Call for Abstracts: Warfare, Environment, Social Inequality and Pro-Sociability Biennial Conference

Feb 10, 2020 | Winthrop University and James Madison University
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The organizers of the Warfare, Environment, Social Inequality and Pro-Sociability (WESIPS) Biennial Conference are seeking papers from a variety of disciplinary perspectives and theoretical approaches addressing one or more of the following topics: Prehistoric/historic/contemporary warfare, ritual violence, biodiversity, natural resource utilization, past and present cases of environmental degradation/sustainability, egalitarianism, advent of social complexity, social inequality, conflict resolution, and prosocial behavior from a variety of disciplinary and theoretical perspectives.

This symposium will take place on May 19-21, 2021.

WESIPS Abstract Submission Instructions

Abstract submission deadline: October 5, 2020 at 11:59 PM (EST)

For an application to be considered complete, applicants must provide the following information:

  1. Author: Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial
  2. Institutional affiliation:
  3. Identify yourself:
    • Faculty,
    • Graduate student,
    • Independent Researcher.
  4. Highest degree earned:
  5. E-mail address:
  6. If multiple authors, provide the information requested above for each co-author.
  7. Paper Title: Please Capitalize the First Letter of Each Word in the Title.
  8. Include an Abstract (250 words maximum)
  9. Submit information as a Word or Rich Text document (No PDFs please)
  10. 10.Submit the information requested above to: wesipsabstract@gmail.com

Important:

  • The official language of the conference is English however papers in Spanish will be accepted.
  • Individual papers will be limited to 15 minutes(max).
  • ALL abstracts will undergo anonymous juried review on a rolling basis and you will be notified of the status of your submission by November 30, 2020.
  • Only registered participants will be permitted to present their papers at the conference.
  • In order to keep the registration cost for the Conference down, WESIPS does not offer financial assistance to participants nor does WESIPS grant fee waivers to participants.

Direct all questions to:

Dr. Richard J. Chacon

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Series Editor for Springer's Anthropology and Ethics

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC 29733

Office: (803) 323-4656

E-mail: chaconr@winthrop.edu

Personal website: https://www.winthrop.edu/cas/faculty/chacon-richard.aspx