The impact of the carers movement on policy and practice: an international perspective

08th Jun 2015

Sue Yeandle - Professor of Sociology and Director of CIRCLE with the University of Leeds

Carers NI and the ARK Ageing Programme Seminar

To mark the start of Carers week we are pleased to host a seminar by ARK Ageing Programme Visiting Fellow Professor Sue Yeandle.

This seminar will offer a perspective based on ongoing research on the emergence and impact of carers organisations in Europe, North America, Australia-New Zealand and East Asia and their gradual progress towards the formation of an international carers movement.

This seminar was held on Monday 8 June 2015, from 12:00 - 13:00, in Room 8K14B, Boardroom, Ulster University Jordanstown.

Slides

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