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Author: Tommaso Vitale
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Subject: [movimenti.bicocca] Fwd: Manchester social movements conference 15-17 April - finall Call For Papers
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> SOCIAL MOVEMENTS CONFERENCE - FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
> abstracts due by Monday 2nd March 2009
>
> From 1995 to 2008, Manchester Metropolitan University hosted a
> series of very successful annual international conferences on
> 'ALTERNATIVE FUTURES and POPULAR PROTEST'.
>
> We're very happy to announce that the Fourteenth AF&PP Conference
> will be held, between Wednesday 15th April and Friday 17th April 2009.
>
> The Conference rubric remains as in previous years. The aim is to
> explore the dynamics of popular movements, along with the ideas
> which animate their activists and supporters and which contribute to
> shaping their fate.
>
> Reflecting the inherent cross-disciplinary nature of the issues,
> previous participants (from over 50 countries) have come from such
> specialisms as sociology, politics, cultural studies, social
> psychology, economics, history and geography. The Manchester
> conferences have also been notable for discovering a fruitful and
> friendly meeting ground between activism and academia.
>
> CALL FOR PAPERS
>
> We invite offers of papers relevant to the conference themes. Papers
> should address such matters as:
> * contemporary and historical social movements and popular protests
> * social movement theory
> * utopias and experiments
>
> * ideologies of collective action
> * etc.
> To offer a paper, please contact either of the conference convenors
> with a brief abstract:
>
> EITHER Colin Barker, Dept. of Sociology
> OR Mike Tyldesley, Dept. of Politics and Philosophy
> Manchester Metropolitan University
> Geoffrey Manton Building, Rosamond Street West
> Manchester M15 6LL, England
> email: c.barker@???
> Tel: M. Tyldesley 0161 247 6718
> email: m.tyldesley@???
> Fax: 0161 247 6769 (+44 161 247 6769)
> (Wherever possible, please use email, especially as Colin Barker is
> now a retired gent. Surface mail and faxes should only be addressed
> to Mike Tyldesley)
>
> CONFERENCE PAPERS
> Those giving papers are asked to supply them in advance, for
> inclusion on a CD of the complete papers which will be available
> from the conference opening.
>
> * Preferred method: send the paper to Colin Barker as an email
> attachment in MS Word. Any separate illustrations etc. should be
> placed at the end of the paper, in .jpg format.
>
> * if this is impossible, post a copy of the text to Mike Tyldesley
> on a CD disk in MS Word format
>
> * Final date for receipt of abstracts: Monday 2nd March 2009
>
> * Final date for receipt of actual papers: Monday 23rd March 2009
>
> CONFERENCE ARRANGEMENTS AND COSTS
> The conference will run from lunch-time Wednesday 15th April to
> lunch-time on Friday 17th April 2009.
>
> Cost, inclusive of three lunches, teas/coffees and copies of the
> Proceedings on CD, will be £130 (students and unwaged £80).
>
> Bed and Breakfast accommodation in student bedrooms can be booked
> through the conference organizers at nearby University of Manchester
> accommodation, at £35 per night. It is possible, in principle, to
> book these rooms on the nights immediately preceding and following
> the conference. Delegates preferring hotel accommodation should make
> their own bookings. The most convenient hotel is IBIS, Charles
> Street, Manchester M1 7DG (tel 0161 272 5000). There is information
> about Manchester hotels at http://www.hotelscombined.com/City/Manchester.htm
> . We’re told that delegates can request a 10 per cent reduction in
> hotel bills if they visit http://www.hotelscombined.com/Education_Support
> , and we’ll be interested to gather people’s experiences with this.
>
> Conference participants will be invited to dine together at two
> local (and not too expensive) restaurants on the two conference
> evenings. Payment for dinners should not be made in advance, but
> directly to the restaurants on the night.
>
> BOOKING FORM
>
> ALTERNATIVE FUTURES and POPULAR PROTEST XIV
> 15th April to 17th April 2009
>
> Name __________________________________
>
> Address _________________________________
>
>                    ___________________________________

>
> __________________ postcode_________
>
> Tel No.           _____________________________

>
> Email _____________________________
>
> Conference fee                     130.00      .............
> Student fee
> (post- & under-grad)              80.00      .............
> Bed and Breakfast
> Wednesday night                    35.00      .............
> Thursday night                       35.00      .............

>
>             TOTAL       £ stlg                      .............

>
> Cheques should be made payable to "Manchester Metropolitan University"
>
> Credit or Debit Card payment (Visa and Mastercard only)
>
> Card Number ......... ......... ......... .........
>
> Expiry Date         ...... / ......

>
> Three-digit security code (on back of card) ….
>
> Please let us know of any dietary or other requirements.
>
> Please return the Booking Form by email to Colin Barker (c.barker@???
> ), or by email, fax or post to Mike Tyldesley
> (m.tyldesley@???; fax +44 161 247 6312; Dept of Philosophy and
> Politics, Manchester Metropolitan University, Geoffrey Manton
> Building, Rosamond Street West, Manchester M15 6LL, England)