Call for Papers The First
Conference
on Social Movements and Protest: Nonviolent Strategies and the State
San Diego, May 5-6, 2017 The conference at San Diego State University is planned as an informal and friendly gathering to present your current work, discuss it with others, network, and, generally, ponder the new directions in which our field is heading. It is organized by Mobilization: An International Quarterly, and sponsored by the Hansen Foundation for Peace. Plenary sessions will emphasize strategies, tactics, and nonviolent approaches to social change. Submissions on a range of topics in our field are invited for paper sessions. Organizers will attempt to accommodate submissions by assigning accepted papers to thematic sessions and roundtables such as: • • • • • • • • •
Strategies of nonviolence Tactical variation and movement outcomes Repertoire innovation in contemporary movements Trends in social movement theory Violent versus nonviolent strategies Contemporary movements and popular protest Social media, digital technologies, and repertoire shift Crossnational and historical analysis And more, depending on submissions
Submit abstracts by January 15, 2017 at http://sociology.sdsu.edu/mobilization_ conference/. Information about hotels in historic Old Town is available there as well. Old Town is an easy trolley ride to the university and a 10-minute ride to San Diego’s scenic harbor, Seaport Village, and Gas Lamp Quarter. Send an email to
[email protected] with your questions. The registration fee is $75.00, and includes a Cinco de Mayo reception dinner at an Old Town restaurant and a 2017 subscription to Mobilization (a $49.50 value). You will be prompted to register when submitting your abstract. Completed papers are due April 1, 2017.
http://sociology.sdsu.edu/mobilization_conference/
