Borders, Boundaries, and Encounters
- Economy and society
- Event start date:
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11:00
- Event end date:
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15:00
- Event location:
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Kuopio campus, Snellmania building
- Additional information:
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Yliopistonranta 8
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The Annual Sociological Conference is back! The Sociological Conference, organized by the Westermarck Society, will be held at the University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, on March 21-22, 2024.
The Sociological Conference is one of the most significant social science conferences in Finland.
The theme for the Conference is Borders, Boundaries, and Encounters. The conference provides a space to discuss what borders do, how they are made, and the spaces they create for encounters and differentiations. Learn more on the Annual Sociological Conference website.
Registration to dinner by 6.3., and conference by 18.3.2024. Please find information on the registration here.
Speakers:
Lena Näre – University of Helsinki
Erika Cudworth – De Montfort University, UK
Andreas Wimmer – Columbia University, USA
Thursday, 21 March
11:00 Registration begins, Snellmania building lobby
13:15-13:30 Welcome remarks
13:30-14:00 Thesis Award, Sociology Article Award, and Sociology Achievement of the Year
14:00-15:00 Andreas Wimmer:
The making and unmaking of border and boundaries. A global historical perspective
15:00-15:45 Coffee break and book presentations, Snellmania lobby
15:45-18:15 Working groups
19:30-20:00 City reception, welcome drinks (for registered participants), Scandic Kuopio
20:00-21:30 Dinner (for registered participants), Scandic Kuopio
21:30-23:30 Evening party, Scandic Kuopio
Friday, 22 March
9:00-11:00 Working groups
11:00-12:00 Lunch
12:00-13:00 Erika Cudworth:
Borders, boundaries and encounters in social relations with other animals
13:00-13:15 Break
13:15-14:15 Lena Näre:
Welfare-state bordering as a form of migration control
14:15-14:30 Introduction to the history of the Westermarck Society
14:30-15:00 Spring meeting of the Westermarck Society
15:00 Conclusion of the Sociological Conference.
Welcome!
For further information, please contact Conference Secretary Ms. Anu Rantonen, email anuranto@uef.fi.
Please use hashtag #sosiologipäivät24 in social media.
