CALL FOR PAPERS
 
PEOPLE AND POLITICS: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CITIZENS AND THE CANADIAN STATE
CENTRE FOR CANADIAN STUDIES, MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY
MARCH 3-5, 2011
 
The Centre for Canadian Studies at Mount Allison University invites proposals for its 2011 conference, "People and Politics: Interactions Between Citizens and the Canadian State."  This interdisciplinary conference seeks to explore the various ways that individuals and groups influence governments and the state and the means by which political decisions affect the everyday lives of Canadians. 
 
The Centre for Canadian Studies welcomes proposals on subjects related to the conference them from established scholars, graduate students, and independent scholars from a variety of academic disciplines.  Potential themes include, but are not limited, to:

• Political communications
• Historical interactions between citizens and the state
• Interest groups and lobbying
• Social and political diversity
• Alternative politics and social movements
• Federal, provincial, and municipal politics
• Representation of citizens and/or the state
• The present and future of Canadian political relations
  

 
Please submit a 250-word proposal with a listing of up to 5 keywords to describe your proposed presentation to:
Email: politicsconference@mta.ca
Fax:             (506) 364-2645
Mail:             Centre for Canadian Studies
            Mount Allison University
            Sackville, NB  E4L 1G9
 
All submissions must be received by November 12, 2010.
 
Participants will also have the opportunity to be considered for a published collection following the conference.

Andrew Nurse
Coordinator, Canadian Studies
Mount Allison University
63D York St.
Sackville NB
E4L 1G9
anurse@mta.ca