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class=797470409-12032007>Perhaps it was a throwaway or tongue in cheek
comment but </SPAN>the suggestion that "It is important to get the Oz CP
brand out there", stimulates lots of <SPAN
class=797470409-12032007>interesting </SPAN><SPAN
class=797470409-12032007>critical </SPAN>questions.<SPAN
class=797470409-12032007> Everyone will no doubt think of different ones but
here are some which occur to me:</SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=797470409-12032007></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
class=797470409-12032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>What is
imported ideologically, from where, with what implications for
whom by referring to an Oz or any other 'brand' of community
psychology?</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
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<DIV><SPAN class=797470409-12032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is it really
an attraction of an international conference for some that it is an
international market place for selling their brand of
CP? </FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
<LI><SPAN class=797470409-12032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Which are the
biggest selling 'national brands' (the 'Coca Cola' and 'Pepsi Cola') of
CP?</FONT></SPAN></LI>
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<DIV><SPAN class=797470409-12032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>How are these
'brand leaders' of CP marketed?</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
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<DIV><SPAN class=797470409-12032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>What are the
implications for the 'local brands' of CP (the 'Irn
bru')</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
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<DIV><SPAN class=797470409-12032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Who are the
international jet setting members of the Boards of Directors of the leading
brands of CP, how did they get there</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=797470409-12032007><FONT face=Arial size=2> and why are they
often men? </FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
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<DIV><SPAN class=797470409-12032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Who are the stays
at home producers and 'consumers' of the 'brand', why do they stay there and
why are they often women? </FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
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<DIV><SPAN class=797470409-12032007></SPAN><SPAN
class=797470409-12032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is there just one "Oz CP
brand"? </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=797470409-12032007><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Is the Victoria 'brand' the same as the Notre Dame 'brand' by virtue of
both being geographically based in Australia? Is there a Head
Office?</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI>
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<DIV><SPAN class=797470409-12032007><FONT face=Arial size=2>What makes
something an 'Oz brand' of CP? If one learns community psychology in the
USA but teaches it in Australia, does that make it an Oz or a US
brand?</FONT></SPAN></DIV></LI></UL>
<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=797470409-12032007><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Most interestingly, as community psychologists, how should we
position ourselves with regard to exhortations to 'grow the business',
'incentivise knowledge transfer activities', 'develop . . markets for our
intellectual assets' and embrace 'corporate marketing' as a "drivers of
growth"? (all phrases taken from a policy document recently adopted by my
own University)? </FONT></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=797470409-12032007>Shouldn't we be alert to, and resist, such
governmentality in case it leads us to come to regard, present and
police our own community psychology theory and practice in terms of
discourses ideologically incompatible with community psychology?
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=797470409-12032007>David</SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> commpsych-bounces@lists.curtin.edu.au on
behalf of Adrian Fisher<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sun 11/03/2007 23:48<BR><B>To:</B>
commpsych@lists.curtin.edu.au<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Commpsych] Lisbon
2008<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-au><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear list
members</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-au><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just a quick reminder of
Lisbon 2008, the Second International Community Psychology
Conference</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-au></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-au><FONT
face=Arial size=2>, a long way off but save your pennies</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-au></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-au><FONT face=Arial size=2>.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-au></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-au> <FONT face=Arial size=2>The website is under
construction, but some basic information is available at
www.2iccp.com</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-au><FONT face=Arial size=2>I note the great work
that Grace Pretty has done as College Chair to negotiate with APS to be allowed
to be sponsors of the conference. It is important to get the Oz CP brand out
there.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-au><FONT face=Arial size=2>Grace and I are on the
Organising Committee and Chris Sonn is on the Scientific
Committee.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-au><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Regards</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-au></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-au><FONT
face=Arial size=2>…</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-au></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-au><FONT
face=Arial size=2>adrian</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-au></SPAN><SPAN
lang=en-au></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><A name=""></FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT
face=Arial size=2>Adrian Fisher PhD</A><SPAN
lang=en-au></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>Associate
Professor</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-au></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></P>
<P align=left><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT face=Arial size=2>School of
Psychology</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-au></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN></P>
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