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CFP: Communication and Conflict (November, 2011; Prague, Czech Republic)
| Location: | Czech Republic |
| Call for Papers Date: | 2011-11-03 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2011-04-28 |
| Announcement ID: |
184892 |
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1st Global Conference
Communication and Conflict
Thursday 3rd November - Saturday 5th November 2011
Prague, Czech Republic
Call for Papers:
Our ability to communicate successfully affects so many aspects of our
lives.
Difficulties, indeed failures, or breakdowns in communication can play a
major role in
hostility, conflict and war. Communication problems can also lead to
personal frustration
and desired outcomes not being realised.
The nature of our communications can raise larger contextual issues
about human learning,
exchange of knowledge and the nature of humanity. How can we communicate
where those
involved have quite different languages, specialisations and views of
the world? How can
we avoid conflict when we strongly disagree based on the great
differences in how we
perceive things? How can we appreciate and consider highly divergent
views from our own?
How can we still communicate effectively when the conceptual gap is so
large? How can we
make good decisions and complete tasks when communication is difficult?
Wars may be started and sustained by communication difficulties. When we
communicate we
are not just stating facts, but also emotions and personal positions
that may underlie
them. In the cut and thrust of everyday life, being able to recognise,
track, and respond
to the varied levels in communication can be challenging. It may require
us to appreciate
knowledge and realities vastly different than our own; bridging
communication gaps may
place us well outside our comfort zone.
This new inter- and multi-disciplinary conference project seeks to
explore these and
other topics and create dialogue about communicationand conflict. We
seek submissions
from a range of disciplines including communication studies, journalism,
public affair?s,
public relations, philosophy, psychology, literature, management,
business studies,
information technology, science, the visual and creative arts, music,
politics and also
actively encourage practitioners and non-academics with an interest in
the topic to
participate.
We welcome traditional papers, preformed panels of papers, workshop
proposals and other
forms of performance recognising that different disciplines express
themselves in
different mediums. Submissions are sought on any aspect of
Communications including the
following:
1. Non-violent, or compassionate, communication (NVC)
*Honest self- expression
*Empathy
*Spiritual Connections
*Active Listening
2. Communication and Conflict
*Workplace
*Domestic
*International Relations
*Cultural
*Spiritual
*War
*Terrorism
3 . Communication breakdowns and breakthroughs
*Breakdowns (e.g. language and gender differences,
misinterpretations,mental illness,
failure to notice, to listen, effects of complexity, & disagreements etc.)
*Breakthroughs (Creative responses such in music, drama, literature,
art, humour, etc.)
4 . Dehumanising Communication
*Reification
*Alienation
*Portraying others, strangers, the enemy
*Effects of technology (electronic communication)
5. Dialogue
*Friendship
*Philosophy
*Dialogical Relationships
*Counselling
*Teaching
*Respect and recognition
6. Communication in Health and Illness
*Stories and symptoms
*Communicating meaning
*Role of communication in treatment
*Communicating identity and experience
*Communicating care
7. Communication and decision making
*Role of communication in making decisions, (group decisions)
*Conflicting opinions and views
*Group think
The Steering Group particularly welcomes the submission of pre-formed
panel proposals.
Papers will also be considered on any related theme. 300 word abstracts
should be
submitted by Friday 17th June 2011. If an abstract is accepted for the
conference, a full
draft paper should be submitted by Friday 23rd September 2011.
300 word abstracts should be submitted simultaneously to both Organising
Chairs;
abstracts may be in Word, WordPerfect, or RTF formats with the following
information and
in this order:
a) author(s), b) affiliation, c) email address, d) title of abstract, e)
body of abstract
E-mails should be entitled: Communication Abstract Submission
Please use plain text (Times Roman 12) and abstain from using footnotes
and any special
formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline).
We acknowledge
receipt and answer to all paper proposals submitted. If you do not
receive a reply from
us in a week you should assume we did not receive your proposal; it
might be lost in
cyberspace! We suggest, then, to look for an alternative electronic
route or resend.
Organising Chairs:
* Paul James
Project Leader, IP Australia
Australia
Email: pj@inter-disciplinary.net
.
* Rob Fisher
Network Founder and Leader,Inter-Disciplinary.Net,
Freeland, Oxfordshire,
United Kingdom
Email: cc@inter-disciplinary.net
The conference is part of the Probing the Boundaries programme of
research projects. It
aims to bring together people from different areas and interests to
share ideas and
explore various discussions which are innovative and exciting. All
papers accepted for
and presented at the conference will be eligible for publication in an
ISBN eBook.
Selected papers may be developed for publication in a themed hard copy
volume(s).
For further details about the project please visit
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/probing-the-boundaries/hostility-and-violence/communication-and-conflict/
For further details about the conference please visit
http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/probing-the-boundaries/hostility-and-violence/communication-and-conflict/call-for-papers/
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