Dr Simon Duffy will give the annual Centre for Wellbeing in Public Policy lecture on 19th May as part of Sheffield's Festival of Debate
Event | 08.01.20
Dr Simon Duffy, Director of the Centre for Welfare Reform will give the annual Centre for Wellbeing in Public Policy lecture as part of Sheffield's Festival of Debate.
In his talk Dr Duffy will provide an overview of the concept of UBI with a particular focus on its potential for increasing wellbeing, in particular physical and mental health. He will explore some of the different pathways by which basic income might be implemented and some of the ambiguities and surrounding policy questions.
In particular he will suggest that basic income offers citizens and researchers a chance to take a fresh look at some of our moral and empirical assumptions about what is essential to a good life.
Date: Tuesday 19th May
Place: Sheffield
This event will be free and more details will be available shortly.
Dr Simon Duffy is Director of the Centre for Welfare Reform and Secretary to the international cooperative Citizen Network. He is best know for his work on personalisation and citizenship and has previously won the Social Policy Association’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Social Policy and the RSA’s Prince Albert Medal. Simon is active in the global movement for basic income, with a particular focus on how basic income intersects with disability rights. He is also one of the co-founders of UBI Lab Sheffield, which has been one of the key groups for moving the topic of basic income into mainstream policy discussions.
