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European Sociological Association 8th Conference, Glasgow, 3-6th September 2007
Conference Theme - ‘Conflict, Citizenship and Civil Society’


Theme of the Conference
Europe is experiencing extensive transformations that explode periodically into deep conflict. Interpretation of these events is contested, opposing 'traditional' and 'new' reasons for conflicts, although we experience a far more complex combination of them. Conflicts associated with migration, generation, gender, precarious labour, urban tension and cultural and religious intolerance are spliced by inequality, discrimination, poverty and exclusion, thus complicating notions of belonging and citizenship. As politics is increasingly focused on conflict and its resolution, debates about civil society have come to the forefront and classic concepts born during the Scottish Enlightenment have been revitalized.

The 8th European Sociological Association Conference - entitled 'Conflict, Citizenship and Civil Society' - will take place in Glasgow, Scotland in September 2007. It will bring together scholars from across the globe to explore contemporary transformations of citizenship in Europe and debate the state of democracy and the fate of civil, political and social rights that have been the political lifeblood of European societies. The Conference will host papers in over 30 Research Networks and Research Streams covering the full range of substantive areas within the sociological canon.


Keynote Speakers
Keynote speakers include Margaret Archer, Donnatella Della Porta and Nicos Mouzelis.

Website
For more information on the website, visit the conference website at http://www.esa8thconference.com/

Glasgow
For travel details and more information about visiting Glasgow and Scotland generally please see www.visitscotland.co.uk

Local Organising Committee
Bill Hughes / Pamela Abbott (Co-Chairs): Glasgow Caledonian University
Sara Arber: University of Surrey
Kay Adamson: Glasgow Caledonian University
Alex Law: Abertay University
Dave Miller: Univeristy of Strathclyde
Gerry Mooney: Open University
Laurie Scott: Glasgow Convention Bureau
Emmanuelle Tulle: Glasgow Caledonian University
Claire Wallace: University of Aberdeen
Nick Watson: University of Glasgow


Previous Conferences
To date, the European Sociological Association organized seven conferences:

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