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Apologies for cross-posting: ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY-INSTITUTE OF BRITISH GEOGRAPHERS RELAUNCH OF RESEARCH GROUP POST-SOCIALIST GEOGRAPHIES (Limited Life Working Party) The RGS-IBG Post-Socialist Geographies research group (formerly the Limited Life Working Party on Post Socialist Areas) has undergone some changes. Following the election of a new committee (details below) the group is now also reformulating its aims to incorporate a much wider range of studies in post-socialist geography. The group seeks to foster the study of all aspects of geographical research on post-socialist areas including geographical areas within and without Europe e.g. social and cultural geographies (identity, gender, new social movements, empowerment); political geographies (e.g. territorial restructuring, urban and regional government and governance, nationalism); economic geographies (e.g. geographies of production, consumption and commodities); regional approaches; geographies of transformation; theoretical approaches to change. In particular, the group seeks to establish a common platform for what are otherwise often separate debates (empirical and theoretical) and geographical foci. Geographically the group’s interest focuses on the post-socialist countries of SE Asia, China, Cuba, the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe. If anyone is interested in becoming a member of the group, contributing to its objectives and activities, and keeping in touch with other geographers (and those in other disciplines) the information below may be of use (membership is free and post-graduates are particularly welcome). 1) We are seeking to establish a membership list. If you would like to be on the mailing list for the newsletter etc please forward your details (preferably including an e-mail address) to Dr Fiona Simpson at Scottish Agricultural College, Ayr ([log in to unmask], full address below). 2) RGS-IBG Annual Conference Brighton 2000 - following successful sessions and follow up publications at previous IBGs a full day session will be held at Brighton 2000. At present it is proposed that one module will be on post-socialist geographies in SE Asia, and one on post-graduate research. Suggestions of themes for the other two modules are welcomed - to the group’s Chair Dr Tassilo Herrschel at Westminster Uni (UoW) ([log in to unmask], full details below). A call for papers will follow in due course. We will explore with publishers an avenue for publication of presentations, either as a special edition of a journal or an edited book. 3) Items are invited for inclusion in the group’s newsletter (details of research projects, conferences, publications, calls for papers etc) - please contact Dr Duncan Light at Liverpool Hope ([log in to unmask], full details below). Please contact any of the Group’s Committee at the addresses below if there are any queries. Dr Craig Young, Secretary. Chair: Dr. Tassilo Herrschel, Regent Campus, Department of Social Studies, University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street, London, W1R 8AL. Phone: 0171-911-5000 x.2121. Fax: 0171-911-5106. E-mail: [log in to unmask] Secretary: Dr. Craig Young, Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, John Dalton Building, Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD. Tel: 0161-247-6198/1602. Fax: 0161-247-6318. E-mail: [log in to unmask] Treasurer: Dr. Duncan Light, Environmental and Biological Studies, Liverpool Hope University College, Hope Park, Liverpool, L16 9JD. Tel: 0151-291-3043. Fax: 0151-291-3172. E-mail: [log in to unmask] Committee member: Dr. Fiona Simpson, Leisure and Tourism Management Department, Scottish Agricultural College, Auchincruive, Ayr, KA6 5HW. Tel: 01292-525444. Fax: 01292-525055. E-mail: [log in to unmask] Committee member: Dr. Tim Forsyth, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RE. Tel: 01273-877115. E-mail: [log in to unmask] ************************************************** Dr. Craig Young Senior Lecturer in Geography, Manchester Metropolitan University, Department of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, John Dalton Building, Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD. Ph: 0161-247-6198/1602. Fax: 0161-247-6318. E-mail: [log in to unmask] ************************************************** %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%