CFP: Anti-Democracy Agenda Symposium 2010

The organizers of the Anti-Democracy Agenda Symposium 2010 invite paper proposals for the conference to be held 8-10 November 2010 at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich and the University of Zurich, at Castasegna, in the Swiss Alps. The symposium is set to be equally international and interdisciplinary in scope. The organizers invite affiliated academics, independent scholars, and doctoral students and candidates from a wide range of disciplines, such as Philosophy, Political Theory, Political Science, International Relations, Development Studies, Security Studies, Law, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Literature, History, Classics, Theology, Religious Studies, Education, and so on. Papers may not only cover any and all aspects of criticisms of democracy and anti-democratic thought and practice, from perspectives including anarchism, libertarianism, conservatism, communism, Islamism, the extreme right, and others, but also related concepts such as authoritarianism, dictatorship, military rule, monarchy, chieftaincy, mixed constitution, the backlash against democracy promotion, terrorism, post-democracy, voter apathy, voter ignorance, etc. Have a look at the blog to see what might be of interest and falls within our remit. Papers may be theoretical and/or empirical in nature. Work in progress is welcome too. No fees will be charged from participants, and no funding is available to cover participants' travel and accommodation expenses. Please send your proposal to e.kofmel@sussexcentre.org by July 31, 2010.