Speaking honestly at the halfway point here, I would say that this conference has been in many ways frustrating to attend. Given the conference theme, ‘Theory Versus Policy? Connecting Scholars and Practitioners’, I have been surprised at how few…

After reflecting on the themes introduced in day one of the conference, on day two we begin to dig a bit deeper into the challenges of the policy-academic divide.One of the most pressing challenges being discussed here in New Orleans is how to tra…

It is clear from a survey of the panels taking place today that there are many unresolved questions about the changing roles of academics. One of the key themes emerging here in New Orleans centres on ‘responsibility’. Do academics have to be resp…