{"id":3565,"date":"2021-02-16T15:12:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T13:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bibliotecadesociologie.ro\/?p=3565"},"modified":"2021-02-16T19:18:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T17:18:55","slug":"cfp-regional-conference-trust-and-well-being-in-the-balkans-sofia-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bibliotecadesociologie.ro\/en\/cfp-regional-conference-trust-and-well-being-in-the-balkans-sofia-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"CfP: Regional conference „Trust and Well-Being in the Balkans”, Sofia, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The regional conference \u201eTrust and Well-Being in the Balkans\u201d is organized by the Bulgarian Sociological Association between\u00a030 September \u2013 01 October 2021, Sofia, Bulgaria,<\/em>\u00a0in collaboration with the national sociological associations of Romania, Serbia and Northern Macedonia, and with the support of the International Sociological Association.<\/p>\n

The Balkans region presents a complex picture of similarities and differences, intertwining histories and projects for the future, that challenge us to use the resources of comparative data and findings to outline new research approaches and sociological understandings of the region. This is why\u00a0the main goal of the conference is to provide a forum for comparative analysis, based on the data and findings of the European Social Survey (ESS) across the Balkan countries and beyond<\/strong>. As an academically initiated, cross-national study, which is conducted every two years since 2001, the ESS offers rich and reliable data to fulfil this goal. ESS data show that there is a connection between trust in institutions, the legitimacy of democracy and a personal sense of well-being. It is in this perspective that the analysis of problems with comparative data from the Balkans and other European regions could open possibilities for the development of important theoretical accounts; for better understanding of the processes of democracy building in this region (each country faces specific challenges); for the formulation of more effective public policies. In this sense,\u00a0the conference aims to hold a high-level academic and research forum, but at the same time to retain the aim of public sociology, i.e. to participate in the formulation of public policies.<\/strong>\u00a0The issue of the relationship between trust and well-being is interesting not only in the Balkans perspective. Contemporary societies \u2013 which we often describe as \u201eindividualized\u201d, \u201efragmented\u201d and \u201eaccelerated\u201d appear to be at risk of losing the secret of social bonding. That is why we would like the conference to put in focus not only regional, but also global problems in order to propose theoretical interpretations and new approaches through which social trust and well-being can be examined. Beyond its academic and research goals,\u00a0the conference will also contribute to strengthening the regional research network<\/strong>\u00a0that has been collaborating at different intensity over the last decade and expand and orient it towards joint sociological research in order to guarantee its sustainability through collaboration.<\/p>\n

Abstract submission deadline: 31 March 2021<\/p>\n

Confirmed\u00a0keynote speakers<\/em>:<\/p>\n

Prof. Michel Wieviorka, Maison des Sciences de l\u2019Homme Foundation, France; ISA President 2006-2010<\/p>\n

Prof. Pepka Boyadzhieva, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Bulgarian Academy of Science; Honorary Professor of Sociology of Education at the University of Nottingham, UK<\/p>\n

For more information see: www.bsa-bg.eu<\/p>\n

We are looking forward to your abstracts under the following broad themes:
\n(1) Comparative research on well-being, based on European Social Survey data
\n<\/em>(2) Trust, fairness and inequalities
\n<\/em>(3) Young people in the Balkans<\/em><\/p>\n

At the moment we are planning to hold the conference in physical attendance in Sofia (venue to be announced later), but the Organising committee is aware of the dynamic and difficult to predict situation that COVID 19 has led to, and we are prepared for a possibility to have an online conference.<\/p>\n

Important dates and information<\/strong><\/p>\n

Abstracts submission\u00a0<\/em>deadline \u2013\u00a031 March, 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please, submit your abstracts by email to\u00a0trust.conference2021@bsa-bg.eu<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Abstracts should be no longer than 500 words, and contain:<\/p>\n