International conference on Nature, Nation and Society
Reconsidering "Politics" in Social and Political Geography
June 13 - 15, 2002, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Social changes over the course of the last decade or more have challenged several key features of the modern conception of the political sphere, above all its focus on the nation-state and human beings as political container and content. Processes like the emergence of techno- and bio-politics, the decline of the nation-state, the loss of stable political coordinates and the economic concentration of mass media indicate a worldwide, rapid and profound transformation of the political sphere.
By focusing on the interrelation of nature, nation and society – three constitutive terms of modern political theorizing – scholars are invited to reconsider the political and its transformation within their discipline.
Our guest lecturers, Prof. Derek Gregory, Dr. Virginie Mamadouh, Prof. Wolfgang Natter and Prof. Walter Reese-Schäfer will adress one or several of the following topics of the parallel sessions:
- “Critical Geography” and political philosophy: tracing the links
- The politics of nature and the nature of politics
- Public sphere – political sphere
- Politics beyond the nation-state
Deadlines:
Abstracts: February 6, 2002
Standard registration: February 22, 2002
Conference fee:
(including conference dinner on June 14th)
Standard registration: 80 Euro
Late registration: 100 Euro
A reduced fee of 25 Euro (late registration: 35 Euro) will be charged for students, Phd students, scholars from Newly Independent States, scholars from developing countries and for faculty of the Nijmegen School of Management.
Cancelation: 60% refund before May 27; after May 27: 40% refund.
Organization:
Dr. W. Zierhofer, Dr. O. Kramsch, Department of Human Geography / Nijmegen Center for Border Research, Nijmegen School of Management, University of Nijmegen.
In collaboration with “Arbeitskreis für Politische Geographie” (Prof. Paul Reuber and Dr. Günter Wolkersdorfer, both University of Münster) and “Arbeitskreis für Geographie und Gesellschaftstheorie” (Prof. Benno Werlen, University of Jena; PD Dr. Rainer Danielzyk, Institut für Landes- und Stadtentwicklungsforschung, Dortmund).
Contact:
w.zierhofer@nsm.kun.nl
Tel. secr.: +31 (0)24 361 19 25
Fax: +31 (0)24 361 18 41
Thomas van Aquinostraat 3
P.O. Box 9108
NL - 6500 HK Nijmegen, the Netherlands
© NCBR, Department of Human Geography, University of Nijmegen, 2001