Critical Issues Conference Projects
Critical Issues projects provide a pivotal forum for the discussion and examination of key contemporary issues. Projects developed within this series are 'critical' in two main senses; first, they are critical in the sense of being significant - the areas being developed are of vital and dominant concern in contemporary living and thinking. Second, they are critical in the sense of being questioning - the projects are designed to allow for a full, frank and thorough discussion of all aspects of the area being examined.

Critical Issues projects are centred on 2 and 3 day conferences held across Europe, Eastern Europe and the Baltic States. The conferences will be inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary with the intention of laying foundations and setting the agenda for the future development of each project. They aim to bring people together in order to begin, sustain and actively encourage open and honest dialogue. Conversations and research will be precisely focused on specific issues and areas of debate. The publication programme associated with each project will be exemplary of a new kind of cutting-edge dialogue.

Critical Issues
The Cyber Hub	Visions of the Human in Cyberculture, Cyberspace and Science Fiction Cybercultures Visual Literacies Digital Memory Gaming and Community
The Erotic: Exploring Critical Issues	The Erotic
CI in Management	Project Management Ethics of Management Women in Leadership
CI in Music	Music and the Creation of Meaning Music, Metal and Politics
CI in Pluralism	Pluralism in a Changing World
CI in Interculturalism	Critical Issues in Interculturalism
Visual Literacies	Visual Literacy
CI in Transformations	Diasporas

All projects are to be supported by an e-mail discussion group, ISSN e-journal, and dedicated ISBN publication series. Further interactive resources will be developed and made available as each project develops.

As this is a new series, we would be interested in ideas and suggestions for projects which you think merit focused attention. If you would like to be a part of leading or coordinating a Critical Issues project please contact us with your proposal.