RT3 - Society and Human Development: Psychology, Politics, Sociology, and Education

This is the section of social and cognitive sciences and we are looking for the latest cutting edge research in the field. The topics covered are indicative examples of what this research could be about, though it is in no way limited to them.

Topics

Psychology

  • Counseling Psychology & Psychotherapy
  • Positive Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Educational/School Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Intelligence, Personality, and Individual Differences
  • Social Psychology
  • Health Psychology
  • Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • Sports Psychology
  • Emotional Intelligence & Well Being
  • Cognition and Emotion
  • Motivation, Attention & Human performance
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Neuropsychology
  • Ageing and Cognitive Functions
  • Quality of Life in Chronically-ill and Healthy Populations
  • Psychology of Substance Use and Addictive Behaviours
  • Cyber Psychology and Social Networks
  • Cross-cultural Psychology

Politics, IR and Sociology

  • European Studies
    • European Union Integration
    • European Union regionalism
    • European Union Common and Security Policy
    • European Union neighbourhood policy
    • The future of the European Monetary Union
    • Germany and the European Union
  • International Relations and Regional Politics
    • Security issues in the South East Mediterranean
    • Energy in the South East Mediterranean
    • Exclusive Economic Zones
    • Middle East politics
    • The Arab Spring
    • The Syrian civil war crisis
    • Turkey as a regional actor
    • Israel as a regional actor
    • Western Balkans and South Eastern Europe
    • The US in the world
    • Russia in the world
  • The politics of Globalisation
    • Global Governance
    • International Political Economy
  • Crisis of democracy and of democratic institutions
    • Electoral Behaviour at the local and EU levels throughout the crisis
    • The 2014 European Elections
    • Protest votes, void ballots and abstention
    • Nationalism and the rise of the extreme right
    • Public opinion
    • Protest movements
    • Civil Society
    • Media and Politics
  • Greece
    • Public sector reform and changes in the labour market in Greece
    • Greek foreign policy
    • Greek energy policy
    • Greek Politics
  • Urban Studies and Sociology
    • Urban Sociology
    • Urban Geography
    • Modern Sociological Theory
  • Environmental issues and development
    • Climate Change
    • Poverty and vulnerability issues
    • Development and Sustainability

Committees

Chair

  • Dr. Antonia Ypsilanti, The University of Sheffield International Faculty, CITY College, Greece
  • Dr. Alexandra Prodromidou, The University of Sheffield International Faculty, CITY College, Greece

Scientific Committee

  • Dr. Basak Alpan, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
  • Dr. Panagiotis Bamidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Dr. Odeta Barbullushi, European University of Tirana, Albania
  • Prof. Stefan Bouzarovski, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Ms. Agnes Brunet, City College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, Greece
  • Dr. Elissavet Chrysochoou, City College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Dr. Angeles F Estevez, Universidad de Almeria, Spain
  • Dr. Tonin L. Gjuraj, European University of Tirana, Albania
  • Dr. Pavlos Gkasis, City College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, Greece
  • Dr. Elena Griva, University of Western Macedonia, Florina, Greece
  • Dr. Aristea Ladas, City College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Dr. Lambros Lazuras, City College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Dr. Rod Nicholson, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
  • Dr. Saska Petrova, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
  • Dr. Suzie Savvidou, City College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Dr. Klio Semoglou, University of Western Macedonia, Florina, Greece
  • Dr. Nikolaos Tsigilis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Dr. Ana Vivas, City College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Dr. Alexander Wochnik, University of Manchester, United Kingdom

Important Dates

  • Short or Full paper submission: Friday 11 April 2014 Monday 12 May 2014
  • Notification of acceptance: Monday 19 May 2014 Friday 20 June 2014
  • Response to reviewers comments and submission of FINAL camera-ready paper: Friday 20 June 2014 Friday 4 July 2014
  • Publication of Conference Programme: Monday 7 July 2014

Submission Details

Depending on the stage of your research, you can submit either a short paper (3-5 pages) or a full paper (8-15 pages). In either case, the structure to be followed is given below. All papers should be submitted in English and use the MS word template provided below. Short or Full papers for RT3 should be submitted as a word or Pdf document by Monday 12th May 2014 through the EasyChair Conference Management System, at this link.

Authors of either short or full papers should download and use the following template: DSC2014-RT3-paper-template.doc

Structure of full paper (8-15 pages)

  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Literature Review
  • Data and Methodology
  • Empirical Analysis
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Appendix

Structure of short paper (3-5 pages)

  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Literature Review
  • Proposed Methodology
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Appendix

For any additional information please contact us on RT3@seerc.org.

Review Process

All submitted papers will undergo a double peer-review process by members of the Scientific Committee. Authors of accepted papers will be invited to present their work at the conference and will be asked to submit the final versions of their papers to be included in the conference proceedings. During the conference, each paper will be presented in front of a panel of experts consisting of academics with significant research expertise and experience in supervising doctoral students. Each presentation will be followed by feedback from the members of the panel and questions from the audience. In addition to the discussions that will be held during the presentations, there will be general discussion sessions guided by the members of the expert panels, addressing various issues relating to research methodology and PhD work.

Publication of Papers

All full papers that are accepted will be published in electronic proceedings which will be available for all participants on the first day of the doctoral conference.