Please note the deadline for abstracts is March 1 2004



BUIRA Conference 2004

Thursday 1 July – Saturday 3 July 2004:  Nottingham University

Call for Papers and Posters

Papers

Papers can be on any topic likely to be of interest to BUIRA members and
can be purely theoretical or based on empirical research.  We would,
however, like to encourage papers on the following 7 themes:

A. Industrial conflict – past, present and future (papers on the 1984-5
Miners’ strike are particularly welcome).

B. Changes in Public Sector industrial relations.

C. Work – A critical future?

D. Regulation and labour markets.

E. Comparative industrial relations.

F. Trade unions and their political dimensions.

G. Equality and diversity.

Most papers are presented as workshop papers. Papers may, however, be
considered for a plenary session (preferably related to one of the above
themes).  Please indicate on your abstract if you would like it to be
considered as a plenary session. Papers are welcomed from current
postgraduate students.

The deadline for receipt of 1000 word abstracts is 1 March 2004. The
abstract should indicate the substantive content of the paper together
with findings and conclusions. It should include statements relating to
relevance, origins and methodology of the research.  The status of the
paper should also be specified, in particular whether it has been
submitted or accepted for publication or is to be delivered at another
conference.  For obvious reasons we prefer papers not to have appeared in
print before being presented at BUIRA. Please indicate the theme under
which you wish to give your paper or classify it as ‘H’ (other). Please
put your identification details on a page separate from the abstract.

Posters

Poster sessions at the BUIRA Conference provide the opportunity for
researchers, including PhD students, to present their findings in an
informal setting.  This enables research at different stages to be
presented to delegates who will be able to provide feedback, offer advice,
compare results and discuss future research. Posters should highlight the
main findings or ideas involved in the research.  Presenters may wish to
have a brief paper available, although this is not required. If you wish
to present a poster please provide a 500 word abstract by 1 March 2004.


PAPERS CAN ONLY BE CONSIDERED FROM BUIRA MEMBERS.


Abstracts of papers and posters should be sent, preferably by e-mail, to:
Mike Ironside, Department of HRM and IR, Keele University, Staffordshire
ST5 5BG, UK ([log in to unmask])

Abstracts are blind refereed by BUIRA Executive Committee Members.
Decisions are notified in April.  Conference proceedings will include
longer abstracts (2,500 words) of workshop papers and full plenary papers
(5-7,000 words).  These will be required by mid-May.