Final Call for Session Proposals - RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2010
Dear all,
The Political Geography Research Group of the RGS-IBG is pleased to extend an invitation to sponsor sessions at the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference in London (1-3 September 2010). The chair of the 2010 conference is Professor Neil Wrigley (Southampton University) and the theme is ‘Confronting the Challenges of the Post-Crisis Global Economy and Environment'
We welcome submissions on any area of Political Geography. We also welcome submissions that are seeking co-sponsorship with other Research Groups.
The deadline for submissions to reach us is today: 27th November 2009. These should be emailed to Sean Carter ([log in to unmask]). Please include the session title and abstract (400 words), the name(s) and affiliation(s) of the session convenor(s), and the anticipated format of the session.
Convenors will be notified by the PGRG on 1st December 2009 as to whether or not we will be able to provide sponsorship for your session. If sponsorship can be provided, then you have until mid-February to provide full details for final submission to the RGS/IBG. The full timeline for submitting sessions and abstracts for the 2010 RGS-IBG conference can be found on-line at; http://www.rgs.org/WhatsOn/ConferencesAndSeminars/Annual+International+Conference/Timeline.htm.
About the Political Geography Research Group
The Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) brings together geographers and others interested in a wide variety of phenomena connected with relationships between space and power.
Areas of interest within political geography include: territoriality, states, nationalism, geopolitics, sovereignty, social movements, citizenship, political economy, political ecology, diaspora, elections, boundaries, globalization, imperialism, governance, peace, conflict and security. The mutual geographical construction of these phenomena with gender, race, class, sexuality and religion is a particular focus of interest. Much recent work has sought to uncover the historical dimensions to political geography, and the history of the subdiscipline itself has been an active area for research. Research by members of the Group is informed by a range of theoretical and methodological positions and by engagement with wider debates. The Group seeks collaborations and conversations with other areas of geography and other disciplines as we continue our work on these and other topics.
We look forward to hearing from you - if you have any queries, please contact the Chair of PGRG, Sean Carter ([log in to unmask])
Dr Sean Carter
Lecturer in Human Geography
School of Geography
University of Exeter
+44 (0)1392 264473
Chair, Political Geography Research Group of the RGS/IBG
http://polgrg.wordpress.com/
Board Member, Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies
http://centres.exeter.ac.uk/exceps/about_exceps.htm
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