9-11 November 2006
Location: Research Institute for Law, Politics and Justice (RILPJ) -
Chancellor's Building, Keele University

The Research Institute for Law, Politics and Justice (RILPJ) at Keele University, in collaboration with the Research Committee of Socio-Legal Studies of the German Society of Sociology and the German Socio-Legal Association, invites socio-legal scholars from Britain and Germany to present papers and discuss research at the First British-German Socio-Legal Workshop.

This interdisciplinary workshop will provide an opportunity for exploring mutual interests in research, for exchanging ideas and comparative perspectives, and for establishing closer ties between the two socio-legal communities. The organisers invite established and young researchers - including political scientists, criminologists, sociologists, philosophers and lawyers - to discuss emerging trends and key concepts in law, politics and justice. We will in particular provide opportunities for young scholars to start cross-national networks. We envision streams and discussion groups under the following broad topic areas, but will in addition provide an open forum for papers which do not fall into these themes:

Our topics:

• Regulating in transnational domains : The global economy, illegal markets, corporate governance and environmental challenges
• The bodies of law and politics : Gender, commodification, public health and ethics
• Difference and social justice : Migration, citizenship, and cultural difference
• Environment and technologies: regulating new technologies, security and technology
• Mediating politics and law: Media and the law, images of law and law’s imagination
• Justice and human rights : International relations, human rights and sovereignty
  

Special Programme features:

• opening lecture
• thematic and plenary sessions
• plenary session with representatives from German and British Research Councils, on collaborative research, networking and funding

see Programme News page

Bursaries

There are a number of bursaries available to support the participation of Ph.D. students in our workshop. For further details, please e-mail Dr Bettina Lange, or write to
Dr Bettina Lange, School of Law, Keele University, Staffordshire ST5 5BG,UK.

Publication

Selected papers will be published in a special issue of the German peer-reviewed socio-legal journal Zeitschrift fuer Rechtssoziologie

Visiting Keele

The beautiful rural campus and landscape park of Keele is situated between Manchester and Birmingham. The International Airports of both cities provide direct flights to all major European cities.

Keele Conference Park won awards for Best Academic Venue and Best Conference and Banqueting Staff.

For Travel and more General Information about Keele, click here

For information about accommodation, click here

Accommodation at the Management Centre, Keele University:
There are a limited number of ensuite rooms available for Thursday 9th and Friday 10th November in the Management Centre at Keele University, at a special rate of  £35 bed and breakfast per person per night .   
Please telephone ++(0)1782 635828 to reserve your room, and to qualify for this reduced rate please quote the workshop reference number: 12962 (1st British-German Socio-Legal Workshop). 
As there are a limited number of rooms available at Keele, please book early to avoid disappointment

Please note: Delegates must book their own accommodation

Paper Submission and Programme Information

 Please send your abstracts (max. 250 words) as soon as possible to the organisers :
Dr. Bettina Lange (b.lange@law.keele.ac.uk) (link) or
Professor Susanne Karstedt (s.karstedt@crim.keele.ac.uk) by 30th September, at the latest .
For all enquiries about the programme contact the organisers.

Registration