kaiser gave an introduction to Comparative Methods part two 0:27:45 Martin Seeleib-Kaiser 12 Mar 2012
20 Creative Commons Introduction to Comparative Analysis (part 1) Professor Martin Seeleib-Kaiser gave an introduction to comparative analysis 0:40:35 Martin Seeleib-Kaiser 12 Mar 2012
21 Creative Commons Welcome to the ESRC/OISP Workshop in Comparative Methods Professor Martin Seeleib-Kaiser introduces the ESRC/OISP Workshop in Comparative Methods, held on 12-14th January 2012 0:07:35 Martin Seeleib-Kaiser 12 Mar 2012
22 Creative Commons Evidence-based Interventions in Juvenile Justice: Concepts, Research, Practice, and Frontiers Professor Mark Lipsey (Peabody Research Institute, Vanderbilt University) delivers the 2011 Sidney Ball Memorial Lecture. 1:06:38 Mark Lipsey 24 Nov 2011
23 Life Chances and Early Childhood Investments 2010 Sidney Ball Memorial Lecture given by Professor Gøsta Esping-Andersen at St Antony's College. 0:56:20 Gøsta Esping-Andersen 08 Nov 2010
# Episode Title Description People Date
1 Creative Commons 11. Does Government belong in the bedroom? (Slides) There are many examples, from the ancient world to Nazi Germany, of attempts to protect or to increase the birth rate and hence population size. Slides to accompany Prof David Coleman's talk on birth control from governments. David Coleman 18 Jul 2012
2 Creative Commons 11. Does Government belong in the bedroom? (Slides) There are many examples, from the ancient world to Nazi Germany, of attempts to protect or to increase the birth rate and hence population size. Slides to accompany Prof David Coleman's talk on birth control from governments. David Coleman 18 Jul 2012
3 Creative Commons 10. Who's afraid of population decline? (Slides) Fear of population decline has haunted states ever since states existed. Population size was the basis of the power, security and prosperity of any political entity. Slides to accompany Professor David Coleman's on the fear of population decline. David Coleman 16 Jul 2012
4 Creative Commons 10. Who's afraid of population decline? (Slides) Fear of population decline has haunted states ever since states existed. Population size was the basis of the power, security and prosperity of any political entity. Slides to accompany Professor David Coleman's on the fear of population decline. David Coleman 16 Jul 2012
5 Creative Commons 09. Bringing down the birth rate - family planning in the developing world (Slides) Traditionally, high birth rates were high. But as they were balanced by high death rates, population growth rates were usually very low. Prof David Coleman looks at family planning in the developing world. Accompanying slides. David Coleman 12 Jul 2012
6 Creative Commons 09. Bringing down the birth rate - family planning in the developing world (Slides) Traditionally, high birth rates were high. But as they were balanced by high death rates, population growth rates were usually very low. Prof David Coleman looks at family planning in the developing world. Accompanying slides. David Coleman 12 Jul 2012
7 Creative Commons 08. After the demographic transition in the developing world (Slides) Fertility in all but 12 countries in the world is now falling. Where will it stop? In this talk, Prof David Coleman looks at the demographic transition in the developing world. Accompanying slides. David Coleman 10 Jul 2012
8 Creative Commons 08. After the demographic transition in the developing world (Slides) Fertility in all but 12 countries in the world is now falling. Where will it stop? In this talk, Prof David Coleman looks at the demographic transition in the developing world. Accompanying slides. David Coleman 10 Jul 2012
9 Creative Commons 07. 'Old Europe' - pensions, taxes and alternatives (Slides) Slides to accompany Professor David Coleman's talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about the issue of population ageing. David Coleman 27 Apr 2012
10 Creative Commons 07. 'Old Europe' - pensions, taxes and alternatives (Slides) Slides to accompany Professor David Coleman's talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about the issue of population ageing. David Coleman 27 Apr 2012
11 Creative Commons 06. Demographic behaviour of immigrant and minority populations (Slides) Slides to accompany Professor David Coleman's talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about immigrant and minority populations. David Coleman 27 Apr 2012
12 Creative Commons 06. Demographic behaviour of immigrant and minority populations (Slides) Slides to accompany Professor David Coleman's talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series talking about immigrant and minority populations. David Coleman 27 Apr 2012
13 Creative Commons 05. International migration: guest workers, dependents, asylum and others (Slides) Slides to accompany Professor David Coleman's talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series, talking about international migration. David Coleman 27 Apr 2012
14 Creative Commons 05. International migration: guest workers, dependents, asylum and others (Slides) Slides to accompany Professor David Coleman's talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series, talking about international migration. David Coleman 27 Apr 2012
15 Creative Commons 04. The retreat of mortality - 20th and 21st century trends (Slides) Slides to accompany Professor David Coleman's talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series, talking about trends in mortality. David Coleman 27 Apr 2012
16 Creative Commons 04. The retreat of mortality - 20th and 21st century trends (Slides) Slides to accompany Professor David Coleman's talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series, talking about trends in mortality. David Coleman 27 Apr 2012
17 Creative Commons 03. The 'Second Demographic Transition' - new forms of family (Slides) Slides to accompany Professor David Coleman's talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series, talking about the 'Second Demographic Transition'. David Coleman 26 Apr 2012
18 Creative Commons 03. The 'Second Demographic Transition' - new forms of family (Slides) Slides to accompany Professor David Coleman's talk from his "Demographic Trends and Problems of the Modern World" series, talking about the 'Second Demographic Transition'. David Coleman 26 Apr 2012