CALL FOR PAPERS
THIRD ANNUAL BAGSS CONFERENCE
The Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences (BAGSS) invites
contributions to its interdisciplinary Ph.D. Conference.
„WHEN THE STATE INTERVENES“
University of Bamberg, Germany.
July 20 -21, 2016.

Keynote: Prof. B. Guy Peters, University of Pittsburgh President of
the International Public Policy Association

Sessions:
Labour Market
Migration
Family and Gender
Collective Action
European and International Institutions
Educational Systems and Interventions
Normative Issues
Limits to Interventions

Presentations: The conference provides an opportunity for Ph.D.
students to present and discuss their research with colleagues and
leading scholars in the field. The event is structured into sessions.
In each session an invited senior researcher will present his or her
latest research and provide feedback on the papers presented by the
Ph.D. students in the session. The conference panels cover a wide
range of research areas, as listed above, dealing with state
intervention across social sciences.

Submissions: Please submit an abstract (max. 350 words, pdf) to:
orga-abc.bagss@uni-bamberg.de. The application should include your
contact information (name, affiliation and e-mail-address) and your
preferred panel. Abstract submission deadline: April 30, 2016.
Participants will be selected on the basis of these abstracts,
following a peer-review process. Authors will be notified of the
selection panel’s decisions by May 31, 2016. Presenters will be asked
to submit either an extended abstract (2-4 pages) or a paper (max.
8.000 words) by July 01, 2016. For further information on the
preliminary programme, conference dinner and the limited number of
travel grants visit www.uni-bamberg.de/bagss/abc.