Category Archives: Calls for papers

ECPR General Conference, Bordeaux, September 4-7 2013 Political sociology section Panel 6: Fields, Networks and Social Change in a Neoliberal Age Chaired by Mathieu Hilgers, Université Libre de Bruxelles, and Eric Mangez, Université Catholique de Louvain An impressive number of recent publications show an international dynamic of interest in field theory. However, with some rare exceptions, many researches fail to develop the seminal potential of field theory to interpret and to explain the dynamics of social change (see Fligstein and McAdam 2012; Mangez and Hilgers 2012). Given the constant refinements of the concept and theory of field and their growing use … Continue reading →

ECPR General Conference, Bordeaux, September 4-7 2013 Political sociology section Panel 5: Coordination of Policy Sectors Chaired by Philipp Trein, Université de Lausanne Policy analysts have used the concept of policy sectors to distinguish actor constellations and functional logics of certain policy problems. Most of the policy analyses focus on the functional logics, structures, ideas, actors and conflicts inside a policy sector, whereas the relations in between such fields remain poorly analyzed. However, the vertical relations of policy sectors are very important, because many political problems require the coordination of actors from different fields, such as in cases of imminent … Continue reading →

ECPR General Conference, Bordeaux, September 4-7 2013 Political sociology section Panel 4: Reshaping Democracy? Citizens and Politics in Times of Crisis Chaired by Ewa Krazatala-Jaworska, Université de Paris I, and Bobba Giuliano, Università degli Studi, Torino In political science, the idea of representative democracies going through critical times is a frequently discussed issue. Some social indicators have proved this trend: abstention, distrust towards the political institutions, “ordinary citizens” being critical of politics, new modes of political participation that short-circuit the traditional modes of involvement, recent claims and protests of movements such as the “Indignados” or “Occupy Wall Street”. Could we conclude … Continue reading →

ECPR General Conference, Bordeaux, September 4-7 2013 Political sociology section Panel 3: At the Crossroads of Fields. Defining Fields’ Boundaries Through their Intersections Chaired by Elise Roullaud and Viviane Albenga, Université Lyon II One of the main interests of Bourdieu’s field concept is to analyze autonomous and differentiated spaces which detain their own logics, values and norms. What happens when we aim at studying the exchanges, connections and circulations between different fields? This problem raises a series of questions. To what extend does the field concept enable an empirical study of spaces situated at the intersection of various fields? Reciprocally, … Continue reading →

ECPR General Conference, Bordeaux, September 4-7 2013 Political Sociology Section Panel 2: Human Rights Violations and Transitional Justice: A Critical Analysis of the Evolution of a Field Chaired by Olga Martin-Ortega, University of Greenwich This panel seeks to improve our understanding of how the different interpretations to account for mass atrocities and human rights abuses have shaped and still impact the relations among different actors who are part of this field. Interestingly, however, these actors also interact in other fields, such as law, human rights, and government. Put differently, the transitional justice field consists of many actors including human rights activists, … Continue reading →