Dear colleagues,

Below is a reminder for the call for papers for the ESA RN21 conference on
Quantitative Methodology. Submission deadline is Sept 15.

Best regards, 
Henning


Call for Papers for ESA RN21 Midterm Conference "Quantitative Methods in
European Sociology"

Nov 9/10 in Maribor, Slovenia

The Research Network 21 is the representation of quantitative methodology in
the European Sociological Association. RN 21 has been re-launched at the
2011 ESA Conference in Geneva. We broadened the scope of the network and aim
to covering the full range of quantitative and mixed methods in European
sociological research. To mirror this new scope, we changed the network's
name from "RENCORE" to "Quantitative Methods".

The mission of ESA RN 21 is to encourage and enhance rigorous empirical
sociological research using quantitative and mixed methods in Europe. We
promote the use of all varieties of quantitative and mixed methods,
including survey research, experimental methods, causal inference,
simulation, statistical techniques, comparative methods, and others.  

To our 2012 midterm conference we invite everybody engaged in quantitative
or mixed methods empirical research, where ever they may be working -
European or Non-European. Besides providing an opportunity for discussion of
recent developments in European quantitative research the aim of this
midterm conference is to vitalize RN 21 and to strengthen the visibility of
quantitative methods in the ESA.

The conference will take place in Maribor, Slovenia on November 9 and 10
2012. Maribor is the second largest city of Slovenia and is 2012 European
Capital of Culture. The conference is organized in cooperation with the
Slovenian Sociological Association. Jointly with the RN21 midterm conference
the Slovenian Sociologists will hold their annual conference in Maribor, and
we are looking forward to participating in very interesting sociological
discussions. 

We welcome submissions on all quantitative issues, but especially encourage
paper presentations on one of the following topics:

    Topic 1: "Measurement Quality and Measurement Equivalence"
    Topic 2: "Standardizing Variables for Cross-National Survey Research"
    Topic 3: "Experimental Methods and Simulation in Sociological Research"
    Topic 4: "Mixing Methods: Moving Beyond the Quantitative-Qualitative
Divide"
    Topic 5: "Migration and European Integration: Methodological Problems
and Approaches"

Please submit English language abstracts of about 500 words no later than 

    *15. September*

by E-mail to [log in to unmask] . Please do not forget to include the
name(s) of the author(s), his/her/their affiliation(s) and E-mail
address(es). Participants will be notified regarding acceptance the latest
by the end of September.


Conference fees: 
The fees will cover organization costs, coffee breaks and the conference
dinner. ESA members pay 50 Euros, ESA non-members 70 Euros in conference
fees (including the conference dinner). PhD-students pay a reduced fee of 30
Euros. All paper presenters are expected to register by October 1 at the
latest. 
 
Key dates:
15. September 2012: Abstract proposals
30. September 2012: Notification of acceptance 
1. October 2012: Registration 
9./10. November 2012: Conference


We look forward to seeing you in Maribor,
Valentina Hlebec and Henning Best


--
PD Dr. Henning Best
GESIS -- Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences
B2.1
P.O. Box 12 21 55
D - 68072 Mannheim

Tel: +49 621 1246 195
Fax: +49 621 1246 100
E-Mail: [log in to unmask]

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