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In September 2012 the 4th International Social Innovation Research Conference will be hosted at the University of Birmingham, UK. Confirmed speakers include Dennis Young (Georgia State University), Alex Nicholls (Oxford University), Graham Smith (University of Southampton), Pascal Dey (St Gallen University), Pete Alcock (University of Birmingham) and Roger Spear (the Open University). There are just four weeks remaining for you to submit abstracts.
4th INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL INNOVATION RESEARCH CONFERENCE (ISIRC)
Third Sector Research Centre, University of Birmingham
12-14 September 2012
Each year ISIRC brings together the international academic community focusing on social entrepreneurship, enterprise and innovation. Please see the conference website for more details:
http://www.tsrc.ac.uk/NewsandEvents/ISIRCConference/tabid/875/Default.aspx
Call for Papers and Panels
Abstract submissions for single papers should be no longer than one page or c. 500 words. Abstracts indicating the conference stream they should be considered for should be sent directly to the Conference Organiser, Simon Teasdale (ISIRC@tsrc.ac.uk )
Abstract submissions for panel sessions should include a 300 word proposal for a co-ordinated set of papers on a particular theme. Abstracts should identify and justify the panel theme, and a full abstract for each panel paper should also be included. Panel abstracts should be sent directly to the Conference Organiser, Simon Teasdale (ISIRC@tsrc.ac.uk).
Single paper and Panel Abstract submissions are required by April 20th 2012. Acceptance will be confirmed by May 21st 2012. Full papers are required by August 24th 2012. Full papers should be no longer than 9,000 words and should be sent directly to the conference organiser.
Selected papers will be eligible for publication in special issues of: The Journal of Social Entrepreneurship, International Journal of Public Sector Management and Social Enterprise Journal.
Conference Streams:
1. Starting and scaling up social ventures
2. Towards a critical understanding of social entrepreneurship
3. Impact and Performance
4. Public services and innovation
5. Governance and stakeholder relationships
6. The politics of social innovation
In partnership with
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford;
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University;
Queensland University of Technology;
London South Bank University;
Co-operatives Research Unit, The Open University;
Institute for Business Ethics, University of St Gallen;
Liverpool Hope University;
Third Sector Research Centre and CEEDR, Middlesex University;
University of Northampton.
University of Sheffield Management School
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
Goldsmiths, University of London
Emerald
Policy Press
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Dr Ute Stephan
Lecturer/ Assistant Professor
Director MSc Leadership and Management
Institute of Work Psychology (IWP) &
Centre for Regional Economic and Enterprise Development (CREED)
University of Sheffield, School of Management
Mushroom Lane, Sheffield, S10 2TN, United Kingdom
+44 (0)114.222 32 86
u.stephan@sheffield.ac.uk
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