10th anniversary Conference of the European Journal of Social Theory
University of Sussex, Brighton, UK 2008
Hosted by the Centre for Social and Political Thought, University of Sussex
and the European Journal of Social Theory
19-21 June, 2008
"Europe since 1989: Interpreting Social Change"
Confirmed keynote speakers to include:
Johann Arnason, Klaus Eder, Heidrun Friese, William Outhwaite, Krishan
Kumar, Liana Giorgi, Alana Lentin, Yasamin Soysal, Larry Ray, Chris Rumford,
Goran Therborn, Laurent Thévenot
For more information and registration see:
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/cspt/1-4-3-3.html
Or contact conference convenors: Dr Paul Blokker ([log in to unmask])
or Professor Gerard Delanty ([log in to unmask]).
Centre for Social and Political Thought,
School of Social and Cultural Studies,
University of Sussex,
Brighton,
BN19SN
UK.
Email: [log in to unmask]
Call for Papers. The implications of 1989 have not frequently been taken as
an explicit point of departure for the rethinking of social theory. General
notions of social thinking, such as ‘globalization’, ‘late modernity’,
‘identity’, or ‘diversity’, have remained rather untouched by the event. In
this, social change in post-1989 Europe has mostly been understood as a
moment of accelerated convergence towards a (post-) modern form of society,
rather than implying diversification. There has also been an over-emphasis
on Europeanization. This lack of attention for the deeper implications of
1989 seems unfortunate, as 1989 in its various significations has had a
decisive impact not only on the possibility of any critical kind of social
theory, and on imaginations of the social as such, but also on the shape of
the future of Europe as well as on how we interpret the European historical
legacy.
The conference will address these considerations around four themes:
- critical theory,
- post-western and multi-ethnic Europe,
- the idea of the social,
- interpreting the European political heritage.
We invite individual paper proposals (300-word abstracts) on any of the four
themes. Submissions can be sent to: [log in to unmask] The deadline for
abstracts is 30 March, 2008. Registration details and information on
travel/accommodation will be soon available on the website. Please note that
accommodation and travel costs will not be covered by the organizers. There
will be a reduced fee for early registration.
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