CAPPE
Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics
University of Brighton, UK
4th International Interdisciplinary Conference
The Politics of Space and Place
Wednesday 16 ¬ Friday 18 September 2009
Keynote speaker: Ilan Pappe, University of Exeter, UK
Second Call for Papers
In a world where inequality and poverty are growing remorselessly, where
you are, and where you happen to have been born, continue to determine,
how, and in indeed whether, you live.
From the urbanization of the human species and the burgeoning of slums to
the rise of the modern gated community; from ʻFortress Europeʼ
and the Israeli ʻsecurity wallʼ to land reform in South Africa;
questions of space and place are central to some of todayʼs most bitterly
contested political issues.
What might an analysis of politics which focuses on the operation of power
through space and place, and on the spatial structuring of inequality,
tell us about the world we make for ourselves and others?
• How is power structured and brought to bear on people through space and
place?
• How does power operate locally, nationally and globally and in both its
soft and hard forms?
• How does it operate through urban planning, architecture, housing
policcy, immigration policy and national borders?
• How does it work to discipline and exclude some, while insulating otherrs
from the excesses of inequality and degradation?
• How are space and place utilised as a means of dividing people into
“œus†and “themâ€?
• How and in whose interests do these divisions function as they pit
agaiinst each other not only people who live in different parts of the
world but also those who live just a few metres apart?
• What might an analysis of politics through questions of space and place
indicate about how power, injustice and inequality could be better
understood and more effectively contested?
We anticipate that these and related issues will be of interest to people
working in, among others, philosophy, ethics, political theory, politics,
sociology, social policy, globalisation, international relations, cultural
studies, history, architecture, photography, geography, planning, refugee
studies, migration studies, urban studies and area studies. Abstracts of
no more than 300 words should be emailed to Nicola Clewer by 30 January
2009:
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Decisions will be communicated by 6 February.
The conference fee is £210. This includes refreshments, lunch on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and a buffet dinner on Thursday in a local
pub.
There are a limited number of places available for graduate students and
for people who have no institutional affiliation at the reduced price of
£105. Please indicate if you wish to be considered for one of these when
sending your abstract; or contact Nicola Clewer:
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Please note: the conference fee does not include accommodation.
Reasonably priced en-suite accommodation in student halls of residence will
be available on a first come, first served basis for a minimum of three
nights. (Further information regarding university accommodation will be
provided at the registration stage.) Otherwise delegates are welcome to
maketheir own arrangements.
Please note: unfortunately we are unable to offer travel grants.
For updates and further information about the centre please visit the CAPPE
website: www.brighton.ac.uk/CAPPE
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