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Dear colleagues, please could you share this with the email list - many thanks - Patrick


                                                                                Sociology of Risk and Uncertainty Research Network 22 (ESA)

                                                                                                Mid-term conference
                                                                                        Risk and Uncertainty in a Comparative Context
                                                                                                Adnan Menderes University
                                                                                                        Aydin, Turkey
                                                                                                          27-29 October 2016

The European Sociological Association (ESA) Risk and Uncertainty network plays a major role in the ESA's general conferences, held every four years. In between we also convene 'mid-term' events of our own. These conferences are smaller and more intimate, providing the opportunity for more sustained and relaxed interaction - quite different from the anonymity and scale of major disciplinary conferences. Our next event is to be held at the Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, in Turkey's Aegean region in the West of the country, hosted by the Department of Sociology. We are excited to have secured such an interesting venue and hope you will consider joining us in Turkey, in October.

We aim to stimulate sociological and interdisciplinary research and debate into how risk and uncertainty are perceived, constructed, and managed by social actors, as well as the impact of these responses in society. Every conference has its own theme which helps shapes discussion and this year's is a comparative one - reflecting upon similarities and differences in the way that social actors engage with comparable phenomena and their different effects. A comparative perspective broadens our view, beyond particular case studies. More than this, it can help de-naturalise what can otherwise seem inevitable reactions, as we see the often very different outcomes in different socio-cultural settings. It can also allow us to then isolate explanatory variables that help explain, for example, why some societies embrace particular technologies and others remain wary.
Thus we would particularly welcome contributions that consider how similar risks and uncertainties are constructed, perceived and managed in different societies or over time periods. We hope that papers examining more particular developments in whatever society may also try and draw out a comparative dimension.

Although the event will focus on the theme of comparative risk, this is an open call for papers which explore aspects of risk and uncertainty across a broad range of sociological and interdisciplinary perspectives. Papers will be grouped into themes after acceptance around topics such as: comparative risk; health risks; environmental risks, technological risks, risks of energy supply, risk governance; risk and crime; professional approaches to risk; biographical risks; risk and emotions; trust; risk management and uncertainty; inequality and risk; risk, resilience and everyday life; and social theories of risk. Other risk related issues are welcome but we do ask that risk is considered in a specific way, in relation to 'something that may happen' and not just 'something bad'.
Our previous mid-term conferences have been very successful and we hope you'll join us in Turkey for stimulating discussion and reflection on the latest European risk research. We are delighted to be holding the conference in Turkey. This is not only an unusual one for ESA conferences but one that ties in well with our focus on comparative perspectives, and we look forward to papers that consider similarities and differences in how risk is configured in Turkey and the rest of Europe.

Keynote speakers
Dr Kerstin Dressel, Sine Institut, Munich
Professor Michalis Lianos, University of Rouen
Professor Adam Burgess, University of Kent

Location
The conference will take place at Adnan Menderes University, Aydin, hosted by the Department of Sociology. Aydin is close to the famous - and amazing! - Ancient Roman city of Ephesus, to which we will organise a tour during the conference.

Timetable
Abstracts, 250-350 words plus full name, institution, and the author(s) contacts, should be sent by March 15th, 2016 to the local organizer, Kayhan Delibas: [log in to unmask]
Notification of acceptance will be announced by April 15th, 2016.

Registration and registration fee
Participants will be required to pay a nominal registration fee of 100 Euros (150 Euros for non-members of ESA) by 31 August 2016. This will include coffee breaks, lunch and one dinner. Late-registration (from 1st of September 2016 onwards) will cost 200 Euros (250 Euros non-ESA members).

Postgraduate/Early Career Researcher Travel Expenses Competition
We will be awarding two travel bursaries of 300 euros for the best conference submissions. Current postgraduates and early career researchers up to 4 years after the award of their PhD are eligible. Please mention clearly at the top of your submission that you would like your abstract to be judged for this award. The criteria will be relevance to our themes, originality, and clarity.

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 Aydin. We aim to make this an affordable event for a diverse range of participants, and will provide advice accordingly.

Dr Adam Burgess
Professor of Risk Research
Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
University of Kent
http://kent.academia.edu/AdamBurgess

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