2nd Nordic Baltic Conference on
activity theory and sociocultural research
September 7-9, 2001, Ronneby, Sweden
There has been a growing interest in activity theory and
cultural-historical research in a number of areas, with a clear tendency of
applying this approach in the most dynamic and rapidly developing areas of
critical importance for the society in general. The approach has its roots
in Russian psychology of the 1920's. Today it transcends both geographic
and disciplinary boundaries and is applied across a wide range of domains
all over the world. More and more researchers and practitioners find this
approach useful when dealing with complex phenomena of social practice and
their developmental transformations.
Nordic and Baltic countries have a strong history of theoretical and
practical work based on activity theory and cultural-historical psychology
in areas, such as education, transformations of work and organizations,
human-computer interaction, and so forth. In accordance with international
ambition to merge the two organizations of activity theory (ISCRAT) and the
Society for Sociocultural Studies (for more information see
www.iscrat.org), this second Nordic-Baltic conference will be devoted to
activity theory and sociocultural research.
Nordic-Baltic conferences on activity theory and sociocultural research aim
at bringing together those who work within this approach or are interested
in extending their conceptual frameworks by relating them to activity
theory and cultural-historical research.
The Second Nordic Baltic conference builds on the success of the first
event, held in Helsinki 1997. The First Nordic-Baltic conference provided a
forum for exchanging ideas, experiences, and opinions and revealed a number
of common interests, problems, and possibilities for cooperation among
researchers and practitioners in Nordic and Baltic countries.
Themes of the conference
The second conference, to be held in Ronneby, Sweden, September 7-9, 2001,
invites submissions on the full range of topics, related to activity theory
and sociocultural research, including but not limited to:
Design, implementation, and use of new technology
- Studies of technology at work: cases, models, units of analysisŠ
- Practical methods and techniques in design, evaluation, and
implementation of technology
Educational practice
- Emerging paradigms of learning and expertise
- New learning environments based on information technologies
Work practice
- Social work and health practice: Studies and interventions
- Transformations of work and organizations
Theoretical analysis and methodological considerations
- Integration of cultural research with related approaches
- New theoretical developments in activity theory and sociocultural research
Types of presentations
Various submission formats are welcome, including papers, panel sessions,
workshops, and project overviews.
Accepted panel sessions, workshops, and project overview will be given 90
minutes during the conference.
Time and place of the conference: Soft Center, Etapp VI, VII and VIII.
Opening: Friday 7th of September at 12.00
Closing: Sunday 9th of September at 13.00
Deadline for abstract (one page, or 500 words): 11th of June
(Send it electronically to:2ndNordic-Baltic@bth.se)
Notification of paper abstract acceptance: 20th of June
Conference fee:
Before 25th of June: 800 SKR (about 90 Euro)
After 25th of June: 1000 SKR (about 110 Euro)
Please pay via Eurogiro or SWIFT to Postgirot Bank, S-105 06 Stockholm
Account: 446 50 97-6
SWIFT addr: PGSI SESS
VAT-number: SE 202100401101
Conference fee includes: Book of Abstracts; Coffee, dinner (Friday),
Coffee, Lunch, Coffee, Dinner (Saturday), Coffee (Sunday).
A number of conference grants for participants from the Baltic countries
will probably be available (including travel, accommodation and conference
fee). Send a request to: 2ndNordic-Baltic@bth.se
Registration
By email to: 2ndNordic-Baltic@bth.se
Program Committee
Olav Bertelsen, University of Aarhus
Seth Chaiklin, University of Aarhus
Victor Kaptelinin, Umeå University
Leif Christian Lahn, University of Oslo
Berthel Sutter, Blekinge Institute of Technology
Peeter Tulviste, University of Tartu
Jaakko Virkkunen, Helsinki University
Barbara Wasson, University of Bergen
Local organizing committee
Berthel Sutter, Department of Human Work Science and Media Technology
Rosita Andersson, Learning Lab
Guohua Bai, Department of Software Engineering and Computer Science
Anna Fast, Department of Human Work Science and Media Technology
Hans Kyhlbäck, Department of Software Engineering and Computer Science
Monica Nilsson, Department of Business Administration
The conference language is English.
A more detailed program of the conference will be presented after June 25.
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