DOPE Undergraduate Symposium

This year the Dimensions of Political Ecology Conference is extending an invitation for undergraduate students engaging in political ecology research to participate in the first ‘Undergraduate Symposium at the Dimensions of Political Ecology Conference’. The symposium will be held within the larger conference, allowing undergraduates to share their work, receiving feedback and interact with scholars creating cutting edge political ecological research and leading authors in the field. While the UndergraduateSymposium will consist of two to three consecutive sessions of undergraduate paper presentations, participants will be encouraged to partake in other sessions, fieldtrips and keynote/plenary addresses.

The University of Kentucky Political Ecology Working Group invites you to participate in

The Undergraduate Symposium at the Dimensions Of Political Ecology Conference On Nature/Society at The University Of Kentucky

April 13 – 15, 2012

University of Kentucky | Lexington, Kentucky, USA

PAPER PRESENTATION FORMAT:

Undergrad Symposium paper sessions will include 3 or 4 undergraduate presenters with a graduate student or faculty discussant. Each presenter will generally have 15 to 20 minutes to present with time for discussion.

PAPER SUBMISSION FORMAT:

Papers should be original nature/society research conducted by the undergraduate student presenting the work. While co-authored works are eligible, both authors must be undergraduate students. Paper submissions should be between 8 to 12 double spaced pages in size 12 font (approximately 2,500 to 4,000 words). This does not include the reference page(s). Papers should include three to five keywords, author name(s), university and department affiliations and email address (please specify if you do not want your email included in the conference program). All presenters must register online for the conference. The conference fee has been waived for undergraduate presenters. Paper presenters accepted for the Undergraduate Symposium must be able to attend the conference and present their work. Please do not submit a paper if you know that you will be unable to attend the conference.

PAPER COMPETITION:

All papers submitted will be entered into the undergraduate student paper competition. The DOPE Undergrad Paper Award will be announced during the conference. The winner will receive a cash prize.

REGISTRATION/DEADLINES:

The deadline for undergraduate paper submissionsis January 30th, 2012. (Note the undergrad symposium requires a paper, however the submission deadline is due later than general conference submissions). Please email any questions to tim.brock@uky.edu

ABOUT THE DIMENSIONS OF POLITICAL ECOLOGY CONFERENCE:

Following the success of our inaugural conference that included participants from 8 different countries, 25 states, 41 universities, and featured scholars from 17 different disciplinary affiliations, the University of Kentucky Political Ecology Working Group is now preparing for our 2012 conference. This three-day conference provides an opportunity to critically examine perspectives on human-environment relationships in their varied manifestations and to foster discussions among a diverse group of scholars. We encourage submissions from all individuals who are engaged in research on the ecological dimensions of political, economic, social, and scientific research regardless of their topical, theoretical, or methodological frameworks, including but not limited to:

Environmental justice

Cultural ecology

Ecological modernization

Environmental history

Environmental law

Restoration ecology

Political economy of nature

Genetic technology

Commons, enclosures, and land tenure

Environmental risk

Resource management and conservation

Non-equilibrium ecology

Landscape studies

Environmental discourse and policy

Feminist and heterodox approaches to environmental economics

Sustainability

Urban ecology

Environmental sociology

Food security and sustainable agriculture

Critical science studies

Knowledge production

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

Julie Guthman (Department of Community Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz)

PLENARY ADDRESS:

Erik Swyngedouw (Department of Geography, University of Manchester)