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Call for Papers "The Politics of Space and Place" 4th International Interdisciplinary Conference Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics (CAPPE), University of Brighton Brighton (UK) 16-18 September 2009 __________________________________________________ In a world where inequality and poverty are growing remorselessly, where you are, and where you happen to have been born, continue to determine, how, and in indeed whether, you live. From the urbanization of the human species and the burgeoning of slums to the rise of the modern gated community; from Fortress Europe and the Israeli security wall to land reform in South Africa; questions of space and place are central to some of todays most bitterly contested political issues. What might an analysis of politics which focuses on the operation of power through space and place, and on the spatial structuring of inequality, tell us about the world we make for ourselves and others? - How is power structured and brought to bear on people through space and place? - How does power operate locally, nationally and globally and in both its soft and hard forms? - How does it operate through urban planning, architecture, housing policy, immigration policy and national borders? - How does it work to discipline and exclude some, while insulating others from the excesses of inequality and degradation? - How are space and place utilised as a means of dividing people into us and them? - How and in whose interests do these divisions function as they pit against each other not only people who live in different parts of the world but also those who live just a few metres apart? - What might an analysis of politics through questions of space and place indicate about how power, injustice and inequality could be better understood and more effectively contested? We anticipate that these and related issues will be of interest to people working in, among others, philosophy, ethics, political theory, politics, sociology, social policy, globalisation, international relations, cultural studies, history, architecture, photography, geography, planning, refugee studies, migration studies, urban studies and area studies. Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be emailed to Nicola Clewer by 30 January 2009: [email protected] Decisions will be communicated by 6 February. The conference fee is £210. This includes refreshments, lunch on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and a buffet dinner on Thursday in a local pub. There are a limited number of places available for graduate students and for people who have no institutional affiliation at the reduced price of £105. Please indicate if you wish to be considered for one of these when sending your abstract; or contact, as soon as possible, Nicola Clewer: [email protected] For updates and further information about the centre please visit the CAPPE website: http://www.brighton.ac.uk/CAPPE Contact: Nicola Clewer, Administrator Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics School of Historical and Critical Studies University of Brighton 10-11 Pavilion Parade Brighton, BN2 1RA UK Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.brighton.ac.uk/CAPPE __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
