[ecrea] PhD seminar "Media, Pluralism and Democracy" - Professor Hans T. Blokland - 27 March 2012 VUB

PhD seminar "Media, Pluralism and Democracy" - Professor Hans T. 
Blokland - 27 March 2012 VUB
Call for papers/presentations of PhD research and work-in-progress on 
issues related to the theme of Media, Pluralism and Democracy

From 7 to 31 March 2012, professor Hans T. Blokland will be visiting 
the Media Studies department of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel/Free 
University of Brussels, as the first Corelio Chairholder "Media and 
Society". Central subjects in the work of Professor Hans Blokland are 
the meanings and the current relevance of the concepts freedom, 
autonomy, paternalism, emancipation and power; cultural politics and 
cultural policy; ethical pluralism of philosophers like Isaiah Berlin 
and political pluralism of political scientists like Robert A. Dahl and 
Charles E. Lindblom; the process of modernization (rationalization, 
differentiation and individualization); the dissemination, potencies and 
flaws of market and bureaucracy; the development of (the thinking on) 
democracy, policy-making and planning; etc.

One of the events during professor Blokland’s stay in Brussels is a PhD 
Seminar on the topic of Media, Pluralism and Democracy. In this PhD 
Seminar the central concepts and topics in the work of Hans Blokland, in 
their relation to the broad field of media, communication and culture, 
can come to the fore.

We cordially invite PhD students from all disciplines to present their 
research at this seminar on 27 March 2012 at the VUB. The aim of the 
Seminar is to give doctoral students the opportunity to present their 
research and discuss it with Hans Blokland and other academics and 
practitioners. The seminar will set out from a lecture by prof. Blokland 
on the topic of Media, Pluralism and Democracy. Subsequently, PhD 
students have the opportunity to present their PhD projects, receive 
comments and discuss it with the audience. Per PhD student, a maximum of 
20 minutes is provided for presentation, with ample time afterwards for 
comments and suggestions made by professor Blokland, other academics and 
practitioners.



PhD Seminar Media, Pluralism and Democracy

Important dates and venue

Deadline expression of interest 1 March 2012

Deadline paper or powerpoint presentation 22 March 2012

Date of the Seminar 27 March 2012

Venue of the Seminar: (Promotion) Room D.2.10, Vrije Universiteit 
Brussel, Etterbeek Campus


Provisional structure of the Seminar



9:30 Lecture by Hans Blokland on the theme of the Seminar

10:15 Response by two selected senior academics / practitioners

10:30 Discussion

11:00-11:15 Break

11:15-12:45 PhD Research Presentations, with comments and discussion

12:45-14:00 Lunch break

14:00-15:30 PhD Research Presentations, with comments and discussion

15:30-15:45 Break

15:45-17:15 PhD Research Presentations, with comments and discussion
17:15-18:00 General conclusions by Hans Blokland, and closing discussion



Overview of requirements



After expressing your interest – by 1 March 2012 – to participate in the 
Seminar, the head of the selection committee, Prof. Katia Segers will 
notify you shortly afterwards – no later than 2 March 2012 – of the 
decision on acceptance of your contribution to be presented during the 
SeminarAfter acceptance, you are required to send a paper (max. 3000 
words) or powerpoint presentation (max. 15 slides) – no later than 22 
March 2012 – to prof. dr. Katia Segers, outlining your PhD research 
setup. The research set-up includes information on the research 
question, theoretical framework, methodology, structure and research 
argument of the PhD project. Questions that you would like to see 
addressed in the Seminar may be included as well. This information 
allows professor Blokland and other respondents to prepare their 
comments and have a targeted and vivid discussion on your PhD research. 
For any questions regarding the call and for your expression of interest 
to participate in the Seminar, please contact prof. dr. Katia Segers by 
e-mail ((ksegers /at/ vub.ac.be)).



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