[ecrea] International Conference Public Sphere Reconsidered

The Faculty of Arts and Letters and the Laboratory of Online 
Communication from University of Beira Interior  with the support from 
Communication and Democracy Section from ECREA has the great pleasure to 
invite you to the “Public Sphere Reconsidered International Conference”, 
to take place on 19 - 20 May 2011 (Thursday - Friday), at University of 
Beira Interior in Covilhã, Portugal.

*Keynote Speakers: *
*          Hans-Jörg Trenz*
*Paul Stathan*
* **Rousiley Maia*
*João Carlos Correia*
* **Joaquim Mateus Paulo Serra*
*Theodore Glasser*
* **Iñaki Garcia Blanco*
* Raphaël Kies*
*          Tito Cardoso e Cunha*
* António Fidalgo*
* Cláudia Álvares*
*         José Ricardo Carvalheiro *

This International Conference aims to analyze contemporary developments 
in the concept of public sphere. Special attention will be paid to a 
cross-disciplinary approach to the theme and to a comparative 
methodology regarding different related issues and new tools of 
communication.

The two-day conference will consist of a plenary session delivered by 
internationally recognized experts, as well as, parallel sessions 
focusing on different subjects contributed by PhD students and 
researchers around the world.
The participation in the conference is free.

Updated information about the conference can be found at: 
http://agendadocidadao.ubi.pt/psr/
We look forward to seeing you in Covilhã!

Yours sincerely,

João Carlos Correia