The first one is in a festschrift for John Sloboda: Emotions in motion: Transforming conflict and music. This is a chapter in Irène Deliège and Jane Davidson (eds), Music and the Mind: Investigating the functions and processes of music (a book in honour of John Sloboda): Oxford University Press [forthcoming 2010]. This discusses a possible mechanism for music use in conflict transformation through the provision of interruptions.

The second one is with with Tia DeNora: Flexibility and (Dis)engagement – mobile music and the politics of everyday life. This is a chapter in Gopinath and Stanyek (eds), Oxford Handbook of Mobile Music and Sound Studies: Oxford University Press [forthcoming]. Data is collected for this paper by a young teenager who interviews her peers thus helping us to fill the 'age-gap' in current literature on iPod/MP3 player use. This helps us capture fresh insights from the group that is most cutting edge when it comes to innovating with the use of mobile technology.

Music and Arts in Action

The peer reviewed journal Music and Arts in Action (MAiA) has emerged from the SocArts group at the University of Exeter, I am currently editor of this journal. The aim is to provide a cross disciplinary forum for practitioners and artists as well as academics. We have a keen interest in how, when and where do music and art do something, how do music and art matter, with a key focus on empirical data. We welcome contributions from anyone regardless of their background. The journal is free to access for everyone, and have 3 issues out already (as of autumn 2009). A special issue will be out in 2010 on music and conflict transformation/peace building..