The 29th O.D. World Conference On Making Change Happen, is ???????. For more information, contact Organization Development Institute, 11234 Walnut Ridge Rd., Chesterland, OH 44026 (440)729-7419, DonWCole@aol.com, www.odinstitute.org.
The 39th Annual O.D. Information Exchange will probably be in May. For more information, contact Organization Development Institute, 11234 Walnut Ridge Rd., Chesterland, OH 44026 (440)729-7419, DonWCole@aol.com, www.odinstitute.org.
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The 61st Annual United Nations DPI/NGO Conference will be held, 3 September 3-5, for the first time, it will be held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. The theme of this year’s conference is “Reafirming Human Rights for All:The Universal Declaration at 60.” For information go to UN DPI NGO Section: www.un.org/dpi/ngosection or NGO/DPI Executive Committee Website: www.ngodpiexecom.org.
The 3rd Annual International Conference on “ENGAGING THE OTHER:” The Power of Compassion is September 4 – 7, in San Francisco, CA. This is an international, multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary conference examining concepts of “The OTHER” from a universal, cross-cultural perspective to promote wider public dialogue about concepts of “Us and Them,” Sponsored by Common Bond Institute, Co-sponsored by International Humanistic Psychology Association, and Supported by a growing international list of over 85 organizations and universities. For conference details go to: www.cbiworld.org/Pages/Conferences_ETO.htm.
“Building Cultures of Peace:” the 6th Annual Conference of the Peace and Justice Studies Association in conjunction with the Peace and Conflict Studies Consortium is September 11-14, at Portland State University, Portland, OR. Proposal deadline is April 1. For details go to: http://www.peacejusticestudies.org/conference/submitprop.php, or contact Steve Olweean, Director, Conference Coordinator, 12170 S. Pine Ayr Drive, Climax, MI 49034 Phone/FAX: (269)665-9393, SOlweean@aol.com,
Taos Institute’s 2008 Conference, “Dialogues that Deliver: Generative Practices in Collaboration, Conflict and Community: Social Construction, Relational Theory and Transformative Practice” is September 25-28 in Sarasota, FL. For information, including a listing of upcoming workshops, go to: http://www.taosinstitute.net/.
The Annual Alberta Peace Education Conference is September 27 – 28in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. For more information and/or to participate in the planning, contact Bob Stewart at: stewartr@peace.ca.
The Fourth National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) Conference will be October 3-5, in Austin, Texas. For details go to: (http://wms3.streamhoster.com/faq/clients/ncdd.
The Second Canadian Culture of Peace Symposium is October 2 – 5 at the Hamilton Centre for Teaching Peace, 27 King William Street, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The Conference Theme is tentatively titled, “Manifesting the Canadian Culture of Peace Program at the Community/Local Level”. For details go to: http://www.peace.ca/CCOPPaction2004.htm.
Candler School of Theology will be hosting a national conference “Re-Imagining Leadership for a Hope-Filled Future: Partnering Religious and Civic Communities” October 12-14, at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. The purpose is to gather a diverse array of people from educational, non-profit, political, religious and business sectors to share research, visions, and best practices that re-define what it means to be a leader, who counts as a leader, and what leadership means/requires in various vocational contexts. There is particular interest in including people in the conference who are invested in developing leaders who are committed to peace and justice, or who are doing research on peacemaking, nonviolent strategies for social change, conflict transformation, etc. Proposals for presentations are due April 11. For information or to make suggestions for the conference contact Beth Corrie, PhD, Chair, Candler Fall Conference, Interim Director of the Youth Theological Initiative and Lecturer in Youth Education and Peacebuilding, Bishops Hall 309, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, ecorrie@emory.edu. or Thomas V. Flores, Post-Doctoral Fellow in Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding, Graduate Division of Religion, Emory University, Atlanta GA 30322 (404)727-7394, tvflore@emory.edu,
“Learning Democracy by Doing, Alternative Practices in Citizenship Learning and Participatory Democracy” is in Toronto, Canada, October 16-18. This international conference aims at bringing together researchers and practitioners interested in the theoretical and practical intersections between social action learning and participatory democracy, and their contribution to nurturing both an enlightened and active citizenship, and stronger and deeper democracies. For further information, visit: tlc.oise.utoronto.co.
The 2008 Gandhi-King Conference on Peacemaking: Continuing the Dream is in Memphis, TN, October 17-18. For more information visit: www.GandhiKingConference.org.
The Ahimsa Center of Cal Poly Pomona (Pomona, California) will host the Hamilton and Denise Brewart International Conference on Nonviolence, “Rediscovering Gandhian Wisdom: Building a Peaceful Future,” October 17-19, 2008. For details go to: http://www.csupomona.edu/~ahimsacenter/conference/conference_08.shtml.
Coference – How To Prevent War On Iran AND On The U.S. Constitution Is October 18, 2008, at Susan B. Anthony Lounge of Berkshire Community College, Pittsfield, MA. For More Information: Contact George Desnoyers (413)443-4298, gdesnoye@berkshire.rr.com.
First European Conference on Tourism and Peace is in the Netherlands, October 21-24, 2008. For details contact Omar Moufakkir, Stenden University, Leeuwarden, Netherlands (31)58 2441301, omoufak@chn.nl, http://www.meeting-u.nl/iipt/.
The Seventh Annual Conference on Peace Education in Canada is November 21st to November 23rd, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, primarily at McMaster University. For more information contact Hamilton Centre for Teaching Peace “Peace Café” (905) 523-0111, conference@peace-education.ca, http://www.peace-education.ca/pec/.
The Sixth Annual Winter Course on Forced Migration, organized by Calcutta Research Group, certified by the UNHCR and supported by the Government of Finland and the Brookings Institution is December 1-15, in Kolkata, India. The winter course is aimed at scholars and educationists working on issues of rights and justice, functionaries of humanitarian organizations, national human rights institutions, peace studies scholars and activists, and minority groups, refugee communities, and women’s rights activists. For details contact Ranabir Samaddar, Director, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, GC 45 Sector III First Floor, Salt Lake, Kolkata –700106, Phone No: 23370408, Fax: 23371523, www.mcrg.ac.in.
The Program on States and Security will hold a two-day workshop on Field Research and Ethics in Post-Conflict Environments in New York, at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. December 4 and 5, 2008. For details contact Jennifer Mueller, Research Follow, Program on States and Security, Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, The Graduate Center, CUNY, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016-4309, jmueller@statesandsecurity.org.
The School of Communication Studies at James Madison University is putting on the 2009 International Undergraduate Research Conference on Conflict Transformation, April 15 and 16, 2009, at James Madison University. For detils contact Dorothy J. Della Noce, Conference Chair, dellandj@jmu.edu.
The 8th GCG Annual International Conference of Globalisation for the Common Good, will be at Loyola University in Chicago, supported by Loyola University, in June 2009. For information, as it develop, go to: http://www.luc.edu/index.shtml or contact Kamran Mofid, via: www.globalisationforthecommongood.info.
The 8th International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations is in Riga, Latvia, June 15-18 2009, For details go to: http://www.Diversity-Conference.com.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Call for Submissions, Journal of Advertising, Special Issue
Advertising and its Connection to Violence and Abuse
Special Issue Editors: Nora J. Rifon, Michigan State University, Marla Royne, University of Memphis
Les Carlson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Manuscripts are solicited for a special issue of The Journal of Advertising devoted to the connection of advertising-related media on violence and abuse. Authors may submit empirical or theoretical papers, including literature reviews that offer strong theoretical frameworks for research programs, content analyses, surveys, and experiments.
Violence is defined by the World Health Organization as, “the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community that either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment or deprivation.” The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has identified violence to and abuse of children and youth as a tragic and preventable global public health problem. Child abuse, suicide, sexual abuse, youth violence, and related psychological disorders of self-abuse, are on the rise.
While much attention has been focused on violence in the general media with respect to mostly entertainment content, few researchers have actively studied issues related to commercial media content – ADVERTISING — and the role it may play in fostering violence by and abuse of children and adults in its many active and passive forms. Several recent phenomena suggest that it is time for researchers to focus on this topic.
A spate of recent highly visible advertising campaigns using violent themes, imagery, and acts elicited heightened scrutiny after the 2007 Superbowl. There are a growing number of highly successful video games with violence at their core such as Grand Theft Auto, World of Warcraft, and Halo to name a few, that receive advertising support. There are also a growing number of advertising-based Internet games offered and freely accessible to even young children. Indeed, the success of entertainment vehicles is highly dependent on advertising support systems. The recent intermingling of advertising and entertainment content points to the pivotal role of advertising for defining cultural norms and influencing behaviors of violence, abuse to others and self, and neglect.
Research questions and topics that may be addressed include but are not limited to:
* What are the magnitude, scope, and character of violence in advertising?
* Symbolic consumption of violence
* Dehumanization in advertising
* Media literacy
* Public policy issues related to violence and advertising
* Social Advertising and violence reduction
* New media, gaming and violence consumption as a contributor to active and passive child abuse.
* Special concerns for youth
* Is violence in advertising a correlate or contributing cause to violent behavior?
* In what ways does advertising influence violence and abuse?
* What is the potential role of advertising in the creation of violence to and abuse of children in modern society?
* Stereotyping and degradation
* Regulatory issues for violence in advertising
* Websites as advertising support for violent media content
* Advertising of children’s toys
* Advertising of weapons
* Social Advertising and child abuse prevention
* Violence in sports marketing
* Framing of messages for the prevention of child abuse
* Socialization agent influences on the effects of violence in advertising
Submissions should follow the manuscript format guidelines for the Journal of Advertising found at <http://ja.memphis.edu/inforauthors.htm>http://ja.memphis.edu/inforauthors.htm
Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to: joa@memphis.edu and in the subject line type Violence Issue.
General Submission Requirements
All submissions, reviewing, and notification regarding the special issue will be conducted electronically, by email. Submission deadline: March 31, 2009.
Submission Information
In the body of your email, please provide:
* Title of Paper
* Primary contact person’s name, affiliation, mailing address, phone number, fax number, and email address
* Names of other co-authors/participants, their affiliations,
* Key Words: 3 to 5 key words that identify the topic and the methods used in the research.
Electronic format for submission: Your submission will be a word document sent as an email attachment. All submissions should be scanned for viruses. Make sure to save a copy of your submission information until notification of the final decision. Please ensure that submissions do not have author names on the title page.
Acknowledgement of receipt: The primary contact person will receive an acknowledgement of receipt of your submission by email. If you do not receive an acknowledgement email within a couple of days of submission, you should send an email inquiring about the status of your submission to Nora Rifon or Les Carlson.
Nora J. Rifon Les Carlson
Professor Professor of Marketing
Department of Advertising, 310 College of Business Administration
Public Relations, & Retailing Department of Marketing
Michigan State University PO Box 880492
East Lansing, MI 48824-1212 University of Nebraska
<mailto:rifon@msu.edu>rifon@msu.edu Lincoln, NE 68588-0492
517.355.3295 402.472.2316
Because reviewing will be blind, authors should refrain from identifying themselves or their affiliations in the body of the paper and in footnotes. Please note that it is the submitting author’s responsibility to make sure that the document does not contain any identifying information when saved as a Word file. (Right click on the file in Windows Explorer and go to “Properties” and then “Summary” to ensure that all identifying information is removed.)
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Call for Papers, second issue of Volume 11 of the journal, The Pearson Papers
Dear Reader,
The Pearson Peacekeeping Centre (PPC) is pleased to announce a “Call for Papers” for its second issue of Volume 11 of our journal The Pearson Papers. Since its founding in 1994, the PPC has been engaged in innovative research in the area of peacekeeping and peace operations. The Pearson Papers provide a forum where researchers and practitioners can openly explore the complexities of evolving peace operations. The journal is peer-reviewed, and represents an opportunity for professionals and practitioners to engage and share in an interdisciplinary dialogue on the complexities experienced in peace operations within the global peace and security realm.
The complexity of peace operations and of the context in which civilian, military, and police are being deployed underscores the fact that there is no “one-size-fits-all” model of peace operations. With this in mind, while there should be space for some improvisation based on circumstances and context, contemporary peace operations should not rely entirely on ad hoc structures. In order to be effective, peace operations must evidence a balance between flexibility and coherence. While there seems to be a broad consensus on the need for integration, questions remain as to the what, when and how to integrate.
To facilitate the exploration and enhanced understanding of today’s complex peace operations, including Integrated Missions, Provincial Reconstruction Teams and Hybrid Operations, the upcoming issue of The Pearson Papers (Fall 2008) will further explore the theme of cooperation and coordination by focusing more specifically on the interoperability of integration.
How is integration of different actors conducted in practice? What factors are necessary for integration to be successful? How is success measured and evaluated?
The upcoming issue will complement the current issue of The Pearson Papers (Spring 2008) which looks at the Challenges of Effective Cooperation and Coordination in Peace Operations. The editors of The Pearson Papers welcome the submission of your academic papers, field notes or short articles for publication. We accept submissions in both official languages. The deadline for submission is July 15, 2008. We look forward to a wide breadth of submissions and aim to provide an environment where constructive dialogue, provocative questions, and thoughtful commentary will facilitate understanding integration.
Please visit The Pearson Papers webpage for further information, http://www.peaceoperations.org/web/la/en/pa/BE686F7BED4B4E71B8E69EC8D99AF736/template.asp including our Guidelines for Contributors and an All Call Poster for you to kindly distribute to your colleagues.
With our best regards,
Ann Livingstone, Ph.D., Editor, The Pearson Papers, Vice President, Research, Education and Learning Design
contact us by pearsonpapers@peaceoperations.org or telephone: +1.613.520.5617, ext. 5922.
