• The UTS Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre is on Level 3, Mary Ann House, 645 Harris Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007.

    Phone: +61-2-9514 9694

    Email: ccs@uts.edu.au

    To arrange disability access to Mary Ann House, please call 02 9514 9799 prior to your visit or call CCS administration on 02 9514 9694 or email ccs@uts.edu.au

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About CCS

Posted on December 21, 2011 by utsccs

Cosmopolitan Civil Societies (CCS) is an interdisciplinary research initiative at the University of Technology, Sydney that brings together scholars from a range of disciplines in the broad social sciences and humanities. It investigates from multi-disciplinary perspectives the practices that are crucial in enabling social cohesion and change in cosmopolitan societies. The Cosmopolitan Civil Societies research initiative draws on the expertise of the University’s teaching and research staff in the areas of: Management, Education, Communication, Cultural Studies, Social Change, Social Enquiry, Leisure, Sport & Tourism, International Studies, Urban Sociology, Sustainability, Community Studies, Finance & Economics, Built Environment, Engineering, Globalisation.

CCS contributes to the UTS Research Strength in Creative and Civil Societies.

On this page, we will post information about forthcoming activities.

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CCS Journal Issue on Measuring Social Impact

Posted on December 21, 2011 by utsccs

A quick reminder that for those who took part in the CCS Conference on Social Impact and who expressed an interest in submitting a paper for the themed issue of Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Journal, the deadline for the full version of the paper is 28 February 2012. Please will you load the submission to the journal site at

http://utsescholarship.lib.uts.edu.au/epress/journals/index.php/mcs

For others who may be interested in submitting a paper for this issue, please will you send an expression of interest, including a brief abstract, by 28 February to ccsjournal@uts.edu.au

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16 November: The Social Impact of Community Arts

Posted on November 7, 2011 by utsccs

You are invited to attend the following seminar organized by Cosmopolitan Civil Society Research Centre.

Date: Wednesday 16th November
Time: 4pm—6pm
Seminar Topic: The Social Impact of Community Arts
Venue: Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre, UTS City Campus, Level 3, Mary Ann House, 645 Harris Street, Sydney
Registration: ccs@uts.edu.au

Please see event flyer for extended details. Please can you distribute through your networks.
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2nd November MEASURING SOCIAL IMPACT: A SYMPOSIUM

Posted on October 14, 2011 by utsccs

MEASURING SOCIAL IMPACT: A SYMPOSIUM

Date: Wednesday November 2nd, 2011
Time: 9.00AM-3.00PM,
Venue: Level 3, 645 Harris St Ultimo
Please register at ccs@uts.edu.au; Download the event flyer+program , Abstracts

Presentations:

Social Criteria for Ethical Seafood;

How does culture-led urban transformation impact the social and human capital of suburban residents? The need for measure;

Everyone’s Story Counts – an overview of issues regarding measuring social impact in the community sector
This is a free event, lunch provided

CCS members and external practitioners are welcome to join us for this day of reflection and problem solving. The symposium will focus on the question of how to measure the social impact (as opposed to evaluation) of organisations and programs within the local community. The morning will consist of presentations and discussions of current approaches and issues. After lunch, a Roundtable discussion will attempt to develop some potential solutions and a future research agenda. Audience participation requested. Following the symposium, contributors will be invited to submit a paper to the CCS Journal special issue on Measuring Social Impact.
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19 October: Seminar: Eating the Asian other? Multiculturalism pedagogies and memories of food cosmopolitanism

Posted on October 6, 2011 by utsccs

You are invited to attend the following seminar organized by Cosmopolitan Civil Society Research Centre.

Date: Wednesday 19th October
Time: 4pm—6pm
Seminar Topic: Eating the Asian other? Multiculturalism pedagogies and memories of food cosmopolitanism
Venue: Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre, UTS City Campus, Level 3, Mary Ann House, 645 Harris Street, Sydney
Registration: ccs@uts.edu.au

Please see event flyer for extended details. Please can you distribute through your networks.
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