The BSA Annual Conference 2009

New Look Annual Conference!

The BSA Annual Conference 2009 (and also 2010) will be organised in a different way than in previous years.  Designed to be less theme-led, and to encourage the widest participation for presenters and attendees, it will have streams around core areas of sociological research and enquiry.  While there is a core team, (led by John Holmwood from Birmingham) each stream will have its own convenor(s) who will select the papers, symposium and panels to go into that stream and so our call for papers this year requires potential presenters to nominate streams for their presentations.  This is somewhat similar to the ISA’s form of organisation.  The aim is to have a sub-plenary within each stream. 

There is a conference theme:  The Challenge of Global Social Inquiry, which will be addressed in both the main plenary sessions and the sub-plenary sessions in each discipline.  In this way we hope that more established figures in a number of fields will be represented at the conference.  There will also be Open Streams, in recognition that not everyone’s field of interest is covered by the main stream titles.  The Council and EMT have agreed that we should give this new form of organisation a two year trial, and thus for 2010 we will be asking that those who want to consider organising 2010 will commit to this same format. 

We believe that this will be a rewarding and exciting conference that will be of interest to all our members.  Abstract submission is now closed.

Barbara Harrison, University of East London

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