From a.cienki at let.vu.nl Wed Jul 8 10:43:10 2009 From: a.cienki at let.vu.nl (Cienki, A.) Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 16:43:10 +0200 Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] Language, Culture, and Mind 4 conference Message-ID: Some may find the following conference of interest: Call for abstracts Language, Culture and Mind (LCM 4) http://web.abo.fi/fak/hf/fin/LCM4/ The 4th International Conference on Language, Culture and Mind (LCM 4) will be held in Turku, Finland, at ?bo Akademi University, 21st-23rd June 2010. The goals of LCM conferences are to contribute to situating the study of language in a contemporary interdisciplinary dialogue (involving linguistics, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, semiotics and other related fields), and to promote a better integration of cognitive and cultural perspectives in empirical and theoretical studies of language. Currently confirmed plenary speakers: * Associate Prof. Jukka Hy?n?, University of Turku * Prof. Peggy Miller, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana * Prof. Cornelia M?ller, Berlin Gesture Centre and Europa Universit?t Viadrina * Prof. Bradd Shore, Emory University, Atlanta * Prof. Dan Zahavi, Centre for Subjectivity Research, Copenhagen The International LCM committee invites the submission of abstracts for presentations (oral and posters), on topics including but not limited to: * biological and cultural co-evolution * comparative study of communication systems * cognitive and cultural schematization in language * emergence of language in ontogeny and phylogeny * language in social interaction and multi-modal communication * language, intersubjectivity and normativity * language and thought, emotion and consciousness Abstracts of up to 500 words, including references, should be sent to lcm4turku at gmail.com as an attachment, in pdf or rtf format. Indicate if the abstract is for an oral or poster presentation. Note that there will be proper poster session(s), with one minute self-presentations to the audience in the plenary hall, just before the poster session. The deadline for abstract submission is Dec 15, 2009. Please see the homesite for additional information on abstract formatting. Registration for the conference should be done through the online registration form; see http://web.abo.fi/fak/hf/fin/LCM4/registration.html. The fees for the LCM conference are: * Early registration (until 1st March 2010): 140 euros * Late registration (from 2nd March 2010 to 1st May 2010): 165 euros * Reduced registration fee (see registration form): 125 euros * The Finnish Evening 70 euros The registration fee includes lunch and coffee breaks during the conference, admission to all scientific sessions, all congress materials and administration costs. The Finnish evening fee includes a steam ship trip, dinner and sauna (swimming), and Finnish tango music. Important dates * Deadline for abstract submission 15 Dec 2009 * Notification of acceptance 15 Feb 2010 * Last date for early registration 1 Mar 2010 * Last date for registration 1 May 2010 * Final program publication 15th May 2010 The international LCM committee * Alan Cienki, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Language and Communication * Carlos Cornejo, Pontificia Universidad Cat?lica de Chile, Psychology * Barbara Fultner, Denison University, Philosophy * Anders Hougaard, University of Southern Denmark, Social Cognition * Esa Itkonen, University of Turku, Linguistics * John Lucy, University of Chicago, Comparative Human Development and Psychology * Aliyah Morgenstern, Universit? Sorbonne Nouvelle-Paris 3, Linguistics * Chris Sinha, University of Portsmouth, Psychology * Daniel Wolk, University of Kurdistan Hawler, Sociology * Jordan Zlatev, Lund University, Linguistics/Cognitive Semiotics LCM4 Local organizing committee * Urpo Nikanne, ?bo Akademi University, Finnish language * Anneli Pajunen, University of Tampere, Finnish languge * Esa Itkonen, University of Turku, General linguistics -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.cddc.vt.edu/pipermail/interpretationandmethods/attachments/20090708/e725ef7d/attachment-0001.html From navdeep at iimahd.ernet.in Mon Jul 13 06:20:44 2009 From: navdeep at iimahd.ernet.in (Navdeep Mathur) Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:50:44 +0530 Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] New Book: Policy Debates on Reprogenetics Message-ID: <550f31d00907130320x5f4199c6u1672e75ef4642677@mail.gmail.com> Policy Debates on Reprogenetics. The Problematisation of New Research in Great Britain and Germany (2009) By Dr. phil. Svea Luise Herrmann, Leibniz Universit?t, Hannover, Institut f?r Politische Wissenschaft, Forschungsprojekt "Eugenics and Restorative Justice" Abstract: >From the perspective of discourse-analytical, interpretive policy analysis the author discusses processes of problematisation and discourse-stimula?tion in public policy debates on reprogenetics in Great Britain and Ger?many in order to determine the effects of such debates on the shaping of scientific developments. While both debates were marked by a constant increase in discourses as well as participants, there was at the same time a tendency to narrow down the scope of problematisations towards problematisation of the moral status of the embryo and the existence of different, irreconcilable ethical perspective on this status. This development was accompanied by the exclusion of more general pol?iticisation of scien?tific developments. Problematisations of stem cell re?search or pre-implan?tation genetic diagnosis in terms of 'ethics' and the commitment to public discourses and public participation did not chal?lenge but were in?deed based on the as?sumption of inevitable scientific 'progress' and its identity with societal 'progress'. Through 'ethical' prob?lematisations of reprogenetic practices an endless discursive space was cre?ated in which anxiety or con?flicts could be articulated, without, however, being able to retard, restrict, or even politi?cise scientific 'progress'. Power in policy dis?course on repro?genetics did not work though restriction of discourse or exclusion of par?ticipants but indeed through the stimulation of discourse and the invitation to participate -- thereby strengthening rather than challeng?ing an imperative of scientific 'progress'. You can view contents and/or order the book or a review copy at: Campus: http://www.campus.de/isbn/9783593387925 or Chicago UP: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/presssite/metadata.epl?mode=synopsis&bookkey=407150 From jhuns at vt.edu Wed Jul 15 11:48:36 2009 From: jhuns at vt.edu (jeremy hunsinger) Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:48:36 +1000 Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] Fwd: Call for Presentations/Papers: Qualitative Research for Policy Making, 14-15 January 2010, Malta References: Message-ID: <9322D193-87B6-42D5-BEB2-61D9330F0775@vt.edu> > > Qualitative Research for Policy Making 2010 > 14-15 January 2010, Malta > > About the conference: > The International conference on Qualitative Research for Policy > Making will be > held on the 14 & 15 January 2010 in the prehistoric country of > Malta. This > conference is organised by the Merlien Institute and is supported by > our > associated journal partners. This highly interactive, cross- > disciplinary > conference will bring together policy researchers and practitioners > to discuss > important issues surrounding the use of qualitative research for > policy making. > > Call for presentations/papers: > This conference will provide an excellent opportunity for you to > present your > case study and to hear international experts discuss best practices > on the use > of qualitative research for underpinning policy decision decisions. > To be > considered for a presentation at the conference, please download the > abstract > template below (right click, save as) and send it to us for review: > http://www.merlien.org/images/stories/qrpm2010/qrpm2010.rtf > > There is also an option to publish your paper in the conference > proceedings. > Topics of interests include but not limited to: >> How to evaluate the quality of qualitative research? >> Accelerating qualitative research processes while applying >> consistent models > and coding schemes >> Dealing with time pressures through developing "pre-conceptual" >> schemes for > upcoming research tasks >> Developing strategies to convince stakeholders of the validity of >> qualitative > research findings >> Creating multidisciplinary teams to deal with complex issues: how >> to ensure > successful collaboration? >> Utilising interactive functions of software to help explain the >> underlying > research findings >> Discussing best practices on how to write and report qualitative >> research > findings to stakeholders and clients >> Overcoming the negative perception of qualitative research as an >> academic > exercise >> Convincing decision makers to take account of and use of >> qualitative evidence > to underpin policy decisions >> Maintaining objectivity in securing evidence and communicating >> succinctly and > effectively on findings >> Anticipating 'hot issues' for policy makers to be in a position to >> report quickly > to new developments >> Using qualitative data analysis software to help deal with the >> overflow of > textual unstructured data >> Keeping on top of massive evidence based and complex research >> activity > which relate to current and future policies > > Important deadlines: > The deadline for submitting an abstract for review is 24 Aug 2009. > You will be > notified whether your abstract is accepted for a presentation latest > by 1 Oct > 2009. Final submissions (including revised abstract, papers, > powerpoint slides, > biography) will have to be submitted by 23 Dec 2009. > > Conference documentation: > All accepted abstracts and papers will be published in the conference > documentation pack with an ISBN number. > > Language & target audience: > This international conference will be conducted in English and > participants who > will realise the greatest benefit include researchers from NGOs, > Think Tanks, > National Agencies, Supranational and European-level Institutions. > > Take advantage of this unique opportunity to discuss best practices > with your > peers in a friendly, fun and informal networking environment. This > two-day > workshop includes all documentation and lunch on both days. Due to > the nature > of this small group conference format, seats are limited. Please > register as early > as possible. > > More details about this event can be found at: > http://www.merlien.org/upcoming-events/qrpm-eu.html > > Contact details: > Jasper Lim > Conference Director > +31 6343 45901 (Europe) > +65 9861 6568 (Asia-Pacific) > Email: events(at)merlien.org From WJKELLPRO at aol.com Fri Jul 24 20:46:51 2009 From: WJKELLPRO at aol.com (WJKELLPRO at aol.com) Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:46:51 EDT Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] Obama's Oligarchy Message-ID: Hi All! I would like to get some feedback on the next chapter in the book I am writing on Internet voting as a way to reform US elections. I have had some very helpful comments on the other chapters I have mentioned before. Here is the title and abstract: Obama's Oligarchy: And Other Deviations from the Original Intentions Abstract: ?In a previous paper posted in full on SSRN, entitled "The Original Intentions of the Framers for US Presidential Elections," I focused on how the anti-party spirit of the Framers is manifested in the provisions for the Electoral College. The Framers hoped that these carefully crafted provisions would protect the presidential election process from party corruption. In the present essay, posted in full here on SSRN, I will compare the original intentions of the Framers for presidential elections to the actual practices followed in our country today. Because those elections are dominated by the two-party system, the inquiry will be as to how well that system fulfills, or fails to fulfill, those original intentions. If the plan of the Framers is considered as a measuring stick for how well politics and government are operating in the US, then this paper will read as a kind of report card. To illustrate how the presidential election system currently works, I discuss in detail how Barrack Obama raised the funds needed to leap from his station as a young lawyer in Chicago to his position as our nation's 44th President. If reasonable minds could disagree with my grading of the two-party system at the conclusion of this essay, I would like to know why.? The paper is available for free reading or download at: _http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1435515_ (http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1435515) TO READ THIS PAPER click on the Download button on the abstract page. Then a page comes up with a selection of sources from which to retrieve the paper (such as the University of Chicago, Stanford, etc). Click on SSRN or any other source. Then you will be given the option to Open, and read online, or Save to your computer. Hope to hear from you soon, _William J. Kelleher, Ph.D._ (http://ssrn.com/author=1053589) _http://ssrn.com/author=1053589_ (http://ssrn.com/author=1053589) _wjkellpro at aol.com_ (mailto:wjkellpro at aol.com) **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222377105x1201454426/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=115&bcd =JulystepsfooterNO115) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.cddc.vt.edu/pipermail/interpretationandmethods/attachments/20090724/1ab846bd/attachment-0002.html From WJKELLPRO at aol.com Fri Jul 24 20:46:51 2009 From: WJKELLPRO at aol.com (WJKELLPRO at aol.com) Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:46:51 EDT Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] Obama's Oligarchy Message-ID: Hi All! I would like to get some feedback on the next chapter in the book I am writing on Internet voting as a way to reform US elections. I have had some very helpful comments on the other chapters I have mentioned before. Here is the title and abstract: Obama's Oligarchy: And Other Deviations from the Original Intentions Abstract: ?In a previous paper posted in full on SSRN, entitled "The Original Intentions of the Framers for US Presidential Elections," I focused on how the anti-party spirit of the Framers is manifested in the provisions for the Electoral College. The Framers hoped that these carefully crafted provisions would protect the presidential election process from party corruption. In the present essay, posted in full here on SSRN, I will compare the original intentions of the Framers for presidential elections to the actual practices followed in our country today. Because those elections are dominated by the two-party system, the inquiry will be as to how well that system fulfills, or fails to fulfill, those original intentions. If the plan of the Framers is considered as a measuring stick for how well politics and government are operating in the US, then this paper will read as a kind of report card. To illustrate how the presidential election system currently works, I discuss in detail how Barrack Obama raised the funds needed to leap from his station as a young lawyer in Chicago to his position as our nation's 44th President. If reasonable minds could disagree with my grading of the two-party system at the conclusion of this essay, I would like to know why.? The paper is available for free reading or download at: _http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1435515_ (http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1435515) TO READ THIS PAPER click on the Download button on the abstract page. Then a page comes up with a selection of sources from which to retrieve the paper (such as the University of Chicago, Stanford, etc). Click on SSRN or any other source. Then you will be given the option to Open, and read online, or Save to your computer. Hope to hear from you soon, _William J. Kelleher, Ph.D._ (http://ssrn.com/author=1053589) _http://ssrn.com/author=1053589_ (http://ssrn.com/author=1053589) _wjkellpro at aol.com_ (mailto:wjkellpro at aol.com) **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222377105x1201454426/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=115&bcd =JulystepsfooterNO115) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.cddc.vt.edu/pipermail/interpretationandmethods/attachments/20090724/1ab846bd/attachment-0003.html From r.bhuyan at utoronto.ca Tue Jul 28 10:29:23 2009 From: r.bhuyan at utoronto.ca (Rupaleem Bhuyan) Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:29:23 -0400 Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] course syllabi on interpretive methods? In-Reply-To: <5286BEEC21FADA47A24AA92D8BC9270E028A3C75@fswmail01.scw.vu.nl> References: <5286BEEC21FADA47A24AA92D8BC9270E028A3C75@fswmail01.scw.vu.nl> Message-ID: <000901ca0f8f$ce0f0030$6a2d0090$@bhuyan@utoronto.ca> Does anyone have course syllabi that they are willing to share for teaching interpretive methods to advanced (not first year) doctoral students. I'm building an 'advanced interpretive methods course' and would love to see what others are trying to cover in the limited space of a term. By advanced, this course is intended to focus on research design and related philosophical and practical questions for students engaging in interpretive research. The course is geared towards students in social work and other health professions, so syllabi from applied/professional disciplines would be great! Much thanks, Rupaleem Bhuyan -------------------------------------- Rupaleem Bhuyan, PhD Assistant Professor Faculty of Social Work University of Toronto 246 Bloor Street West Toronto, ON M5S 1A1 Canada Phone: 416.946-5085 Email: r.bhuyan at utoronto.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.cddc.vt.edu/pipermail/interpretationandmethods/attachments/20090728/d706b716/attachment.html From oren at ufl.edu Tue Jul 28 11:04:33 2009 From: oren at ufl.edu (Oren,Ido) Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:04:33 -0400 Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] course syllabi on interpretive methods? In-Reply-To: <000901ca0f8f$ce0f0030$6a2d0090$@bhuyan@utoronto.ca> References: <5286BEEC21FADA47A24AA92D8BC9270E028A3C75@fswmail01.scw.vu.nl> <000901ca0f8f$ce0f0030$6a2d0090$@bhuyan@utoronto.ca> Message-ID: Last spring I taught a graduate seminar on interpretive approaches to political science. I'm not sure how applicable it is to social work but you may want to take a look at the syllabus anyway. It's posted at http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/oren/POS6933links.html Cheers, Ido -- Ido Oren Associate Professor University of Florida Department of Political Science 234 Anderson Hall Box 117325 Gainesville, FL 32611-7325 Tel. (352) 273-2393 Fax (352) 392-8127 http://web.clas.ufl.edu/users/oren/ From: interpretationandmethods-bounces at malagigi.cddc.vt.edu [mailto:interpretationandmethods-bounces at malagigi.cddc.vt.edu] On Behalf Of Rupaleem Bhuyan Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 10:29 AM To: 'interpretation and methods group' Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] course syllabi on interpretive methods? Does anyone have course syllabi that they are willing to share for teaching interpretive methods to advanced (not first year) doctoral students. I'm building an 'advanced interpretive methods course' and would love to see what others are trying to cover in the limited space of a term. By advanced, this course is intended to focus on research design and related philosophical and practical questions for students engaging in interpretive research. The course is geared towards students in social work and other health professions, so syllabi from applied/professional disciplines would be great! Much thanks, Rupaleem Bhuyan -------------------------------------- Rupaleem Bhuyan, PhD Assistant Professor Faculty of Social Work University of Toronto 246 Bloor Street West Toronto, ON M5S 1A1 Canada Phone: 416.946-5085 Email: r.bhuyan at utoronto.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.cddc.vt.edu/pipermail/interpretationandmethods/attachments/20090728/e1ae45d9/attachment.html From Hopf.2 at polisci.osu.edu Wed Jul 29 09:25:14 2009 From: Hopf.2 at polisci.osu.edu (Hopf, Theodore (.2)) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:25:14 -0400 Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] course syllabi on interpretive methods? In-Reply-To: <000901ca0f8f$ce0f0030$6a2d0090$@bhuyan@utoronto.ca> References: <5286BEEC21FADA47A24AA92D8BC9270E028A3C75@fswmail01.scw.vu.nl> <000901ca0f8f$ce0f0030$6a2d0090$@bhuyan@utoronto.ca> Message-ID: <8F8B71D06051AA46ACAC9494EADE6A270137B7EC@PSEXCH4.polisci.ohio-state.edu> You, and everyone, should check out the stock of syllabi archived at the Colloquium for Qualitative Research Methods at Syracuse, via Colin Elman. My most recent one is there. Ido, thanx for yours! From: interpretationandmethods-bounces at listserv.cddc.vt.edu [mailto:interpretationandmethods-bounces at listserv.cddc.vt.edu] On Behalf Of Rupaleem Bhuyan Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 10:29 AM To: 'interpretation and methods group' Subject: [Interpretationandmethods] course syllabi on interpretive methods? Does anyone have course syllabi that they are willing to share for teaching interpretive methods to advanced (not first year) doctoral students. I'm building an 'advanced interpretive methods course' and would love to see what others are trying to cover in the limited space of a term. By advanced, this course is intended to focus on research design and related philosophical and practical questions for students engaging in interpretive research. The course is geared towards students in social work and other health professions, so syllabi from applied/professional disciplines would be great! Much thanks, Rupaleem Bhuyan -------------------------------------- Rupaleem Bhuyan, PhD Assistant Professor Faculty of Social Work University of Toronto 246 Bloor Street West Toronto, ON M5S 1A1 Canada Phone: 416.946-5085 Email: r.bhuyan at utoronto.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.cddc.vt.edu/pipermail/interpretationandmethods/attachments/20090729/06c863dd/attachment-0001.html