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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#383838'>Dear colleagues,<br>This is a friendly reminder that <b>next Friday, June 30, 2023</b> is the deadline to submit an abstract for the conference "Bridging the divide: exploring the local in social cohesion", which is organized in Hanover Germany, and will be held on October 12-13, 2023. We look forward to receiving your submissions!</span><span lang=EN-US style='color:#383838;mso-fareast-language:DE'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#383838'>Best regards,<br>Johannes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#383838'>Call for presentations or sessions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:#383838'>Bridging the divide: exploring the local in social cohesion</span></b><b><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#383838'>October 12-13, 2023<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:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#383838'>• 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<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#383838'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#383838'>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><span lang=EN-US>(<a href="mailto:fgz@uni-hannover.de">fgz@uni-hannover.de</a>). <span style='color:#383838'>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">fgz@uni-hannover.de</a>)<span style='color:#383838'>. 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></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:#383838'>Further information: <a href="https://fgz-risc.link/bridging-the-divide">https://fgz-risc.link/bridging-the-divide</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></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'>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'>Project coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=0 style='width:375.0pt'><tr><td style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'></td></tr><tr style='height:.75pt'><td valign=top style='border:none;border-top:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:.75pt'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=0 style='width:375.0pt'><tr style='height:24.0pt'><td colspan=2 valign=top style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;height:24.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:DE'><img border=0 width=171 height=87 style='width:1.7812in;height:.9062in' id="Bild_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D9A81F.DA034440" alt=FGZ-Logo-Hannover-RGB-EN></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=30 style='width:24.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm;height:24.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></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 style='font-size:6.0pt'> <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 lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666;letter-spacing:.25pt'>Research Institute Social Cohesion (RISC)<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 lang=EN-US style='font-size:6.0pt'> <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><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666;letter-spacing:.25pt'>Subsection Hannover<o:p></o:p></span></b></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'> <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'>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'> <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 lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666;letter-spacing:.25pt'>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 width=44 style='width:35.25pt;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;height:7.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:6.0pt'> <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'>Schneiderberg 50<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'> <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'>D-30167 Hannover<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:.75pt'><td colspan=2 valign=top style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;height:.75pt'></td><td style='padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt;height:.75pt'></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'> <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'>phone: 0511 / 76 24 489<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'> <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 lang=EN-US style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666;letter-spacing:.25pt'>Mail: <a href="mailto:crueckeberg@kusogeo.uni-hannover.de">crueckeberg@kusogeo.uni-hannover.de</a><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 lang=EN-US style='font-size:6.0pt'> <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'><a 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