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SOCIAL MOVEMENTS CONFERENCE
Between 1995 and 1999 Manchester Metropolitan University has hosted
five very successful international conferences on 'ALTERNATIVE FUTURES
and POPULAR PROTEST'. A sixth conference will be held from 25 - 27
April 2000.
The aim of the Conference is to explore the dynamics of popular
movements, along with the ideas which animate their leaders and
supporters and which contribute to shaping their fate.
CALL FOR PAPERS
We invite offers of papers from sociologists, political scientists,
historians and others, addressing the conference themes and their
theorisation. Papers should address such matters as: * contemporary
and historical social movements and popular protests * social movement
theory * utopias and experiments * ideologies of collective action *
etc.
Those interested in offering papers should contact either of the
conference convenors with a brief abstract:
EITHER Colin Barker, Department of Sociology
OR Mike Tyldesley, Department of Politics and Philosophy
Manchester Metropolitan University
Geoffrey Manton Building, Rosamond Street West
Manchester M15 6LL, England
Tel: C. Barker 0161 247 3439 email: [log in to unmask]
Tel: M. Tyldesley 0161 247 3460 email: [log in to unmask]
Fax: 0161 247 6321 (+44 161 247 6321)
Those giving papers are asked to supply them in advance, for inclusion
in the volumes of 'Proceedings' (with an ISBN reference), which will
be available from the conference opening.
* Word limits for papers: 7,000 words, including notes
* Two single-spaced typed copies should be provided, on A4 or US
Letter paper, with one inch margins, and with a copy of the text on a
DOS disk in either ASCII or MS Word format. (if in doubt, please
contact one of the convenors in advance.) * Final date for receipt of
abstracts: 6 March 2000 * Final date for receipt of agreed papers: 27
March 2000 * Participants whose papers are not supplied by the final
date will be asked to bring 50 copies to the Conference for
distribution. Advance submission is much preferred, since the bound
volumes of Proceedings will be sent to the British Library but loose
papers will be excluded.
A selection from the 1995 conference appeared in early 1996 as:
To Make Another World: Studies in Protest & Collective Action
Colin Barker & Paul Kennedy(eds.), Avebury, 1996 ISBN 1.85972.326.8
Liverpool University Press and Manchester University Press will both
be publishing two further volumes of papers on social movements, one
on issues of Leadership and the other on Strategy.
A few copies of the 1998 and 1999 Proceedings (two vols, stlg25.00 the
set, post free) may still be obtained from Colin Barker.
FURTHER INFORMATION
The conference will run from lunch-time Tuesday 25th to lunch-time
Thursday 27th April 2000. Cost, inclusive of three lunches,
teas/coffees and copies of the bound Proceedings, will be stlg 100
(students stlg 60). Bed & Breakfast accommodation is available at stlg
30 per night.
Booking Form
ALTERNATIVE FUTURES and POPULAR PROTEST
25 - 27 April 2000
Name _____________________________
Address _____________________________
_____________________________
____________.postcode_________
Tel No. _____________________________
Fax No. _____________________________
Email _____________________________
Conference fee stlg 100.00
Student fee (under-
and post-grad) stlg 60.00
Bed & Breakfast
Tuesday night stlg 30.00
Wednesday night stlg 30.00
TOTAL stlg _____
Please advise if you have any dietary or disability requirements.
Please return the completed Booking Form to:-
Rachel Dix, Conference Officer
Department of Sociology
Geoffrey Manton Building,
Manchester Metropolitan University
Rosamond Street West, off Oxford Road,
Manchester M15 6LL, England
Tel: 0161 247 3005
Fax: 0161 247 6321 (+44 161 247 6321)
email: [log in to unmask]
Cheques payable to `Manchester Metropolitan University'
Closing date for bookings: 4 April 2000
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