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Updated September 03, 2008

Posted August 27, 2008

Call for Papers
"Population Dynamics and Hurricane Katrina"
Special Issue of Population and Environment

Guest Editors:
William H. Frey, The Brookings Institution
Audrey Singer, The Brookings Institution

In the summer of 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the North American Gulf Coast, especially the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Triggering a massive exodus of residents, the hurricanes offered potent examples of the ways in which the natural environment can shape demographic trends. The region's demographic future also remains uncertain as many evacuees have resettled permanently elsewhere.

For this special issue, we seek a range of papers that examine the demographic dimensions of hurricane events, with a focus on the implications of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Although event-specific, the research should improve broader understanding and theory regarding the association between population and environment. We encourage contributions based on quantitative as well as qualitative data, as well as those that focus on policy dimensions.

Population and Environment publishes research articles (both full-length and research briefs), commentary and reviews related to the reciprocal links between population, natural resources, and the natural environment, with the purpose of deepening scientific and policy dialogue in this often complex area. The coverage is multidisciplinary, spanning a range of social, policy, life, and natural sciences. Work at all scales, local to global, is presented as are both theoretical and empirical contributions.

Please submit a note of interest, including a short overview of topic of inquiry by Friday, September 26th to Bill Frey (WFREY@brookings.edu) and Audrey Singer (ASINGER@brookings.edu). Earlier inquiries are welcome. Completed manuscripts are due Friday, November 14th and should be formatted in accordance with Population and Environment guidelines available in the journal or at www.springer.com.

Posted August 25, 2008

Special issue of Rural Society
Sea Changes, Tree Changes and Bush Lessons:
Post-compulsory Education and Rural Renewal
(http://www.csu.edu.au/research/crsr/f_journal.html)

Guest Edited by

Geoff Danaher#, Bobby Harreveld+ and Patrick Alan Danaher^
#Division of Teaching and Learning Services, Central Queensland University, Australia
+Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Education, Central Queensland University, Australia
^Faculty of Education and Centre for Research in Transformative Pedagogies, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS
Associate Professor Patrick Danaher, Faculty of Education, University of Southern, Queensland, Toowoomba 4350, Queensland, Australia
E-mail: danaher@usq.edu.au; Telephone: (61) (0) 7 4631 1190

RATIONALE
The Dawkins and subsequent reforms to Australia's post-compulsory educational systems have been designed in part to provide greater opportunities for communities in regional, coastal and rural Australia, delivering wider access to universities and Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), including Institutes of Technical and Further Education (TAFE). At the same time, these communities have been undergoing significant transformation. While technological, market and climatic variations have challenged some traditional regional industries and the communities of which they are a part, others have experienced a 'sea change' and/or a 'tree change' phenomenon in which the influx of people from metropolitan centres has dramatically affected these communities' demographic, cultural and economic life. This issue of Rural Society explores the impact of post-compulsory education on regional coastal and rural communities, both in Australia and internationally.

While other recent journal theme issues have explored the dilemmas and strategies underpinning educational provision in Australian regional communities (Danaher, Moriarty & Danaher, 2003; Danaher, Danaher & Moriarty, 2004; Moriarty, Danaher & Danaher, 2003), this theme issue focuses on the specific contributions that post-compulsory education can and should make to rural renewal in the context of the 'sea change' and 'tree change' phenomenon noted above. 'Post-compulsory education' from this perspective is understood as referring to at least four distinct yet overlapping forms of educational provision:

  • The senior years of secondary schooling, including school-based vocational education and training (see for example Harreveld & Danaher [2004-2005]; Harreveld, Danaher, Binns, Frost, Kenman & Milton [in preparation]; Harreveld, Danaher, Harrington, Frost, Kenman, Crump & Fysh [2006-2007]).
  • Provision by Institutes of TAFE and other RTOs.
  • Provision by universities (see for example Simpson, Danaher & Danaher [2006]).
  • Non-formally accredited learning opportunities of multiple kinds operating in regional communities (including the University of the Third Age and informal community groups).

SUGGESTED GUIDE QUESTIONS

  • What positive connections can post-compulsory education make between different regional and global communities?
  • What particular challenges does post-compulsory education face in servicing regional coastal and rural communities?
  • What implications do particular issues impacting on regional coastal and rural communities (climate change, challenges to rural industries, the 'sea change' and 'tree change' syndrome and so forth) have for post-compulsory education?
  • In what ways can post-compulsory education affect the ways that regional coastal and rural communities view themselves and the world?
  • How can post-compulsory education service the lifelong learning aspirations and experiences of regional coastal and rural communities?

TIMELINES
16 November 2008  -  Submission of authors' abstracts to issue editors
27 February 2009   -  Submission of authors' articles to issue editors
8 May 2009               -  Submission of authors' post-refereed articles to journal editors
September 2009       -  Publication of theme issue

Posted July 24, 2008

Tasting Histories: Food and Drink Cultures through the Ages
A Research Symposium, Graduate Workshop and Public Conference
Robert Mondavi Institute, University of California, Davis
Friday, February 27 - Sunday, March 1, 2009

To celebrate the October 2008 opening of the Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science during the 2008-09 Centennial Anniversary of the University of California, Davis, the UC Davis Humanities Institute, in collaboration with the UC Multi-Campus Research Program in World History and UC Multi-Campus Research Group in Studies of Food and Body, will convene a research symposium, graduate workshop and public conference examining the history of food and drink cultures in international comparative perspective.

We are interested in receiving papers that explore critical issues in food and drink production and consumption that relate to the body and deploy a world-historical lens. Topics could range from the impact of science and technology on agricultural production; to the spread, relocation and domestication of animal and plant life central to human settlements; the proliferation and diversity of indigenous gastronomical practices and knowledge; the development of labor systems tied to specific foodstuffs; narratives of the relationship between nutrition and the environment; food and drink commodities and the development of global business practices; food production and social activism; politics and policies pertaining to agriculture, food science, nutrition and the global economy; and local, regional and global food systems.

Our meeting will consist of five panels of pre-circulated research papers by new and established scholars in the field, including two graduate student panels moderated by the editors of Food, Culture and Society and Gastronomica, and a number of plenary events, including public lectures, and cuisine demonstrations. All the events will be hosted in the remarkable new facilities of the Robert Mondavi Institute.

Interested parties should submit a 500 word abstract of their research project by October 1, 2008. Travel, food and accommodation costs for paper presenters will be borne by the conveners. Questions may be directed to Carolyn de la Peña (ctdelapena @ ucdavis.edu) or Benjamin Lawrance (bnl@ucdavis.edu).

The University of California has a rich history of excellence in historical inquiry, and in wine and food sciences. Together these research groups represent world history expertise from eight UC campuses and food expertise from UC Santa Cruz, UC Davis, and UC Berkeley. For more than 125 years, UCD has maintained active research and education programs in viticulture, enology and food science. No other academic institution can boast the rare combination of the premier College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, a large agricultural sector renowned for its fine wine and diverse food production, and the uniqueness of California cuisine. We look forward to welcoming you to UC Davis in our centennial year.

Carolyn de la Peña
Davis Humanities Institute

Benjamin N. Lawrance
Department of History

Clare Hasler
Robert Mondavi Institute

Posted June 19, 2008

Call for Papers
Pacific Sociological Society
"Sociology of Memory: New and Old Conceptualizations of Memory, Personal or Commodity, Public or Private?"
April 8-11, 2009

Speakers with papers pertaining to:
collective memory, socio-political issues pertaining to "commodity memory" such as electronic dataveillance, video surveillance; seed, sperm or DNA banking; drug technology to improve or repress memory; sociological, psychological, historical or legal issues pertaining to personal, trauma, repressed, body memory; or early or recent theoretical conceptualizations about memory and related topics are invited to present their research at the 2009 Pacific Sociological Association's 80Th annual meeting, to be held at the Westin Horton Plaza in downtown San Diego, California on April 8 - 11, 2009.

Please send initial inquirers, abstracts and contact information to: Noel Packard at packardn@prodigy.net

Visit the Pacific Sociological Association website at www.pacificsoc.org for conference information and paper submission procedures.

Deadline: send initial inquiry to packardn@prodigy.net by September 1, 2008.

Posted June 10, 2008

Call for Papers
Online Journal of Rural Research & Policy
http://www.ojrrp.org

The Online Journal of Rural Research and Policy, a peer-reviewed web journal focused on the issues and policies of the Great Plains, is calling for research articles addressing rural development and community sustainability. Suggested possible topics could include rural economic growth, role of natural amenities and tourism in rural areas, rural landscape and cultural heritage, natural resource extraction, community development, rural population change, bio-energy production, transmigrational integration and ethnic change, technology and rural community social structure, and the role of agriculture in rural development. These topics are examples, and acknowledging the complexity of rural development, the journal is open to papers in any area dealing with rural issues.

Empirical research articles are especially welcome, however, the journal is also interested in social capital and other traditional qualitative approaches.

Deadline for submission is October 1, 2008. Authors will be notified by November 15 of acceptance. Publication will be January 1, 2009.

Additional information about the call, including formatting requirements and contact information, can be found at ttp://www.ojrrp.org/specialissues/2008/sociology.html