The Conference on Communication and Argumentation in the Public Sphere is organized by a team of professors and Postdoc researchers and hosted by the “Dunărea de Jos” University, Galaţi, Romania, in the framework of the DISCORPS CEEX Project, Discourse and Communication in the Romanian Public Space. The theme of this first conference is Public Space versus Private Space. The purpose of the conference is to provide background for productive discussion and peer evaluation for Humanities and Social Sciences colleagues who are interested in presenting their work to an audience and meeting people from related fields.

Papers wil be presented in concurrent sessions. Presentations should last 20 minutes, being followed by  questions and answers (5-10 minutes). The sections under which papers will be presented will be defined in the final programme.
The conference languages are English, French and Romanian (for the presentations and the proceedings). The next circulars will include further details on fee payment, conference programme and accommodation arrangements. They will be sent by e-mail to registered participants whose papers have been accepted for presentation.

Scientific Committee:

Corina Andone (Netherlands)
Elspeth Broady (United Kingdom)
Muriel Fendrich (France)
Anca Gâţă (Romania)
Alain Milon (France)
Liliana Ruxăndoiu (Romania)

Organizing Committee – Coordinator, Anca Gâţă

Ion Cordoneanu, Postdoc Researcher
Adela Drăgan, Assistant Professor
Diana Popa, Postdoc Researcher
Virginia Veja, Professor
Marius Velică, Postdoc Researcher