Call for papers: research and PhD seminar "Responsive and Deliberative Governance in Natural Resources Management and Policy", 16-17 April 2015

The research and PhD seminar "Responsive and Deliberative Governance in Natural Resources Management and Policy" is organized at the University of Eastern Finland (Joensuu, Finland) on 16-17 April 2015. Researchers and doctoral students are requested to propose papers for presentations until 27 March 2015.
During the two-day research seminar, the aim is to discuss the various approaches to deliberative and responsive governance and analyse various cases where the deliberation over rights and responsibilities in natural resources management and policy takes place. The seminar seeks to bring together researchers and research that engages with questions related to responsive and deliberative governance of natural resources management and conservation as well as research studying environmental conflicts and various environmental planning interventions and impact assessment.
If you are interested in presenting, send your abstract (max 500 words) to Paula.Inkeroinen@uef.fi by 27 March 2015. The final deadline for the accepted papers will be 10 April (max 8000 words).
The seminar is free of charge, however, participants are responsible for their travelling and accommodation.
For more information, see the attached call.
The conference is organized by Institute for Natural Resources, Environment and Society (LYY), University of Eastern Finland in cooperation with Finnish University Partnership for International Development (UNIPID).