Call for Papers
Dear Colleagues,
In the context of the 36th World Congress, the International Institute of
Sociology, Beijing, July 7-11, 2003, organised by the “International
Institute of Sociology” and the “Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of
Social Sciences (CASS)”, there will be a session (No 51), titled:
“Adaptations to Globalisation: The role of social capital”
Colleagues wishing to participate are invited to submit electronically an
ABSTRACT in English of up to 300 words approx., along with their
particulars and their complete postal and electronic address.
Please send your abstract to: Sokratis Koniordos: [log in to unmask]
Abstract: “Adaptations to Globalisation: The role of social capital”
(Session 51)
The proposed session's aim is to focus on the role of the social capital as
a major ingredient in the organisation of the response of local societies
(or particular social groups in them) to the forces of globalisation. The
claim is that when social capital is well developed in the local society,
and when available in sufficient amounts, it tends to strengthen the web of
the social relations that enhances and overall positively affects the
particular society's adaptive capacity. This may be seen to have positive
implications in the sense that globalisation-related interactions and
impacts can be absorbed and benefit local society.
Alternatively, the lack of social capital, or its feebleness, may be viewed
to contribute to the social disembeddedness of local social institutions,
processes and practices that, in turn, facilitates the surrender rather
than the adaptation of local societies to the forces of globalisation. In
such instances the increasing density of the more global (and thus
stretched) social relations, brought about by the intensification of
economic, political and socio-cultural flows and the growth of global
interconnectedness, may have negative and even stultifying effects for
local societies.
Papers sought include both macro and micro-level case study analyses on the
impact of social capital in responses to globalisation; more general
comparative or/and theoretical discussions and explorations are also
welcomed.
Organizer: Prof. Sokratis Koniordos, Dept. of Sociology, University of Crete
Address: University of Crete, Gallos Campus, Rethimno, Crete, GREECE 74100
TEL: + 30 210 6011522
Fax: + 30 210 6011522
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Contact at CASS: Mr Zhan Shaohua
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Deadlines
Deadline for submitting abstracts: 30th of April 2003.
Authors will be notified whether their abstract has been accepted for
presentation by 5th of May 2003.
Accepted abstracts: Authors should submit their papers to the organiser
electronically by the 15th of June 2003.
For more information and other deadlines concerning the conference itself
(e.g. registration & fees, book of abstract, accommodation, venue, etc.)
you should consult the Conference WebPages regularly at:
http://www.iis2003beijing.com.cn/en/index.htm
or
contact Mr Zhan Shaohua, at: [log in to unmask]
APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING!
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