CALL FOR PAPERS: 15th World Congress of Criminology
Barcelona, Spain, 20-25 July 2008
Section on TERRORISM, TRANSNATIONAL CRIME, CRIME ACROSS BORDERS AND INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Taking stock of and evaluating dominant trends in crime will be put in the economic and socio-cultural context of globalization with special attention given to the social phenomena related to migratory movements of populations.
- Organized crime, economic crime, terrorism, traffic in human beings, drug dealing crime
- The needs for transnational and transcontinental cooperation
- The development of supranational policies to embrace national legislation and crime policies
- The specific role of criminology as an academic discipline in this area: education research and crime control policies
Proposals are invited for panels, papers sessions, workshops, training and informational activities, individual paper presentations, poster sessions and audiovisual screenings (documentaries, films, videos etc.) about the themes of this section.
Qualified researchers, practitioners and policy-makers are welcome to present at the Barcelona Congress. All are invited to submit proposals for scientific activities, which can take one of the following formats:
(a) a panel on a clearly defined topic, lasting maximum 1,5 hours and normally involving 3-4 speakers presenting formal papers;
(b) a workshop on a broader theme, lasting max. 3 hours and normally involving 5-7 speakers who present formal papers;
(c) a round table on a specific theme, lasting max. 1,5 hours and normally involving 3-4 speakers making informal presentations;
(d) an author-meets-critic session whereby a discussion takes place between the author and one or more critical speakers, and lasting max. 1,5 hours.
(d) a media session showing relevant audiovisual material that illustrates a particular subject of the section. Scheduling a media session however is contingent on obtaining the appropriate space and equipment from the congress administration.
(e) individual papers presentations lasting about 20 minutes each, including time for "questions and answer" and discussion.
(f) young criminologists/students presentations (including panels, round tables, etc.) to allow younger members of the profession and students to showcase their research, theoretical and other scholarly contributions.
All proposals should be submitted by using the standard form attached.
Preferred deadline: December 15, 2007. After that date proposals will be accommodated on a space available basis.
To contact the section organizer:
Prof. Emilio C. Viano,
School of Public Affairs, Department of Justice, Law and Society, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington DC 20016-8043 USA; eviano@american.edu,
tel. 001 202 885 2953,
fax 001 202 885 2907.
Preferred emailing address:
transcrime@american.edu
