ESA Research Networks
Environment & Society
CALL FOR PAPERS
8th CONFERENCE of the EUROPEAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Glasgow, UK, 3-6 September 2007
The Environment & Society Network (ESN) of the European Sociological Association (ESA) invites you to submit papers, to be presented at the Eight ESA Conference in Glasgow, UK
Topics to be addressed in the ESN sessions include:
- Social theory and the environment
- Participation and environmental governance
- Consumerism and environment
- Biotechnology, GMOs and the social sciences
- Environmental attitudes, social movements, and civil society.
- Expert knowledge and environmental democracy.
- Biodiversity and nature protection between global and local concerns
- Education for sustainability and social learning
- Corporate governance and corporate social responsibility
- Environmental justice
- People vs. Planet in sustainable development
We are open to proposals for additional topics, as far as they can be accommodated in the conference schedule. Authors from outside of Europe are also welcome to participate in the sessions.
Abstracts should be submitted through the online submission form on the conference website www.esa8thconference.com. The deadline for submission is 28 February 2007.
The submission form will limit the title of the abstract to 200 characters (approximately 30 words) and the length of the abstract to 1500 characters (a maximum of 200 words).
Abstracts will be reviewed by a panel according to the following criteria:
- Does the abstract indicate that the paper will make an original, understandable, and meaningful contribution to environment and society debates?
- If the paper mainly presents new empirical evidence: is it clear from the abstract upon which research this evidence is based and what conclusions are drawn for environment and society debates?
- If the paper mainly presents new theoretical considerations: is it clear from the abstract which existing theories and concepts the paper is in discussion with, and what new considerations will be added to the debates?
Organizing committee:
Cecilia Claeys-Mekdade, Université de la Méditerranée – UMR Espace/équipe DESMID, France
Balint Balazs, Institute of Environmental and Landscape Management at St. István University in Gödöllő, Hungary.
Kris van Koppen, Wageningen University / University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
Co-ordinator and contact address for ESN:
Kris van Koppen
E-mail (q's are for spam protection and should be removed): qkris.qvankoppen@qwur.nl
ESN website: www.esa-esn.org
The Environment & Society Network aims to provide a platform for social scientists interested in environmental policy and management, environmental movements, and other social issues related to nature and environment.
The main activity of the E&S Network is the coordination of sessions at the biannual ESA conference. A call for abstracts for the next ESA conference in Torun (Poland) is forthcoming. The network also has an e-mail list and a website to facilitate communication among social scientists who are active in the environmental field, and it keeps up contacts with other, related groups, such as the Environment and Society Research Committee of the International Sociological Association (ISA RC24).
Researchers and educators who are interested in this field are welcome to join the network. The coordinator of the E&S Network is Kris van Koppen (Wageningen University and University of Utrecht, The Netherlands). For more information, or to contact the coordinator, please visit our website: www.esa-esn.org.
Chair:
Prof. Dr. CSA (Kris) van Koppen
Senior Lecturer Environmental Policy, Social Sciences Group, Wageningen University,
Professor Environmental Education, Faculty of Biology, University of Utrecht.
Mail address:
Hollandseweg 1
6706 KN Wageningen
The Netherlands
Telephone:
(mo-we) 31 (0)317 482617 or 484452
(th) 31 (0)30 2535450