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CFP: Capitalism & Socialism: Utopia, Globalization, and Revolution.

November 6-8, 2014, New Harmony Indiana

Deadline: May 5, 2014

Here’s a CFP for a conference happening in Fall of 2014. It’s going to be held in Historic New Harmony, Indiana. New Harmony was the site of two utopian communes, one of which was founded by 19th-century utopian socialist Robert Owen. The topic of the conference is capitalism and socialism; both panel and paper submissions are welcome.

Panel and individual paper proposals
“Capitalism & Socialism” is a multi-disciplinary conference that welcomes presenters from economics, history, political science and sociology, as well as the humanities. We seek proposals for full panels (three presenters, chair and discussant) or individual papers on topics related to Capitalism and Socialism, past and present. Presentations should be twenty minutes in length. Topics might include, but are not limited to:

  • Utopia
  • Globalization
  • Revolution
  • New Social Movements
  • Local / Global
  • Community and People
  • Real / Ideal
  • Sustainability
  • Transitions from Socialism to Capitalism / Capitalism to Socialism
  • Varieties of Capitalism / Socialism
  • Legacies / Visions of Robert Owen
  • Spatial Politics
  • Master Narratives
  • The Political Economy of Utopia
  • Colonialism
  • Imperialism / Decolonization
  • Science
  • Religion

Panel submissions
Submissions should have an abstract of 200-250 words, including title, for full panels (three panelists, chair and discussant), and one-page CVs for all panelists. We encourage graduate student submissions.

Individual paper submissions
Submissions should have an abstract of 200-250 words, including title, and a one-page CV. We encourage graduate student submissions.

For more information, please visit: http://www.usi.edu/newview/call-for-proposals


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