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Conference Announcement Theme: Identity and Democracy in the Age of Fear Type: International Conference Institution: Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations Giorgio Cini Foundation Ca' Foscari University India-Europe Foundation for New Dialogues (FIND) Location: Venice (Italy) Date: 12.–14.10.2016 __________________________________________________ In October 2016, the international association Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations in collaboration with Giorgio Cini Foundation, Ca’ Foscari University and FIND India-Europe Foundation for New Dialogues will host a discussion in Venice about two trends in the global political discourse across the board: the hardening and radicalization of group identities defined around religion, race or ethnicity, and the shift in the politics of democracies towards anti-élite and populist movements, with a resurgence in nationalism, the growing popularity of illiberal forces, and majoritarian tendencies rising to the surface. We invite speakers and participants to consider the proliferating inequalities that characterize our political and economic situation today: the gap, ever widening, between citizens and non-citizens (including immigrants, guest workers and refugees) in the democracies of Western Europe; between majority communities and minorities in countries like India and Turkey; and everywhere between those who claim to belong and those trying desperately to lay claim to a share of the rights, resources and life-chances that are accessible to so-called ‘full’ citizens. Economic differences and socio-political conflict between different sectional, religious and caste-based (in India) identities are crucial issues in today’s world. A period of growth and at least promised social mobility seems to be drawing to a close. Together with the welfare crisis, poverty, inequalities becoming chronic problems both in the Eastern and Western countries. Moreover, it appears that now there is no plausible political inspiration, ideology, party or leadership capable of breaking this impasse, whether in Europe, India or the US. On October 12, 13 and 14, 2016 in Venice, Reset-DoC will stage a dialogue on these issues shaping and defining our world in ways that pose severe challenges to inclusive development, religious pluralism and liberal democracy. Among the confirmed speakers attending the conference are Giuliano Amato, Sheri Berman, Stefano Beggiora, Giancarlo Bosetti, Thomas Dahnhardt, Marina Forti, Maurizio Franzini, Nilüfer Göle, Niraja Gopal Jayal, Mira Kamdar, Mukul Kesavan, Farhad Khosrokhavar, Ashis Nandy, Nauman Naqvi, Stephen Prothero, Roberto Toscano, Ananya Vajpeyi and many more. Reset-DoC welcomes students and young scholars to participate to the Conference. Please, see all application details here below. Project Director: Giancarlo Bosetti (Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations) Scientific Coordinator: Prof. Ananya Vajpeyi (Centre for the Study of Developing Societies) Project Managing: Chiara Galbersanini (Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations) Cristina Sala (Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations) EVENTS ARE FREE OF CHARGE AND OPEN TO ALL ENROLLMENT: NO GRANT REQUEST (Deadline October 5th, 2016) In order to register to the conference, participants are requested to send an e-mail to chiara.galbersan...@resetdoc.org by October 5th or WITH GRANT REQUEST (Deadline September 21st, 2016) The conveners will provide small grants (depending on the place of residence) to ease the participation of MA students, PhD students, post-doctoral fellows and junior faculty. Interested people are pleased to send their application by September 21st to chiara.galbersan...@resetdoc.org The application should include: - a curriculum vitae in English; - a motivation letter in English; - one reference letter in English. Applicants are noticed on the result of the evaluation committee by the 26th of September 2016. Granted participants are required to attend all the program 12-13-14 October. The grant will be delivered on Friday the 14th of October, in cash. Certificate of Attendance: Registered applicants who attend the whole three-days Conference will receive a Certificate of Attendance. If you wish to attend single sessions, you may register at the conference hall entrance. Please write to chiara.galbersan...@resetdoc.org for any question you may have. __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________
