Abstract deadline has been extended to 28th February 2022
We invite the submission of abstracts for individual papers, organized paper sessions, lightning talks, roundtables and working sessions. All submitted abstracts should address various aspects of the sociology of consumption. More detailed information about the themes and types of submissions can be found below.
Letters of acceptance will be sent to participants by 3 April 2022
You will the link to ConfTool here: https://www.conftool.org/sociology-of-consumption-2022
Guidelines for abstracts
The abstract needs to include an informative and descriptive title and a body text of 150-300 words.
Abstract acceptance will be judged by the coherence of the following evaluation criteria:
- Sociological background of the research (theoretical / research / policy problem definition…)
- Research questions and methodology (where contribution is empirical)
- Key findings, if research is completed; if research is in progress, please state this
- Implications and significance of the study and its (suggested) findings
Possible themes include (but are not limited to):
- Studies of futures in (and of) consumption
- Justice and consumption
- Inequalities and social exclusions
- (Alternative) systems of provision
- Sufficiency-based consumption strategies
- Sustainable consumption
- Consumption, movements and collective action
- Empowerment of consumer and citizen
- Ethical and political consumption
- Generations and consumer culture
- Lifestyles and consumption
- Collaborative and sharing economy
- Compulsive consumption
- Consumption and body (politics)
- Social capital and consumption
- Cultural consumption and stratification
- Digitalisation and consumption
- Food consumption
- Gender and consumption
- Leisure and consumption
- Consumption and tourism
- Material and immaterial consumption
- Politics of distinction
- Prosumption
- Sociology of taste
- Cultures of consumption
- Spaces of consumption
- Theories of consumption
Types of Submissions
Individual papers
This is a comprehensive, lecture-style oral presentation. If a submitted paper abstract is not formally submitted as part of a proposed paper session, it will be organised with other accepted paper abstract proposals fitting within a similar theme.
- Individual paper presentation length: 20 minutes with 15 minutes presentation and 5 minutes of Q&A
- Length of required abstracts: max. 300 words
Paper sessions
Like the individual papers, the paper session is designed to be comprehensive, lecture-style oral presentations of thematic papers. A proposed paper session is intended to be a collection of papers organised by the session organiser.
- Paper session presentation length: recommended 20 minutes for each paper with 15 minutes presentation and 5 minutes of Q&A
- Total session length: 90 minutes
- Total number of session papers: Up to 5
- Length of required abstracts: max. 300 words
Lightning talks
A lightning talk is a quick and dynamic presentation of a concept and / or subsequent research. A lightning talk is delivered in no more than 5 minutes followed by a discussion. All lightning talks will be organized into a joint session.
- Lightning talk presentation length: max. 5 minutes
- Length of required abstracts: max. 300 words
Roundtable
This is an organized discussion-based panel without papers or timed 15-minute presentations.
- Session length: 90 minutes
- Total number of session participants: Up to 5
- Length of required abstract: max. 300 words
Working session
Do you have any idea for a project or a paper and would enjoy bringing equally-interested individuals into the same room to brainstorm with the purpose of walking away with a tangible plan of action? A working session will provide you the space to refine your idea and find potential collaborators.
- Working session length: 90 minutes
- Total number of session participants: Unlimited based on interest
- Length of required abstracts: max. 250 words