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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Posted Tue, 31 Jan 2017 19:04:29 This message was forwarded through MEDSOCNEWS. If you wish to make an announcement or publicise an event then please send the text to: [log in to unmask] You can follow us on twitter @MedSocNews +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dear colleagues, I would like to invite you to an alternative conference series we are putting together, called ‘Building Bridges’. Please find below our Call for Papers and information about us. Please note that with your registration, you will also be invited to submit a full paper, which will be considered for* publication *in an edited book published by* Cambridge Scholars.* We look forward to receiving your abstracts and welcoming you in Crete. Warmly, Stavroula & The Building Bridges Community *Building Bridges in a Complex World Interdisciplinary Conference* *6-8 July, Chania, Crete, Greece* * A RADICALLY DIFFERENT KIND OF CONFERENCE * We are a network of academics and practitioners motivated by our work experiences inside and outside of Europe. With this being the first conference, we are hoping to turn this into an annual gathering to build bridges on three different levels: between theorists and practitioners, between people from different disciplines and between people from different parts of the world. Our conference is about creating new bonds in an intellectually challenging but convivial environment irrespective of status and titles. It offers a unique format of intimate discussion groups where everyone attending has the opportunity to be part of the conversations. *CALL FOR PAPERS * At the beginning of the 21st century, the world is facing challenges that are interconnected, including wars, terrorism, (forced) migrations, global inequalities and asymmetries, climate change etc. The fundamental constraints to an equitable standard of living for everyone are neither a shortage of resources nor a lack of technological innovations. The main impediments are a lack of political will to reform a global institutional order that produces foreseeable yet avoidable power asymmetries. Whereas on our side, it is potentially experiences of disempowerment and/or the lack of solidarity, which influence our abilities to imagine a just world and to dare enough to play the role of change-makers. This is an interdisciplinary, inquiry-driven gathering with the main focus on bringing people together to share ideas in a convivial environment. We hope to explore what kind of alternative questions, concepts, methods and practices are necessary to address these complex challenges of our time. It is in this spirit that we invite contributions from practitioners and researchers to share your insights, practices and experiences relating to programmes, policies and studies that address issues of social (in)justice and (in)equality locally and internationally. Possible topics could address one of the following thematic areas: *Violence, Conflict & Resistance* - Terrorism & Prevention - Wars & Conflict - Gangs & Other Forms of Extreme Violence - Youth Crime - Gender Based Violence - Hate Crimes Against LGBT Community Members - Racism & Discrimination - (Forced) Migration - Trauma & Resilience - Reconciliation - Social Movements - Collective Action - Political Imagination *Global Justice, Well-being & Sustainability* - Environment, Sustainability & Development - Urbanisation - Capitalism & Global Politics - Poverty & Social Inequalities - Work & Working Conditions - Health, Equity & Governance - Demographic Changes - Education (System) - Media - Science & Technology *CALL FOR PAPERS* <http://buildingbridges.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=17ecf106d5b6840e9817cd442&id=5174389989&e=e1ad8f3243> *PUBLISH* <http://buildingbridges.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=17ecf106d5b6840e9817cd442&id=a625686740&e=e1ad8f3243> Find out more about us: *www.buildingbridges.uk.com * <http://buildingbridges.us14.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=17ecf106d5b6840e9817cd442&id=4706471dfa&e=e1ad8f3243> Jantine Wignand Research assistant University College Roosevelt (UCR) P.O. 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