Call for Papers "Inclusions and Exclusions in the New Europe" 7th Biennial Conference Society for Applied European Thought Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava Comenius University, Bratislava Matej Bel University, Banská Bystrica Tatranská Lomnica (Slovakia) 3-8 July 2005
As previously, this conference provides a forum for critical, interdisciplinary exploration of current European social, political and philosophical horizons. It will be held for the first time in Slovakia, in the spectacular Tatras Mountains. Our main focus will be on how notions and practices of 'inclusion' and 'exclusion' feature in the contemporary European conjuncture. We expect papers from the directly concrete - How are contemporary European societies, and the European Union itself, dealing with problems around inclusivity and exclusion? - to the relatively abstract: How best can we approach the notion of an inclusive society without compromising the need for recognition of difference and alterity? What particular problems confront us here - whether theoretically, or in practice - at the onset of the 21st century? Among the specific topics and themes of the conference will be: inclusivity in theory and practice migration and asylum political ideologies of exclusion toleration and multiculturalism universalism and particularism negotiating 'otherness' re-thinking identity and nationalism liberalism, capitalism and citizenship race, class and gender developments in European civil society prospects for the European Union notions of 'community', present and future We anticipate contributions from those working in these, among other fields: Political Theory Philosophy Sociology History Social Policy Law Cultural Studies Education The language of the conference will be English, the format based on pre-circulated papers, and the cost £400, including accommodation, meals, academic proceedings and organized events and excursions. A number of subsidized places will be available. Deadlines: for proposals (abstracts of up to 300 words), 30 November 2004; for completed papers (to be pre-circulated), 1 March 2005 For further information, or to submit a proposal, please contact: Gideon Calder School of Social Studies University of Wales PO Box 180 Newport NP20 5XR UK [email protected] or Paul Reynolds Centre for Studies in the Social Sciences Edge Hill University College St Helens Road Ormskirk L39 4QP UK [email protected] _________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org/ Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://agd.polylog.org/cal/
