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Apologies for cross-posting. This is a call for papers and advance notice of the forthcoming conference "Passion, Power and Possibilities: Challenging Wisdoms of Regeneration (in Cornwall)". The conference should appeal to academic and practitioners involved in regeneration. The conference is interdisciplinary in outlook and should be of interest to those engaged in research in rural sociology, rural economics, business and development, critical and rural geography, organisational behaviour, regional development, exclusion, and sustainability. We welcome papers Passion, Power and Possibilities: Challenging Conventional Wisdoms of Regeneration in Cornwall A conference jointly organised by the Cornwall Rural Community Council and the Cornwall Business School with support from Eden Project and Creating: Excellence, The South West Regeneration Centre. 3rd and 4th March 2004, The Headland Hotel, Newquay, Cornwall. Regeneration is widely acknowledged to encompass more than the merely economic. It includes community empowerment, attention to the built environment, the introduction of new social narratives, and community and organisational learning. However, 'conventional wisdoms' have tended to oversimplify the dynamic processes of regeneration. Thus, for example, it has been assumed that the relocation of business from outside an area is essential to that area's regeneration. Similarly, it has been assumed that multi-perspectives (considered crucial to regeneration) may easily be obtained from multi-professional 'working together'. Cornwall, which is now the focus of significant regeneration activity, is at a critical stage in its history. This conference intends to contribute to the future development of Cornwall by drawing on the knowledge and experience of regeneration that exists within broad academic and practitioner communities. We welcome papers which challenge and discuss notions of regeneration from a variety of angles, and which refer to local, national and international case studies. Thus speakers may wish to address, for example: · the impact of government programmes in rural areas · the language of regeneration, empowerment and sustainability · the validity of community consultation · the pseudo-democratic nature of the bottom-up approach · preparing for the future: local power and regional control? · cultural idendtity, external influences and internal ownership For bookings or more information, and to send abstracts (max 300 words, to be received by November 17th 2003) please contact The Conference Administrator Cornwall Business School Penhaligon Building Pool Redruth Cornwall TR15 3RD [log in to unmask]