List members may be interested in this conference organised by the Poltical
Studies Association -
CONFERENCE, 23rd-25th June, 2010
‘Deliberative and Participatory Democracy in the UK’
GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY
CALL FOR PANELS & PAPERS
Discussions of deliberative and participatory democracy have dominated
democratic theory for some time, and these debates have received extensive
coverage in the UK. However, with deliberative democracy in particular, it is
only in the last 10 years that we have witnessed what John Dryzek terms
an ‘empirical turn’ in the discipline, as its proponents have increasingly sought
to engage in the task of institutional design. Consequently, research in these
areas has progressively taken on a more practical and empirical focus.
The Poltical Studies Association’s Participatory and Deliberative Democracy
Specialist Group is hosting a conference which will explore the broad range of
issues that relate to the institutionalisation of deliberative and participatory
democracy. In particular it encourages papers and panels that have a
particular focus on, or relevance to, democracy in the UK. Papers drawing on
empirical evidence as well as those with a more theoretical approach are
equally welcome, as are papers from supporters, sceptics and critics of
deliberative and participatory democracy. The organisers also encourage non-
PSA members, and graduate students, to submit a proposal and attend the
conference.
The deadline for the electronic submission of proposals for papers or panels is
1st March 2010. If you are suggesting a paper, please submit as an email
attachment your name, institutional affiliation, email address, title of paper
and an abstract of 200-300 words. If you are proposing a panel of 3-4 papers,
please provide these details for all of the papers which constitute the panel,
along with a title for the panel. A full conference programme will be agreed
and published soon after, along with details of booking arrangements.
The organisers are exploring the possibility that a selection of papers from the
conference will form the basis of a special edition of an appropriate journal.
Details regarding this possibility will be made available in due course.
Please submit paper and panel proposals to Dr Stewart Davidson. Email:
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The conference organisers would like to thank the Institute for Society and
Social Justice at Glasgow Caledonian University for supporting this event.
CONFERENCE ORGANISERS:
Dr Stewart Davidson
Department of Social Sciences
Glasgow Caledonian University
Tel: (44) (0)141 331 3307
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Dr Stephen Elstub
School of Social Sciences
University of the West of Scotland
Tel: (44) (0)141 848 3781
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