Manchester Metropolitan University psychology lecturer Ian Parker keeps job after students revolt

http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1594627_manchester-metropolitan-university-psychology-lecturer-ian-parker-keeps-job-after-students-revolt

Society for Community Research and Action: 2013 Biennial Conference, Miami, Florida, USA

The 2013 Society for Community Research and Action biennial conference will take place on Wednesday, June 26th - Saturday, June 29th, in Miami, Florida USA. Preconference workshops and activities will begin in the morning on Wednesday June 26th and the conference opening reception will be held that evening.

As with past biennials, proposal submission and review will be handled through All Academic, Inc.

 Follow this link to submit your proposal and follow the instructions carefully.  

The deadline for receipt of program proposals is: 11:55 PM (EST), Monday December 10^th, 2012.

For more information go to: http://www.scra27.org/biennial/2013_biennial

Call for papers JCPP no. 4/2012

The Journal of Community Positive Practices is a Social Research Review with appearance in both printed and electronic versions which proposes topics of public interest published in accordance with the rules described within the section instructions for authors. Submissions in English for our next release are received until the 10th of December 2012 (for JCPP 4/2012).

Our current issue: Journal of Community Positive Practices, Nr. 3/2012 

Topics of interest for the Year of 2012 (volume XII)

• Preventing and combating of social exclusion
• Interventions at the level of the disadvantaged groups
• Access to education
• Improving the situation of Minorities, Immigrants, Vulnerable People
• Rehabilitation of persons who committed penal deeds
• Community Justice Administration - Community Policing, Probation, Prison
• Modern Administration of Urban/Rural Areas
• Gender Equality
• Social Research
• Best practices in social projects implementation
• Assessment of socio-economic projects
• Famillies challenges in modern societies
• Child protection
• Social economy
• Social and/or rural entrepreneurship

There is no publication fee.

The authors will receive 3 printed copies of the issue of appearance of their contributions.

For any other information, please don’t hesitate to contact us at office@jppc.ro

The authors may submit articles covering other currently debating themes of our societies.

Best Regards,

Sorin CACE, PhD
Senior Researcher, Institute of Quality of Life Research, Romanian Academy

Journal of Community Positive Practices www.jppc.ro
Sfanta Treime 17 Street, 2nd District, Bucharest
Phone/Fax: 0040 (0)21 210 01 81

Critical Studies in Sexualities and Reproduction research programme

Critical Studies in Sexualities and Reproduction research programme

Rhodes University

PhD bursary

Applications for a Doctoral bursary are invited by candidates wishing to join a dynamic team of researchers in the area of Critical Studies in Sexualities and Reproduction at Rhodes University. Prof Catriona Macleod is the team leader and will supervise the research.

Call for papers for thespecial issue of the journal Universitas Psychologica on Critical Social Psychology of Work

Call for papers for thespecial issue of the journal Universitas Psychologica on Critical Social Psychology of Work

In recent years there have been developed and consolidated a number of conceptual and methodological alternatives to the hegemonic vision of the world of work which has historically prevailed in psychology.These perspectives that could be grouped under the label of "critical social psychology of work" distance themselvesfrom both the managerial and functionalist approach that has characterized much of the industrial/organisational psychology and its conceptualisation of workers as a resource to be managed towards maximising business productivity.

Critical social psychology of work is characterised by considering, in many different ways, the category "work" within inter-and transdisciplinary conceptual frameworks.As a consequence, studies developed in this area are distinguished by including in their analysis aspects such as:the different forms, manifestations and socio-historical transformations which capitalism stamps on work organisation in different contexts; the regional ways through which global designs such as neoliberalism are appropriated; the relationship between modernity and coloniality in terms of the international division of labour; the peculiar expressions of contemporary processes of flexibilisation, precarisation, informalisation, de-industrialisation and unemployment, and the way these phenomena affect the experiences, identities and processes of subjectivation in, for and through work.

At the same time, the geopolitics of knowledge in relation to psychology, as well as the possibilities of alternative knowledge and ways of organising work that deviate both from the current economic model, and from the discourses and practices that are prescribed by the North Atlantic countries, have been a constant concern of the studies conducted in this area.

For this special issue of the journal Universitas Psychologica on Critical Social Psychology of Work, it is expected that contributions can give visibility to the centrality of workplaces as:

•   spaces of construction of subjectivities, experiences, and personal and collective identities;
•   spheres of configuration of dynamics of control and resistance;
•   places in which processes that can either lead to disease or promote the health of workers are produced;
•   territories in which alternatives to the global prescriptions of contemporary capitalism emerge;
•    fields in which different discourses and practices are used as psychological strategies for governing the workforce;
• environments that produce everyday interactions which support exclusion and unequal relations of gender, race, age, amongst others;
•  locations where new alternatives to the economic development model emerge.

Contributions should be submitted before February 28, 2013 via emailto the international editors invited for this special issue:

Hernán Camilo Pulido-Martínez, Ph.D. (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia) cpulido@javeriana.edu

Leny Sato, Ph.D. (Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil) lenysato@usp.br

Papers must follow the form and recommendations set forth in the guidelines for publication of the APA 6th edition. If a paper is accepted for publication, printing rights of reproduction in any form or medium are of the usual editor of the journal. The author may request permission to reasonably reproduce their contributions.

Web site of the journal in http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/sitio/psychologica/

PROTEST AGAINST SUSPENSION OF IAN PARKER

A prominent international figure in critical social psychology, Ian Parker, has been suspended from his post at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). Ian's colleagues and students have been given little to no explanation as to why he has been suspended, and the university has prohibited him from contacting them and from using his university email. However, it appears that the suspension is, ironically, related to an earlier email he sent protesting against arbitrary and secretive management practices at the university.

Ian Parker is one of the most highly respected critical theorists in psychology. He has authored numerous books on social psychology, psychoanalyis, critical psychology, qualitative methodology and discourse analysis, and is at the centre of an extensive network of critical psychologists around the world. There have been protests against his suspension from academics in, amongst others, Canada, Turkey and South Africa. Ian's students have written to the vice-chancellor and have put posters and flyers up on campus. They suggest that concerned academics should email the Vice-Chancellor of MMU, John Brooks (c.j.green@mmu.ac.uk), and the Head of the Department of Psychology, Christine Horrocks (c.horrocks@mmu.ac.uk). These messages can be copied as messages of solidarity to the MMU UCU chair Pura Ariza (p.ariza@mmu.ac.uk).

Gender Questions Call for Papers

Gender Questions
Call for Papers
 

Gender Questions is a newly launched interdisciplinary academic journal that will be published bi-annually by UNISA Press. The journal will serve as a forum for scholarly research on all aspects of gender studies, including feminist research, studies in masculinities, LGBT and queer studies. Preference will be given to manuscripts with a solid base in gender theory which is coherently applied.

We invite original submissions in the following categories:

• Research articles: 6000 to 8000 words. Please include an abstract of approximately 200 words as well as 4 to 6 keywords

• Book reviews: 1000 to 1500 words

Submissions should be in Times New Roman font size 12, 1.5 line spacing and should adhere to the Harvard style of referencing. We will only accept carefully edited electronic submissions in MS Word or compatible format. All submissions will be peer-reviewed by means of the double blind system.
Deadline for submissions: 22 February 2013.

All submissions and queries should be emailed to the co-editors of Gender Questions, Drs Jessica Murray (murraj@unisa.ac.za) and Elbie van den Berg (vdberms@unisa.ac.za)

AGM of the PsySSA Community and Social Psychology Division

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to attend the AGM of the PsySSA Community and Social Psychology Division during ICP2012.

Date: Monday, 23 July 2012

Time: 18h00 to 19h00

Venue: Room 1.43

Looking forward to seeing you at the conference and at the AGM.

Kind regards

Eduard Fourie

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology: Special issue call for papers

The Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology is proposing a special
issue concerned with ageing and community. The rapidly rising proportion of
older adults in countries around the world has become one of the key societal
issues of the early 21st century. While discussions on that issue have often
focused on issues of dependency and economic burden that accompany this
new demographic reality, not enough has been said about the possibilities
which ageing brings for local communities around the world.

You can find the PDF with the full details in the shared folder at the bottom of the blog in the folder "JCASP"

Wits Community/Counselling Psychology Programme - MACC Selection Advert/Poster

(The attachment is in the shared folder at the bottom of the blog under "Wits MACC")


Dear Friends and Colleagues

Applications for the Master of Arts in Community-Based Counselling Psychology (MACC) Programme at Wits are open and I would like to request that you consider distributing this mail to students and potential applicants who may be interested in applying for a programme of this nature. The attached poster provides a brief synopsis of the programme and the selection dates, but prospective applicants are also encouraged to peruse the MACC website at the link below:

http://www.wits.ac.za/academic/humanities/umthombo/psychology/vcop/macc-v-cop-home/7421/macc_v_cop_home.html

For those of you at other institutions who may run similar programmes, we are of course very happy to reciprocate and to distribute similar emails from your departments to our students and to place posters on our notice boards.

Please feel free to distribute as widely as possible.

Many thanks in advance.

Best,


Prof. Garth Stevens (Co-Assistant Dean: Humanities Graduate Studies)
Associate Professor/Clinical Psychologist
Department of Psychology
School of Human & Community Development
University of the Witwatersrand

Community Engagement Symposium 2012

As it says in the title, this is an announcement of the 2012 Community Engagement Symposium. If you scroll down to the bottom of the blog you will find the forms and PDF announcement within a folder of the same name.

Call out for submissions to special issue of Asylum magazine 'Anti-capitalism and mental health

http://www.asylumonline.net/call.htm


Deadline – Monday 30th April 
Please email submissions to editors@asylumonline.net 

We are planning a special issue of Asylum Magazine for September 2012 that will explore the issue of 'anti-capitalism and mental health'.

This is a call out for contributions on this theme! If we want to make mental health services more democratic is it necessary to take a look at the economic and political system in which they are situated?

Conference Call ENRGHI

Calling all early career researchers in health or health care within a
social, geographical or environmental context...

On behalf of the Conference Organising Committee, I would like to inform
you of the:

16th Annual Conference of Emerging and New Research in Geographies of
Health and Impairment(ENRGHI)

10th-11th September 2012, University College London (with Queen Mary,
University of London), UK.

http://enrghi2012.wordpress.com/call-for-abstracts/

Community and Social Psych Division featured on the front page of PsyTalk!

http://www.psyssa.com/documents/PsyTalk%20Issue%203%202011.pdf

Grab your copy above!

Call for Papers Special Issue on Community Engagement

Journal Of Psychology In Africa

South of the Sahara, the Caribbean and Afro-Latin America

CALL FOR PAPERS

SPECIAL ISSUE ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

The Journal of Psychology in Africa (JPA) is a peer-reviewed journal. The objective of the journal is to provide a publication source for psychological research in Africa and the African diaspora, and a forum for better dissemination and utilisation in the context of development.

This Call for Papers announces a Special Issue of the JPA, which will focus on community engagement in Africa and the African diaspora. The scope of the Special Issue encompasses all aspects of community engagement theory and practice. The Special Issue provides an opportunity to promote and demonstrate emerging scholarship and innovative applications in the field, particularly as they relate to African, African-American, Asian, Caribbean, and Hispanic-Latino realities and contexts.

Original research papers (6000-8000 words), brief reports (1500-3000 words), book reviews, commentaries, case analyses and announcements are sought, both invited and contributed. Sample themes include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Community engagement theory and concepts
•  Critical evaluation of community engagement theory and practice
•  Generative approaches to community engagement
•  Community engagement methodologies
• Community engagement applications
•  Community training and capacitation
•  Community engagement as discourse and praxis

Language: Manuscripts will be accepted for publication in English.

Acceptance of Paper: Papers are accepted for publication provided these are submitted solely to the JPA, and are subjected to blind peer review and editorial revision. Papers will be scrutinized and commented on by at least two independent expert referees or associate editors, as well as by an editor.

Author Guidelines: Further information and guidelines for authors can be obtained from: https://www.australianacademicpress.com.au/journals/details/25/Journal_of_Psychology_in_Africa

Submission: The deadline for submission of manuscripts is 15 May, 2012, and early submissions are encouraged. Prospective authors are requested to submit their manuscripts electronically to Guest Editor, Journal of Psychology in Africa: Professor Mohamed Seedat, Institute for Social & Health Sciences, University of South Africa, Email: Milovm@unisa.ac.za

The anticipated publication date is September 2012.

Editor in Chief: Professor Elias Mpofu, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW 1825 AUSTRALIA

Published by the Australian Academic Press, The Journal of Psychology in Africa is accredited by the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) and ISI.

It is abstracted by Psychological Abstracts and Sociological Abstracts.

Call for Papers Special Issue on Community Engagement

CALL FOR PAPERS

SPECIAL ISSUE ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

The Journal of Psychology in Africa (JPA) is a peer-reviewed journal. The objective of the journal is to provide a publication source for psychological research in Africa and the African diaspora, and a forum for better dissemination and utilisation in the context of development.

This Call for Papers announces a Special Issue of the JPA, which will focus on community engagement in Africa and the African diaspora. The scope of the Special Issue encompasses all aspects of community engagement theory and practice. The Special Issue provides an opportunity to promote and demonstrate emerging scholarship and innovative applications in the field, particularly as they relate to African, African-American, Asian, Caribbean, and Hispanic-Latino realities and contexts.

Original research papers (6000-8000 words), brief reports (1500-3000 words), book reviews, commentaries, case analyses and announcements are sought, both invited and contributed. Sample themes include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Community engagement theory and concepts
• Critical evaluation of community engagement theory and practice
• Generative approaches to community engagement
• Community engagement methodologies
• Community engagement applications
• Community training and capacitation
• Community engagement as discourse and praxis

Language: Manuscripts will be accepted for publication in English.


Acceptance of Paper: Papers are accepted for publication provided these are submitted solely to the JPA, and are subjected to blind peer review and editorial revision. Papers will be scrutinized and commented on by at least two independent expert referees or associate editors, as well as by an editor.


Author Guidelines: Further information and guidelines for authors can be obtained from: https://www.australianacademicpress.com.au/journals/details/25/Journal_of_Psychology_in_Africa

Submission: The deadline for submission of manuscripts is 6 April, 2012, and early submissions are encouraged. Prospective authors are requested to submit their manuscripts electronically to Guest Editor, Journal of Psychology in Africa, Mohamed Seedat, Institute for Social & Health Sciences, University of South Africa, Email: Milovm@unisa.ac.za

The anticipated publication date is September 2012.

Editor in Chief: Professor Elias Mpofu, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW 1825 AUSTRALIA

Published by the Australian Academic Press, The Journal of Psychology in Africa is accredited by the International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) and ISI.

It is abstracted by Psychological Abstracts and Sociological Abstracts.

IUPsyS monthly bulletin (vol 4 no 2: February 2012)

Please see No. 7 below!
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE (IUPsyS)
 MONTHLY BULLETIN (vol 4 no 2: February 2012)

Call for Papers Special Issue on “Transformative Social Practice and Socio-Critical Knowledge”

Outlines. Critical Practice Studies

Call for Papers

Special Issue on “Transformative Social Practice and Socio-Critical Knowledge”

DEADLINE for Manuscript Submissions: July 15 2012.

Guest Editors: Ines Langemeyer and Stefanie Schmachtel

Second Marxism & Psychology Conference, Morelia, Mexico, 9-12 August 2012