[ecrea] CFP - Interpretive Policy Analysis (IPA) Conference > De Montfort University, Leicester

*Call for Panels*
*Interpretive Policy Analysis (IPA) Conference*
*5-7 July 2017*
*Department of Politics and Public Policy**,** De Montfort University, 
Leicester, UK*
*Sponsored by****the **Ideology and Discourse Analysis Programme, 
Department of Government, University of Essex, UK*
*IPA 2017: Activism, Populism, and the Future of the Democratic State*
There is little doubt that the contemporary condition is marked by a 
major challenge to accepted values, institutions, styles of 
policymaking, forms of governance and modes of political engagement. The 
rise of new political forces and movements has undermined apparently 
fixed political arrangements (such as the European Union or mainstream 
political parties), as well as sedimented ideologies and mentalities, 
such as liberal democracy, globalization or neoliberalism. The global 
problems of climate change, immigration, wars and uneven economic 
development have provoked radical movements and activism from the Left 
and the Right of the spectrum across the globe. They have also 
bequeathed a series of wicked policy problems of great complexity.
‘Activism’ and ‘populism’, ‘the activist’ and ‘the people’, campaigning 
and protest, often stand in opposition to the ethos, practices and 
processes of policy-making and governance. Technocratic appeals to 
expertise, the hierarchical design of participatory forums, and the 
coercive dynamics of collaborative spaces have all encouraged the 
drawing of sharp boundaries between policy, the state and activism. For 
many observers, these boundaries appear to have hardened, leading to new 
forms of campaigning and popular protest. Yet, at the same time, the 
‘accepted realities’ of activism are also called into question. 
Different types of activism are increasingly recognised within the state 
apparatus, which are driven in part by individuals working at the 
borders of the state and civil society. Equally, innovative forms of 
co-production are arguably forging new alliances between state 
institutions and lay experts as shifting coalitions come together to 
address societal challenges such as climate change, mobility or social 
cohesion. Indeed, such reflections are challenging traditional models of 
the academic, calling for new ways of engaging with communities under 
the banner of the academic-activist.
With these debates in mind, IPA 2017 aims to trigger a dialogue to 
critically evaluate existing conceptions of activism and populism within 
the policy process. It seeks to question what we mean by ‘activism’ and 
‘activists’, ‘populism’ and ‘the people’, and their impact on 
governance, policymaking and capitalist democracies in different 
contexts. It also aims to grapple with the array of public controversies 
that have recently surfaced in contemporary politics and society, while 
inquiring into the emergence of alternative visions, imaginaries and 
policy styles. Here the conference plans to assess the potentialities of 
innovative forms of democratic policymaking and political engagement in 
harnessing and channelling the new forces at play.
The organisers of the 12th international conference on interpretive 
policy analysis are pleased to invite proposals for panels. We welcome 
panels that address the broad themes of the conference_or_issues across 
the range of approaches associated with interpretive policy analysis.
*Call for Panels - Deadline 12 December 2012*
*Proposing a Panel: The Process*
As in previous years, the conference call has two steps. In the first 
step, proposals for paper panels and alternative panel formats should be 
emailed to (IPAconference2017 /at/ dmu.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(IPAconference2017 /at/ dmu.ac.uk)> by Monday 12 December 2016.  The 
list of accepted panels and convenors will be published on the 
conference website in mid-December.
In the second step, a call for papers will be made in mid-December - 
details will be on a conference website that will be launched shortly. 
Panel convenors will assess and select papers for their panel.
*Submitting a Panel Proposal*
Paper panels follow a traditional conference format and consist of 3-4 
papers per panel. Panel proposals may address theoretical, empirical, 
methodological or practice issues in any area of interpretive policy 
analysis.
Proposals should be emailed to (IPAconference2017 /at/ dmu.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(IPAconference2017 /at/ dmu.ac.uk)> in the body of an email by 12 
December 2016. Proposals should include:
•Title of Panel
•Name, Role, Institutional Affiliation and Email of the Panel Convenor(s)
•Topic Overview (250-300 words)
At this stage, no paper abstracts are required. The call for papers will 
be made in mid-December.
*Alternative Panel Proposals*
We are happy to receive proposals for alternative conference formats 
that trigger new dialogues and interactions. Past IPA conferences have 
included:
•Author Meets Critics panels
•Practitioner panels
•Mentoring panels
•Professional Practice panels (teaching, using new software or hardware, 
career development)
Alternative format panel proposals should be emailed to 
(IPAconference2017 /at/ dmu.ac.uk) <mailto:(IPAconference2017 /at/ dmu.ac.uk)> by 12 
December 2016. They should include:
•Panel Title
•Name, Role, Institutional Affiliation and Email of the Panel 
Convenor(s) and Participants
•Overview of the Rationale of the Panel (250-300 words)
*Methodology Workshops*
Conference organisers hope to host a series of methodology workshops 
during the programme. These will be the subject of a separate call which 
will open at the same time as the call for papers.
For general inquiries concerning the conference, please use the 
conference email: (IPAconference2017 /at/ dmu.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(IPAconference2017 /at/ dmu.ac.uk)>.




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