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We invite contributions related (but not limited) to the following questions:

  • Play and the nature of democracy: Is democracy inherently playful?

  • Play and the rules of democracy: Can we make sense of the rules of democracy through an analysis of the rules of play?

  • Play and manipulation: Is play a means of resisting manipulation, or a means of manipulating?

  • Play and public space: Is play a socio-political phenomenon?

  • Play, social roles and power games in the public space

  • Play and performance: What is the relationship between rituals/happenings/public performances and democracy?

  • Artistic play and democracy: Do the arts have any impact on public space and democracy? Are the arts inherently democratic?

  • Can the arts facilitate/hinder anti-democratic tendencies in a society?

  • Children’s play and democracy: What is the relationship between children’s play and democratic values?

  • Sport and democracy: Do sports foster democratic values? Are sports inherently democratic?

  • Should sport teams be democracies, should coaches be democratic?

  • Computer games and democracy: Do computer/video/internet games present a threat to democracy?

  • ‘Queering play’ (non-heteronormative sexualities in gaming) and democracy

 

 

Submissions

The conference will accommodate presentations of different formats and lengths, including standard conference papers (20 min), performance lectures (20 min), “no paper” talks (20 min), workshops, interviews, public dialogues, discussions and games (20-90 minute slots). Researchers are invited to submit a 150-word abstract, including a brief biography (100 words), an indication of a chosen presentation format and a note of any technical requirements. All submissions must be received at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by October 30, 2018. Please, ensure that you include your surname as the first word in the file name of the document you send. Please, do not send any additional documents beyond the material requested above. Proposals will be answered by December 30, 2018.

Conference fee:
140 Euros (by the 1st of April 2019)
190 Euros (after the 1st of April 2019)