SLSA annual conference

The SLSA has been running an annual conference since the organisation was founded in 1990. Our conferences are central to our objective of the dissemination of knowledge in the field of socio-legal studies. For details about past conferences, please visit our socio-legal events archive section.

University of the West of England, Bristol

30 March–1 April 2010

Next year, socio-legal scholars will be meeting at the University of the West of England in Bristol. The conference is being organised along a new streams and themes format.

The call for papers is now open: closing date 31 January 2010. Early bird bookings are encouraged: attendees will save £50 by registering before 30 November 2009. For full details visit the conference website.

The conference organisers are: Karen Harrison, Mark O'Brien and Phil Rumney.

University of Sussex, Brighton

12–14 April 2011

The SLSA is delighted to announce that our 2011 conference will be hosted by the University of Sussex in Brighton. More details will be published when available.

The conference organisers are: Jo Bridgeman and Sue Millns.

Future hosts 

The SLSA executive is seeking expressions of interest from universities wishing to host our annual conferences for 2012 or 2013. The conference usually takes place during the Easter break each year. The criteria we have applied in the past are:  

  • a strong local team of organisers, supported by their head of department
  • a venue capable of catering for approximately 300 delegates
  • overnight accommodation for about 200 people 
  • a range of types of accommodation close to the conference venue
  • an accessible location
  • good quality seminar rooms within walking distance of each other
  • a central area suitable for registration, publishers’ stands and coffee.

In recent years local teams have often been supported by a university conference office or department. The SLSA Executive Committee is also able to provide support in the form of a conference sub-committee. Anyone wishing to have an informal chat about the possibility of hosting the conference should contact the SLSA chair.