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FW: Conference on popular protest, Manchester, April 2002 by Sebastian Budgen 07 October 2001 22:53 UTC |
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EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on ALTERNATIVE FUTURES and POPULAR PROTEST Manchester, 2nd-4th April 2002 CALL FOR PAPERS (apologies for cross-posting) The eighth international conference on ALTERNATIVE FUTURES and POPULAR PROTEST will be held at Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, England from Tuesday 2nd April to Thursday 4th April 2002. This Manchester conference series has proved a small but significant success. Reflecting the inherent cross-disciplinary nature of the issues, previous participants (from over 40 countries) have come from such specialisms as sociology, politics, cultural studies, social psychology, economics, history and geography. The Manchester conferences have been notable for discovering a fruitful and friendly meeting ground between activism and academia. We invite scholars to submit offers of papers relevant to the conference themes. Papers should address such matters as: * contemporary and historical social movements and popular protests * social movement theory * utopias and experiments * ideologies of collective action Please send a brief abstract of your proposed paper to either of the conference convenors, not later than Friday 1st March 2002. EITHER Colin Barker, Dept. of Sociology OR Mike Tyldesley, Dept. of Politics and Philosophy Manchester Metropolitan University Geoffrey Manton Building, Rosamond Street West Manchester M15 6LL, England Tel: C. Barker 0161 247 3439 email: c.barker@mmu.ac.uk Tel: M. Tyldesley 0161 247 3460 email: m.tyldesley@mmu.ac.uk Fax: 0161 247 6321 (+44 161 247 6321) (Wherever possible, please use email.) One valued aspect of the conferences is that the papers are printed and bound for use by conference participants from the opening day. This means we ask participants to supply their papers in advance. * Two single-spaced copies should be provided, on A4 or US Letter paper, with one inch margins, and with a copy of the text on a DOS disk in either MS Word format (if in doubt, please contact one of the convenors in advance). * Word limit 7,000 words (including notes etc.) * Final date for receipt of abstracts: 1 March 2002 * Final date for receipt of papers: 11 March 2002 * Participants who do not supply their papers by the final date are asked to bring 50 copies to the Conference for distribution. Advance submission is much preferred, since the bound volumes of papers are sent to the British Library but loose papers are excluded. A few copies of the papers from the 1999-2001 conferences are still available. Order from Colin Barker. Price: 25 pounds stlg per two-volume set, post-free. Cheques to Manchester Metropolitan University. FURTHER INFORMATION The conference will run from lunch-time Tuesday 2nd to lunch-time Thursday 4th April 2002. Cost, inclusive of three lunches, teas/coffees and copies of the bound papers, will be £105 (students £65). Bed and Breakfast accommodation will be available at nearby UMIST, either in student bedrooms at £32 per night or in ensuite rooms at £50 per night. Conference participants will be invited to dine together at two local (and not too expensive) restaurants on the two conference evenings. Payment for dinners should not be made in advance, but directly to the restaurants on the night. BOOKING FORM Alternative Futures and Popular Protest, 2nd-4th April 2002 Name __________________________________ Address _________________________________ ___________________________________ __________________ postcode_________ Tel No. _____________________________ Fax No. _____________________________ Email _____________________________ Conference fee 105.00 ............. Student fee (post- & under-grad) 65.00 ............. Bed and Breakfast Tuesday (standard) 32.00 ............. (ensuite) 50.00 ............ Wedneday (standard) 32.00 ............. (ensuite) 50.00 ............. TOTAL stlg ............. Cheques should be made payable to "Manchester Metropolitan University" Credit Card payment (Visa and Mastercard only) Card Number ......... ......... ......... ......... Expiry Date ...... / ...... Please let us know of any dietary or other requirements. Please return the Booking Form to Colin Barker (address above)
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