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Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty Research Network (ESA)
Inter-disciplinary Conference
Risk, Uncertainty and Policy
Mid-Sweden University
Östersund
23-25 March 2011
Keynote speakers:
Dr Louise Amoore (interests: security, 'war on terror' and risk) http://www.dur.ac.uk/geography/staff/geogstaffhidden/?id=2710;
Prof Ragnar Löfstedt (interests: risk communication, science, transparency) http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/sspp/geography/people/acad/lofstedtold/
Prof Michael Siegrist (interests: risk perception, trust, acceptance of new technologies) http://www.cb.ethz.ch/people/admin/simichae
This is a call for papers for a conference which will explore understandings of risk and uncertainty in their relation to policy.
Conceptions of risk and uncertainty influence the formation of policy at various levels - while policy-making may, in turn, legitimate or otherwise influence societal perspectives of risk and uncertainty. That policy approaches to similar phenomena vary so much across countries highlights the constructed nature of risk governance, and also the politico-institutional structures in which responses to risk are embedded. The political-economy of policy-making ensures that certain groups within society are better able to influence policy than others, meaning certain risks are prioritised while others are neglected. Correspondingly policy decisions distribute risks, and impact on associated perceptions, unevenly across society in terms of class, ethnicity, gender and age.
The conference seeks to include papers which explore these and related topics across a range of empirical contexts and from a number of theoretical angles. Themes will include: sense-making of risk; health risks; mental health policy; risk governance; risk and crime; professional approaches to risk; risk management and uncertainty; inequality and risk; risk and everyday life; and social theories of risk.
The conference will take place in Östersund, will be hosted by Mid-Sweden University and is co-sponsored by the European Sociological Association. For those that want to stay on for the weekend, the location will be very close to the top ski resort in Scandinavia - Åre.
Timetable
Abstracts, limited to 200 words plus full name, institution, and the author(s) contacts, should be sent by Nov 31st, 2010 to the following e-mail address: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Notification of acceptance will be announced by December 15th.
Registration and registration fee
Participants will be required to pay a nominal registration fee of 50 Euros (100 Euros for non-members of ESA) by 15 January 2011. This will include coffee breaks, lunch and one dinner. Late-registration (from 16th Jan 2011 onwards) will cost 100 Euros (150 non-ESA members).
Travel and accommodation
Participants will need to make their own travel arrangements and hotel reservations. Conference organizers will provide information about accommodation, as well as suggestions about different alternatives for travelling to Östersund. This information will be made available nearer to the Autumn.
Research Network co-ordinators (in case of queries): Patrick Brown [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ; Anna Olofsson [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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