Upcoming event: Economic abuse – new research to inform prevention  

    Join us for an in person seminar on 6 May exploring the picture of economic abuse in the UK and the systems that enable it followed by a morning tea

    Economic abuse is a legally recognised form of domestic abuse that often occurs within the context of intimate partner violence. Control over an individual or family’s money and the things that can be bought can have long-lasting and damaging effects. New research is crucial to building the knowledge base and contributing to the burgeoning scholarship.

    Join the Violence & Society Centre and the UKPRP VISION research consortium on Tuesday 6 May from 10 am – noon in Rhind Building at City St George’s, University of London, for a seminar highlighting: 

    • the nature and impact of economic abuse in the UK; 
    • the perpetuation of this abuse through family-owned companies; and 
    • the misuse of financial products, services and technologies provided by banks in order to harm intimate partners 

    Dr Vanessa Gash will chair the seminar and introduce our guest presenters with expertise in researching economic abuse: 

    • Rosa Wilson Garwood, Surviving Economic Abuse 
    • Dr Vivien Chen, Monash University 
    • Dr Belén Barros Pena, City St Georges 

    Agenda 

    • 10:00 – 10:10      Welcome from the Chair, Dr Vanessa Gash, City St George’s
    • 10:10 – 10:30      Understanding the nature and impact of economic abuse in the UK, Rosa Wilson Garwood, Surviving Economic Abuse 
    • 10:30 – 10:50       Hidden risks of economic abuse through company directorships, Dr Vivien Chen, Monash University (Australia) 
    • 10:50 – 11:10       Addressing fintech-facilitated economic abuse through participatory design methods, Dr Belén Barros Pena, City St George’s  
    • 11:10 – 11:30      Panel Q & A facilitated by Vanessa Gash 
    • 11:30 – Noon      Tea / networking in the Violence & Society Centre 

    The seminar will be in Rhind Building, St John Street, London, EC1R 0JD, and end with a panel discussion and Q&A followed by a morning tea in the Violence & Society Centre.  

    Please register here: Economic abuse seminar

    For further information, please contact VISION_Management_Team@citystgeorges.ac.uk

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