Category Archives: Law and Society

University of Wrocław (Universityet Wrocławski)

Critical Legal Conference: Law, Space & the Political—Wrocław, Poland

The University of Wrocław (Uniwersytet Wrocławski) will host the 2015 Critical Legal Conference, Law, Space and the Political, Sept. 3-5, 2015. Stream proposals (up to 300 words, English, French, or…

Vulnerability and the Human Condition, Emory University

Vulnerability and Education—Amherst, MA

Emory’s Vulnerability and the Human Condition initiative presents A Workshop on Vulnerability and Education April 24-25, 2015, at Amherst College. Proposal deadline has been extended to February 2, 2015. This workshop…

Governance of Emerging Technologies 2015

Governance of Emerging Technologies: Law, Policy & Ethics—Scottsdale, AZ

The third annual conference on the Governance of Emerging Technologies: Law, Policy and Ethics, co-sponsored by nine academic centers from around the nation, will be held at the Scottsdale Resort…

University of Miami Law Review

Criminalized Justice: Consequences of Punitive Policy—Coral Gables, FL

The University of Miami Law Review presents Criminalized Justice: Consequences of Punitive Policy Feb. 6-7, 2015. Keynote speakers are Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine…

University of Sheffield

Data Power—Sheffield, UK

The University of Sheffield’s Digital Society Network and Department of Sociological Studies present Data Power June 22-23, 2015. Paper proposals are due Jan. 16, 2015. The conference will launch the…

An Uncomfortable Conversation: The Universal and the Particular Vulnerability and Identity II—Miami, FL

The Vulnerability and the Human Condition Initiative (Emory) presents An Uncomfortable Conversation: The Universal and the Particular Vulnerability and Identity II Nov. 14-15, 2014, at the University of Miami School…

International Society for the History and Theory of Intellectual Property (ISHTIP)

Openness and Intellectual Property—Philadelphia, PA

The International Society for the History and Theory of Intellectual Property (ISHTIP) holds its 7th annual workshop, Openness and Intellectual Property, July 22-24, 2015, at the University of Pennsylvania. The…

Harvard University

Post-Doc Fellowships: Violence and Non-Violence—Cambridge, MA

The Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard University invites applications for one-year postdoctoral fellowships in connection with the Center’s Andrew W. Mellon Foundation seminar on the topic of violence and non-violence….

Forced Migration Review

CFP: Climate change, disasters and displacement

Forced Migration Review invites submissions for its special issue on Climate change, disasters and displacement. Submissions are due January 12, 2015. mkt

University of Tulsa College of Law

Order With or Without Law—Tulsa, OK

The University of Tulsa College of Law presents Order With or Without Law: Norms, Communities, Private Enforcers Nov. 13-14, 2014. The keynote address is by Robert Ellickson, Walter E. Meyer…