We are delighted to announce the second Critical Governance Conference at the University of Warwick, taking place Monday 10^th – Wednesday 12^th December 2012. The first conference ended with a debate led by Professor Nancy Fraser about the relationship between critique and transformation and, in the current climate, it seems appropriate that this should be the main theme for 2012. The conference title is therefore: From Critique to Transfor­mation? Critical Governance Studies in and beyond the Crisis.

We are privileged to have two outstanding keynote speakers: Professor Michael Power is Professor of Accounting and Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Risk and Regulation at The London School of Economics and Political Science and among the most distinguished critical scholars in the field of financial governance. Tariq Ali, renowned author, public intellectual and activist, will address the conference title.

We welcome individual abstract submissions of up to 500 words from now until 31^st October 2012, detailing your name, institution, paper title, panel (if any) and proposal. Abstracts should be emailed to critical.governanceconf@wbs.ac.uk. Proposals for panels and streams are also very welcome. Panel proposals should explain the rationale and the abstract for each contributing paper. Stream proposals should explain the overarching rationale, key themes, how many panels there might be and how they will be organized. We have had three proposals for streams so far, but welcome further suggestions and volunteers to coordinate them. If you wish to participate in one of these streams, please mark this clearly on your abstract:

· Governance futures in and beyond capitalism
· In and against the state' once more? Towards critical governance practices
· The governance of science and sustainability

Conference registration will open on 1^st June with an early bird rate of £200, rising to £250 from 1^st October. Bed and Breakfast will be available at a rate of either £50 or £77 per night (depending on your venue preference) and dinners can be booked for £27 per night.

Details of how to register and book accommodation will be available online from 1^st June.