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Call for Papers "Re-thinking Global Society" International Conference The Bauman Institute, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds Leeds (UK) 6-7 September 2010 __________________________________________________ We are delighted to announce that the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Leeds will formally launch the Bauman Institute in September 2010, established in honour of Leeds’s Emeritus Professor of Sociology Zygmunt Bauman. In recognition of the launch, we are holding an International Conference here at the University of Leeds on Monday 6th and Tuesday 7th September 2010. The Conference aims to bring together international expertise amongst scholars, researchers, practitioners, and postgraduate students, working in a variety of fields across the arts, humanities and social sciences. As such, we are delighted to announce amongst our confirmed plenary speakers: George Ritzer Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, Washington DC Daniel Libeskind Architect Neal Lawson Chair of Compass and writer for The Guardian and The New Statesman Submissions Our key conference themes are: - Consumerism and Sustainability - Globalization, Risk and Uncertainty - Renewing Politics and Civil Society - The Social Thought of Zygmunt Bauman We invite abstracts of not more than 150 words and tied to any of the above themes to be submitted not later than 31st January 2010 to the email address below. All abstracts will be subject to peer-review and should be sent to the Director of the Bauman Institute, Dr Mark Davis: [email protected] Conference Fees Early Registration (before 30 June 2010): £190 Unwaged/Student Rate (Early): £110 Late Registration (from 1 July 2010): £265 Unwaged/Student Rate (Late): £165 All fee options include full conference registration and an invitation to an Evening Drinks Reception on the Monday, to be held in the Great Hall at the University of Leeds. Contact: Dr Mark Davis The Bauman Institute School of Sociology and Social Policy University of Leeds Leeds LS2 9JT UK Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.sociology.leeds.ac.uk/bauman __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
