---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mirela Dumic <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 11:23 AM Subject: CfP - POLITICAL AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION (FP 7 Conference), University of Surrey, UK To: [log in to unmask] ** ** ** ** ** *POLITICAL AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION* **** *2**nd International Multidisciplinary Conference organised by the PIDOP Consortium in ***** *collaboration with the Centre for Research on Nationalism, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism (CRONEM), University of Surrey, UK* **** *****University of Surrey****, UK*** **** *16 -17 April, 2012* **** *CALL FOR PAPERS* **** *The closing date for abstracts is 31**st December 2011.* **** ** ** PIDOP is a multinational research project funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme. The project is examining the processes which influence democratic ownership and participation in eight European states – **Belgium**, **Czech** **Republic**, **Germany**, **Italy* *, **Portugal**, **Sweden**, **Turkey** and the ****UK****. For more information http://www.fahs.surrey.ac.uk/pidop/index.htm **** *===============================* **** In many countries, conventional forms of political participation have declined in recent years, with growing levels of political apathy, disengagement from formal democratic processes and increasing distrust of, and lack of confidence in, political institutions. At the same time, however, research suggests that a shift is currently taking place among younger generations, with civic participation coming to be prioritised over more traditional forms of political participation. As a result, issues that might have mobilised individuals into taking political action in the past are now being tackled instead by many young people either via voluntary, community or charitable activities, or via consumer activism. Thus, it is possible that while traditional forms of political participation such as voting are currently in decline in many European countries, this trend may not be indicative of public disengagement *per se* but of a shift to a qualitatively different kind of public activism. **** Existing research has established that macro-level historical, political and institutional factors are related to citizens’ political and civic participation within any given country (e.g., type of electoral system, historical longevity of democracy within the country, etc.), as are demographic factors (e.g., gender, age, ethnicity, etc.) and social and psychological factors (e.g., social capital, levels of trust, neighbourhood attachment, political attentiveness, internal and external efficacy, etc.). However, at the present time, the processes through which these various factors inter-relate, and how macro-level and sociological factors interact and impact on the psychological factors are poorly understood. **** This conference aims to take stock of the numerous factors which can impact on the different forms of citizen participation, will explore how political, sociological and psychological factors inter-relate, and will draw out implications for policies which have as their goal the enhancement of levels of political and civic participation. **** The conference also aims to examine the factors and processes which impact on levels of participation among marginalised groups that are at risk of political disengagement due to age, gender, ethnicity or migration. For this reason, papers focusing on either young people, women, ethnic minorities or migrants are especially encouraged. **** ** ** Hence, this conference seeks to provide an opportunity for interdisciplinary discussion and debate on: **** **· **the different forms of political and civic participation which exist **** **· **the factors and processes which enhance and/or hinder the different forms of participation **** **· **forms and levels of participation within different national, ethnic and migrant groups **** **· **forms and levels of political and civic participation among women **** **· **forms and levels of political and civic participation by youth **** **· **policy interventions which can be used to increase levels of political and civic participation within particular societal settings **** ** ** Confirmed speakers:**** **· ***Professor Judith Torney-Purta*, Professor of Human Development at the **University** of **Maryland** at ****College Park**, ** USA******** **· ***Professor P.G. Klandermans*, Professor in Applied Social Psychology at the Vrije Universiteit **Amsterdam**, The ****Netherlands****. **** ** ** *For more information about Call for Papers and online submission forms, please visit:* **** http://www.surrey.ac.uk/cronem/newsandevents/conferences/pidop_conference_2012.htm **** ** ** *Conference enquiries (Call for Papers, registration and other administrative matters):* **** Ms Mirela Dumic **** [log in to unmask] **** ** ** ====================== **** ** ** Mirela Dumic**** Research Centre Co-ordinator Centre for Research on Nationalism, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism (CRONEM) **** ****School** of **Politics******** 14 AC 05 **** Post Box I4 ****University** of **Surrey**** Guildford, **Surrey** GU2 7XH**** Tel: +44 (0) 1483 682365**** Email: [log in to unmask] *www.surrey.ac.uk/cronem*** * * * * ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** RACE POL is a discussion list sponsored by the Section on Race, Ethnicity and Politics of the American Political Science Association http://www.apsanet.org/~rep/ -- All my best, Shay Welch Assistant Professor Spelman College ############################ To unsubscribe from the FEAST-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: https://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FEAST-L&A=1