Enemies of Promise? Academic Publishing in a Changing Public Sphere

A half-day symposium examining the implications of the numerous changes in the world of academic publishing today.

Across two presentation sessions and a Q&A panel, this event will explore the relationship of, and dynamics between authors, publishers, university libraries and a wider academically informed readership. The sessions will both address academic production; the first will focus on books, while the second will relate to academic articles and journals.

Schedule:

11:00: Registration

12:00: Welcome address from organiser, Andreas Hess MRIA

12:20: Session 1: Academic Book Publishing

• Prof. John B. Thompson (Professor of Sociology, University of Cambridge, Director of Polity Press, UK)
• Ruth Hegarty (Head of Publications, Royal Irish Academy)
• Chair: Sarah Carol MYAI (School of Sociology, UCD)
• General discussion and Q&A

13:45: Lunch

2.30pm: Session 2: Academic Journal and Article Publishing

• Prof. Richard Whatmore (Co-director of St. Andrews' Center of Intellectual History and editor-in-chief of 'History of European Ideas')
• Prof. Samantha Ashenden (Professor of Politics, University of Liverpool, UK/Former editor-in-chief of and editorial board member of 'Economy and Society')
• Chair: Marta Eichsteller (School of Sociology, UCD)
• General discussion and Q&A

15:50: Tea & Coffee

16:15: Roundtable Discussion

• Prof. John Thompson 
• Ruth Hegarty 
• Prof. Richard Whatmore 
• Prof. Sam Ashenden 
• Cathal McCauley 
• Chair: Andreas Hess MRIA

17:00: Closing Remarks

17:30 Reception

This event is supported by CONUL, the UCD School of Sociology and the College of Social Sciences and Law at UCD