Applications in the Social Sciences

28 February 2007, 1:30pm - 5:30pm
Conference Suite, Harold Hankins Building

This workshop brings together scholars in the social sciences who are interested in structural equation models (SEM) to solve a range of quantitative research problems. SEMs are useful when the causal structure of the data is complex; they also allow the modelling of latent variables from groups of indicators. The workshop is mainly applied, presenting papers from current projects using SEMs, with the idea that participants can see the application of the method as well as enjoy the substantive applications. The workshop kicks off with a general introduction by the statistician Andrew Pickles followed by four papers, many of which focus on political behaviour, especially political participation, hence of particular relevance to the new Centre for Democracy and Elections (CDE).

Programme

• 1:00pm - 1:30pm Arrival
  
  
• 1:30pm - 2:15pm An Introduction to Structural Equation Models
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  • Andrew Pickles, The University of Manchester
    
    
• 2:15pm - 3:00pm Structural Equation Models for Panel Data: an investigation of the antecedents of interpersonal trust
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  • Patrick Sturgis, University of Surrey
    
    
• 3:00pm - 3:45pm The Effectiveness of Local Party Campaigns in 2005: Combining Evidence from Campaign Spending and Agent Survey Data
  • David Cutts, The University of Manchester
  • Ed Fieldhouse, The University of Manchester
    
    
• 3:45pm - 4:15pm Refreshments
  
  
• 4:15pm - 4:45pm A Structural Equation Model of the Political Market Orientation of Political Parties
  • Stephan C. Henneberg, Manchester Business School
    
    
• 4:45pm - 5:30pm The Multi-Dimensionality of Social Capital and its Relationship to Exit and Voice
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  • Rosie Campbell, Birkbeck, University of London
  • Keith Dowding, London School of Economics
  • Peter John, University of Manchester
    
    
• 5:30pm Close

For more information please contact Peter John at peter.john@manchester.ac.uk.

To reserve a place at the workshop, please contact Aubrey Scully at aubrey.scully@manchester.ac.uk or 0161 275 8080.

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