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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p><span lang=EN-US>Dear colleagues,<br>Enclosed is a call that may be of interest to some. We look forward to receiving your submissions!<br>Best regards,<br>Johannes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span lang=EN-US>Call for presentations or sessions</span></b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span lang=EN-US>Bridging the divide: exploring the local in social cohesion, October 12-13, 2023</span></b><span lang=EN-US><br>Location: Leibniz University Hannover, Germany<br><br>We invite you to participate in the conference “Bridging the divide: exploring the local in social cohesion” which aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue on social cohesion at the local level. While social cohesion is often conceptualized at a macro-level, it is rooted in subjective feelings of belonging that are mainly experienced and established in individuals’ locally-oriented social environment. Social cohesion encompasses the ties that exist between and within local communities, extending beyond bonds in particular groups.<br>This conference brings together researchers from various disciplines, including human geography, political science, sociology, spatial planning, economics, and others. We welcome both conceptual and empirical presentations that shed light on the challenges, strategies, and implications related to social cohesion at the local level. <br><br>Topics of interest for presentations and sessions include, but are not limited to:<br>• Understanding the significance of local contexts for social cohesion<br>• Exploring the influence of social infrastructures on local social cohesion<br>• Examining the role of civic engagement in fostering local social cohesion<br>• Advancing theoretical approaches of local social cohesion<br>• Strategies and policies for (re)establishing social cohesion in local environments<br>• Local belonging and its impact on social cohesion<br>• Cross-regional and cross-country differences in social cohesion: implications for spatial development and policy-making<br><br>We encourage presentations that highlight innovative approaches, practical insights, and evidence-based solutions. Submissions can take the form of individual presentations or full sessions with up to four presentations.<br>For a presentation (20 minutes presentation and 10 minutes discussion), please submit your name and affiliation, a title, and an informative abstract (max. 200 words). Please email your proposal to the scientific organizers (</span><a href="mailto:fgz@uni-hannover.de"><span lang=EN-US>fgz@uni-hannover.de</span></a><span lang=EN-US>). Submission deadline is 1 July 2023.<br><br>For a full session (90 minutes), please submit all details, including names of the presenters, title of session, and abstracts (max. 200 words each). Sessions can have up to four presenters. One discussant and one chair are recommended. Please email your proposal to the scientific organizers (</span><a href="mailto:fgz@uni-hannover.de"><span lang=EN-US>fgz@uni-hannover.de</span></a><span lang=EN-US>). Submission deadline is 1 July 2023.<br><br>The conference is hosted by the Research Institute Social Cohesion and will take place in Hanover, Germany. There is no registration fee for conference. The conference language is English.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=0 style='width:375.0pt'><tr style='height:21.0pt'><td valign=top style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;height:21.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:21.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;letter-spacing:.75pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Dr. Johannes Crückeberg<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style='height:16.5pt'><td valign=top style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;height:16.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666;letter-spacing:.25pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Projektkoordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p> 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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='border:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm' width=32><p class='MsoNormal'> </td></tr><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td width=44 style='width:35.25pt;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;height:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:6.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'> </span><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=456 colspan=2 valign=top style='width:339.75pt;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;height:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666;letter-spacing:.25pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Forschungsinstitut Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td width=44 style='width:35.25pt;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;height:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span 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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666;letter-spacing:.25pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Leibniz Universität Hannover (LUH)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;height:7.5pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td width=44 style='width:35.25pt;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;height:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:6.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'> </span><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=427 valign=top style='width:339.75pt;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;height:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666;letter-spacing:.25pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'>Institut für Wirtschafts- und Kulturgeographie ¦ Institute of Economic and Cultural Geography<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;height:7.5pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td 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3.0pt;height:7.5pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td width=44 style='width:35.25pt;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;height:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:6.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'> </span><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=427 valign=top style='width:339.75pt;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;height:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666;letter-spacing:.25pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'>E-mail: crueckeberg@kusogeo.uni-hannover.de<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;height:7.5pt'></td></tr><tr style='height:7.5pt'><td width=44 style='width:35.25pt;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;height:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:6.0pt;mso-fareast-language:DE'> </span><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Times New 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