Call for Proposals
Conference Within A Conference (Mini-Conference)
To be held within the Southern Political Science Association Conference
13-15 January 2022
San Antonio, TX
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Dear Colleagues (with apologies for duplicate postings):
We invite paper and panel/roundtable proposals for a CWC – Conference Within a Conference (mini-conference) – on The New Normal? Rethinking Disaster Policy & Politics, during the upcoming Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association in San Antonio, TX, January 13-15, 2022. The deadline for submitting paper proposals is Friday, August 20, 2021.
Objectives:
The 2022 CWC builds on the success of previous CWCs in fostering a cohesive and supportive network of disaster scholars in political science, public management, and public policy. We provide a venue for scholars to present their research, strengthen their networks, and shape future research into disasters, including pandemics and other societal disruptions, via theoretically informed and methodologically rigorous empirical work. We hope this conference will advance theoretical insights and knowledge from scholars of all areas, including emergency management, hazards, and disaster politics.
Since COVID-19 brought disasters and crisis management to the forefront of social and political awareness, we have seen a drastic increase in disaster scholarship. This year’s CWC considers this new literature in light of how and where it fits within existing disaster management and policy scholarship. We particularly seek proposals that address the increased attention to disaster complexity and uncertainty we see in practical and academic spheres, as well as the implications for these changes on the field of disaster studies. We welcome all submissions that consider attributes of disasters as either explanatory or outcome variables, including theoretical, empirical, and practical work. We particularly encourage topics such as (but not limited to):
* Multi-level and multi-layered disasters
* Slow onset disasters and their mitigation
* The role of vulnerable groups in mitigation and adaptation
* Intergovernmental relations and federalism
* Equity/discrimination in preparedness and response to Covid-19 and other disasters
* Political leadership and risk assessment in societal disruptions
* Social justice, social capital, networks, civil society organizations, and their influence on resilience
* Networks and network analysis
* Methods for researching disaster response, resilience, recovery, and emergencies, including qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods, and the integration thereof
* Epistemological questions into the ethics of disaster research and its effects on vulnerable groups
* Comparative international disasters and emergencies
* Public opinion and political behavior as pertaining to disasters, media coverage and effects
* Policy process and policy change relating to pandemics, disasters, and other disruptions
Please circulate this call to all relevant networks.
The CWC will be held during the upcoming Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association in San Antonio, January 13-15, 2022. For additional information on the conference and the SPSA, please visit the conference website https://spsa.net/2022-conference-information/. You may also email any of the co-hosts (below) with any questions.
Submission Process:
Interested parties should submit an abstract here<https://essex.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cSfMNl0tgCFLekK> and/or may click this link to do the same: https://essex.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cSfMNl0tgCFLekK before 11:59 pm EDT on August 20, 2021. Please do not submit to the SPSA site directly, as your submissions will not be forwarded to these CWC organizers. Anyone wishing to submit an entire panel or round table to the CWC should submit all the information at the above link. We will consider works-in-progress only. Please do not submit published, forthcoming, or accepted work.
Timeline:
1. Proposal submission deadline to steering committee via Qualtrics link<https://essex.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cSfMNl0tgCFLekK>: 20 August 2021.
2. Notification of CWC acceptance: 26 August 2021.
(Those accepted to the CWC are considered accepted to the Conference at this time. Those not accepted to CWC will still have time to submit directly to SPSA as a typical stand-alone paper at this time.)
3. Formal submission of CWC, including accepted proposals, to SPSA by organizers: 1 September 2021.
4. SPSA conference begins: morning of Thursday, January 13, 2022.
5. SPSA conference ends: evening of Saturday, January 15, 2022.
International Steering Committee:
Gina Yannitell Reinhardt, University of Essex ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>)
Tanya Buhler Corbin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>)
L. Chris Plein, University of West Virginia ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>)
Scott Robinson, University of Oklahoma ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>)
Ashley D. Ross, Texas A&M University at Galveston ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>)
Wesley Wehde, East Tennessee State University ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>)
Gina Yannitell Reinhardt PhD
Professor of Government, University of Essex
Evaluation Director, Connected Communities Project
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#TEAMUP to build capacity and share expertise – check out the Global South Academic Network<https://gsan.essex.ac.uk/> and Disaster and Emergency Research Network<https://dern.essex.ac.uk/> if you’re looking for collaborators or partners for your research!
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