The first national conference on "Social Impacts of Policies, Programs, and Projects" will be held in Tehran from October 9-10, 2010.
Areas of Concentration:
1. Social pathology of specific policies, progams, and projects
2. Theoretical and methodological debates in social impact assessment
3. Legal and institutional preconditions
CALL FOR PAPERS
First National Conference on Social Impacts of Policies, Programs, and Projects
Tehran, Iran
October 9-10, 2010
The Office of Socio-cultural Studies of Tehran Municipality, seeks papers on various aspects of social assessment, social impact assessment, and impact evaluation for the First National Conference on Social Impacts of Policies, Programs, and Projects to be held in October 9-10, 2010 at Razi Hall of Iran University of Medical Sciences in Tehran.
The Conference will be held with the help of Iranian Sociological Association and the conference board commissions a small number of papers on specific topics for the event. It further welcomes papers in either Persian or English that can enrich the event’s discussions by presenting results of innovative research, international practices, and methodological advances related to the theme of the Conference.
Selected papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings.
The Conference participants may include academics and freelance researchers, policy-makers and government officials, as well as consulting firms and developers.
Lodging and transportation to and from Tehran will be covered by the conference for presenters of accepted papers.
Deadline for abstract submissions: 22 July, 2010
Deadline for full paper submissions: 6 September, 2010
All correspondence should be addressed to:
2nd Floor, No. 146, ,Gandhi Ave, Vanak Square, Tehran,1517964311
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