Dear All,
This is to announce the following session for the Annual Meeting of the
Royal Geographical Society / Institute of British Geographers in Belfast,
January 2nd - 6th 2002. Abstracts welcome.
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Political Geography Research Group
2002 RGS/IBG Belfast.
Call for Papers
"Devolution, Constitutional Change and Territorial Governance"
Convenors: Mark Goodwin, Martin Jones, Rhys Jones, Institute of
Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
With the creation of the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly
for Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly, and Regional Development
Agencies in England, and the London Assembly and mayor, major
constitutional changes are currently taking place in the United
Kingdom. These institutional developments represent fundamental
changes to the political, economic, social, and cultural geographies
within and between the UK territories. Indeed, a number of funding
bodies are currently sponsoring research projects to explore these
timely issues (see Hazell, 2000, 2001).
The objective of this one-day session is to bring together a range of
perspectives on the geographies of devolution occurring within the UK.
The session will be launched by Professor Charlie Jeffrey, director of
the Economic and Social Research Council’s ‘Devolution and
Constitutional Change’ research programme. We welcome papers on the
following themes:
- Nationalism and national identity
- Geographies of governance and the new constitutional settlement
- Economic and social policy under the devolved constitutions
If you would like to participate please email or post an abstract of
not more 300 words to the organisers by 22nd June 2001.
Professor Mark Goodwin, Dr Martin Jones, Dr Rhys Jones
Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences
Llandinam Building
University of Wales
Aberystwyth
SY23 3DB
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Professor Mark Goodwin
Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences
Llandinam Building
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth SY23 3DB
Tel. National code 01970; International (+44) 1970
Direct line: 622630; Secretary: 622606; Fax: 622659
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