Call for Papers – Theory, Action and Impact of Social Protest

Abstract Deadline: June 15th, 2012

Please send your abstracts to:  e.nulman@kent.ac.uk

CFP

Theory Action and Impact of Social Protest : An Interdisciplinary Conference

University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent. October 13 – 14th, 2012

The conference

Recently, social movements such as the Occupy movement, the Arab Spring and the Spanish Indignados have made headlines and grabbed the attention of power-holders and citizens. Historically, social movements have contributed to social, political and economic change. The aim of the conference is to explore the study of social movements with a variety of academic lenses and attempt to develop collaboration between disciplines on the study. Please, see the the attached CFP attached for further details.

Call for Submission

To offer a paper, please submit a short (300-500 words) proposal to Eugene Nulman (e.nulman@kent.ac.uk) by June 15, 2012.

We seek contributions from all scholars including postgraduate students and from a broad range of disciplines, including sociology, law, psychology, politics, economics, cultural studies, history, geography, philosophy, literature and film studies.

Those giving papers are asked to supply them in advance. If selected, the paper will appear in the first edition of the Online Journal for the Study of Social and Political Movements.

Keynote Address

Prof. Christopher Rootes (University of Kent).

Information

The conference is sponsored by University of Kent’s Centre for the Study of Social  and Political Movements, the School of Psychology, the ESRC South East DTC Advanced Training, the Conflict Analysis Research Centre (School of Politics & IR) and the Kent Graduate School’s Postgraduate Experience Award.

There is a registration fee of £10 for participants and attendees. Registration for post-graduate participants is free thanks to contributions made by the School of Psychology.

For further information, please contact either Eugene Nulman (e.nulman@kent.ac.uk)

Click here to download the complete CFP

About

An interdisciplinary conference on Theory Action Impact of Social Protest, to take place in Oct. 2012 at the University of Kent, Canterbury UK.

Hosted by University of Kent’s Centre for the Study of Social and Political Movements, the SSPSSR ESRC DTC Advanced Training, the School of Psychology; and the Conflict Analysis Research Centre in the school of Politics & IR.