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Subject: Protest conference, Manchester, April 2002
EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
on
ALTERNATIVE FUTURES and POPULAR PROTEST
Manchester, 2nd-4th April 2002
CALL FOR PAPERS
The eighth international conference on ALTERNATIVE FUTURES and POPULAR
PROTEST will be held at Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester,
England from Tuesday 2nd April to Thursday 4th April 2002.
This Manchester conference series has proved a small but significant
success. Reflecting the inherent cross-disciplinary nature of the
issues, previous participants (from over 40 countries) have come from
such specialisms as sociology, politics, cultural studies, social
psychology, economics, history and geography. The Manchester
conferences have been notable for discovering a fruitful and friendly
meeting ground between activism and academia.
We invite scholars to submit offers of papers relevant to the conference
themes. Papers should address such matters as:
* contemporary and historical social movements and popular protests
* social movement theory
* utopias and experiments
* ideologies of collective action
Please send a brief abstract of your proposed paper to either of the
conference convenors, not later than Friday 1st March 2002.
EITHER Colin Barker, Dept. of Sociology
OR Mike Tyldesley, Dept. of Politics and Philosophy
Manchester Metropolitan University
Geoffrey Manton Building, Rosamond Street West
Manchester M15 6LL, England
Tel: C. Barker 0161 247 3439
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Tel: M. Tyldesley 0161 247 3460
email: [log in to unmask]
Fax: 0161 247 6321 (+44 161 247 6321)
(Wherever possible, please use email.)
One valued aspect of the conferences is that the papers are printed and
bound for use by conference participants from the opening day. This
means we ask participants to supply their papers in advance.
* Two single-spaced copies should be provided, on A4 or US Letter
paper, with one inch margins, and with a copy of the text on a DOS disk
in either MS Word format (if in doubt, please contact one of the
convenors in advance).
* Word limit 7,000 words (including notes etc.)
* Final date for receipt of abstracts: 1 March 2002
* Final date for receipt of papers: 11 March 2002
* Participants who do not supply their papers by the final date are
asked to bring 50 copies to the Conference for distribution. Advance
submission is much preferred, since the bound volumes of papers are
sent to the British Library but loose papers are excluded.
A few copies of the papers from the 1999-2001 conferences are still
available. Order from Colin Barker. Price: 25 pounds stlg per
two-volume set, post-free. Cheques to Manchester Metropolitan
University.
FURTHER INFORMATION
The conference will run from lunch-time Tuesday 2nd to lunch-time
Thursday 4th April 2002.
Cost, inclusive of three lunches, teas/coffees and copies of the bound
papers, will be £105 (students £65).
Bed and Breakfast accommodation will be available at nearby UMIST,
either in student bedrooms at £32 per night or in ensuite rooms at £50
per night.
Conference participants will be invited to dine together at two local
(and not too expensive) restaurants on the two conference evenings.
Payment for dinners should not be made in advance, but directly to the
restaurants on the night.
BOOKING FORM
Alternative Futures and Popular Protest, 2nd-4th April 2002
Name __________________________________
Address _________________________________
___________________________________
__________________ postcode_________
Tel No. _____________________________
Fax No. _____________________________
Email _____________________________
Conference fee 105.00 .............
Student fee
(post- & under-grad) 65.00 .............
Bed and Breakfast
Tuesday (standard) 32.00 .............
(ensuite) 50.00 ............
Wedneday (standard) 32.00 .............
(ensuite) 50.00 .............
TOTAL stlg .............
Cheques should be made payable to "Manchester Metropolitan University"
Credit Card payment (Visa and Mastercard only)
Card Number ......... ......... ......... .........
Expiry Date ...... / ......
Please let us know of any dietary or other requirements.
Please return the Booking Form to Colin Barker (address above)
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