CALL FOR PAPERS
Defining global citizenship: Development, Politics and
Social Change.
Undergraduates from
the University of East London, in partnership with the European Association of
Development Research & Training Institutes (EADI), are pleased to invite
you to submit* your paper to the University’s third student led undergraduate
conference for development.
8th November 2014
~
University of East
London
Docklands Campus
London, UK
Have you just finished your undergraduate
dissertation or project? Are you proud of a piece of your degree work? Are you
thinking of postgraduate study or just starting on a Masters programme? Then
submit an abstract to International Development Student Conference at UEL!
*There is no fee for submission of
papers or attendance at the conference.
Why should
I attend?
If you have never been to an
academic conference before, and never presented your work in a conference
setting, then this is a great opportunity to get some experience and find out
how it all works. This is a conference organised by undergraduate students, for
undergraduate students and we want to hear about the research and work you have
been doing.
Who can submit a paper?
Students from a wide variety of
disciplines including: anthropology, international development and development
studies, international politics and international relations, history, sociology
and more. We also welcome papers from undergraduate students and students
graduating in 2014.
When and where is
the conference?
The conference will
be held at the Docklands Campus of University of East London, UK on Saturday 8th
November. It is a one day event including an evening reception following the
conference. However, on Friday 7th there will be a welcoming
reception for those able to attend.
What happens at the conference?
Successful entrants
will be given the unique opportunity to debate their work in a public forum,
receive feedback from academic scholars, interact with publishers and field
leaders and meet students from diverse universities and network with a variety
of NGOs.
This open
conference will centre on subjects pertaining to International Development and
International Politics. All
participants will be presented with a certificate confirming their attendance
and an online journal will be produced presenting the top papers.
What are the paper
submission guidelines?
We welcome written papers as well as other forms of
presentation such as short documentaries and photo exhibitions. All accepted
works will be presented, having been reviewed by a panel consisting of academic
experts and publishers.
Undergraduate papers in the region of 2000-5000 words
will be accepted. We welcome coursework and other papers. A maximum word limit
of 6000 words is in place for those who would like to submit their
dissertations.
Papers should
address one or more of the following themes.
·
War, Conflict and
Migration
·
Intersecting
inequality in Society (including gender, age, class, ethnicity)
·
Governance,
Institutions and State Building
·
Civil Society,
Social Movements and Grassroots Organizations
·
Population Growth,
Resources, Environment
·
Sustainable
Development, Energy, Climate Change
·
Food and
Agriculture, Food Security
·
Cultural and Social
Transformation
·
Role of Social
Media
·
European and
International Human Rights Law/ Theories of Justice
·
Tourism Impact
·
Post-conflict Reconstruction
·
Modern Slavery and Trafficking
·
Millennium
Development Goals and post-MDG agendas
When should papers be submitted?
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15th June 2014
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Abstract submission deadline
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10th
July 2014
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Delegates informed if abstract has been
accepted
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10th September 2014
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Papers to be submitted in electronically
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20th November 2014
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Delegates informed of academic feedback
from paper
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Contact details:
Website: www.uel-undergraduate-conference.co.uk
Facebook Group: UEL International Development Undergraduate Conference.
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