2022
Spaces of Hope has been applied in a diverse array of contexts. Here you will find gatherings of content, which express Spaces of Hope through writings talks, dialogues and larger project work. These should give you a sense of the different ways Spaces of Hope can be applied.
Rebuilding the Public Square. Religious Engagement and the Temple Tradition in Post-Pandemic Britain - Conference at Blackburn Cathedral hosted by William Temple Foundation, Liverpool Hope University and Blackburn Cathedral - December 2022
Matthew delivered a paper exploring Curating Spaces of Hope as a cutting edge example of, what Temple would call, intermediate groupings, but in a 21st Century context. Others who contributed to the conference included Rowan Williams, Cardinal Michael Fitzgerald, Prof Simon Lee, and Dr Tim Winter.
Matthew delivered a paper exploring Curating Spaces of Hope as a cutting edge example of, what Temple would call, intermediate groupings, but in a 21st Century context. Others who contributed to the conference included Rowan Williams, Cardinal Michael Fitzgerald, Prof Simon Lee, and Dr Tim Winter.
'Global Collaborative Leadership' Dialogue Network - November and December 2022 - Matthew was engaged by Julie Guegan, a Senior Advisor to the European Innovation Council, to convene a dialogue network exploring the theme of Global Collaborative Leadership. The dialogues engaged with an international group with participants from France, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, England and Pakistan. The group explored the principles for leadership offered by Spaces of Hope which allowed those gathered to begin to unearth the values and practices that might underpin a citizen movement that could drive global collaborative leadership. The series included 3 dialogues, which fed into a movement now called 'it's your Europe', driven by the recently launched 'Global Collaboration Lab'. The very best of luck to those who continue the movement on.
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Gramsci Society UK Dialogue - November 2022 - Matthew was invited to join Gramsci Society UK to share Spaces of Hope and to develop dialogue around shared themes across different worldviews. he video of the paper I gave is included here. The dialogue that followed (not included) linked with Gramscian ideas of the organic intellectual, experiences of alienation, and the question was posed as to whether or not Spaces of Hope might lend itself as a Modern Prince (in Gramscian terms) or a means of forming new political revolutionary or citizen led parties or organisms? This is an open question that will be returned to.
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Liverpool Hope University Postdoctoral Fellowships - July 2022 - It has been agreed that Dr Barber-Rowell will take up a postdoctoral fellowship at Liverpool Hope University. The post is honorary and will run until July 2024. This post will offer scope for Dr Barber-Rowell to research applications of the Spaces of Hope approach within Higher Education settings, and the city of Liverpool.
Catholic Social Activists Dialogue in Liverpool - July 2022 - Matthew worked with the church of St Vincent Du Paul, in the Baltic Triangle, to convene a dialogue exploring how we might be Good Samaritans in the city post-pandemic. The dialogue referred to the encyclical letter Fratelli Tutti written by Pope Francis, and explored the call for all people to serve one another. The dialogue explored themes of hope and fear and consider how we might overcome these barriers.
Fellows Dialogue in Liverpool - June 2022 - Matthew worked with the RSA Northern Manager to gather RSA Fellows to host a dialogue exploring how Spaces of Hope might enable the rebuilding of relationships in the city after the pandemic. The dialogue explored themes of disconnection, hybrid living and the anxiety of returning to life IRL (in real life) post-pandemic. The dialogue questioned whether similar such dialogues might take place in the future. A blog to accompany the gathering on the theme of leadership can be found here
Dialogue Society Volunteers Digital Dialogue - May 2022 - Using the Spaces of Hope approach to dialogue, set out in the Journal of Dialogue Studies in 2021, Dr Matthew Barber-Rowell led a conversation which mapped the Spaces of Hope from the pandemic and identified the barriers faced too. Following this mapping, we coproduced a compass to guide us forward, to help shape our journey on through uncertainty, post-pandemic. This dialogue was aimed at people who have an interest in dialogue between those who share community and those with different worldviews from our own, who are living and working in the North West of England and live or work in the city of Liverpool.
Interdisciplinary Academic Conferences - Spring / Summer 2022 - Matthew was invited to speak at conferences covering disciplines of public theology, sociology of religion and social policy, where he shared Spaces of Hope research and ideas that shape the paradigm. these papers offered opportunity to test the paradigm with other scholars in the respective fields. These papers where all picked up for journal publication due in 2023.
Temple Fellowship - Feb 2022 - July 2022 - It has been announced by the William Temple Foundation that "Dr Matthew Barber-Rowell FRSA is the first recipient of a William Temple Foundation Fellows’ Award. This award is for early career academics who demonstrate significant impact through their PhD research ... The Fellows’ Award has been developed using a legacy from Len Collinson, former Deputy Lieutenant of Merseyside, Honorary Professor of the University of Central Lancashire, and business leader in northwest England. Collinson recognised that enterprise and interdisciplinary partnerships were central tenets of a flourishing society". Chair of the William Temple Foundation Prof Simon Lee said, "A core part of the Foundation’s work has been supporting William Temple Scholars as they pursue their doctoral studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. Trustees have now committed to encouraging Scholars, once they have been awarded their PhD, to apply their research in society. Congratulations to Matthew on leading the way".