Please select the category most appropriate to the content of your abstract.

Themes include but are not limited to the following areas:

1        History and Society

·        Cultural and Historical Narratives

·        Indigenous Heritage and Slavery Memory

·        Representing the Past, Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Preservation             

·        Cultural landscapes, Commemoration and Monuments            

·        Symbols of Nation, Heroization and Iconography

·        Independence and Reparations

·        Linguistic Reclamation

2   Politics and Governance

·        Narratives of State, Nation, and Independence 

·        Local Government

·        International Relations and Foreign Policy

·        Regionalism

·        Constitutionality and Republicanism

·        Political Transformation and Reform

3   Grenada Revolution

·        Political Theory and the Grenada Revolution

·        Economic Models of Development

·        Community Development and Grassroots Democracy      

·        Foreign Policy and the Grenadian State

·        Women and Youth Movements

·        Human Rights

·        Contested Memories: Remembering and Forgetting

·        Reconciliation and Healing

 4   Carriacou and Petite Martinique

·        Culture

·        Heritage

·        Environment

·        Local Government and Transformation

5   Economic Development

·        Economic Models

·        Sector analyses (Agriculture, Fisheries, Tourism,  

         Cultural and Creative Industries etc.)

·        Structural Adjustment Programmes

·        Sovereign Debt

·        CBI and other new Economic Initiatives 

·        Economic Transformation and Sustainable Development

6 Education

·        A Critique of the 3Rs

·        Decolonising Education

·        Research and Development including archives and  libraries)

·        Gender and Education

·        Public Transportation System (PTS)

·        Rethinking Education for 21st Century  Transformation

7.  Migration and Diaspora

·        Outward Migration and Inward Reach

·        Beyond the Barrel and Remittances

·        Brain Drain/Brain Gain: Debates

·        Diasporic Tourism

·        Transnationalism

·        Returning Home

8. Social Development

·        Gender Justice

·        Poverty Alleviation

·        Youth Empowerment

·        Crime and Violence

·        Elderly Care

·        Social Policy

·        Intergenerational Transformation

9. Health

·        Mental Health

·        Non-Communicable Diseases

·        Public and Community Health

·        Primary Health Care

·        Health Policy

·        Tele-Medicine? E-Medicine

·        Holistic Health and Wellness

10. Public Administration and Public Policy

·        Colonial Public Service

·        Decolonising the Grenada Public Service

·        Human Resource Development

·        Public Sector Reform and Change Management

10 Environment

·        Sustainable Tourism

·        Green and Blue Economy

·        Coastal and Marine Management

·        Disaster Management

·        Climate Change

The abstract title should clearly define the content of the paper. It should be typed using Title Case (upper and lower characters).

Submissions are limited to 250 words. The use of tables, graphs and other types of images in the abstract is not permitted. The use of abbreviations is permissible provided that the term is spelled out in full the first time it appears, with the abbreviation shown in parentheses following the term. Proofread your abstract carefully.