Deadline for submission of abstracts : 31 March 2017

Keynote Speakers:
Paul Cloke, Professor of Human Geography at the University of Exeter
Adam Dinham, Professor of Faith & Public Policy and Director of the Faiths and Civil Society Unit, Goldsmiths, University of London
Emma Tomalin, Professor of Religion and Public Life at the University of Leeds, and Director of the Centre for Religion and Public Life

www.poverty-conference.org


The Centre for Ethics and Poverty Research of the University of Salzburg happily announces the call for papers for its 2017 Salzburg Conference in Interdisciplinary Poverty Research. The focus theme of the conference will be religion and poverty. The Organizing Committee invites submissions of proposals for single papers and thematic panels in all areas of poverty research but special attention will be given to those concerned with the 2017 focus theme of religion and poverty.

Possible topcis for the general theme sessions are, among others, current trends in poverty, inequality and social exclusion, poverty trends of different groups (minorities, age, gender, disability, unemployment), analysis of the economic, social and cultural processes underlying poverty, the effects of poverty on health, well-being, education, and inclusion, conceptualizations of poverty, methodologies of poverty research, the effectiveness of poverty alleviation measures and policy responses, and research on safety nets and welfare.

Possible topics for the focus theme sessions are, among others, the relation of religion and poverty and inequality in different states and world regions, religion as a factor in development, faith-based organisations and poverty alleviation, extent and causes of poverty and social exclusion of religious groups and minorities, religious perspectives on poverty, and theological responses to poverty and inequality.

The conference is open to all disciplines (development studies, sociology, economics, anthroplogy, social medicine, geography, political science, legal studies and the humanities), approaches, methods and concepts within the field of povertyresearch, and papers coming from an inter-, trans- or multidisciplinary background are particularily welcomed. Both research papers of empirical, theoretical or conceptual nature and policy papers are welcomed. If you have any questions regarding your submission please contact us. All proposals will be reviewed.

The Salzburg Conference in Interdisciplinary Poverty Research aims at bringing together estbalished as well as young scholars and academics from diverse backgrounds. Submissions of scholars working in the Global South are particularily encouraged and their participation is supported by a subsidized registration fee.

Each speaker will have 20 minutes for presentation followed by 10 minutes of discussion. We welcome submissions for individual papers as well as for panels (consisting of three or four papers).

Please submit abstracts for single papers and panels via the submission form on the conference homepage. In case that you encounter difficulties using this form, please contact the organizers via e-mail.

The deadline for submitting abstracts for single papers and panels is 31 March 2017. Decisions will be communicated until 30 April 2017.

---

CALL FOR PAPERS: SPECIAL ISSUE IN PALGRAVE COMMUNICATIONS ON RELIGION AND POVERTY

Deadline for submission of full papers: 30 September 2017

http://www.palgrave-journals.com/palcomms/authors/call-for-papers#religion-poverty

The conference organizers will edit a thematic collection associated to the conference  in Palgrave Communications. The topic of this collection will be religion and poverty. Palgrave Communications is an interdsiciplinary, double-blind peer reviewed and fully open access journal in the humanities and social sciences, published by Palgrave Macmillan.

It is expected that the thematic collection will be published in Mid 2018. Submissions are possible on an ongoing basis, the deadline for submission of full papers is 30 September 2017, but papers submitted later can also be included since Palgrave Communications is an online-only journal. All papers will be screened by the editors and undergo rigorous peer-review.

Authors who are interested in submitting a paper should, in the first instance, to send a short abstract-length proposal to the Managing Editor ([log in to unmask]) outlining the scope of their paper and its novelty; any general enquiries can also be directed to this address.

For more infromation on the submission process please see the submission guidelines of Palgrave Communications.

--
Dr Gottfried Schweiger
Centre for Ethics and Poverty Research
University of Salzburg
www.gottfried-schweiger.weebly.com