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CFP: Methodologies and Theories of Scale
| Location: | Denmark |
| Call for Papers Date: | 2012-03-10 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2012-02-28 |
| Announcement ID: |
192728 |
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Panel proposal for 4S Annual Conference
October 17-20, 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark
Scale is not about being big or small. At different scales, different relationships matter. In the last two decades, there have been heated contests over the meanings and methodologies of scale, not the least because our historical moment faces economic systems, power structures, and ecological problems at global and planetary scopes. In these contexts, the use of the term “scale” is often unreflective and scholars inadvertently create “scalar fallacies,” particularly in the realm of environmental advocacy and design, where the scale of the problem and the scale of the solution are mismatched. This panel invites scholars whose work explicitly deals with theories and methodologies of scale, including, but not limited to, the following:
- the epistemological versus the ontological aspects of scale
- how interscalar relationships are defined and investigated
- the relationships between time and space at different scales
- the implications of terms and ideas such as “global,” glocal” and “planetary”
- problems presented by designing technologies or actions meant to address different scales
- methodologies that test designs and actions for scalability
- methodologies that address scalar politics, and/or the politics of scale
- designing technologies, policies or actions for specific scales
- innovations in scalar theories or methods
Please send a 250 word abstract and CV to max.liboiron@nyu.edu by March 10th, 2012.
Note that acceptance onto this panel does not guarantee acceptance into the conference, as the panel as a whole must go through the 4S acceptance process. The title and description of this panel are mutable, and we will adapt each to the types of submissions received.
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