JSRI 30th Anniversary Celebration Conference
2019 CALL FOR PAPERS
“Latina/os and the Renewal of U.S. Democracy”
October 31 – November 2, 2019
Marriott East Lansing, MI
The Julian Samora Research Institute (JSRI) (jsri.msu.edu) is proud to announce a call for papers and panels for a conference celebrating its 30th anniversary as a Latino-focused research institute. The conference theme is “Latina/os and the Renewal of U.S. Democracy.”
The major topic areas for the conference are: health disparities, business ownership and entrepreneurship, and service delivery gaps.
Submissions by researchers, practitioners, and graduate students are invited on these topics but are not limited to them. Other topics of interest are:
? Aging
? Arts
? Community building
and empowerment
? Criminal Justice
? Demographics
? Education
? Ethnic identity
? Environmental
Justice
? Filmmaking
? Globalization
? Health
? Immigration
? Leadership
? Neoliberalism
? Politics and Latino
voters
? Poverty and income
? Teen families
? Social Justice
? Work and
employment
? Youth development
Types of Submissions
Papers
JSRI seeks the submission of original professional papers reporting formal research results, theoretical developments or analyses, case studies, innovative practical applications, evaluations of interventions, policies or programs, and analyses of emergent issues and trends which contribute to our understanding of Latina/o communities. Authors should submit an
abstract of no more than 300 words that includes: title, author(s) name(s) and affiliation(s), email address(es), and phone number(s).
Panels
JSRI also invites panel proposals focusing on the topics mentioned above. Panel participants will present professional papers pertaining to the panel topic. Panel organizers should submit an abstract of no more than 500 words that includes the panel title, panel description, name and contact information of the panel organizer(s)/moderator, presenters, their affiliations and presentation titles, and the name and affiliation of the panel discussant. The ideal panel for paper presentations includes a moderator, three presenters and a discussant.
Submission Deadline: July 1, 2019.
All submissions should be made electronically. Please submit them to jsamorai@msu.edu. For more information please call 517.432.1317. Information is also available at jsri.msu.edu.