Call for papers - PhdStudent/Early career Paper development workshop

The NCCR 2012 Papers development workshop is a pre-conference activity for PhD students/early career researchers May 29-30, 2012.

Organizers
Johanna Moisander (chair), Aalto University School of Economics, with the following tutors and guest speakers:

• Minna Autio, University of Helsinki
• Barbara Czarniawska, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
• Dannie Kjeldgaard, University of Southern Denmark
• Magdalena Petersson McIntyre, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
• Sarah Pink, Loughborough University, UK
• Jonathan Schroeder, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA

Objectives
This NCCR 2012 paper development workshop (PDW) is a pre-conference activity that aims to bring together Nordic or “Nordic-minded” junior consumer researchers to (1) discuss recent developments and future directions in the theory and methodology of Nordic consumer research and (2) help them develop their ideas and papers in close interaction with leading scholars in the field. The workshop is targeted primarily to later-stage PhD students, postdocs, and early career faculty members who wish to improve their capabilities in doing high quality research and getting their work published in the major publication outlets of the broader field of cultural consumer research.

The workshop is organized around short introductory presentations by the senior scholar participants of the workshop and collaborative round table tutoring sessions, where the junior scholar participants get feedback on their research ideas and working papers.

Themes addressed in the workshop include the following:
• How to establish interesting research gaps and groundbreaking theoretical contributions to cultural consumer research?
• How to build new theory from consumer practice?
• How to build innovative research designs and methodological frameworks for cultural studies of consumer practice?
• How to write articles that get published and cited in the field of consumer studies?

The workshop will be concluded by a keynote presentation by Professor Jonathan Schroeder, who is currently the Editor in Chief of Consumption, Markets & Culture. He has also editorial experience in other leading publication outlets of the field.

Preliminary schedule
The workshop starts at 12 PM (noon) on the 29th of May 2012 and ends by 12PM the 30th of May 2012. A more detailed program and schedule will be emailed to the accepted workshop participants and posted on the NCCR 2012 website later.

Fees
a: Paper development workshop only: SEK 1000 (dinner included)
b: Paper development workshop and NCCR 2012 conference: SEK 2700 (dinners included)

How to apply?
The workshop is open to all interested PhD students and early career researchers. To be considered as an early career researcher, the applicant needs to have completed her/his doctoral thesis within the last three years.

Participants are expected to submit a paper that they are currently developing for publication, possibly also sharing the editorial decisions and reviews that they wish to reflect in their round table discussions.

To apply for the workshop please fill in the Paper Development Workshop form and send it to nccr2012@cfk.gu.se no later than January 31 2012.

The Paper Development Workshop form includes:
• Your contact information and affiliation
• Date/expected date of your PhD completion
• A statement of why you think it is valuable for you to attend the workshop
• An indication of what journal or journals you are considering as possible publication outlets for your paper
• An extended abstract (3000 words) of the paper

Accepted participants will be requested to submit a full paper by April 30 2012. Further instructions will follow.

Please note!
If you have submitted a paper to the main NCCR2012 event you can submit the same paper to this NCCR 2012 pre-conference workshop. But please note that you must register separately for the two events.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application to the workshop by the end of February 2012. Given the interactive nature of the workshop, the number of participants will be limited to 20. Therefore, it is advisable to register for the workshop as early as possible. For more information, please contact Johanna Moisander by email (johanna.moisander(at)aalto.fi).