>The Austrian Sociological Association is preparing for it's Congress
>2003: INTEGRATING EUROPE. Potential and Performance of Social Sciences
>in the Process of EU Enlargement. This international conference will be
>held in English language from November 23 - 26, 2003, in Vienna.
>
>Two questions of scientific and practical relevance inspire the
>programme and the presentations envisaged:
>* What can sociology and related social sciences contribute to the
>process of social change in Europe (and how)?
>* What are the effects of socio-economic and political change in Europe
>on social sciences?
>
>Thematically the following core topics have been selected, to be dealt
>with by some plenary presentations and particularly in four parallel
>sessions:
>* Labour market and employment
>* Migration, mobility and transition processes
>* Social issues in the EU convention's recommendations
>* Science, research and technology policies of the European Research Area
>
>The mingling of experienced and young social scientists from Accession
>Countries/New Member States with researchers and speakers representing
>international/EU capacities is a major goal of this conference.
>
>Please look up additional information concerning the whole event at
>http://www.oegs.ac.at where you also will find information concerning
>some innovative features of this conference, as there are mainly
>- an online debate started to develop a "Declaration: The Social
>Sciences and Humanities in the European Research Area/ERA";
>- Sociological Excursions, exploring practical experience and field
>research in the region of Vienna as an integrated part of the conference
>programme; and
>- Networking Meetings, open and offered to existing FP5/FP6 project
>consortia, and to groups that may be interested to meet and discuss
>future possibilities for research collaboration.
>
>There are also possibilities to distribute information by Posters (up to
>A2 formats), hand-out flyers or papers/books.
>
>Contacts: Elke Dall, [log in to unmask] and Josef Hochgerner, [log in to unmask]
Best regards,
Rene Bekkers
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