Travel information

The conference venue is the Bristol Institute of Public Affairs, located at 2 Priory Road (postcode BS8 1TX) on the University of Bristol campus (building number 52 on the map here).

Parking near the campus can be difficult, so we would advise you to make your journey by public transport if possible.

The closest mainline train station is Bristol Temple Meads in the city centre. Bus numbers 8 and 9 depart from the front of the station (timetables here), and stop near the conference venue.

If you catch the number 8 bus, get off at the top of Park Street opposite the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery. Cross over the traffic lights and head up University Road (‘Brown’s Restaurant’ is on the corner). Turn left onto Elmdale Road, then take the second right onto Priory Road. If you’re on the number 9 bus, get off on Queen’s Avenue (near ‘Habitat’). Turn left onto Elmdale Road, then right onto Priory Road. A map of the area is viewable here.

Alternatively, there are taxis available at the front of the train station. The traffic in Bristol can be quite busy so please leave plenty of time for your journey by bus or taxi.

The University is an approximately 35-40 minute walk from Temple Meads station, but be warned, it involves a very steep hill. If you feel like the exercise, a walking route can be viewed here.

For those flying into Bristol Airport, route A2 of the ‘Bristol Flyer’ Airport Express Bus Service stops at Clifton Triangle West (timetable here). From the bus stop, head around Triangle West towards Park Street, and turn left onto University Road (‘Natwest’ bank and ‘Brown’s Restaurant’ are on the corners). Turn left onto Elmdale Road, then the second right onto Priory Road.

If you’re staying the night in Bristol, some useful links for accommodation and places to eat can be viewed on the right of this page.

If you have any questions, please get in touch at contemporaryconflicts2010@googlemail.com

Conference programme

Connections 9
Contemporary Conflicts: Class, Culture, Environment

13th September 2010
Institute of Public Affairs, University of Bristol


09:00 – 09:30: Registration and welcome

09:30 – 10:30: Paper session 1

- Conflict in Nigeria
- Society and the paranormal

10:30 – 11:00: Refreshment break

11:00 – 1:00: Paper session 2

- Migration, ethnicity and conflict
- The 'war on terror'

1:00 – 2:00: Lunch

2:00 – 4:00: Paper session 3

- Conflict and the arts
- Environment, culture and conflict

4:00 – 4:30: Refreshment break

4:30 – 5:30: Paper session 4

- Community and conflict
- Ocean and environment

Following the conference, you’re very welcome to join the organisers for a drink at a nearby pub.

Submissions for 'Contemporary Conflicts: Class, Culture, Environment' are now closed.

Thanks to all those who've submitted abstracts - we'll let you know whether we can include your paper in the programme by the 14th July.

Call for papers

Connections 9
Contemporary Conflicts: Class, Culture, Environment

University of Bristol. Monday 13th September 2010

Contemporary Conflicts is the ninth in the annual ‘Connections’ series of interdisciplinary postgraduate conferences, hosted by PhD Sociology students at the University of Bristol. The conference offers postgraduates an opportunity to present and discuss their research in a friendly and supportive setting, and to form connections with peers which cross disciplinary, institutional and geographical divides.

Papers (20 minutes in length) are invited on the topic of contemporary conflict, for inclusion within any of the three conference streams:

Class
Culture
Environment

We welcome participation from across the Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, and also encourage submissions from other disciplines relevant to one or more of the conference streams, such as Geography and Environmental Studies. It is expected that streams will be interpreted loosely and creatively; ‘Culture’ may be broadly defined as including religion, identity, language, custom, or popular culture, for instance.

To submit a paper, please e-mail a maximum 150 word abstract and 50 word biography to contemporaryconflicts2010@googlemail.com by 30th June.

Please also include your contact details, and institutional and departmental affiliation. We will get back to you by the 14th July. Non-presenting participants are also welcome. Please e-mail to register your interest by the 30th June.

Brooke Storer Church, Demelza Jones, Ibrahim Abraham and Simon Read
contemporaryconflicts2010@googlemail.com www.contemporaryconflicts.blogspot.com