The interdisciplinary social sciences conference PLACES at RSU

The interdisciplinary social sciences conference PLACES took place at Rīga Stradiņš University (16 Dzirciema iela) on 2 April. The conference covered such areas as social anthropology, psychology, law and economics, media and communication, politics and international relations. It was opened by speakers from Sweden, Spain and Latvia.

Opening session (9:00 – 11:00)

• Gunnar Nygren (Sweden) – 'Global challenges in network societies'
• Andreu Ulied (Spain) – 'Territorial Scenarios for Europe'
• Janis Sārts (NATO STRATCOM, Latvia) – 'Strategic communication in the post-truth century'
• Jānis Zelmenis (Latvia) – 'Boundaries between tax planning and tax evasion in the XXI century'

The conference continued with a workforce panel session dedicated to issues concerning the international mobility of researchers and academic staff. The rest of the day was organised into five scientific sections with presentations by over 100 researchers from 19 countries. Poster presentations were given from 11:00 to 13:30.

Numerous additional events were scheduled within the framework of the conference, among them A Day of Constructive Journalism that was held at the RSU Medical Education Technology Centre (26a Anniņmuižas blvd.).
 

Conference programme