From: Sonja Wrobel <[email protected]> Last Call for Papers
"Social Justice in a Changing World" Interdisciplinary Conference Graduate School of Social Sciences at the University of Bremen (GSSS) Bremen (Germany) March 10-12th, 2005 A growing number of experts in economics, political science and sociology believe that the freedom of action of the nation- state in coping with issues of distributive justice is waning. Current processes of economic privatisation and globalization shift power over distribution from the state toward capital and markets. What are the implications for social justice? The conference will explore the risks and options of privatised markets and transnational regimes for social justice on different levels. On the individual level, we experience an increasing mismatch of individual life course risks like unemployment, poverty or marital separation and state protection, and the emergence of new forms of social inequality. In this conference, we may address the distributional outcomes and developments of different social groups. Who are the winners and losers in times of globalization? What kind of social justice do people expect? On the domestic level, we witness the disintegration of the collective bargaining process, the scaling back of social insurance and the resulting bourgeoning of mixed and private forms of social provision. Does distributive justice continue to be a central goal of welfare state activity? What could be the features of a new social contract? On the international level, trade is the main area in which regulatory processes occur. Transnational regimes increasingly constrain the environmental, agricultural, health and food safety rules of democratic constitutional states, and thus affect the fundamental welfare of citizens. How can social rights and distributive justice be guaranteed in the international legal framework? What role do non-governmental actors play in the regulatory processes? Can the recognition of social rights open avenues towards ensuring the legitimacy of transnational governance? The conference will consist of plenary sessions as well as of thematic panels for which we invite abstract submissions. The abstract deadline is November 30th, 2004. The conference venue will be the Atlantic Hotel Bremen close to the campus of the University of Bremen. For more information on registration, panels, accommodation etc. please visit the conference website: www.gsss.uni-bremen.de/socialjustice. Best regards, Sonja Wrobel --- -- - - -------- -------- - ---- -- - --- - - sonja wrobel universität bremen graduate school of social sciences fvg-west wiener strasse/ ecke celsiusstrasse postfach 330 440 28334 bremen tel: 0049 (0)421 218 4155 fax: 0049 (0)421 218 4153 home: www.gsss.uni-bremen.de _________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org/ Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://agd.polylog.org/cal/
