Jeremy Levine: Constructing Community
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Jeremy Levine, Alex Murphy, Kristin Seefeldt, Mara OstfeldDate & time
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Jeremy Levine is assistant professor of organizational studies at the University of Michigan. He will discuss his book, “Constructing Community: Urban Governance, Development and Inequality in Boston,” which explores the complexities of neighborhood redevelopment in Boston and shows the difficulty of achieving fairness and equity through community participation.
Moderated by Alex Murphy, assistant professor of sociology at U-M; with responses from Kristin Seefeldt, associate professor of social work and associate faculty director of Poverty Solutions at U-M; and Mara Ostfeld, assistant research scientist and faculty director of communications at Poverty Solutions.
In partnership with U-M’s Department of Sociology and Organizational Studies Program.
Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions introduces key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through a virtual lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation, with the goal of encouraging the formation of a broad community of learners to engage in these issues together.
Speakers are national and global experts drawn from university, business, and community contexts who explore interdisciplinary real-world poverty solutions from a wide variety of perspectives. The virtual talks, which are free and open to the public, will be livestreamed on YouTube with the opportunity for Q&A. U-M students can participate in the series as a one-credit course.
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In partnership with Department of Sociology and Organizational Studies program
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