From: STEPS Centre [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of STEPS Centre Sent: 28 November 2014 12:51 To: Peter Newell Subject: Call for Abstracts: Financialisation of Nature workshop, Sussex, March 2015
Use this area to offer a short preview of your email's content. View this email in your browser<http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=9254a411e4220fde61f078a32&id=c941b89798&e=2cff5dee65> [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/9254a411e4220fde61f078a32/images/b605672e-7494-46a7-9a90-69f509381f28.jpg] Critical Perspectives on the Financialisation of Nature Workshop for doctoral and early-career researchers, 19-20 March 2015, University of Sussex Call for Abstracts This workshop will be hosted by the the Sussex-based Centre for Global Political Economy and the STEPS Centre. It will be a 1.5 day intensive workshop to discuss, theorise and critically reflect on the practical and political implications of the commodification, marketisation and financialisation of nature. >> Read more about the event (STEPS Centre >> website)<http://steps-centre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9254a411e4220fde61f078a32&id=562ae130f8&e=2cff5dee65> The deadline for abstracts is 5 December 2014. Papers Participants will be required to submit full papers in advance of the workshop and are expected to read each other’s work beforehand to enable in-depth engagement with one another’s arguments. The sessions will be chaired by academics working in the field who will also provide feedback on papers. Moreover, the workshop will bring together activists and academics for a panel discussion, reflecting on the interlinkages between activism and research on the financialisation of nature. Speakers Confirmed speakers * Prof James Fairhead (Chair in Social Anthropology, University of Sussex) * Larry Lohmann (The Corner House) * Hannah Mowat (FERN) * Prof Peter Newell (STEPS/Centre for Global Political Economy, University of Sussex) * Prof Ian Scoones (STEPS/Institute of Development Studies) Invited speakers (tbc) * Prof Rosaleen Duffy * Jutta Kill * Prof John O’Neill * Prof Sian Sullivan Timeline and practical arrangements Please send abstracts of up to 300 words to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> by December 5th, 2014. Successful applicants will be informed before December 31st. Full papers are expected by February 15th, 2015. Registration is free and food will be provided. We have some funding for accommodation and travel for a limited number of doctoral researchers. Details about applying for this funding will be sent out once abstracts have been selected. For full details, visit the STEPS Centre website<http://steps-centre.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9254a411e4220fde61f078a32&id=681d34429a&e=2cff5dee65>. Copyright © 2014 STEPS Centre, All rights reserved. You are receiving this interest because of our interest in the STEPS Centre Summer School. Our mailing address is: STEPS Centre Institute of Development Studies Library Road, Falmer Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9RE United Kingdom Add us to your address book<http://steps-centre.us2.list-manage.com/vcard?u=9254a411e4220fde61f078a32&id=186fae2019> unsubscribe from this list<http://steps-centre.us2.list-manage1.com/unsubscribe?u=9254a411e4220fde61f078a32&id=186fae2019&e=2cff5dee65&c=c941b89798> update subscription preferences<http://steps-centre.us2.list-manage.com/profile?u=9254a411e4220fde61f078a32&id=186fae2019&e=2cff5dee65> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
