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May 201230 Proposal deadline, New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington; and School of Government, Peking University: The Chinese Model of Modern Economic Development and Social Transformation: Theory and DebateSponsor: New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington; and School of Government, Peking University Dates: August 13, 2012-August 14, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: May 30, 2012 Registration Deadline: July 30, 2012 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Website: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/chinaresearchcentre/ Description: China’s rapid economic growth and profound social transformation in the past decades has presented a significant challenge to theories of modern economic growth and social development. Modern social and economic development has come in different forms and with different dynamics. The Anglo-Saxon capitalism led the early forms, driven by efficiency, market and competitiveness, individual interests and profits. The Soviet model for much of the 20th century ran the opposite: equality, planning and management, and the collective good. At the same time, the Rhine model in continental Europe brought in the state in the shaping of the dynamics of market economy and competitive politics, seeking a balance between the public good and private interests. The East Asian model in the second half of the 20th century has seen a further leaning toward the role of the state and a more closely embedded relationship between state and society, and state and market. Then, there is China.
The debate over the Chinese model did not come until recently for the obvious reasons: most would agree today that China started its experience of modern economic development and social transformation with no clear vision, model or direction. However, more than 30 years of rapid economic growth and profound social change has given scholars sufficient confidence and interest to look into what has been driving the economic and social transformation at such a scale. Is the Chinese experience unique in modern national development? Is China’s experience a better working of competing forces and values in modern society, thus an improvement over earlier/other modern experiences? Or China’s experience shows a fundamental different rationale and/or a different approach to the organization of modern economy and society, something that goes back to its historical and cultural traditions? Or there is not really a model in China’s experience that speaks to social scientists – there is no consistency or coherence as informed by a central defining logic? Or the Chinese experience is really a compromise of competing values, interests and institutions in a developing society, bad or good from a particular ideological perspective? We are inviting paper proposals that address these questions and indeed any aspect of the conference theme. The conference endeavours to bring together leading scholars on China and modern economic, social and political development to examine the fundamental nature of the Chinese experience of modern economic development and social transformation, assess whether there is a Chinese model of modern economic growth and social development, explain what that model might be, and analyse forces, dynamics and arrangements that have shaped China’s experience in a broad context of the experiences of modern development. Those interested to give a paper at the conference shall forward their paper proposals (title and a 150-word abstract, a short bio with full contact details) to Professor Xiaoming Huang (xiaoming.huang@vuw.ac.nz) and Professor FU Jun (fujun@pku.edu.cn), conference co-chairs no later than 30 May, 2012. For further details, visit http://www.victoria.ac.nz/chinaresearchcentre/ 31 Belgian and Dutch Political Science Associations: 11th Dutch-Belgian Political Science ConferenceSponsor: Belgian and Dutch Political Science Associations Dates: May 31, 2012-June 01, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: February 29, 2012 Registration Deadline: May 09, 2012 Location: Netherlands Website: http://www.politicologie.be Description: The annual general political science conference of Belgium and the Netherlands. This two-day conference is organized mainly on distinct workshops, e.g., on electoral behavior, international relations, local politics or political theory. Most of the workshops are conducted in English.
For more information and the call for papers: www.politicologie.be 31 Proposal deadline, University of Nottingham: UNNC Summer SchoolsSponsor: University of Nottingham Dates: June 23, 2012-July 07, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: May 31, 2012 Registration Deadline: May 31, 2012 Location: Ningbo, Zhejiang, China Description: Choice of three 2-week courses are offered in China:
• Digital Media and Creative Industries in China (communication and cultural studies) • How to Do Business in China (business studies) • *China’s Encounter with the World* (social sciences & history), programme covers topics like China and the West, China-Africa relations, China’s standing in Asia, China as power of the 21st century; teaching takes place in alternating one-day lecture and one-day seminars; field schools; teachers from China, the UK and other European and Asian countries 31 Proposal deadline, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute: Conference on Ethics and Politics in IllinoisSponsor: Paul Simon Public Policy Institute Dates: September 27, 2012-September 28, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: May 31, 2012 Location: Chicago, IL, United States Website: None provided Description: It is widely recognized that Illinois has a history of political corruption and unethical behavior by some in public office. The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern
Illinois University Carbondale seeks to explore the underlying causes and identify specific policy and legislative options for meaningful reform. We want to explore the roots and cures of Illinois’ ethical problems by addressing these questions: • What is the history and cause of political corruption and unethical behavior by public officials in Illinois? Is it worse here than in other states? • What are the consequences of this behavior for public policy and state politics? Does it discourage people from entering public service? Does it discourage companies from locating or expanding in Illinois? • What is the state of campaign finance reform in the wake of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions? What laws can now pass court muster? Is the raising and spending of money wide open? • How does the news media perform in covering state and local politics? Is government transparent enough? • What is the state of the reform movement in Illinois? • Are there specific policy proposals needed to rectify Illinois’ ethical problems? $1,000 stipends for accepted papers and presentation at the conference. Deadline for 2-3 page paper proposals is May 31, 2012. Questions can be directed to: John S. Jackson, Program Chair Paul Simon Public Policy Institute Southern Illinois University Mail Code 4429 Carbondale, IL 62901 E: jsjacson@siu.edu T: (618) 453-3106 June 201201 Proposal deadline, Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies-Institute for Interdisciplinary Research-International Christian Studies Association: ICSA VII: Brave New World? Genetic Engineering & Human DignitySponsor: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies-Institute for Interdisciplinary Research-International Christian Studies Association Dates: August 02, 2012-August 05, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: June 01, 2012 Location: Pasadena, California, United States Website: http://www.JIS3.org/icsavii.htm Description: Genetic engineering poses a challenge equal to AI’s “transhumanism” in its implications for human dignity and the very notion of what it means to be human. Indeed, there seems to be a confluence of gentech and AI since they are closely related. While gentech promises unprecedented new powers for humans to redesign God’s creation, AI seems to provide the necessary technology for manipulating such a Brave New World. Gentech’s enormous potential benefits include altered plants which can withstand diseases or vicissitudes of climate and thus yield more abundant crops to possibly end hunger in the world. New discoveries in bio-sciences, such as the ability to grow skin tissue from DNA to repair damaged or burnt skin of fire or accident victims, may extend to growing entire organs or limbs which could revolutionize medicine, replacing organ transplants and prosthetics. Just like in nature, where amphibians can regrow missing limbs, humans might be able to do the same. As with many successful human inventions, from the submarine to the airplane, nature has the secret key to regeneration processes which gentech might discover. But gentech’s social, psychological, and spiritual implications pose even greater challenges to human self-understanding. As in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and George Orwell’s 1984, the central question concerns not only science or technique, but their impact on human self-identity and free choice. Gentech and AI may appear to replace God and elevate man in His place, since the new powers promise to fulfill humanity’s quest for self-sufficiency and immortality. ICSA VII. World Congress on: ’Brave New World? Genetic Engineering & Human Dignity,’ endeavors to bring together scholars from a wide range of disciplines and denominations for an exciting international conference which takes both scholarship and faith seriously. Brave New World is co-sponsored by IIR-ICSA-JIS in the City of the Roses–the world famous Tournament of Roses--in sunny Southern California, with many cultural and sightseeing opportunities. Conference participants must pre-register. Abstracts (250 words) due: June 1, 2012: c/o Dr. O. Gruenwald, JIS Editor, 1065 Pine Bluff Dr., Pasadena, CA 91107, USA, per e-mail (no attachments) to: info@jis3.org Include: Paper Title, First & Last Name, faculty or student, mailing address, phone & e-mail. Fully-developed papers will be considered for publication in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies XXV 2013. Web: www.JIS3.org/icsavii.htm
01 Proposal deadline, The Institute for European Studies at SUNY (IEUSS), the University at Buffalo Political Science Department, and the Buffalo State College Political Science Department: The European Union and World Politics: The EU, its Member States, and International InteractionsSponsor: The Institute for European Studies at SUNY (IEUSS), the University at Buffalo Political Science Department, and the Buffalo State College Political Science Department Dates: October 05, 2012-October 06, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: June 01, 2012 Registration Deadline: August 15, 2012 Location: Buffalo, New York, United States Website: http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~npn/ Description: The Institute for European Studies at SUNY (IEUSS), the University at Buffalo Political Science Department, and the Buffalo State College Political Science Department invite proposals for papers to be delivered at the first of what is scheduled to become a regular conference on the “The European Union and World Politics”. This is an IEUSS sponsored inter-campus event which will take place at the University at Buffalo and Buffalo State College within the greater Buffalo-Niagara region.
This multidisciplinary conference will provide a forum for graduate students to discuss the European Union’s role in a diverse set of policy areas, in particular as they relate to international politics. Papers are especially welcome that focus on the debate concerning the EU as an international actor and the interaction between the EU, its member states, and other regions/nation-states. Papers may cover any policy area, with topical issues – such as the EU’s response to recent conflicts in the Middle East, the Eurozone crisis, the EU’s foreign policy and role in global affairs after the Lisbon Treaty, and the general interaction between domestic politics of member states and EU foreign policymaking – of particular interest. The European Union and World Politics Conference is open to all relevant disciplines and sub-disciplines including political science, international law, European law, international political economy, economics, policy sciences, international studies and history. In addition to the presentation of papers based on current research, the conference will also feature a keynote address by a scholar studying the European Union. This will result in the fostering of exchanges between graduate students and faculty working on the EU. The conference organizers would also like to welcome undergraduate research papers based on the same issue areas. Student presenters will have the opportunity to present their paper to a panel comprised of other undergraduate scholars. There will be an award for best undergraduate paper presented at the opening banquet. 02 Beihang University (Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics) and Christopher Newport University: International Conference of Environmental Governance in ChinaSponsor: Beihang University (Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics) and Christopher Newport University Dates: June 02, 2012-June 03, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: March 10, 2012 Location: Beijing, China Website: None provided Description: China’s environment has drawn great concerns in recent decades as the country rapidly catches up in industrialization and modernization. This booming economy, however, has come alongside with an environmental crisis, which affects not only the livelihood of the Chinese citizens and the survival of the regime, but also the relationship between China and the rest of the world. In the past decades, Chinese government has been striking to address the issue through various channels, but the outcomes have not yet been fully assessed and understood.
This conference aims to draw the best experts in this field in order to stimulate the discussion and improve our understanding of the issue for better research and policy decisions in the future. Scholars and practitioners across disciplines are invited to submit papers and panels following the themes listed below: 1. Environment in China: status, change, and future 2. Environmental Governance: dynamics, obstacles, and strategies 3. Environmental Impact Assessment: decision-making and public participation 4. Firms, Laws and Regulations: enforcement and compliance 5. Environment, Growth, and Social Development 6. Environmental Politics: interests and institutions 7. Environmental Protests, Movements, and Non-governmental Organizations (ENGOs): contention and collaboration 8. Globalization and Political Economy of Chinese Environment 9. Environmental Conflict and Cooperation: China and the world We will invite renowned scholars, Chinese officials, and representatives of domestic/ international environmental organizations and firms as keynote speakers in order to facilitate the dialogue between scholars, policymakers, and private sectors. Well-researched conference papers will have the opportunity to be included in edited books. Proposal Submission and Contact Please email your paper abstract or panel proposal up to 300 words in length along with a brief bio of the author no later than March 10, 2012 to Dr. Huisheng Shou at Christopher Newport University (Huisheng_shou@hotmail.com) and Dr. Bingqiang Ren at Beihang University (ren_bingqiang@yahoo.com.cn). Notification of acceptance will be made by April 1, 2012. Final papers are to be submitted by May 18, 2012. Conference Accommodation The conference organizers will provide FREE lodging and meals during the conference session for all participants. 06 EGPA/ASPA/Radboud University Nijmegen/University of Baltimore: 8th TAD (Transatlantic Dialogue) on Transitions in GovernanceSponsor: EGPA/ASPA/Radboud University Nijmegen/University of Baltimore Dates: June 06, 2012-June 09, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: December 31, 2011 Location: Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands Website: http://www.8tad.org Description: In 2012, the eighth Transatlantic Dialogue will take place on 6 – 9 June at the Radboud University Nijmegen. Organized jointly by European and American networks, this conference aims to strengthen cooperation between European and American academics.
The theme of the 8th Transatlantic Dialogue is ‘Transitions in Governance’. We are in the midst of an era of transition in systems of public administration. States are faced with significant developments: welfare state reform, a globalising economy, technological innovation, demographic change, urban regeneration, Europeanisation and (e.g. in Central European countries) the transition towards a different type of regime. As a consequence, states face difficult challenges with respect to their systems of public administration. Dealing with these developments puts a heavy strain on their systems of public administration. They challenge public administration research and teaching to look beyond current institutions and to grasp the shape of emerging varieties of governance. The conference hosts six workshops on major themes in this significant development. See the website for more information on these workshops. Please note, Ph.D. students are welcome to present their research, MA students, however, are not. 06 Institute for Political History, the Journal of Policy History, and the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia: Policy History ConferenceSponsor: Institute for Political History, the Journal of Policy History, and the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia Dates: June 06, 2012-June 09, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: December 02, 2011 Location: Richmond, Viriginia, United States Website: http://www.slu.edu/departments/jph/2012%20About.html Description: The Institute for Political History, the Journal of Policy History, and the Miller Center for Public Affairs at the University of Virginia are hosting the seventh biennial Conference on Policy History at the Marriott in downtown Richmond, Virginia from Wednesday, June 6 to Saturday, June 9, 2012. We are currently accepting panel and paper proposals on all topics regarding American political and policy history, political development, and comparative historical analysis. Complete sessions are encouraged, and individual paper proposals are welcome.
Proposals must be submitted online and must include: 1. Name 2. Institutional Affiliation 3. Status (ABD, Doctoral Student, Associate Professor, etc.) 4. Email address 5. Mailing Address 6. Paper title 7. 150 word abstract 8. 75 word description of educational background, publications, and awards or fellowships Please submit these materials at: http://www.slu.edu/departments/jph/2012%20CFP.html 06 National Academy of Public Administration: 11th Annual Social Equity Leadership Conference “Research and Practices in Social Equity Urbanization and Sustainability”Sponsor: National Academy of Public Administration Dates: June 06, 2012-June 08, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: March 26, 2012 Location: Savannah, Georgia, United States Website: http://savannahstate.edu/class/departments-poli-sci-events.shtmi Description: Participate in the Social Equity Conference as a presenter, a discussant or a listener
Equity theory is a theory that attempts to explain relational satisfaction in terms of perceptions of fair and unfair. Social Equity is the orphaned element of Sustainable Development. In 1996, the President’s Council on Sustainable Developed defined Social Equity as ‘equal opportunity, in a safe and healthy environment.’ Social equity is the least defined and least understand element of the triad that is sustainable development. Yet it is integral in creating sustainability – balancing economic, environmental and social equity. (From Wikipedia) The National Academy of Public Administration defines Social Equity as “The fair, just and equitable management of all institutions serving the public directly or by contract; the fair, just and equitable distribution of public services and implementation of public policy; and the commitment to promote fairness, justice and equity in the formation of public policy.” H.G. Frederickson, in his book, Social Equity and Public Administration: Origins, Developments, and Applications, (2010) proclaims that social equity concerns itself with the fairness of the organization, its management and its delivery of public services. N.J. Johnson and J.H. Svara, editors, in their book, Justice for All: Promoting Social Equity in Public Administration, (2011) bring the social equity conversation to the level of this 11th Annual Conference in Savannah by emphasizing applications to practice, combatting inequality and promoting development in urban regions. PRINCIPAL PRESENTERS The Honorable Edna Jackson, Mayor, and Rochelle Small-Toney , City Manager, City of Savannah Mary D. Bruce, Professor, Governors State University Norman Johnson, Associate, The Alisias Group, Atlanta, GA J. Edward Kellough, Professor, University of Georgia Roland Lane, Chief Deputy Clerk, Fulton County Superior Court, former Fulton County Deputy Sheriff Mitchell Rice, Professor, Texas A & M University Blue Wooldridge, Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University; Chair, NAPA Social Equity Panel H. George Frederickson, Professor, University of Kansas. Sent his regrets - unable to attend this year. FEATURED KEYNOTE SPEAKER Joe Soss, Professor, University of Minnesota; author of Disciplining the Poor: Neoliberal Paternalist Persistent Power of Race (2011) and Remaking America: Democracy and Public Policy in an Age of Inequality (2010) CALL FOR PROPOSALS “RESEARCH AND PRACTICES IN SOCIAL EQUITY URBANIZATION AND SUSTAINABILITY” CONFERENCE TRACKS: 1. Change and Sustainability in Public Services Delivery 2. Change and Sustainability in Health and Human Services 3. Change and Sustainability in Community Development 4. Change and Sustainability in Green Cities and Environmental 5. Change and Sustainability in Criminal Justice Practices 6. Change and Sustainability in Public Education Proposals addressing issues of fairness, justice and equity in the tracks above are welcome. Proposals are welcomed that feature (1) high quality concept and context panels, (2) oral presentations of practice and field activities, and (3) theme related research papers. Submitted proposals should indicate the title, the format – panel, presentation, roundtable paper - and the name, title and affiliation of the organizer. Submit your proposals, in sufficient detail to be content reviewed, no later than 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, March 26, 2012 to Professor Sy Murray at murraysy@savannahstate.edu. 11 British Society for Middle Eastern Studies Graduate Section (BRISMES GS): Change and Continuity in the Middle East: Rethinking West Asia, North Africa and the Gulf after 2011Sponsor: British Society for Middle Eastern Studies Graduate Section (BRISMES GS) Dates: June 11, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: April 13, 2012 Location: London, United Kingdom Website: http://sites.google.com/site/brismesgs2012/ Description: The fact that 2011 has been a year of momentous importance for West Asia, North Africa and the Gulf can hardly be disputed. For this reason, the Graduate Section of BRISMES hereby extends an invitation to all young researchers and PhD candidates to present research that addresses the political, economic, social and cultural transitions taking place across the region. We welcome submissions of papers and panel proposals from any disciplinary field which reflects on these events and the resilience displayed despite the pressure of mass uprisings, regime changes, and the emergence of new conflicts. Will the Middle East become more democratic? What is the role of political Islam? How do the events of 2011 influence the conflicts in the region? Is the Middle East finding a new civil conscience? How is the political economy of the region changing? To what extent were the arts, social networking, civil society or collective memory relevant factors of change in the region? What was the impact of foreign policies towards Middle Eastern states? Is the discourse of ’resistance’ outdated or is it a factor of change? Are human rights the new political vocabulary of the Middle East? Is women’s emancipation really happening in the region?
The BRISMES Graduate Section and its co-host, the LSE Middle East Centre, look forward to welcoming you in London in June 2012 to address these and many other questions in its annual conference: ’Change and Continuity in the Middle East: Rethinking West Asia, North Africa and the Gulf after 2011’. 12 Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University: Summer Institute for Israel Studies 2012Sponsor: Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University Dates: June 12, 2012-June 25, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: January 16, 2012 Location: Waltham, Massachusetts, United States Website: http://www.brandeis.edu/israelcenter/SIIS/index.html Description: The Summer Institute for Israel Studies, a program of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University, assists faculty in colleges and universities in the design of new courses in Israel Studies or the enhancement of existing ones. Over 160 faculty members from around the world have participated in the Summer Institute for Israel Studies since its inception in 2004. Faculty from the social sciences and humanities are invited to apply.
Fellowships include: - Stipend of up to $2500 for full course; $1500 for Brandeis seminar only - Seminars taught by world-class faculty from Israel and the United States - Travel, meals, and accommodations at Brandeis and in Israel - Full access to vast Israel Studies online resource center and Brandeis University’s online library resources - Membership in a growing, international community of Israel scholars, with annual workshops and opportunities for networking and professional collaboration For details, and to apply, please visit us online at: http://www.brandeis.edu/israelcenter/SIIS/index.html. For questions, contact Keren Goodblatt at kereng1@brandeis.edu. 13 Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA): The Political Psychology of DiversitySponsor: Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) Dates: June 13, 2012-June 15, 2012 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Website: http://www.cpsa-acsp.ca/conference.shtml Description: The Political Behaviour/Sociology section of the Canadian Political Science Association (CPSA) is organizing a workshop entitled the Political Psychology of Diversity that will take place during the annual meeting of the CPSA in Edmonton, AB.
This workshop seeks to bring together scholars who examine these issues in the Canadian and comparative contexts. At the intersection between political science and psychology, papers are encouraged to bring an interdisciplinary perspective to the study of diversity. Papers can focus on any type of diversity, e.g. “racial”, ethnic, religious or linguistic. Papers that explore the consequences of diversity for majority and/or minority groups are welcome. This workshop also encourages various methodological approaches to the study of the psychology of diversity, including case studies, comparative, cross-national, quantitative, qualitative, computational and experimental analyses.This workshop seeks to bring together scholars who examine these issues in the Canadian and comparative contexts. At the intersection between political science and psychology, papers are encouraged to bring an interdisciplinary perspective to the study of diversity. Papers can focus on any type of diversity, e.g. “racial”, ethnic, religious or linguistic. Papers that explore the consequences of diversity for majority and/or minority groups are welcome. This workshop also encourages various methodological approaches to the study of the psychology of diversity, including case studies, comparative, cross-national, quantitative, qualitative, computational and experimental analyses. 13 University of Colorado at Boulder: 5th Annual Political Networks ConferenceSponsor: University of Colorado at Boulder Dates: June 13, 2012-June 16, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: March 08, 2012 Location: Boulder, Colorado, United States Website: http://socsci.colorado.edu/~stwo0664/index.html Description: The University of Colorado and the University of Denver proudly welcome the political networks community to Boulder for the 5th Annual Political Networks Conference and Workshops. The sessions will be hosted at the Wolf Law Building on the Boulder campus, June 13-16, 2012. Proposals for posters, papers, panels, and funding (for graduate students and recent Ph.D.s) will be accepted through March 8th. All materials (including letters of support) must be in at that time.
The first two days of the conference will include training workshops on social networks research, including an all-day introductory session for novices (Michael Heaney) and several concurrent sessions for intermediate and advanced networks scholars (led by Steve Borgatti, Carter Butts, James Fowler and others). Days three and four of the conference will be devoted to posters, panels, and plenary speeches by David Knoke and John Padgett. Please email: network.conference@colorado.edu with questions. 14 CERVEPAS/CREW, Sorbonne Nouvelle University of Paris: The Health and Wealth of US Capitalism: A Critical Condition?Sponsor: CERVEPAS/CREW, Sorbonne Nouvelle University of Paris Dates: June 14, 2012-June 15, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: January 15, 2012 Location: Paris, France Website: http://cervepas.univ-paris3.fr/actualites_en.html Description: The unraveling of the Great Recession has renewed debates on the health of the American model of capitalism, a political economic paradigm that was still widely held as a paragon of economic efficiency across the world at the close of the twentieth century. More than four years after the subprime crisis erupted, the US economy remains in a critical condition and the American “model” has been severely discredited for damaging the economic health of individual Americans, reducing national wealth, and leading the world economy into a major global crisis. Domestically, the impact of this traumatic experience has been devastating. Over 7 million Americans have been deprived of their homes by foreclosures, unemployment and poverty rates have soared, and millions in the middle class have seen the value of their homes and/or net worth of their retirement plans plummet. While Washington’s early response to the economic crisis represented a clear departure from the free market policies it had championed for more than three decades, internationally, the image of the United States has been tarnished. The contrast between its critical economic condition and the healthy growth of China or other emerging economies has prompted both analysts and decision-makers to question the alleged superiority of the American brand of capitalism. Thus the shift to a “post-American world” has accelerated.
This conference seeks to shed new light on the nature, vigor and viability of the U.S. economy and its related political economic paradigm. Its research focus is anchored in the recent literature on theories and varieties of capitalism, a blossoming corpus that aims to understand both the nature of market and state institutions and the socio-political mechanisms underpinning national economies. Emphasis will be put on interdisciplinary analysis, using what some might call a Braudelian approach to the dynamics and transformations of the US economic system, whereby the latter is understood as embedded in its broader historical, cultural and societal environment. The purpose is to reflect on the forces that have converged to give birth to the paradoxical coexistence of vitality and decline, booms and busts, social deficiencies and economic innovations in the American model of capitalism. This interdisciplinary dialogue appears all the more relevant in 2012, when the U.S. presidential election has clear structural implications for the U.S. political economy. Beyond its immediate consequences, this electoral race represents a crossroad between two opposite development paths: a return to laissez faire or an endorsement of greater government intervention in the economy. This international conference will therefore provide a timely discussion on the short- and long-term dynamics of the American model of capitalism. Proposals, in English or French, should be sent to cervepas@univ-paris3.fr. Please include a 300-word abstract and a short bio-bibliography. All proposals are due by January 15th, 2012. Accepted proposals will be notified by March 2nd, 2012. 18 Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER): 10th Annual International Conference on Politics & International AffairsSponsor: Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) Dates: June 18, 2012-June 21, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: November 28, 2012 Location: Athens, Greece Website: http://www.atiner.gr/politics.htm Description: The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) organizes its 10th Annual International Conference on Politics & International Affairs, 18-21 June 2012, Athens, Greece. For further details (including previous programs), please go to the conference website: www.atiner.gr/politics.htm. The registration fee is €300 (euro), covering access to all sessions, two lunches, coffee breaks and conference material. Special arrangements will be made with a local luxury hotel for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of special events will be organized: A Greek night of entertainment with dinner, a special one-day cruise in the Greek islands, an archaeological tour of Athens and a one-day visit to Delphi.
The aim of the conference is to bring together academics, researchers, students and professionals in private and public organizations and governments of Politics and International Affairs and other related disciplines. You may participate as panel organizer, presenter of one paper, chair a session or observer. Please submit a 300-word abstract by 28th of November 2011, by email, atiner@atiner.gr to Dr. Ioannis Stivachtis, Head, Politics & International Affairs Research Unit, ATINER and Director, International Studies Program Virginia Tech - Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, USA. Please include: Title of Paper, Full Name (s), Affiliation, Current Position, an email address and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Please use the abstract submitting form available at http://www.atiner.gr/docs/2012FORM-POL.doc. Decisions are reached within 4 weeks. If you want to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. chair a session, evaluate papers to be included in the conference proceedings or books, contribute to the editing, or any other offer to help please send an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, gtp@atiner.gr, President, ATINER. The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) was established in 1995 as an independent academic organization with the mission to become a forum, where academics and researchers - from all over the world - could meet in Athens and exchange ideas on their research and discuss the future developments of their discipline. Since 1995, ATINER has organized about 150 international conferences and has published over 100 books. Academically, the Institute consists of four research divisions and nineteen research units. Each research unit organizes at least an annual conference and undertakes various small and large research projects. 19 Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies: The Construction(s) of Conflict and PeaceSponsor: Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies Dates: June 19, 2012-June 20, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: January 15, 2012 Location: United Kingdom Website: http://centres.exeter.ac.uk/exceps/events/conference.html Description: The Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies (EXCEPS) invites papers for its 2012 Conference on the theme: The Construction(s) of Conflict and Peace. The conference will take place 19-20 June at the University of Exeter, UK. Abstracts should be submitted no later than 15 January 2012.
21 The Consequences of Political ScandalSponsor: Not provided Dates: June 21, 2012-June 23, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: January 15, 2012 Location: Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, United States Website: http://www.ship.edu/Scandal_Conference/ Description: There are many types of political scandals, to include political sex scandals, corruption scandals, and election scandals. All are public events of significant consequence for politicians and for the voting public. As we pay attention to scandal, we ignore more weighty matters and we over-estimate the bad behavior of our elected officials. Political scandals have tremendous consequence on citizenry and might possibly undermine democratic institutions.
This interdisciplinary conference will be an opportunity for scholars to explore and exchange research on the impact of political scandal on individuals, institutions and societies. We are looking to develop panels and roundtables that will explore the implications of political scandal from multiple perspectives, including the humanities, behavioral and social sciences. Papers, reports, works-in-progress are invited on any of the following themes: 1. The institutional politics of scandal: The structural/ electoral/ institutional outcomes following a political scandal. 2. The behavioral politics of scandal: How various actors interact with one another in the midst of crisis? 3. The aftereffects of scandal: On individual actors, on institutions, on society. 4. The role of media and popular culture in investigating (or instigating) scandals. 5. The demographic disparities of the scandalous: Examinations of gender, race, and ethnicity within political scandal. The conveners invite panels and papers that address the theme of political scandal, from a wide variety of disciplinary approaches. Thus, we encourage papers from the disciplines of history, literature, rhetoric, journalism, art, music, gender study, sociological and political science. The conference will include plenary sessions designed to spark conversations, debates, and generate research inquiry. We welcome creative work that will promote work across the fields. All accepted and presented papers are eligible for inclusion in a post-conference manuscript that will take the form of either a proceedings or an edited volume on political scandals. The deadline for paper proposals is January 15, 2012. Please see the conference website for submission details. Shippensburg, PA is in south central Pennsylvania, located an hour from Harrisburg, two hours from Washington, DC and two and half hours from Philadelphia. For more information, please contact Dr. Alison Dagnes at addagn@ship.edu or Dr. Mark Sachleben at MDSachleben@ship.edu. The conference website is: http://www.ship.edu/Scandal_Conference/ 22 PSA Specialist |Group, Conservatives and Conservatism: The Conservatives in Coalition GovernmentSponsor: PSA Specialist |Group, Conservatives and Conservatism Dates: June 22, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: March 23, 2012 Location: Hull, United Kingdom Website: http://psaconservatism.blogspot.com/p/call-for-papers.html Description: The aim of this conference is to explore how David Cameron’s Conservative Party is dealing with Government after almost two years of the Coalition. Questions it hopes to examine are:
1) The impact of the Coalition on the coherence, substance and the political thought of David Cameron? Does ’Cameronism’ exist yet as a distinctive set of political beliefs? 2) The emerging points of tension within the Coalition caused by conservative ideology and the need for internal Conservative Party management. 3) If the first year of Coalition government was transitionary, as we approach the second year of the coalition, how are the Conservatives dealing with power? 4) How the Conservatives relate to the Liberal Democrats in Government? Keynote speaker: Professor, The Lord Norton of Louth (Professor of Government, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Hull). 23 University of Nottingham: UNNC Summer SchoolsSponsor: University of Nottingham Dates: June 23, 2012-July 07, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: May 31, 2012 Registration Deadline: May 31, 2012 Location: Ningbo, Zhejiang, China Description: Choice of three 2-week courses are offered in China:
• Digital Media and Creative Industries in China (communication and cultural studies) • How to Do Business in China (business studies) • *China’s Encounter with the World* (social sciences & history), programme covers topics like China and the West, China-Africa relations, China’s standing in Asia, China as power of the 21st century; teaching takes place in alternating one-day lecture and one-day seminars; field schools; teachers from China, the UK and other European and Asian countries 24 CISS/Keynote Conference: Between the Global and the Local: Actors, Institutions and ProcessesSponsor: CISS/Keynote Conference Dates: June 24, 2012-June 26, 2012 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Description: The conference focuses on the deepening relationship between the global stage and local contexts. Whether one examines decision-making processes, ideas/norms, or institutional practices, there is a noticeable density in institutional structures and channels of communication that mediate between global developments and local situations. Whether the focus is on the role of the state and the scope of its authority, the national as well as transnational reach of civil society activism, or the rights and responsibilities of individuals within society, it is becoming increasingly clear that outcomes are conditioned by the dynamic interplay between global and local processes, as shaped by the mediating endeavors of a plethora of actors and institutions. In this context, culture has been identified as a key variable that contains both enabling, as well as constraining, elements that affect such mediating endeavors.
The joint 2012 CISS/Keynote conference seeks to address key dimensions of this interplay in the context of the unique and, in many respects, unprecedented challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. Hence proposals for papers focusing on the following topics would be most welcome: * growing trends in global governance and the responsibilities of the states within international society * the evolving relationship between international, state, and non-state actors * the role of normative values and socio-cultural considerations in determining the perceptions and conduct of the various actors within the system * the nature and scope of traditional and non-traditional challenges that confront humankind in the 21st century 25 Department of Political Science at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the International Political Science Association (IPSA): IPSA-NUS Methods Summer School 2012Sponsor: Department of Political Science at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the International Political Science Association (IPSA) Dates: June 25, 2012-July 06, 2012 Location: Singapore, Singapore Website: http://sg-summerschool.ipsa.org/ Description: The International Political Science Association and the Department of Political Science at the National University of Singapore are proud to announce the first IPSA-NUS Summer School for Research Methods in Social and Political Science.
The first event of its kind in Asia, the Summer School will take place from June 25 to July 6, 2012, at the National University of Singapore. It offers intensive training in advanced social science research methods. All courses are directed by outstanding international faculty from the U.S. and Europe with experience of teaching at similar events. The Summer School is intended primarily for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and junior faculty working in the social sciences, but is suitable for anyone who wishes to improve their quantitative or qualitative research skills. For more information on Summer School courses, registration, scholarships, and more, please visit www.sg-summerschool.ipsa.org. If you have any questions, please contact Eugene Tan anytime at ipsa@nus.edu.sg. Please feel free to forward this e-mail to any colleagues, students, or friends who might be interested in attending the Summer School. 26 CRONEM, University of Surrey/Migration Research Unit, UCL, London: The Future of Multiculturalism: Structures, Integration Policies and PracticesSponsor: CRONEM, University of Surrey/Migration Research Unit, UCL, London Dates: June 26, 2012-June 27, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: February 01, 2012 Location: Guildford, United Kingdom Website: http://www.surrey.ac.uk/cronem/ Description: Multiculturalism as a policy approach to managing the cultural diversity of contemporary societies is once again under siege by national politicians and public commentators across Europe. Public concern about the impact of migration on social structures and cohesion has led to renewed calls for integration policies that are based greatly on ideas of assimilation rather than a desire for a genuine reciprocal integration. Furthermore, nationalist ideology or presuppositions frequently underpin the specific content of those policies.
Recent attacks on multiculturalism have coincided with increasing focus on security and securitisation in response to the threat of terrorism and political violence. Indeed, for some cause and effect is undeniable, with multiculturalism directly responsible for the recent increase in radicalisation among disaffected minority youths. While such claims are highly contentious, the links that have been drawn between multiculturalism and the growth of ideological extremism have further fuelled public anxieties concerning the suitability of multiculturalist policies. Within Europe, two actors have been at the forefront of the debate. The European Union and the Council of Europe have to engage in a new dialogue about the position of migrants and minorities within the European social and political sphere. The focus of both organisations has been on “Intercultural Dialogue” as an alternative to multiculturalism. The aim is to establish an acknowledged form of respectful and open exchange between individuals and groups from different cultural backgrounds. This is seen as crucial for promoting tolerance and understanding, preventing conflicts, enhancing societal cohesion, and ensuring the democratic participation of all individuals in the cultural, social and economic life of the states in which they reside. In the case of the EU, 2008 was the Year of Intercultural Dialogue which sought to establish a framework of soft policy measures to support this new approach/strategy. The conference seeks to provide an opportunity for interdisciplinary debate on: the different forms of multiculturalism identifiable in Europe and beyond; critiques of multiculturalism; alternative policy approaches – including intercultural dialogue – for the management of cultural diversity issues; the intertwining of security and securitisation issues and the debate on multiculturalism; sources of radicalisation, political violence and terrorism; the relationship between multiculturalism, social exclusion, democratic citizenship and political participation; the impact of international policy networks on national “integration” policies; comparative perspectives on states’ experiences of multiculturalism; political challenges to multiculturalism, migrant communities and intercultural dialogue; responses to migration: legal, economic and political; current migration trends and policy approaches; 27 New Perspectives on Regulation, Governance and LearningSponsor: Not provided Dates: June 27, 2012-June 29, 2012 Location: Exeter, United Kingdom Website: http://www.exeter.ac.uk/reggov2012/ Description: We would like to invite proposals for panels or individual papers for the 2012 Conference of the Standing Group, to be held at the University of Exeter. The biennial conference is the main interdisciplinary academic conference on regulation. Conference highlights include the Giandomenico Majone Prize for the best conference paper by a junior member of the profession (http://regulation.upf.edu/index.php?id=giandomenico_majone_prize), as well as specialist panels, guest speakers and keynote lectures.
We are interested in receiving proposals relating to any aspect of the field of regulatory studies. Our main interest is to promote high-quality research, rigorous research regardless of methodological approach. We welcome proposals from accounting, anthropology, economics, law, organizational studies, political theory, public policy analysis, political science and sociology as well as interdisciplinary proposals. We are seeking both theoretical-conceptual-critical papers on regulation (as mode of governance, type of policy, legal instrument, pattern of political conflict, and constitutional choice) and substantive contributions covering topics such as independent regulatory agencies, the regulation of risk, climate change and sustainability, regulatory innovations, and regulation in specific sectors of policy. Proposals on multi-level regulation and diffusion are also welcome. We are flagging up the topic of learning in the title of the conference both in relation to the progress made across social science disciplines on understanding and measuring learning and because there is an objective need to learn in an age of austerity. The costs and benefits of regulation are particularly important in years of budgetary contractions, but so are the wider effects of regulation on trust, behavior, human rights and distribution. Panel and Paper proposals, use the online forms at http://www.exeter.ac.uk/reggov2012/ If you are proposing a paper, please submit an abstract of no more than 200 words using the online form. If you are proposing a full panel please note that all proposed panels should have a minimum of three papers and a maximum of five, plus an (optional) discussant. All panel proposals should be completed using the online form, including an abstract for each paper. The conference will be hosted by the Department of Politics and the Centre for European Governance (http://centres.exeter.ac.uk/ceg/) at the University of Exeter. 30 CPVP: Prague Summer Schools 2012Sponsor: CPVP Dates: June 30, 2012-July 07, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: April 30, 2012 Registration Deadline: May 15, 2012 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Website: http://praguesummerschools.org Description: The Prague’s Center for Public Policy (Centrum pro verejnou politiku - CPVP) is pleased to announce the forthcoming Prague Summer Schools 2012 on the following topics:
European Summer Institute on the Future of Europe: Lobbying in Brussels Summer School on Crime, Law and Psychology Summer School on European Union: Interests versus Culture? Summer School on China: A World Superpower - Myth or Reality? Where? Summer Schools will take place in Prague, Czech Republic The Prague Summer Schools are seven-day academic programs designed to bring together undergraduate and graduate students of various nationalities and academic backgrounds to enjoy their summer holidays in the unique academic and cultural environment. We invite you to visit our website www.praguesummerschools.org to discover the details about the upcoming programs. The website contains detailed information on academic content, guidelines to application process including on-line application, practicalities, photos and alumni feedback. We also suggest students to submit their applications to Prague Summer Schools by Early Bird Application Deadline of April 30, 2011. The Final Deadline is May 15, 2011. Should you have any questions regarding the Prague Summer Schools or application process, please do not hesitate to contact us at: Prague Summer Schools 2012 Center for Public Policy Vyjezdova 510 190 11 Prague 9 Czech Republic Tel: +420 737 679 605 E-mail: info@praguesummerschools.org We are looking forward to your application!!! Kind regards, Egle Havrdova, Ph.D. Program Director July 201201 Clio's Psyche: Election 2012Sponsor: Clio's Psyche Dates: July 01, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: July 01, 2012 Registration Deadline: July 01, 2012 Location: Franklin Lakes, NJ, United States Website: http://www.cliospsyche.org/ Description: Clio’s Psyche Call for Papers
Psychological Explorations of Election 2012 Papers to be submitted by July 1 for the September 2012 issue Dear Colleagues: With the 2012 Republican nominating race apparently over and the general campaign heating up, there is a great deal of interest in the election. This attention is compounded by intense feelings about the condition of the economy, Washington gridlock, disappointment with Obama, and fear regarding the direction of the country. We would like to invite you and other colleagues to probe the subject of the election for the September 2012 issue of Clio’s Psyche: Understanding the “Why” of Culture, Current Events, History, and Society. We welcome different types of submissions, including case studies, with psychological insights on a variety of aspects of the election such as: -How populist movements (for example, Tea Party and Occupy…) affect elections -Voter ambivalence about candidates with experience in Washington -Ron Paul and the libertarian anti-government impulse -The impact of and fantasies of religion: Romney’s Mormonism and the continued allegations that Obama is a Muslim -The role of women in the political matrix: Bachmann, Clinton, and Palin -Michelle Obama and Ann Davies Romney -Ideological purity versus the desire to win -Obama’s governing in the era of the permanent campaign -The sub-current of racism in the anti-Obama movement -Emotional and psychological reactions to the increased role of money in politics -Psychological aspects of the presentation of politics in the media -The political influence of blogs -Perils of verbal (and non-verbal) slips along the campaign trail and in debates -Cycles in American politics -The mood of the energized voters and the stay-at-home non-voters -The psychology of the likelihood of a third-party surge -The role of economics or foreign policy in the election We are seeking articles from 500-1,500 words—including your brief biography—by July 1 for our September issue. Papers should be e-mailed as attached Microsoft Word documents or rich text format (*.rtf) files to lentz@telusplanet.net. Submissions the editors deem suitable are anonymously refereed. Clio’s Psyche is completing its 18th year of publication by the Psychohistory Forum, a 28-year-old organization of academics, therapists, and laypeople holding regular scholarly meetings in Manhattan and at international conventions. For additional information or to join the Forum/subscribe to Clio’s Psyche, please visit our website at cliospsyche.org. Please forward this Call for Papers to any colleagues (including associations or electronic mailing lists) who may be interested. If you have any questions, please e-mail me. Sincerely, Bob Lentz, Guest Editor lentz@telusplanet.net 01 Proposal deadline, Clio's Psyche: Election 2012Sponsor: Clio's Psyche Dates: July 01, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: July 01, 2012 Registration Deadline: July 01, 2012 Location: Franklin Lakes, NJ, United States Website: http://www.cliospsyche.org/ Description: Clio’s Psyche Call for Papers
Psychological Explorations of Election 2012 Papers to be submitted by July 1 for the September 2012 issue Dear Colleagues: With the 2012 Republican nominating race apparently over and the general campaign heating up, there is a great deal of interest in the election. This attention is compounded by intense feelings about the condition of the economy, Washington gridlock, disappointment with Obama, and fear regarding the direction of the country. We would like to invite you and other colleagues to probe the subject of the election for the September 2012 issue of Clio’s Psyche: Understanding the “Why” of Culture, Current Events, History, and Society. We welcome different types of submissions, including case studies, with psychological insights on a variety of aspects of the election such as: -How populist movements (for example, Tea Party and Occupy…) affect elections -Voter ambivalence about candidates with experience in Washington -Ron Paul and the libertarian anti-government impulse -The impact of and fantasies of religion: Romney’s Mormonism and the continued allegations that Obama is a Muslim -The role of women in the political matrix: Bachmann, Clinton, and Palin -Michelle Obama and Ann Davies Romney -Ideological purity versus the desire to win -Obama’s governing in the era of the permanent campaign -The sub-current of racism in the anti-Obama movement -Emotional and psychological reactions to the increased role of money in politics -Psychological aspects of the presentation of politics in the media -The political influence of blogs -Perils of verbal (and non-verbal) slips along the campaign trail and in debates -Cycles in American politics -The mood of the energized voters and the stay-at-home non-voters -The psychology of the likelihood of a third-party surge -The role of economics or foreign policy in the election We are seeking articles from 500-1,500 words—including your brief biography—by July 1 for our September issue. Papers should be e-mailed as attached Microsoft Word documents or rich text format (*.rtf) files to lentz@telusplanet.net. Submissions the editors deem suitable are anonymously refereed. Clio’s Psyche is completing its 18th year of publication by the Psychohistory Forum, a 28-year-old organization of academics, therapists, and laypeople holding regular scholarly meetings in Manhattan and at international conventions. For additional information or to join the Forum/subscribe to Clio’s Psyche, please visit our website at cliospsyche.org. Please forward this Call for Papers to any colleagues (including associations or electronic mailing lists) who may be interested. If you have any questions, please e-mail me. Sincerely, Bob Lentz, Guest Editor lentz@telusplanet.net 02 Central European University, Budapest: Comparative Regionalisms: Changing Forms of Governance in Asia, Africa and the Americas and the Effects on the World OrderSponsor: Central European University, Budapest Dates: July 02, 2012-July 12, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: February 15, 2012 Location: Budapest, Budapest, Hungary Website: http://www.summer.ceu.hu/comparative-2012 Description: Summer Course “Comparative Regionalisms: Changing Forms of Governance in Asia, Africa and the Americas and the Effects on the World Order” at Central European University (CEU) in Budapest, Hungary, July 2-12, 2012
CEU’s summer school invites applications from graduate students, junior faculty, researchers and practitioners in universities and other institutions from all over the world. The course fosters new approaches to the study of regionalisms in Asia, Africa and the Americas. Building on, but seeking to go beyond the European experience the course examines the rise of regions after World War II and the resurgence of the idea in and from the 1980s. It considers the different interpretations, values and expectations assigned to ‘region’, from regional free trade agreements to security communities to supra-national integrative projects. The course will examine how such regions vary across time and geography, assuming different characteristics, and will also consider to what extent regions are a result of and/or a response to globalization and the extent to which they constitute and shape global order. Course faculty include Amitav Acharya, American University, Washington D.C.; Matteo Fumagalli, Central European University; Youngmi Kim, Central European University; Rick Fawn, University of St Andrews, UK. Mark Aspinwall, University of Edinburgh, UK and J. Andrew Grant, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada. The application deadline is February 15, 2012. Financial aid is available. More detailed information available at http://summer.ceu.hu/comparative-2012 05 Interpretive Policy AnalysisSponsor: Not provided Dates: July 05, 2012-July 07, 2012 Location: Tilburg, N/r, Netherlands Website: http://www.ipa2012.org Description: In the age of mediatisation, network governance, and multi level governance, all public agents, including government officials and academic experts, must now be credible, in addition to being legally legitimated and effective. In such an environment, policy work and its evaluation are not only established through formal positions and legal responsibilities, but are also negotiated through the policy practices of civil organizations, experts, journalists and the general public.
The performative dimension of democracy is increasingly important. This challenges actors involved to cross boundaries, to learn, to transform, to deal with constantly alternating power relations, and to be perceived as authentic or trustworthy. It also challenges interpretive research to study how public actors perform in practice and suggests a need to pay attention to action-oriented and language-oriented dimensions of practice. Moreover, a focus on performance raises questions about the role of interpretive research in the mediation and transformation of different meanings and in creating or supporting policy learning. Conference panels and roundtables might include one or more of the following topics: Theoretical: The contribution of a particular theoretical or philosophical approach to democracy, credibility and legitimacy, policy work, framing, policy discourse and power analysis, mediation and conflict. These might include the emerging focus on interactive leadership, media credibility or other performative dimensions of democracy. Empirical: Case studies of democracy, discourse and power; from particular policy issue arenas, from the local to the global, especially in relation to policy practices, deliberation, and governance; interpretive understandings of the policy process; the role of knowledge in the policy process (e.g., local, reflective, reflexive and meta-governance; urban and regional planning, challenged neighbourhoods, culture and social politics, the role of social media in politics, environmental policymaking and the politics of sustainable development; gender relations; global policy; food safety issues; immigration policies). Methodological: Clarification of interpretive and critical approaches in use, such as varieties of discourse analysis, practice and performance studies, narrative analysis, deliberative policy inquiry, framing, rhetoric, category-making and metaphor. Applications and issues in doing interpretive and critical policy analysis (e.g., reflectivity in policy-analytic practices; issues in using new recording or coding technologies; internet research; ethnography; non-verbal methods; visual methods; mobile methodologies; mixed methods approaches). Potential panel proposers are encouraged to deploy innovative formats of interaction in the panel beyond classical conference formats. 06 A Sort of Wisdom: Exploring the Legacy of Primo LeviSponsor: Not provided Dates: July 06, 2012-July 07, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: February 01, 2012 Location: Ormskirk, Lancashire, United Kingdom Website: http://www.edgehill.ac.uk/events/2012/07/06/primo-levi-conference Description: An international conference commemorating the 25th anniversary of Primo Levi’s death.
Confirmed keynote speakers: Norman Geras, Professor Emeritus, University of Manchester, and author of The Contract of Mutual Indifference: Political Philosophy After the Holocaust. Robert S.C. Gordon, Reader in Modern Italian Culture and Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, and author of Primo Levi’s Ordinary Virtues: from testimony to ethics. Anthony Rudolf, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and author of At an Uncertain Hour: Primo Levi’s War against Oblivion. Paul Salmons, Head of Curriculum and Development at the Holocaust Education Development Project, Institute of Education. Judith Woolf, Senior Lecturer in English and Italian at the University of York, author of The Memory of the Offence. Primo Levi (1919-1987) was born and lived his entire life in or near Turin, with the exception of the years 1944-45, when he was captured as an anti-fascist partisan, deported to Auschwitz, and then released into war-torn Europe. After liberation, with ‘a torrent of things to tell the civilised world’ and ‘the tattooed number on my arm burning like a sore’ he wrote a series of remarkable books, including If This is a Man, The Periodic Table, and The Drowned and the Saved. He is now viewed as not only one of the key literary figures of the twentieth century and one of the most important survivor-writers of the Holocaust, but for many he is an ethical writer of great depth and even a subtle and humane ‘political philosopher’. Although he famously asked his readers not to treat him as a ‘prophet, oracle, or seer,’ Primo Levi also suspected that there was ‘a sort of wisdom that seeps through from my books which I don’t feel within myself.’ What sort of wisdom do we find in Levi and how can we critically appropriate his legacy without encouraging what Bryan Cheyette has called ‘reductive discourses which have engulfed Levi’s life and work’ and risk turning him into a ‘saint-like figure’? Proposals We welcome proposals for 20-minute papers or for conference panels on any aspect of Levi’s legacy and from any discipline – including Literature, Cultural Studies, Political Philosophy, Ethics, Educational Studies, Social Theory, History and Holocaust studies. Topics are not limited to, but may include: • Levi and Ethics • Levi and Memory / Story-Telling • Levi and the Holocaust • Levi and the ‘Two Cultures ’ of Science and Literature • Levi and Work • Levi and Friendship • Levi and Writing • Levi and Language • Levi and Violence and War • Levi and Humour • Levi and Political Philosophy after the Holocaust • Levi and Humanism • Representations and Receptions of Primo Levi Please send a 500-word abstract (max.) of your paper and a short CV by 1 February, 2012 to Professor Alan Johnson, johnsona@edgehill.ac.uk. The conference will be followed by a call for papers for an edited collection of essays on Levi’s work. 08 International Political Science Association (IPSA): XXIInd World Congress of Political ScienceSponsor: International Political Science Association (IPSA) Dates: July 08, 2012-July 12, 2012 Registration Deadline: July 12, 2012 Location: Madrid, Spain Website: https://www.ipsa.org/events/congress/madrid2012/congress-theme Description: In a globalising world, everywhere power is being reconfigured, creating opportunities for change:
- New players are emerging on the world stage, reflected in G-20, the ‘BRICs’ and in North-South relations. - Climate change and the financial crisis have altered global dynamics. - Transnational governance is taking on new forms, such as the reformed EU and Mercosur. - Within states, there is increased devolution and the recognition of sub-identities. - State functions are increasingly being shared with non-state actors such as corporations and non-governmental organisations and are affected by the dynamics of an international society. - Substantial changes are taking place in social life including gender roles and the nature of the family. - Religious cleavages refuse to disappear, and may be evolving into a major axis of political and social conflict. - The Westphalian model of inter-state relations is not sufficient to cope with the challenges of global governance. This emphasises the importance of the dialogue between political science and international relations. The nation-state remains the key crucible of power in terms of elections, public policy and in international negotiations, but it faces new challenges. Territory and power no longer align. Boundaries and borders are shifting. Boundaries can be geographical, social, cultural, religious or economic. We need to understand how they are created and interpreted. Every boundary is an expression and exercise of power and this raises normative issues, particularly those relating to justice and the divisions between public and private and at the global level between North-South and South-South relations. The debate about the centrality of trust in social and political life has been reactivated. How we frame these issues depends in part on our disciplinary assumptions and methodologies. We need to think again about how to conceptualise power, for example in terms of legitimacy, sovereignty or questions of global governance/locality. Boundaries within our discipline and with other disciplines are shifting. Space and scale are becoming increasingly important in the thinking of political science. What other tools or multi-method approaches do we need to respond to these changes? Political science can play an important role in informing the choices that come with the reshaping of power. The main congress themes are: - Comparative Politics and Political Institutions - Gender, Religion, Identity - International Political Economy - International Relations - Political Behavior - Political Theory - Public Policy 19 German Research Institute for Public Administration Speyer (GRIP) and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) of Indiana University.: Converging and Conflicting Trends in the Public Administration of the US, Europe, and GermanySponsor: German Research Institute for Public Administration Speyer (GRIP) and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) of Indiana University. Dates: July 19, 2012-July 20, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: November 30, 2011 Location: Speyer, Germany Website: http://www.foev-speyer.de/spea Description: Public administrations in the US and Europe are facing extraordinary domestic problems (e.g. unemployment, unaffordable social security and public health systems, crumbling infrastructures) and severe global challenges (e.g. international terrorism, financial crises, ecological degradation and climate change). There are three trends in the ways that public administrations are trying to cope with these problems: privatization of public tasks and services, increasingly detailed government regulation of markets and social activities, and adherence to the status quo.
In order to promote research and discussion regarding these trends and the future of public administration the GRIP and SPEA invite proposals for papers falling into the following general themes: • Administrative Theory and State Paradigms • Multi-level Governance • Market and the Regulatory State • Society and the Regulatory State • Non-profit and Civic Engagement, Participation • Administrative Modernization and Performance Management • Human Resource Management and Ethics Management • New Administrative Tasks Further information on each theme may be found on the conference website. Programmatic Information The conference will consist of multiple concurrently running panels. There will also be two keynote addresses and an expert roundtable discussion as well as several social gatherings. It is planned to publish selected papers from the conference in a special journal issue or edited volume. Free accommodation will be provided for conference participants presenting a paper. Submitting a Proposal We invite all proposals fitting generally into any of the above themes. The preferred theme should be indicated in the proposal and in the subject line of the submission email. The research may be of either a theoretical or empirical nature. We particularly welcome comparative approaches including comparisons of Europe and/or the US with other countries/regions or discussions of European and/or American policy towards other countries/regions. Proposals up to 600 words in length should be sent by 30 November 2011 to gripspea@foev-speyer.de. For any questions please feel free to contact Prof. Eberhard Bohne at GRIP (bohne@foev-speyer.de) or Prof. Sergio Fernandez at SPEA (sefernan@indiana.edu). Notification of acceptance will be made by 31 January 2012. Final papers are to be submitted by 01 June 2012. We look forward to receiving your proposals and to welcoming you to Speyer, Germany for what promises to be a stimulating and enjoyable conference. 19 ISME: Annual Conference, International Society for MacIntyrean EnquirySponsor: ISME Dates: July 19, 2012-July 21, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: April 30, 2012 Location: United Kingdom Website: None provided Description: Confirmed Keynote Speakers
Dr. Mary Midgley Dr. Midgley is one of the leading British moral philosophers of the twentieth century, writing for both academic and lay readerships. Her books include Utopias, Dolphins and Computers and Beast and Man: The Roots of Human Nature Professor John Milbank School of Theology & Religious Studies (University of Nottingham, UK) Professor Millbank is the author of several books including Theology and Social Theory and Being Reconciled: Ontology and Pardon. He is also one of the editors of the Radical Orthodoxy collection of essays which occasioned much debate. Professor Greg Curry Department of Philosophy (University of Nottingham, UK) Title ’Is Narrative Good for You?’ Professor Curry is involved in editing several journals and his publications include a collection of essays, Arts and Minds and his most recent monograph, Narratives and Narrators. The conference is co-organized with the Centre for the Study of Social and Global Justice (CSSGJ), University of Nottingham, and the Centre for Aristotelian Studies in Ethics and Politics (CASEP). London Metropolitan University The academic convenors for the Conference are Tony Burns (Co-Director CSSGJ) and Kelvin Knight (Director, CASEP). The proposed theme for the conference is Well-Being. The idea of ’well-being’ has been in the news media in the UK quite a lot of late, and it lies close to the heart of the thinking and policies of the current ’Con-Dem’ Government, as is evidenced by the speeches and writings of Prime Minister David Cameron. It can be connected to the idea of ’the big society.’ This has become controversial recently, as the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) of the UK recently made a commitment to fund research which explores this idea and has, in consequence, been accused of bias/partiality in favour of government sponsored, ’ideologically driven’ research projects. The thinking behind this initiative is also associated with the work of Richard Layard at the London School of Economics and with the British ’think-tank,’ The Social Market Foundation. The idea behind the conference is to explore the notion of well-being, both in theory and in practice (policy). More specifically, it is hoped that papers will engage critically with some of the current thinking about well-being and its policy implications from the standpoint of Alasdair MacIntyre and/or Aristotelian practical philosophy, a core concept for which is that of eudaimonia, variously translated as ’happiness,’ ’flourishing’ or ’well-being.’ Contributions might also engage with the ideas of other contemporary Aristotelian thinkers, for example the ’capabilities approach’ of Martha Nussbaum and Amartya Sen. It is not envisaged that all of the papers presented at the conference will address this theme and contributions devoted to other aspects of the work of Alasdair MacIntyre are, as always, most welcome. The local organizer for the conference is Tony Burns. E-Mail addresses of convenors are: tony.burns@nottingham.ac.uk; kelvin.knight@londonmet.ac.uk Proposals should include a title, an abstract, and a some brief biographical infirmation. Proposals from postgraduate research students are welcome. 19 German Research Institute for Public Administration (GRIP) Speyer and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) of Indiana University: Converging and Conflicting Trends in the Public Administration of the US, Europe, and GermanySponsor: German Research Institute for Public Administration (GRIP) Speyer and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) of Indiana University Dates: July 19, 2012-July 20, 2012 Registration Deadline: June 22, 2012 Location: Speyer, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany Website: http://www.foev-speyer.de/spea/home/home.asp Description: Conference Theme
Public administrations in the US and Europe are facing extraordinary domestic problems (e.g. unemployment, unaffordable social security and public health systems, crumbling infrastructures) and severe global challenges (e.g. international terrorism, financial crises, ecological degradation and climate change). There are three trends in the ways that public administrations are trying to cope with these problems: privatization of public tasks and services, increasingly detailed government regulation of markets and social activities, and adherence to the status quo. In order to promote research and discussion regarding these trends and the future of public administration the GRIP and SPEA invite you to attend our first international conference. The event will include: Keynote Speakers: Prof. Dr. Pan Suk Kim (South Korea) President of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences Ambassador C. Boyden Gray (USA) Former U.S. Ambassador to the EU and Former Special Envoy Expert Roundtable: Chaired by: Professor Jos Raadschelders of the Ohio State University (USA) Discussants: Professor Arthur Benz of the Technical University of Darmstadt (Germany) Professor Laurence J. O’Toole of the University of Georgia (USA) Professor B. Guy Peters of the University of Pittsburgh (USA) Professor Jacques Ziller of the University of Pavia (Italy) Sixteen panels including invited papers by senior scholars (see website) Panels will range across the eight general thematic areas of: Administrative Theory and State Paradigms Multi-level Governance Market and the Regulatory State Society and the Regulatory State Non-profit and Civic Engagement, Participation Administrative Modernization and Performance Management Human Resource Management and Ethics Management New Administrative Tasks A formal dinner at Hambach Castle: To include a dinner speech by Professor Dr. Stefan Fisch on “The Hambach Rally 1832 and protest movements across Europe today: progressive or reactionary?” A parallel program for accompanying spouses/partners including: Tours of Speyer and Heidelberg, Germany Attendance at the Formal Dinner The full conference program can be found at: http://www.foev-speyer.de/spea/home/program.asp To Attend the Conference: Registration for the conference is now open and may be completed online at http://www.foev-speyer.de/spea/home/registration01.asp. Please note: registration will close on 22 June 2012. The cost of registration for observers is 160 Euros, which is payable via bank transfer or in cash upon arrival at the conference. Our bank information is available on our website. Students may register for the reduced rate of 80 Euros by including a copy of their student registration/identification. The cost of the accompanying persons’ programme is either 95 or 125 Euros depending on the options selected. We look forward to welcoming you to Speyer, Germany for what promises to be a stimulating and enjoyable conference. For further information including location and hotel options see our website at: http://www.foev-speyer.de/spea or email us at: gripspea@foev-speyer.de 24 NRCCFPP: The National Research Conference on Child and Family Program and PolicySponsor: NRCCFPP Dates: July 24, 2012-July 26, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: March 05, 2012 Location: Bridgewater, Massachusetts, United States Website: http://www.nrccfpp.org/NRCCFPP_Home.html Description: The National Research Conference on Child and Family Programs and Policy are held at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts. This is a small, but growing national conference that is among the first of research conferences to exclusively focus on policy issues pertaining to child and family well-being. The conference draws in researchers from many disciplines including family studies, psychology, sociology, social work, public policy, political science, economics, criminal justice, child development, and many others; practitioners from social and human services; and policy/decision-makers who are concerned about programming and policy to support child and family well-being. We hope that you will consider attending this growing conference with pre-conference workshops, where attendees have an opportunity to learn from one another, meet people outside of their disciplines, and network with others in an intimate academic setting.
Our 5th conference will take place July 24-26, 2012. For more information about the conferences, please contact us: Conference content: Dr. Emily M. Douglas, Emily.Douglas@bridgew.edu Conference logistics, schedule, on-campus housing: Kimberly Carvalho, k7carvalho@gmail.com Conference registration: Marion Manning, mmanning@bridgew.edu August 201201 Brazilian Political Science Association (ABCP): 8th Congress of Brazilian Political Science AssociationSponsor: Brazilian Political Science Association (ABCP) Dates: August 01, 2012-August 04, 2012 Registration Deadline: August 01, 2012 Location: Gramado, RS, Brazil Website: http://www.abcp2012.sinteseeventos.com.br/ Description: Expanding frontiers of Political Science: Contemporary challenges to democracy and development
02 Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies-Institute for Interdisciplinary Research-International Christian Studies Association: ICSA VII: Brave New World? Genetic Engineering & Human DignitySponsor: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies-Institute for Interdisciplinary Research-International Christian Studies Association Dates: August 02, 2012-August 05, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: June 01, 2012 Location: Pasadena, California, United States Website: http://www.JIS3.org/icsavii.htm Description: Genetic engineering poses a challenge equal to AI’s “transhumanism” in its implications for human dignity and the very notion of what it means to be human. Indeed, there seems to be a confluence of gentech and AI since they are closely related. While gentech promises unprecedented new powers for humans to redesign God’s creation, AI seems to provide the necessary technology for manipulating such a Brave New World. Gentech’s enormous potential benefits include altered plants which can withstand diseases or vicissitudes of climate and thus yield more abundant crops to possibly end hunger in the world. New discoveries in bio-sciences, such as the ability to grow skin tissue from DNA to repair damaged or burnt skin of fire or accident victims, may extend to growing entire organs or limbs which could revolutionize medicine, replacing organ transplants and prosthetics. Just like in nature, where amphibians can regrow missing limbs, humans might be able to do the same. As with many successful human inventions, from the submarine to the airplane, nature has the secret key to regeneration processes which gentech might discover. But gentech’s social, psychological, and spiritual implications pose even greater challenges to human self-understanding. As in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and George Orwell’s 1984, the central question concerns not only science or technique, but their impact on human self-identity and free choice. Gentech and AI may appear to replace God and elevate man in His place, since the new powers promise to fulfill humanity’s quest for self-sufficiency and immortality. ICSA VII. World Congress on: ’Brave New World? Genetic Engineering & Human Dignity,’ endeavors to bring together scholars from a wide range of disciplines and denominations for an exciting international conference which takes both scholarship and faith seriously. Brave New World is co-sponsored by IIR-ICSA-JIS in the City of the Roses–the world famous Tournament of Roses--in sunny Southern California, with many cultural and sightseeing opportunities. Conference participants must pre-register. Abstracts (250 words) due: June 1, 2012: c/o Dr. O. Gruenwald, JIS Editor, 1065 Pine Bluff Dr., Pasadena, CA 91107, USA, per e-mail (no attachments) to: info@jis3.org Include: Paper Title, First & Last Name, faculty or student, mailing address, phone & e-mail. Fully-developed papers will be considered for publication in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies XXV 2013. Web: www.JIS3.org/icsavii.htm
13 New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington; and School of Government, Peking University: The Chinese Model of Modern Economic Development and Social Transformation: Theory and DebateSponsor: New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington; and School of Government, Peking University Dates: August 13, 2012-August 14, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: May 30, 2012 Registration Deadline: July 30, 2012 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Website: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/chinaresearchcentre/ Description: China’s rapid economic growth and profound social transformation in the past decades has presented a significant challenge to theories of modern economic growth and social development. Modern social and economic development has come in different forms and with different dynamics. The Anglo-Saxon capitalism led the early forms, driven by efficiency, market and competitiveness, individual interests and profits. The Soviet model for much of the 20th century ran the opposite: equality, planning and management, and the collective good. At the same time, the Rhine model in continental Europe brought in the state in the shaping of the dynamics of market economy and competitive politics, seeking a balance between the public good and private interests. The East Asian model in the second half of the 20th century has seen a further leaning toward the role of the state and a more closely embedded relationship between state and society, and state and market. Then, there is China.
The debate over the Chinese model did not come until recently for the obvious reasons: most would agree today that China started its experience of modern economic development and social transformation with no clear vision, model or direction. However, more than 30 years of rapid economic growth and profound social change has given scholars sufficient confidence and interest to look into what has been driving the economic and social transformation at such a scale. Is the Chinese experience unique in modern national development? Is China’s experience a better working of competing forces and values in modern society, thus an improvement over earlier/other modern experiences? Or China’s experience shows a fundamental different rationale and/or a different approach to the organization of modern economy and society, something that goes back to its historical and cultural traditions? Or there is not really a model in China’s experience that speaks to social scientists – there is no consistency or coherence as informed by a central defining logic? Or the Chinese experience is really a compromise of competing values, interests and institutions in a developing society, bad or good from a particular ideological perspective? We are inviting paper proposals that address these questions and indeed any aspect of the conference theme. The conference endeavours to bring together leading scholars on China and modern economic, social and political development to examine the fundamental nature of the Chinese experience of modern economic development and social transformation, assess whether there is a Chinese model of modern economic growth and social development, explain what that model might be, and analyse forces, dynamics and arrangements that have shaped China’s experience in a broad context of the experiences of modern development. Those interested to give a paper at the conference shall forward their paper proposals (title and a 150-word abstract, a short bio with full contact details) to Professor Xiaoming Huang (xiaoming.huang@vuw.ac.nz) and Professor FU Jun (fujun@pku.edu.cn), conference co-chairs no later than 30 May, 2012. For further details, visit http://www.victoria.ac.nz/chinaresearchcentre/ September 201207 Elections, Public Opinion and Parties specialist group of the Political Studies Association of the UK: Elections, Public Opinion and Parties (EPOP) Conference 2012Sponsor: Elections, Public Opinion and Parties specialist group of the Political Studies Association of the UK Dates: September 07, 2012-September 09, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: April 20, 2012 Registration Deadline: June 30, 2012 Location: Oxford, United Kingdom Website: http://www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/epop2012 Description: This is an academic research conference. We are interested in receiving proposals relating to any aspect of the fields of public opinion, elections and parties research, on the UK or with a comparative perspective. Our main interest is to feature high quality, rigorous research regardless of methodological approach.
11 University of Witwatersrand (Wits): Old Land New PracticesSponsor: University of Witwatersrand (Wits) Dates: September 11, 2012-September 14, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: March 30, 2012 Registration Deadline: May 31, 2012 Location: Grahamstown, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa Website: http://www.oldlandnewpractices.co.za Description: The ‘land issue’ is omnipresent across post-colonial Africa. It is a highly contentious and contested topic, which at times has proven explosive (Zimbabwe, Kenya), or else a persistent focus of identity politics (Tanzania, Sudan), or central to historically rooted struggles for equality and restitution (South Africa, Botswana). Yet, the legacy of colonial land use management from which these struggles are borne, continues to inform contemporary conservation policy practices. They are also conceptualised and legitimated by a fusion of international environmental and neoliberal market agendas and regional and national policy exigencies, framed by diverse socio-economic development challenges.
One of many ‘solutions’ borne of this conjuncture has been the spread of conservation and environmental protection strategies which promise to ‘deliver’ on the requisite national economic and environmental priorities in adherence to broader international and regional prerogatives. Such promises are bound to the success of market orientated strategies for the preservation of Africa’s biodiversity. Furthermore, they are tied to the commoditisation of wildlife and wild spaces, and the ‘mass production’ thereof in a range of state-owned, private or joint partnership ventures, including parks, farms and conservancies. The results are not yet fully comprehensible, but it is evident that the post-colonial echoes the colonial, and in this continuity conservation and environmental protection strategies may perpetuate historical insecurities through the alienation of local communities from land ownership and management practices. This conference has grown out of the 2011 Nature Inc. conference held at the Institute for Social Sciences (ISS) at The Hague but aims to contribute to the development and sharing of knowledge and expertise with an explicitly pan-African focus. Specifically, it seeks to critically engage with the nexus between post-colonial land use changes and the development of conservation initiatives across the continent at both the theoretical and practical level with cognisance of their historical precedence. The conference endeavours to build a strong collaborative network of academics, and practitioners with a specific interest in this field, as well as with the conservation sector, and therefore invites paper and panel proposals that further this objective. In particular, we hope to foster broader inter-disciplinary collaboration and stimulate debate on the following topics within the African context, but also welcome additional suggestions within the same geographical frame: Topics include but are not limited to: •Conservation as a post-colonial land use option •Historical and contemporary ecological imperialism •Land use and identity politics •Gender dynamics and conservation land use strategies •Alienation, (in)security and conflict •State and private environmental/conservation agendas •Community-based natural resource management •Market driven environmentalism and conservation in Africa •Continuities and divergences in colonial (and apartheid) and post-colonial environmental narratives •Theoretical debates and practical realities- never the twain shall meet? 15 Proposal deadline, Georgia Southern University, Center for Religious Studies, Dept. of Literature and Philosophy: Religion and Politics: Beyond Left and RightSponsor: Georgia Southern University, Center for Religious Studies, Dept. of Literature and Philosophy Dates: November 02, 2012-November 03, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: September 15, 2012 Location: Statesboro, GA, United States Website: http://class.georgiasouthern.edu/litphi/images/rip-poster1-letter-100dpi-web.jpg Description: Please see attached CFP. (link below)
http://class.georgiasouthern.edu/litphi/images/rip-poster1-letter-100dpi-web.jpg 20 Center for Integrative Leadership (CIL): Creating Public Value in a Multi-Sector, Shared-Power WorldSponsor: Center for Integrative Leadership (CIL) Dates: September 20, 2012-September 22, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: February 03, 2012 Location: Minneapolis, MN, United States Website: http://www.leadership.umn.edu/Public_Value.html Description: Call for Papers
The Center for Integrative Leadership and the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota seek paper proposals for a conference on what it means to create public value in a multi-sector, shared-power, no-one-wholly-in-charge world. Successfully addressing most major public challenges in today’s world requires contributions from governments, businesses, nonprofit organizations, communities and/or other sectors – yet the effort to find effective solutions is often stymied by lack of knowledge or highly fractious politics and rigid ideological divides. So how do we get the good that these sectors have to offer, while minimizing or overcoming their characteristic weaknesses in such a way that public value is created and the common good is advanced? Paper proposals are sought in two areas: 1. Studies that highlight how public value is or is not created. Studies should illuminate how various sectors and instrument or tools are used to advance (or not) public values and the theory that accounts for the results. The studies will provide theoretical backing and concrete grounding for thinking about the achievement of public values. 2. Approaches to discerning, measuring, and assessing public values and the ways of creating them. Submission process and due dates Abstracts should be submitted by February 3, 2012. Authors will be notified by February 24, 2012 whether their proposals have been selected for development as full-blown papers. The due date for final submissions is August 15, 2012. Authors of paper abstracts selected for development into full papers will be invited to present their research at the conference scheduled for September 20 - 22, 2012 in Minneapolis, MN, USA. After the conference, papers will go through a standard blind review process as a requirement for publication in the special issue of Public Administration Review to appear in 2014. An edited book is a likely additional conference outcome. Submissions should be sent electronically to CIL@umn.edu with the subject line: Creating Public Value Submission. Questions about appropriate topics and methodology should be directed to John Bryson (jmbryson@umn.edu or 612-625-5888). Link to pdf of full call for papers: http://www.leadership.umn.edu/documents/CreatingPublicValueCall-13Oct2011.pdf 20 Central and East European International Studies Association (CEEISA): 9th Convention of the Central and East European International Studies Association (CEEISA) - “Boundaries in/of international relations”Sponsor: Central and East European International Studies Association (CEEISA) Dates: September 20, 2012-September 22, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: February 29, 2012 Location: Krakow, Poland Website: http://ceeisa.org/ Description: Both International Relations (IR) as a scholarly field and international relations (sometimes “world politics” or “global politics/political economy”) as an object of study have been centrally concerned with a variety of boundaries: the borders of sovereign states, the limits of acceptable governmental action, the barriers to intercultural and intersocietal collaboration, and in general the opportunities and pitfalls of a heterarchic and complex distribution of authority and capacity throughout the globe. But in addition, and not unrelated to these
various boundaries in the world that we study, the global scholarly IR field is increasingly concerned with its own boundaries, both in terms of how international relations may be properly (perhaps “scientifically”) studied and whether and to what extent the local, national, and regional location and organization of scholars and scholarship shapes the knowledge that we produce. Thus the boundaries of IR as a global scholarly field are increasingly becoming an object of investigation in their own right, with important implications for how we make sense of the world we inhabit. As a spur to thinking, conference participants are specially invited to respond to the following four “theme” questions from within their own sub-fields and research specializations: 1.Which boundaries are the most significant in contemporary world politics? Have the significant lines of demarcation and division shifted in recent years, or is the basic structuring of world politics essentially unchanged? What insights does a consideration of polities that begins with an account of their bounding bring, as opposed to a mode of analysis that begins with more or less fully-formed political and social entities? 2. Is IR a “scientific” field of study? Should it be? What does it mean to study world politics “scientifically,” and should all IR scholarship be in some sense “scientific”? 3. Does IR encompass every substantive topic, or are there some issues and questions that should be excluded from consideration? Does the phrase “that’s not IR” have any operational meaning and intellectual content? Do studies of popular culture, social movements, interpersonal computer-mediated networks, and similar subjects have a place in IR? 4. Is IR truly a global scholarly field, or is it more of an assemblage of national and regional research traditions? Is IR scholarship indelibly marked by the social and cultural conditions and circumstances in which it arises, or is “universal” IR theory and knowledge possible and/or desirable? 27 Paul Simon Public Policy Institute: Conference on Ethics and Politics in IllinoisSponsor: Paul Simon Public Policy Institute Dates: September 27, 2012-September 28, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: May 31, 2012 Location: Chicago, IL, United States Website: None provided Description: It is widely recognized that Illinois has a history of political corruption and unethical behavior by some in public office. The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern
Illinois University Carbondale seeks to explore the underlying causes and identify specific policy and legislative options for meaningful reform. We want to explore the roots and cures of Illinois’ ethical problems by addressing these questions: • What is the history and cause of political corruption and unethical behavior by public officials in Illinois? Is it worse here than in other states? • What are the consequences of this behavior for public policy and state politics? Does it discourage people from entering public service? Does it discourage companies from locating or expanding in Illinois? • What is the state of campaign finance reform in the wake of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions? What laws can now pass court muster? Is the raising and spending of money wide open? • How does the news media perform in covering state and local politics? Is government transparent enough? • What is the state of the reform movement in Illinois? • Are there specific policy proposals needed to rectify Illinois’ ethical problems? $1,000 stipends for accepted papers and presentation at the conference. Deadline for 2-3 page paper proposals is May 31, 2012. Questions can be directed to: John S. Jackson, Program Chair Paul Simon Public Policy Institute Southern Illinois University Mail Code 4429 Carbondale, IL 62901 E: jsjacson@siu.edu T: (618) 453-3106 October 201204 German Studies Association (GSA): GSA 36th Annual ConferenceSponsor: German Studies Association (GSA) Dates: October 04, 2012-October 07, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: February 15, 2012 Location: Madison, Wisconsin, United States Website: http://www.thegsa.org Description: The German Studies Association (GSA) will hold its Thirty-Sixth Annual Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 4-7, 2012.
The Program Committee cordially invites proposals on any aspect of German, Austrian, or Swiss studies, including (but not limited to) history, Germanistik, film, art history, political science, anthropology, musicology, religious studies, sociology, and cultural studies. Proposals for entire sessions and for interdisciplinary presentations are strongly encouraged. Individual paper proposals and offers to serve as session moderators or commentators are also welcome. Programs of past GSA conferences may be viewed at the GSA website (www.thegsa.org). Please see the GSA website for information about the submission process, which opens on January 5, 2012. ALL proposals must be submitted online; paper forms are not used. The deadline for proposals is February 15, 2012. Please note that presenters must be members of the German Studies Association. Information on membership is available on the GSA website (www.thegsa.org). For more information, visit the GSA website or contact members of the 2012 Program Committee: Jared Poley, Program Director, Georgia State University (jpoley[a]gsu.edu) Rolf J. Goebel, Interdisciplinary, University of Alabama in Huntsville (goebelr[a]uah.edu) Ray Canoy, Diachronic, University of Oklahoma (jcanoy[a]ou.edu) Jesse Spohnholz, Medieval/Early Modern/Pre-1800 (all fields), Washington State University (spohnhoj[a]wsu.edu) Margaret Eleanor Menninger, 19th Century (all fields), Texas State University--San Marcos (mm48[a]txstate.edu) Randall Halle, 20th/21st-Century Germanistik/Cultural Studies, University of Pittsburgh (rhalle[a]pitt.edu) Ingeborg Majer-O’Sickey, 20th-/21st Century Germanistik/Culture Studies, State University of New York, Binghamton (majer.osickey[a]gmail.com) Dolores Augustine, 20th/21st-Century History, St. John’s University, New York (augustid[a]stjohns.edu) Jonathan Wiesen, 20th/21st-Century History, Southern Illinois University (jwiesen[a]siu.edu) Jonathan R. Olsen, Political Science, University of Wisconsin—Parkside (olsenj[a]uwp.edu) 05 The Institute for European Studies at SUNY (IEUSS), the University at Buffalo Political Science Department, and the Buffalo State College Political Science Department: The European Union and World Politics: The EU, its Member States, and International InteractionsSponsor: The Institute for European Studies at SUNY (IEUSS), the University at Buffalo Political Science Department, and the Buffalo State College Political Science Department Dates: October 05, 2012-October 06, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: June 01, 2012 Registration Deadline: August 15, 2012 Location: Buffalo, New York, United States Website: http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~npn/ Description: The Institute for European Studies at SUNY (IEUSS), the University at Buffalo Political Science Department, and the Buffalo State College Political Science Department invite proposals for papers to be delivered at the first of what is scheduled to become a regular conference on the “The European Union and World Politics”. This is an IEUSS sponsored inter-campus event which will take place at the University at Buffalo and Buffalo State College within the greater Buffalo-Niagara region.
This multidisciplinary conference will provide a forum for graduate students to discuss the European Union’s role in a diverse set of policy areas, in particular as they relate to international politics. Papers are especially welcome that focus on the debate concerning the EU as an international actor and the interaction between the EU, its member states, and other regions/nation-states. Papers may cover any policy area, with topical issues – such as the EU’s response to recent conflicts in the Middle East, the Eurozone crisis, the EU’s foreign policy and role in global affairs after the Lisbon Treaty, and the general interaction between domestic politics of member states and EU foreign policymaking – of particular interest. The European Union and World Politics Conference is open to all relevant disciplines and sub-disciplines including political science, international law, European law, international political economy, economics, policy sciences, international studies and history. In addition to the presentation of papers based on current research, the conference will also feature a keynote address by a scholar studying the European Union. This will result in the fostering of exchanges between graduate students and faculty working on the EU. The conference organizers would also like to welcome undergraduate research papers based on the same issue areas. Student presenters will have the opportunity to present their paper to a panel comprised of other undergraduate scholars. There will be an award for best undergraduate paper presented at the opening banquet. 11 Association for Political Theory (APT): Association for Political Theory 2012 ConferenceSponsor: Association for Political Theory (APT) Dates: October 11, 2012-October 13, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: January 02, 2012 Location: Columbia, SC, United States Website: http://apt.coloradocollege.edu Description: CALL FOR PAPERS
Association for Political Theory 2012 Annual Conference, October 11-13, 2012 University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina Program Co-Chairs: Susan Liebell (St. Joseph’s University) and David Lay Williams (DePaul University) Proposals due: Monday, February 20, 2012 The Association for Political Theory (APT) invites proposals for its tenth annual conference, October 11-13, 2012, at the University of South Carolina. The Association for Political Theory welcomes proposals from faculty, graduate students who have completed all requirements except for their dissertations, and independent scholars on all topics in political theory, political philosophy, and the history of political thought. We also encourage faculty to volunteer to serve as chairs and/or discussants. How to Apply: To apply online, visit the APT website, http://apt.coloradocollege.edu and follow conference links. Abstracts of 300-400 words are due by midnight PST on Monday, February 20, 2012. Please review the proposal guidelines below before completing a proposal form. Each participant may submit one paper and one co‐authored paper proposal. Please note that the APT Conference does not accept panel or roundtable proposals. Each participant is required to submit a proposal form, even if the proposal is part of a co‐authored paper. Chairs/Discussants: If you wish to participate as a chair and/or discussant, please note your areas of expertise and interest in the relevant box on the proposal form. Presenting a paper does not preclude one from serving as a chair or a discussant in another panel. Chairs and discussants must have a completed PhD. Pre‐circulation requirement: All papers accepted for the conference must be submitted electronically to an archive on the APT website no later than October 1, 2012. Paper lengths should not exceed 30 double‐spaced pages of text so that discussants may provide suitable feedback. The archive will be password‐protected so that access is limited to members of APT. Participants who fail to submit their paper to the archive by October 1, 2012 will be removed from the program. Participation in the conference requires membership in the Association. Membership is free. Papers are available to APT members only, so conference participants will need to join APT in order to receive access to the archive. Visit the APT website and follow the links, http://apt.coloradocollege.edu, to submit a membership application. Questions and assistance: For questions about the program or proposal guidelines, or if you have any difficulty submitting a proposal, please contact the Program Committee Co‐Chairs, Susan Liebell (susan.liebell@gmail.com) and David Lay Williams (dwill105@depaul.edu). To learn more about the Association and its annual conference, please visit the APT website at: http://apt.coloradocollege.edu. 11 Association for Political Theory: Association for Political Theory 2012--Working GroupSponsor: Association for Political Theory Dates: October 11, 2012-October 13, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: February 20, 2012 Location: Columbia, SC, United States Website: http://apt.coloradocollege.edu Description: APT INITIATIVE FOR 2012
Working Group Panel ’The politics of drama, the drama of politics: staging ancient political thought’ This group is part of APT’s new Working Group initiative. Participants will engage in pre-conference dialogue as they prepare their papers, and the panel will serve as one moment in a longer collaboration. The format will enable scholars working on similar questions to learn from each other, develop their ideas over time, and create professional networks. The group will be chaired by Jill Frank of The University of South Carolina. The intention is to submit the papers from this panel to an appropriate journal. Participants must have a first draft completed by August 15, 2012, and be ready at that time to share their work-in-progress and to comment on the work of the other participants. Just as for any APT paper, a polished version must be completed in time for presentation at the fall conference. Potential participants should submit proposals via the proposal form and must indicate that they want their proposal to be considered for the working group panel. (You can submit the same proposal for both the working group panel and the general APT program, if you wish.) Papers will be selected by the working group panel chair and the APT Program Committee based on fit and strength. Participants in APT working groups must be at a post-dissertation stage of their career and to have begun publishing scholarly work. Once participants are notified of their acceptance and confirm their willingness to participate, members will develop a work-plan and schedule that may include (if appropriate) common readings. Detailed Information on the Working Group Panel: Offering studies of human thought, character, actions, and institutions, the poetry of Homer, Hesiod, Solon, and Theognis, the histories of Herodotus and Thucydides, the tragedies and comedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes, the speeches of Lysias, Demosthenes, and Aeschines, and the works of Xenophon, Isocrates, Plato, and Aristotle are fertile resources for political theory. Composing their works for present and future audiences in diverse literary forms which invite diverse interpretative strategies and produce diverse political effects, these political theorists largely refuse to speak in clear authorial voices or announce declarative truths. Instead they tend to use tropes like irony, myth, and metaphor, which often invite the truth of what they are saying to be called into question. This working group calls for paper proposals exploring the ways in which these authors’ literary practices and/or texts in context illuminate ancient and/or contemporary politics or political theory. 11 Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA): 5th Annual ASMEA Conference: History and the "New" Middle East and AfricaSponsor: Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA) Dates: October 11, 2012-October 13, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: May 15, 2012 Location: Washington, DC, United States Website: http://asmeascholars.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1471&Itemid=118 Description: ASMEA is currently seeking proposals for paper presentations at the 2012 annual conference. Members from any discipline, tenured or untenured faculty or those otherwise affiliated with a recognized research institution, may submit proposals to participate in the conference. Unique proposals from senior graduate students (ABD) will also be considered. Abstracts on topics related to the Middle East and Africa should consist of a one-page outline of the proposed subject to be presented. A recent C.V. and all contact data must be attached to the proposal (name, e-mail, phone number, affiliation). The due date for proposals is Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Proposals should be sent to: info@asmeascholars.org. Completed papers are due by August 31, 2012.
ASMEA Members interested in participating in the conference as referees of papers or discussants should contact ASMEA by e-mail with a letter of interest containing the topics that can be covered. Please include a C.V. and all current contact data (name, e-mail, phone number) and a brief recitation of your past experience in these roles. Send e-mail to: info@asmeascholars.org. Any questions or for more information, contact ASMEA at 202.429.8860 or info@asmeascholars.org. Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa www.asmeascholars.org 11 Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa: 5th Annual ASMEA Conference History and the "New" Middle East and AfricaSponsor: Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa Dates: October 11, 2012-October 13, 2012 Location: Washington, DC, United States Website: http://asmeascholars.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1471&Itemid=118 Description: The 2012 conference will feature:
- Banquet luncheon and keynote address. - Featured presentations by leading policymakers and scholars. - Panel discussions on top academic research in Middle Eastern and African studies, and related disciplines. - Professional networking reception. - Displays by publishers of the latest academic titles. Full/Associate Members: $60 Student Members: $30 Non-Members: $150 ASMEA is currently seeking proposals for paper presentations at the 2012 annual conference. Members from any discipline, tenured or untenured faculty or those otherwise affiliated with a recognized research institution, may submit proposals to participate in the conference. Unique proposals from senior graduate students (ABD) will also be considered. Abstracts on topics related to the Middle East and Africa should consist of a one-page outline of the proposed subject to be presented. A recent C.V. and all contact data must be attached to the proposal (name, e-mail, phone number, affiliation). The due date for proposals is Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Proposals should be sent to: info@asmeascholars.org Completed papers are due by August 31, 2012. 18 Centre IMAGER, Université Paris-Est Créteil: Extraterritoriality of languages, literatures and civilizationsSponsor: Centre IMAGER, Université Paris-Est Créteil Dates: October 18, 2012-October 20, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: April 01, 2012 Location: Créteil, France Description: Extraterritoriality of languages, literatures and civilizations:
assessments and prospects Keynote speakers: Ottmar Ette, Hans-Jürgen Lüsebrink, Abdelfattah Kilito, Yoko Tawada As a legal concept that appeared in the 19th century and originated in international law, extraterritoriality (or exterritoriality) initially established the principle according to which a person is not necessarily subject to the laws of the territory on which he or she is located. However, as George Steiner has shown (Extraterritorial, Papers on Literature and the Language Revolution, 1971), the concept can be enlarged and transposed within the cultural field. Applied to languages, literatures and civilizations, it suggests that, under the effects of the political upheavals of the 20th century and of contemporary globalization, the political territory has lost its old unifying and defining powers in cultural matters. In Europe and elsewhere, the nationalist movements of the 19th century brought the territoriality of cultures to its climax. In the wake of ideas revolving around the national ‘genius’ and Herder’s philosophy, the equation “a nation = a language = a culture” became a model. A particular conception of historiography and philology has subsequently strongly promoted this approach, enabling it to become dominant, even hegemonic. If territoriality remains a crucial principle in the political field nowadays, the idea of an autochthony of languages, literatures and civilizations is now disputed. History shows that actors of intellectual and cultural life have always been tempted to cross and to transgress territorial borders. In addition, wars, colonisations, decolonisations and other recent political, social and economic transformations have encouraged reconfigurations of the territorial framework, triggering off waves of migration and the rise of the phenomena of exile and diaspora. In turn, these phenomena have generated a massive displacement of cultural events and expressions, which has resulted in the weakening and destabilization of their territorial roots. Between a `(re)-territorialisation’ of nationalist type and a standardizing globalization without borders, how can the extraterritoriality of languages, literatures and civilizations be placed? What are its infra- or supranational expressions? What are the historical models, what is the genesis of this phenomenon? What are the stakes for the contemporary world? Is a cartography or a typology possible beyond or through the diversity of linguistic and cultural areas? Papers may deal with one or more of the following topics: • topicality and limits of extraterritoriality • between `deterritorialisation’ and `reterritorialisation’: what territory, what new challenge? • identity and imaginary constructions of extraterritoriality • waves of migration and diaspora communities • literatures of exile, migrant and postcolonial literatures • multilingual societies and communities, language contact, colonial and postcolonial languages • cultural transfers, circulation of texts and knowledge, translation • cosmopolitanism, internationalism, postnationalism Proposals for papers, in the form of a summary of approximately 250 words, should be sent together with a bio-bibliographical note, to Didier Lassalle (didier.lassalle@u-pec.fr) AND Dirk Weissmann (weissmann@u-pec.fr) before April 1st, 2012. Travel and accommodation expenses will be partially refunded, within the limits of to the conference budget. A printed collection of selected papers will be published, each paper proposal being first submitted to independent referees. 19 University of Illinois at Springfield: Emancipation: Wepner Symposium on the Lincoln Legacy and Contemporary ScholarshipSponsor: University of Illinois at Springfield: Emancipation Dates: October 19, 2012-October 20, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: March 21, 2012 Registration Deadline: September 20, 2012 Location: Springfield, IL, United States Website: http://www.uis.edu/wepner Description: The symposium is based In recognition of the sequi-centennial of President Lincoln announced intention to issue the Emancipation Proclamation. Proposals are welcome from all fields of political science, and from all other disciplines that deal with politics. Proposals urgently desired dealing with the broad problem of emancipation, not limited only to the United States in the 1860s. Thus may be emancipation before Lincoln (including Greece, Rome, Catholic Emancipation, West Indies Emancipation); emancipation in 1863 and its implementation; and emancipation after Lincoln, extending into the 21st century.
31 The Port Huron Statement: Fifty-Year Commemorative ConferenceSponsor: Not provided Dates: October 31, 2012-November 02, 2012 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States Website: None provided Description: “The Port Huron Statement and the Making of the New Left,” an open conference at the University of Michigan, October 31-November 2, 2012, will mark fifty years since publication of The Port Huron Statement by Students for a Democratic Society. The conference will explore the social, cultural, political, and global contexts for the rise of new radical movements from 1958-1965. Keynote addresses and two days of panels will feature Port Huron participants as well as scholars and writers concerned with the range and diversity of social activism in the United States and abroad in that period, with comparison to renewed protest in our own time. For further information, contact hbrick@umich.edu.
November 201202 Georgia Southern University, Center for Religious Studies, Dept. of Literature and Philosophy: Religion and Politics: Beyond Left and RightSponsor: Georgia Southern University, Center for Religious Studies, Dept. of Literature and Philosophy Dates: November 02, 2012-November 03, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: September 15, 2012 Location: Statesboro, GA, United States Website: http://class.georgiasouthern.edu/litphi/images/rip-poster1-letter-100dpi-web.jpg Description: Please see attached CFP. (link below)
http://class.georgiasouthern.edu/litphi/images/rip-poster1-letter-100dpi-web.jpg 28 Proposal deadline, Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER): 10th Annual International Conference on Politics & International AffairsSponsor: Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) Dates: June 18, 2012-June 21, 2012 Proposal or Application Due: November 28, 2012 Location: Athens, Greece Website: http://www.atiner.gr/politics.htm Description: The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) organizes its 10th Annual International Conference on Politics & International Affairs, 18-21 June 2012, Athens, Greece. For further details (including previous programs), please go to the conference website: www.atiner.gr/politics.htm. The registration fee is €300 (euro), covering access to all sessions, two lunches, coffee breaks and conference material. Special arrangements will be made with a local luxury hotel for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of special events will be organized: A Greek night of entertainment with dinner, a special one-day cruise in the Greek islands, an archaeological tour of Athens and a one-day visit to Delphi.
The aim of the conference is to bring together academics, researchers, students and professionals in private and public organizations and governments of Politics and International Affairs and other related disciplines. You may participate as panel organizer, presenter of one paper, chair a session or observer. Please submit a 300-word abstract by 28th of November 2011, by email, atiner@atiner.gr to Dr. Ioannis Stivachtis, Head, Politics & International Affairs Research Unit, ATINER and Director, International Studies Program Virginia Tech - Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, USA. Please include: Title of Paper, Full Name (s), Affiliation, Current Position, an email address and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Please use the abstract submitting form available at http://www.atiner.gr/docs/2012FORM-POL.doc. Decisions are reached within 4 weeks. If you want to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. chair a session, evaluate papers to be included in the conference proceedings or books, contribute to the editing, or any other offer to help please send an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos, gtp@atiner.gr, President, ATINER. The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) was established in 1995 as an independent academic organization with the mission to become a forum, where academics and researchers - from all over the world - could meet in Athens and exchange ideas on their research and discuss the future developments of their discipline. Since 1995, ATINER has organized about 150 international conferences and has published over 100 books. Academically, the Institute consists of four research divisions and nineteen research units. Each research unit organizes at least an annual conference and undertakes various small and large research projects. |
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