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5th International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Published on April 6, 2010 in Conference and Newsletter. 0 Comments

Fifth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
2-5 August 2010
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

www.SocialSciencesConference.com

Plenary Speakers

http://thesocialsciences.com/conference-2010/plenary-speakers/

  • Rom Harre, Distinguished Research Professor, Psychology Department, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
  • Juliet Mitchell, Professor, Department in Social and Political Sciences, University  of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
  • The Energy Cultures Team: Dr. Janet Stephenson, Professor Rob Lawson, Professor Gerry Carrington, University of Otago, New Zealand
  • Jack Goody, Fellow, St. John’s College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
  • Patrick Baert, Fellow, Selwyn College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Call for Papers

If you intend to present a paper at the Conference, your participation begins with submission of a paper proposal. For information on proposals, presentation types, and other options, see: http://thesocialsciences.com/conference-2010/call-for-papers/#ppt. To submit a proposal, see: http://thesocialsciences.com/conference-2010/call-for-papers/. If your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the Conference.

Registration

Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of the proposal. Conference delegates who do not intend to present may register at any time. For registration options, or to register for the 2010 Social Sciences Conference, see: http://thesocialsciences.com/conference-2010/register/.

Themes

http://thesocialsciences.com/ideas/themes/

The Energy Cultures Team to Speak in Cambridge

Published on February 10, 2010 in Conference and Uncategorized. 0 Comments

Energy Cultures brings together a multi-disciplinary team of researchers in a 3 year project on household energy behaviours based at Otago University, New Zealand.   group1

The ‘Energy Cultures’ research programme applies a novel combination of complementary social science methods to improve understanding of the drivers of household energy behaviours, and to deliver an effective strategy to achieve more energy-efficient behaviours.

Our disciplinary backgrounds include physics/engineering, economics, marketing, sociology/human geography and law.  Prof Lawson, Dr Stephenson and Prof Carrington will co-present at the plenary.

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Rom Harré, Georgetown University, Washington DC, speaking on social sciences in Cambridge

Published on October 5, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments

Rom Harré, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA
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Rom Harré was for many years the University Lecturer in Philosophy of Science at Oxford and Fellow of Linacre College. Currently he is Distinguished Research Professor in the Psychology Department of Georgetown University in Washington DC, teaching there in the Spring Semester. He combines this with the post of Director of the Centre for Philosophy of the Natural and Social sciences at the London School of Economics. He began his career in mathematics and physics, turning later to the foundations of psychology. More…

Social Sciences Conference 2009 – Accommodation

Published on April 22, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments

Accommodation for the 2009 Social Science Conference in Athens, Greece may now be booked. Please see the Conference Accommodation webpage for more information.

Announcing The Fifth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Published on April 21, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments

2-5 August 2010
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
http://thesocialsciences.com/conference-2010/

Social Sciences Conference 2009 – Plenary Speakers Added

Published on April 10, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments

Gerassimos Kouzelis, Professor of Philosophy of Science and Sociology of Knowledge; Director of the Laboratory for the Study of Greek-German Relations, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Alexandros-Andreas Kyrtsis , Professor of Sociology, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Massimo Leone, Research Professor of Semiotics and Cultural Semiotics, Department of Philosophy, University of Torino, Italy

Social Sciences Conference 2009 – Plenary Speakers Added

Published on March 12, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments

Mary Kalantzis, Dean of the College of Education, Professor of Education, Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Illinois, Urbana, USA.

Joleen Steyn-Kotze, Professor of Political Science, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University; winner of the International Award for Excellence in the area of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences awarded by the International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences.

Thomas Bley, Professor, Design Studies, University of Otago, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Kyrkos Doxiadis, Associate Professor, Social Theory with special reference to Communication; Director, Social Theory and Sociology, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

The Fourth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Published on March 10, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments

8-11 July 2009
University of Athens, Greece
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