Call for Papers: 2nd Centre for Social Relations Conference
"Social Relations, Transformation and Trust"
Friday 28th – Saturday 29th March
Centre for Social Relations, Coventry University
Extended Abstract deadline: Feb 24th.
Keynote Speakers Include:
Prof. Danny Dorling School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford.
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Both national and local communities have long been heterogeneous and therefore living with differences is not new. However, the scope, scale and pace of change in recent years are unprecedented. Over the last decades the UK have seen dramatic demographic shifts, e.g. in its ethic composition, demographic and socio-economic distribution leading to an increasingly plural society.
By crossing disciplines, bridging and bringing together academia, policy makers and practitioners, this conference focusses on how societies cope with change, overcome inequality, and how resilience to negative impacts of change can be developed and harnessed through attention to social relations and trust as transformative agents.
We are inviting academics from social sciences and humanities as well as practitioners to present and discuss applied research, empirical studies and critical theoretical papers on the topics including, but not limited to:
• Social relations and social cohesion: Living together in diverse and changing societies.
• Trust processes and impact in organisations: The importance of trust in creating communities better prepared to deal with change.
• Tensions within communities: Understanding the causes and consequences of tensions between and within local communities
• Inter-group conflict and building peace: Processes contributing to inter-group conflict and building trust.
• Knowledge Transfer: What do practitioners and policy makers need from academia? Generating real world impact.
For further information or questions please contact Dr. Carola Leicht, [log in to unmask], or visit our centre’s webpage www.socialrelations.org.uk
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