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Dear Colleagues,
Please find attached the Call
for Abstracts for our upcoming conference in Dubai in November. The deadline
for abstracts is quickly approaching. If you are unable to submit, we welcome
submission of full papers all the way up until June 26th.
We look forward to welcoming you
in Dubai!
Call for
Abstracts
April
10, 2013
Second
International Conference on
Emerging
Research Paradigms in Business and Social Sciences
Middlesex University Dubai
Tuesday 26th
- Thursday 28th November 2013
Venue: The
Address Hotel, Dubai Mall, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Following
on from the enormous success of the inaugural International Conference on
Emerging Research Paradigms in Business and Social Sciences in 2011, Middlesex
University Dubai is delighted to announce that it will hold its Second
International Conference on Emerging Research Paradigms in Business and Social
Sciences (ERPBSS) from Tuesday 26th to Thursday 28th
November 2013 in the Address Hotel, Dubai Mall, UAE.
The
objective of the conference is to provide an opportunity for academics to
discuss new concepts, progressive methodologies, embryonic approaches and innovative
practices within the world of business and the wider social environment. Given that social enquiry is still a maturing field of
educational study within this region, it is crucial that business systems,
processes and structures are considered in conjunction with contributions from
such contemporary fields of social enquiry as media studies, psychology,
sociology and tourism education. This is indeed pertinent for understanding
service sector economies and societies, as well as comprehending the future
role of education as a strategy and contributor to a sustainable learning
culture and environment. Finally, the 2013 conference will include two
additional tracks (Economics and Global Social Science), extend existing
tracks, and introduce more emergent themes.
The
conference will focus on the following tracks:
Tourism and Hospitality
Global Social Science
Business and Management
Contemporary Psychology
Economics
Education, Training and Development
Information and Communications
Technology
Media, Journalism and Communication
Tourism
and Hospitality Track
The tourism and hospitality track
aims to provide a forum for international educators, scholars, researchers,
industry professionals, policy-makers and graduate students to evaluate
emerging paradigms and discuss pioneering practices within the broader tourism
and hospitality field. We are seeking conceptual and/or empirical-based papers
that seek to address the changing nature of the tourism and hospitality
industries. This track will thus attempt to foster progressive approaches
within tourism and hospitality studies, rather than to simply reproduce
well-rehearsed empirical models and conceptual applications. The overall aim of
this track is to present a new agenda for future research and theoretical
exposition. Although we are open to any submission that is aligned to the goals
of the conference and this track, we do encourage submissions relating to the
following themes:
·
Tourism,
citizenship and mobility: the rights and responsibilities of tourists
·
Social
marketing in the hotel industry
·
Health
tourism, well-being and social tourism
·
Islamic
hospitality and halal tourism
·
Festival
and event industries: emerging trends
·
Hospitality
environment: new concepts, developments and innovations
·
Psychological
approaches to tourism behavior
·
Consumer
behaviour and hybrid experiences in the tourism and hospitality industries
·
Advancements
in information technology in the tourism and hospitality industries
·
Tourism
and the cultural industries: contributions from the social sciences
·
Sport
and activity tourism: impacts, challenges, and future developments
·
Tourism
and hospitality promotion, product formulation and marketing initiatives
·
Working
in the tourism and hospitality industries: social and cultural issues
·
Sustainable
practices and HR issues in sustainable tourism
·
Emerging
issues in tourism and hospitality education and training
Global Social Science Track
This track aims to examine current global issues and trends,
critical theoretical applications, and innovative methodologies within the
social sciences. We are seeking papers that engage theoretically with the
subject area and/or signify pioneering applications and developments,
particularly in the field of sociology, social geography and anthropology. This
track will thus attempt to question existing paradigms and epistemological
applications. Although we are open to any submission that is aligned with the
goals of the conference and this track, we encourage submissions relating to
the following topics and themes:
Climate change, human-environmental interaction and peak oil
Globalisation and glocalisation
Contemporary citizenship: nationalism, cosmopolitanism, and
transnationalism.
Social scientific perspectives of the global economic crisis
Anthropology/sociology of business management and organisations
International development issues: poverty alleviation, health and
humanitarian response
Post-conflict perspectives
Social and consumer behavior
Borders, territories and migration
Critical theoretical applications in the social science
Science and technology in society
Critical debates in social and human geography
Sustainability, sustainable development, community development and
quality of life
Methodological advancements and innovations
Scientific
Advisory Board
Professor
Kevin Hannam, Leeds Metropolitan University
Professor Tom Baum, University of Strathclyde
Dr Raoul V.Bianchi, University of East London
Professor Christopher Ryan, University of Waikato Management
School
Dr
Jennie Molz, College of Holy Cross
Professor Dallen Timothy, Arizona State University
Professor Chris Rogerson, University of Johannesburg
Dr Ianna Contardo, S P Jain School of Global Management
Dr Richard Cox, University of Edinburgh
Dr. Rose-Marié Bezuidenhout, Monash University South Africa
Professor Errol D’Souza, Indian Institute of Management
Dr Catherine Demangeot, Strathclyde Business School
Dr Christina Gitsaki, Higher Colleages of Technology (UAE)
Professor
Dean Kruckeberg, University of North Carolina
Professor
Panikkos Poutziouris, University of Central
Lancashire-Cyprus
Professor Malcolm Tight, Lancaster University
Dr Salah Troudi, University of Exeter
Professor Jon Weinman, King’s College
Dr Sharon Wood, University of Sussex
Full
details can be found at the conference website: http://www.mdx.ac/conference/
Important Deadlines
- Submission of Abstract
: Tuesday
10th April 2013
- Submission of Full Paper
: Wednesday 26th June 2013
- *Early Bird
Registration: Thursday
11th July 2013
- Normal Registration:
Friday 12th July – Saturday 26th October 2013
- Late Registration:
Sunday 27th October – 19th
November 2013
- Student Registration:
Saturday
26th October 2013
Please submit your
abstract to easy chair on the following link Click here for
EasyChair Login Page for ERPBSS 2013
Please
do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any queries about the conference
and we look forward to welcoming you to Dubai in November 2013.
Kind regards,
Dr. Marcus L. Stephenson
Associate Professor of Tourism
Management
Dubai Campus Programme Coordinator
Middlesex University Dubai
United Arab Emirates
And
Dr. Cody Morris Paris
Senior Lecturer
Programme Coordinator- Social Science Programmes
Middlesex University Dubai
United Arab Emirates
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