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| Published date | 01 September 2021 |
| Date | 01 September 2021 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1111/jols.12316 |
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The Socio-Legal Studies Association is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registered in England and Wales, number 1186333.
Principal Office: C/O Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT
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TH E N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E SO C I O - L E G A L S T U D I E S A S S O C I A T I O N AU T U M N / W I N T E R 2020
No 92
SLSA CARDIFF 2021
From 30 March to 1 April 2021, socio-legal scholars will
gather for the first ever virtual SLSA Annual Conference,
which will be hosted by Cardiff University’s School of
Law and Politics.
As the capital of Wales, Cardiff is a vibrant and bilingual city
with a rich history steeped in the coal trade, popular music and
literature, and sport. Cardiff is also home to Senedd Cymru – the
Welsh Parliament – which governs devolved areas including
health, e ducation, econo mic dev elopment, trans port, t he
environment, agriculture and local government.
The Schoo l of Law and Poli tics at C ardiff Uni versity
celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2021. As the home of the
renowned Journal of Law and Society since 1974, it has a leading
international reputation for socio-legal studies. Although the
conference will not be physically held at Cardiff University this
year, the rich history and context of the city, the university, and
the School of Law and Politics will nevertheless underpin the
2021 Annual Conference.
The conference promises a busy three-day programme with
around 400 papers across 32 established streams and an exciting
range of current topics. Plenary and Roundtable topics this year
will include: ‘Human Rights, Social Justice and COVID-19’;
‘Race, Place, and Nation in the UK’; ‘Decolonising the Law
School’ and ‘Socio-Legal Studies in a Time of Emergency’. Due
to the virtual nature of the 2021 conference, the organising
committee is able to take advantage of the opportunity to bring
together a range of distinguished voices from across different
continents, such as Lawrence Gostin (Georgetown), Michael
Fakhri (United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to
Food), Penelope Andrews (President of the Law and Society
Association), and to encourage international engagement
among prospective papers too. In addition, the conference will
bring the local communities of Cardiff and Wales to the fore, by
creating virtual spaces for discussion with Gaynor Legall (chair
of ‘Tiger Bay and the World’) and Ann James (social worker and
academic and policy lead working to deliver the online journal
Rhydian: Social Welfare Law in Wales). We also celebrate the life
and legacy of singer and civil rights campaigner Paul Robeson.
The conference will also extend existing opportunities for
PGR members even further in 2021, offering a greater number of
PGR-focused sessions, including a session on wellbeing during
the PhD, as well as specific networking and publishing
opportunities for PGRs. In addition, the conference will continue
to host the esteemed Poster Competition. Poster prizewinners,
along with the winners of the prestigious annual SLSA book and
article prizes, will be announced on the final day of the
conference.
The conference will be held using the Virt-Us Live Virtual
Event Platform. This user-friendly platform allows the hallmarks
of the SLSA conference to continue online by retaining live face-
to-face c onversations betw een pre senters and audi ences,
opportunities to meet and network, and an interactive poster
gallery. Delegates will be able to attend plenary sessions and a
wide range of parallel streams that display the broad range of
expertise and research that the SLSA is proud to accommodate.
Despite th e gl obal chall enges facin g t he s ocio-legal
community at present, the Cardiff organising committee is
excited by the prospect of bringing us all together again for the
first time in many months. In particular, we are energised by the
idea that the first fully virtual conference will provide even
greater oppo rtunities to max imise the ac cessibility and
inclusivity of this year’s conference – with the online platform
allowing for a broader range of speakers from various global
locations and a schedule designed to en sure the effective
participation of scholars working from home and in various
circumstances.
The call for papers and posters is now open (see page 10)
and will close on Friday 8 January 2021. Registration is also
open and registration rates reflect the financial hardship that our
members are likely to be facing at this time. For conference
updates and to get in touch with the organising committee,
please visit wwww.slsa2021.com.
The Cardiff Conference Team
SLSA SEMINAR COMPETITION
This year’s Seminar Competition is now open for
applications.
Applications are invited from SLSA members for this year’s
scheme. Awards can be used to support the delivery of an
individual seminar or short conference, or a series of events with
relevance to the socio-legal community. Given the ongoing
pandemic, the award can also be used to cover IT support for
online events.
If you are considering an application, please ensure that
your proposal accords with the published guidance. Full details
on how to enter are to be found on the wSLSA website. If you
have any queries, please contact the subcommittee chair, Flora
Renz ef.renz@kent.ac.uk. Closing date: 20 December 2020.
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