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Dear colleagues, This is a gentle reminder about ouralternative conference series we are putting together, called ‘BuildingBridges’. Please find below our Call for Papers and information about us. Please note that with yourregistration, you will also be invited to submit a full paper, whichwill be considered for publication in an edited book published by CambridgeScholars. We look forward to receiving yourabstracts and welcoming you in Crete. Warmly,Stavroula & The Building BridgesCommunity | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | FINAL Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 April 2017 | | | | SUBMIT ABSTRACT | | | | PUBLISH | | | | | | | | | Find out more about us: www.buildingbridges.uk.com | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. This mailing list is a free service and is not restricted to members. It is an unmoderated list and content reflect the views of those who post to the list and not of MeCCSA as an organisation. MeCCSA recommends that the list be used only for posting of information (for example about events, publications, conferences, lectures) of interest to members or to promote discussion of current issues of wide general interest in the field. Posts to the MeCCSA mailing list are public, indexed by Google, and can be accessed from the JISCMail website (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/meccsa.html). Any messages posted to the list are subject to the JISCMail acceptable use policy, which states that users should avoid engaging in unreasonable behaviour, or disrupting the general flow of discussion on a list. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------