Disaster and
Social Crisis Research Network
Call for Papers: ESA 2007
European Sociological Association
8th Conference, Glasgow, 3-6th September 2007
Conference Theme - 'Conflict, Citizenship and Civil Society'
The
purpose of the Disaster & Social Crisis Research
Network (DSCRN) is to promote the study, research and analysis of
"natural", "technological" and "social" disasters with a view to
contributing to the development of disaster-resilient European
communities and preventing or mitigating the human, economic, social,
cultural and psychological effects of disasters. The DSCRN's website is
http://www.erc.gr/english/d&scrn/
We are calling for abstracts
to be submitted for the ESA conference in Glasgow in September 2007.
Abstracts should be submitted by 15 February 2007. If you have any
queries please contact the DSCRN's co-ordinator, Philip Buckle, on
philip.buckle@gmail.com
Proposed themes include:
- disaster, crisis, society and
community: re-examining central concepts
- globalisation and disaster:
threats, trends and responses
- climate change, risk and society
We welcome proposals for additional
session themes, as far as they can be accommodated in the conference
schedule. Authors from countries within and outside of Europe are very
welcome to participate.
Abstracts should be submitted by
through the ESA conference website
http://www.esa8thconference.com before 15 February 2007. They should
include: name(s) and affiliation(s) of the author(s); contact details of
presenting author (postal address, telephone, email address); title of
proposed presentation; and an abstract of the paper of 150-200 words.
Abstracts will be reviewed by a panel
according to the following criteria:
will the paper will make an original
and meaningful contribution to current debates about disaster, crisis and
society?
is it clear from the abstract from
what research the evidence is derived and what conclusions are drawn for
debates about disaster, crisis and society?
if the paper presents new theoretical
considerations: is it clear which existing theories and concepts the paper
is discussing and what new considerations will be added to the debate?
Coordinator
Philip Buckle
Senior Lecturer Disaster Management
Business, Environment and Society
Coventry University
CV1
5FB
Coventry UK
philip.buckle1@btinternet.com
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