[Commlist] CfP: PLACES conference - international social sciences conference

We are very pleased to announce that the call for papers for first 
international social sciences conference PLACES of Riga Stradins 
University, Latvia *is now open*.
PLACES is an international conference held by Riga Stradins University ( 
Riga, Latvia) on April 2, 2019 which invites representatives of various 
social sciences to reflect upon global challenges for science, 
political, judicial, economic and communication environment in the age 
of global uncertainties.


*Description:*
Since decades science reflects on everlasting transformations of social 
spaces, its growing plurality and uncertainties which exist at various 
levels, starting from individual identities in the postmodern diversity, 
growing beyond conventional borders of social groups, nations and 
states. What and where are places in which changes take place? Who and 
how transform places, work to restore, threaten or rethink places where 
collective identities take place?
Questions of durability of various explanatory paradigms produced by 
social sciences arise. Are social sciences still capable of anticipating 
future challenges? Can social sciences explain rapid growth of populism 
and spreading disinterest in democracy across Europe? How is 
international legislation being merged with growing scepticism towards 
inclusive role of the EU? How can we resist control of mass media and 
abuse of social media by unclear global capital aligned with political 
populism? Is there still a place for social activism in the totality of 
consumerism?
These and many other topical issues indicate rapidity of changes unseen 
in the previous centuries, thus producing reality, which is far too 
vibrant to be explained in longue duree tempo which dominated social 
sciences in the previous century. Is there a crisis in the social 
sciences? What impact has global fluidity and intense networking of 
on-line and off-line realities on explanatory potential of the social 
sciences? Are we, scientists, losing our capacities? How  and what 
should be transformed in scientific process? How is an increased 
automatization and digitalization impacting business and societies? How 
governments can respond to growing economic imbalances and how to 
improve economic policies?
PLACES aims at capturing glimpses of rapid global changes and will each 
year choose a global topic to reflect upon it in details. We plan a 
special issue in one of the Baltics related journals which would keep 
the content of the debates available for wider audience.

*Conference Themes:*
Media and communication session
Anthropology session: State in everyday life: users and losers
Sociology session: Social inequality: expressions, consequences and ways 
to diminish it
Law session
Person, group and organization: psychological care
Politics and International Relations
Business and Economics: New global imbalances and sustainable 
development: solutions by startups and innovation

*Abstracts*
Abstracts must be submitted until December 30 23:59
Abstracts must be submitted via the online submission and registration 
system only (https://express.converia.de/frontend/index.php?sub=261)

*Costs: *
Conference fee for One-Day Participant (2nd April) excluding RSU members
EARLY FEE until February 1, 2019 –  50 EUR
REGULAR FEE from 2 February to 15 March 2019 –  70 EUR
ONSITE FEE from 15 March 2019 –  90 EUR
Conference fee for One-Day Student, Resident or Doctoral Student (2nd 
April)  excluding RSU members
EARLY FEE until February 1, 2019 –  25 EUR
REGULAR FEE from 2 February to 15 March 2019 –  40 EUR
ONSITE FEE from 15 March 2019 –  60 EUR
Included in the fee:
Entrance to all conference sessions and events (except chargeable 
workshops and events), coffee breaks, certificate of attendance.
*More information* 
http://places-conference2019.rsu.lv/general-information/about-conference








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