Conference Papers

Bauman in the wilderness: sociology in the dry state of modernity

Kieran Flanagan, Senior Research Fellow, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies, University of Bristol, UK
Parallel Session 4: The Social Thought of Zygmunt Bauman
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Chanting for Prada

how ethnographic research examining the social life of brands and consumers is informing new approaches for encouraging individuals to create sustainable lifestyles and practices in their everyday life.

Bruce Davis, co-founder of zopa.com and author of oikonomics.com
Parallel Session 5: Consumerism and Sustainability
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Memorial Explosions: 12/08, 9/11 and the Global Politics of Iconicity

Rodanthi Tzanelli, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds, UK
Parallel Session 3: The Social Thought of Zygmunt Bauman
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Pursuing ‘Quality of Life’ in Liquid Modernity

Leonard Nevarez Department of Sociology, Vassar College, New England, USA
Parallel Session 1: The Social Thought of Zygmunt Bauman
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Lampost with Black Fish

Denize Dall’ Bello, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, BRAZIL
Parallel Session 3: Consumerism and Sustainability
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Consumption Perception in Turkey within the context of Globalisation

Şansel ÖZPINAR, Necdet Coşkun, Ömer ÖZPINAR, Adnan Menderes University & Akdeniz University, TURKEY
Parallel Session 3: Consumerism and Sustainability
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Wasted Lives - Shifting Concepts of Inclusion

Britta Baumgarten, WZB Berlin
Parallel Session 3: Renewing Politics and Civil Society
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The paradoxical policies of the Social Support Act in the Netherlands

Vasco Lub, Matthijs Uyterlinde & Liesbeth Schotanus
Parallel Session 3: Renewing Politics and Civil Society
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Palestinian racial subjects: Co-memory of catastrophe and melancholia

Ronit Lentin, Trinity College Dublin, IRELAND
Parallel Session 3: The Social Thought of Zygmunt Bauman
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How outdated political institutions help world society elites

Dr. Haimo Schulz Meinen, Institute of Sociology, University of Hannover, Germany and Helene-Lange-School, Hannover
Parallel Session 4: Globalization, Risk and Uncertainty
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Zygmunt Bauman and Edward Bond’s Critical Thoughts on Postmodern Morality

Natasa Milovic, Faculty of Dramatic Arts, University of Arts, Belgrade, REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
Parallel Session 5: The Social Thought of Zygmunt Bauman
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