Social Science meetings & conferences

1st International Conference on Cultural Psychiatry in Mediterranean Countries

November 5-7, 2012 Tel Aviv, Israel

The 1st International Conference on Cultural Psychiatry in Mediterranean Countries is a highly anticipated and ambitious event that seeks to deal with novel issues appearing in a world of open frontiers, new opportunities and international upheaval and conflicts, particularly relevant in light of recent events in the region.

Identity is an evolving concept, where group boundaries have become blurred. Mental health professionals will be given the opportunity to participate in stimulating and fruitful discussions on a great variety of issues such as clinical aspects of acculturative stress, neuropsychopharmacology and integrative treatment methods.

The conference, to be held 5-7 November 2012, is aimed at leading psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, social anthropologists, students and anyone with a specialized interest in the rapidly evolving area of transcultural psychiatry.

Preliminary List of Topics

Mood, anxiety and psychotic disorders related to migration
Cultural neuropsychopharmacology
Suicide and cultural transition
Trauma and migration
Religiosity and spirituality
Stigma and Culture
Cultural transition

Kenes International
Kenes Group Building
2 Hayarden St.
Airport City, Lod 70151
Israel
Tel: +972 3 9727405
Fax: + 972 72 2447271
E-mail: wpa-tps@kenes-events.com

Psychoanalysis in the Age of Totalitarianism

21-22 Sept 2012 Wellcome Collection Conference Centre, 183 Euston Road, London, United Kingdom

Half day Friday, all day Saturday

Discounted advance ticket prices (until 1 May) £80 / £55 students and unwaged; full cost ticket prices (after 1 May) £95 /£65 students and unwaged

This two-day conference, supported by the Pears Institute for the study of Antisemitism (Birkbeck, University of London), Birkbeck College, University of London and the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies of the University of Essex, will bring together historians, social theorists and psychoanalysts to explore the impact of the Second World War and totalitarianism on psychoanalysis, and of psychoanalysis on the understanding of the war and totalitarian systems.

Topics include:

the role of psychoanalysis in the war effort, military intelligence and in postwar reconstruction
the crisis of psychoanalysis in Central Europe
the work of Hannah Arendt and other theorists of totalitarianism
cultural anthropology, fascism and the Cold War
visions of the child and the creation of the War Nurseries
the psychoanalytic sociology of the Frankfurt School
war and the origins of group therapy
neo-Freudianism
the psychoanalytic theorization of anti-Semitism
mourning, memory and trans-generational trauma
Winnicott and the social democratic vision.

Presentations will be 20-minutes arranged in panels, followed by discussion, all in a plenary format.
Ticket prices: £95 / £65 (students and unwaged)

For all enquiries please contact Marjory Goodall (marjory.goodall@iopa.org.uk).

Disability and the Majority World: The 2nd International Conference

Date: 26th- 27th September, 2012

Venue: Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

We are pleased to confirm that the 2nd international conference 'Disability and the Majority World' will be held at Manchester Metropolitan University. The conference seeks to bring together researchers, disability activists, practitioners, organisations, and others from various fields, to discuss a range of key and emerging themes around disability in the global South. It provides a much needed inter-disciplinary, critical, supportive and open space to debate, question and challenge, while exploring alternatives in a safe and friendly environment.

Registration

The conference is FREE of charge, but all delegates need to register. This will help us gauge attendance and make adequate preparations.

Cancellations: we would appreciate if those registered but no longer able to attend to please inform us by email Shaun Grech: S.Grech@mmu.ac.uk

Conference Programme

In the spirit of an eco-friendly conference, please note that we will be providing an e-pack instead of printed material on the day.

Meals

The conference is free, which means that lunch and refreshments will have to be purchased from the University or elsewhere. Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements so we can make the refactory aware of delegate requirements.

Bursaries

We are afraid that despite the need, we are unable to provide bursaries (for travel, lodging or other expenses) to attend the conference.

Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students

November 7-10, 2012 San Jose, California

ABRCMS
American Society for Microbiology Education Department
1752 N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036

Ph: 202-942-9348
Fax: 202-403-3513

Email:abrcms@asmusa.org

Between Science and History. Historians and Scientists About Science and its History

8 June 2012 Leiden, the Netherlands

This symposium, initiated by the Leiden Philosophical foundations of the historiography of science research group, brings historians of science and scientists together in order to reveal the differences between their perspective on science and its history and facilitate a constructive dialogue.

Theme
The science wars are over. Scientists and historians of science have ceased their intellectual trench-warfare: the unbridgeable division between radical postmodernist science studies and naive scientism is now a battle of the past, referred to exclusively in footnotes.

This is a good thing, in the sense that it has made room for nuanced views. However, even in the absence of war rhetoric there may be genuine and important differences between the way scientists look at science and the way historians see it. For example, it seems plausible that historians think differently about the extent to which scientific thinking is bound to a specific time and place than do the scientists who work with the results of that thinking; or that historians are less inclined to identify the validity of a scientific theory as a cause of its success than are scientists.

Whether these differences do indeed exist is an interesting question; and if they do, the question is important what implications these different perspectives have for the communication of insights and to what extent the principles and values of both can be harmonized.

Programme
The day will consist of three parts:

1) sessions of one hour each, in which a historian of science and a scientist will both give a presentation of 15 minutes about a subject area touching the expertise of both, followed by discussion with each other and with the audience;

2) presentations of 20 minutes by individual speakers, providing a perspective about the relation of the historiography of science to science. Guiding questions are:

what kind of knowledge is required for good historiography of science?
to what extent can historians neglect the current state of scientific knowledge?
to what extent does scientific knowledge belong to a specific time and place?
can historical knowledge be of aid to current scientists?

3) a panel discussion, of the speakers of this day with each other and with the audience.

For more information about the symposium, you can contact Jeroen Bouterse: jeroen.bouterse@gmail.com

German Science in Southern Europe, 1933-45

October 11-13, 2012 Lisbon, Portugal

The European fascist period is certainly a time of exclusions, disruptions, and confrontations, but it is also a time of network building and scientific and cultural exchange: the exhibitions, public lectures, academic or even touristic exchange that Germany organizes between 1933 and 1945 in the southern European countries (from Portugal to Romania, not forgetting Spain, Italy or Greece) reflect a hybrid (i.e. political and scientific) concern to be "recognized and imitated" (to put it in the words of the Hamburger romanist and NSDAP member Wilhelm Giese).

The Conference is hosted by the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, New University of Lisbon, and organized by the Research project The Power of Science; German Science in Portugal, 1933-45.

Further Information:

Please address all inquiries to pos.conference@gmail.com

Tonics, Elixirs and Poisons: Psychoactive Substances in European History and Culture

Conference 8-9 September 2012 Wellington, New Zealand

Psychoactive substances, whether narcotics, stimulants or hallucinogens, affect their users as individuals, yet their social context informs their cultural significance. At different times and in different places, different substances have become a locus of fascination or anxiety, praise or opprobrium, patriotism or prohibition. We seek papers examining psychoactive substances in a specific cultural context. How, when, and why did substances such as alcohol, caffeine, cannabis, cocaine, opium, tea, and tobacco acquire the cultural meanings that they did? How have consumers of psychoactive substances crossed the border between medical and recreational use, and how has society responded to any perceived transgressions? How have these substances been represented in literary, journalistic, legal, or scientific texts?

The conference will take place at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. The conference will have no registration fee, and will be open to the public. For further information, contact Alexander Maxwell or Richard Millington.

Alexander Maxwell alexander.maxwell(at)vuw.ac.nz
Richard Millington richard.millington(at)vuw.ac.nz

Victoria University of Wellington
PO Box 600
Wellington 6140
New Zealand

Visit the website at http://www.victoria.ac.nz/antipodean/upcoming-events.aspx

Agnes Dillon Randolph International Nursing History Conference

The 2nd Agnes Dillon Randolph International Nursing History Conference

March 15-16, 2013

The University of Virginia School of Nursing Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry
&
Beta Kappa Chapter Sigma Theta Tau Charlottesville, Virginia

In recognition of the diversity and quality of nursing scholarship across the world, the University of Virginia School of Nursing Center for Nursing Historical Inquiry is hosting its second Agnes Dillon Randolph International Nursing History Conference. The University of Virginia, designed by Thomas Jefferson, is a dedicated World Heritage Site for its historical architectural design and a premier educational and research institution.

A variety of nursing history presentations by researchers from around the world will be featured in the conference. The conference will be held in the University of Virginia School of Nursing.

The conference begins on Friday, March 15th with registration and refreshments at 11:30 AM. The keynote is at 1:00 PM. The conference concludes on Saturday, March 16th, at 3:00 PM.

Society for Police & Criminal Psychology 2012 Conference

November 7-10 Birmingham, Alabama

The Society for Police & Criminal Psychology is a multi-disciplinary group that encourages the scientific study of the criminal justice system and the application of behavioral science knowledge to problems in criminal justice, including law enforcement, judicial, and corrections elements. Consequently, it solicits participation from psychologists, psychiatrists, lawyers, police officers, corrections personnel, social workers, and other professionals involved in the scientific study of the criminal justice system.

IAGG (International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics) 20th World Congress

June 23-27, 2013 Seoul, South Korea

Main Theme
Digital @geing: A New Horizon for Health Care and Active Ageing

Main Themes
The congress program is primarily organized around four main themes:

· Biological Science
· Clinical Medicine
· Social & Behavioral Science
· Research, Policy and Practice