Call for Papers "Globalisation and the Political Theory of the Welfare State and Citizenship" 4th International Conference Danish Network on Political Theory, Aarhus University Department of History, International and Social Studies and Department of Economics, Politics and Public Administration, Aalborg University Aalborg (Denmark) 4-6 May 2006
The conference is organised by the Danish Network on Political Theory, Aarhus University, Department of History, International and Social Studies and Department of Economics, Politics and Public Administration, Aalborg University. The purpose of the fourth conference of the Political Theory network is to analyse how Western welfare state values, citizenship and conceptual foundations are challenged by globalisation. Confirmed keynote speakers are Professor Will Kymlicka (Queen's University, Kingston, Canada) Professor Ruth Lister (Loughborough University, England) Professor Bryan Turner (University of Singapore, Singapore) Professor Jørgen Goul Andersen (Aalborg University, Denmark) The conference is organised around four themes, which represent new challenges to Western welfare states and social and political citizenship: 1. The tension between trans-national politics, equality and social rights; 2. The tension between universalism and particularism; 3. The tension between citizenship rights and human rights; 4. The tension between welfare solidarity and migration. Venue Aalborg University, Denmark. Time 4-6 May 2006. Organisation The conference will be organised as a set of parallel workshops and plenary keynote lectures. On the last morning of the conference, a round table will be organised with the participation of the keynote speakers and other academics. Conference website http://www.ihis.aau.dk/freia/ocs/index.php?cf3D2 Theme 1: Globalisation, Legitimacy, Solidarity and Equality in the Welfare state Keynote speaker: Jørgen Goul Andersen Republicanism argues that the legitimacy of the equal political and social rights depends on an underlying political community and certain civic virtues about what it entails to be 'a good citizen' including a feeling of solidarity between all members of the political community. Modern theories of the welfare state and citizenship more or less explicitly assume that this community is delimited by the borders of the sovereign state. However, globalisation challenges what we think about political community and solidarity in several ways. The emergence of functional or transnational identities challenge the 'thickness' of solidarity within the national context. To some scholars globalisation means that universalistic welfare states cannot maintain the principle of equality of social rights, which has been seen traditionally as the foundation of a high level of redistribution and solidarity. Others argue that the concepts of equality and recognition in relation to ethnicity, gender and sexuality are transformed in the light of globalisation. Papers in this workshop deal with questions such as: What are the conditions of legitimacy? What are the functional prerequisites? and, what is the content and scope of solidarity, equality and community in a globalised welfare state? Theme 2: Inclusionary Citizenship, Recognition and Participation Keynote speaker: Ruth Lister T. H. Marshall in Citizenship and Social Class (1950) argued that citizenship is a status, whereby citizens have equal rights and opportunities to take part in social and political life and influence political decisions. In his day, Marshall focused on the social and political inclusion of the working class in society. Since then the inclusion of women, a gender perspective and marginalised social groups have come to the forefront, increasingly, as new challenges to the universal framework of citizenship. Since post-Marshallian frameworks have raised new issues and debates about conditions for democratic inclusion and about the tension between the principle of equality and respect for diversity and recognition. Scholars have introduced new models of representation and participation for the inclusion of women and marginalised groups through the 'politics of difference' (Young 1990) 'the politics of presence' (Phillips 1995) and a broad concept of democratic participation (Fraser 2003). Ruth Lister (2003) has argued that the tension between the universalistic ethic of justice and the particularistic ethic of care is a creative one, which can be overcome by a 'differentiated universalism' and gives equal status to women and men in their diversity. Papers in this workshop address questions about new forms of participation, recognition and identities in a globalised world. What are the conditions and models for democratic inclusion of different groups of citizens in local, national and trans-national politics on different political arenas? Theme 3: Citizenship and Human Rights Keynote speaker: Bryan Turner The scope of welfare in modern notions of the welfare state has been limited, traditionally, to the national community. However, a notion of politics of responsibility challenges this spatial constraint. It may be argued that more affluent nation states have responsibilities towards those societies in the 'developing world' that lack the resources to translate human rights to effective citizenship rights. More affluent European welfare states may have similar responsibilities for promoting rights and welfare in those member states of the European Union that are less developed. More profoundly, Bryan Turner's work also questions the future of the very welfare state format as a functional vehicle of substantial citizenship. The workshop addresses questions such as: What are the contents of theories of politics of responsibility? What are their underlying values (human rights, environmental sustainability etc)? and, what implications do they carry for political theories of the welfare state and citizenship? Theme 4: Welfare State, Migration and Multiculturalism Keynote speaker: Will Kymlicka Globalisation and migration have brought to the fore new minority claims about recognition and respect for diversity, which arguably challenge conceptions of welfare solidarity, which are based upon the nation state and national identity. In particular the question of integration of minorities in the labour market and society at large has been placed on the political agenda of European welfare states. These states have experienced relatively recent immigration of largely unskilled, primarily Muslim groups, in periods of unemployment and financial pressure on established welfare systems. A variety of multiculturalism have also been introduced all of which remain politically contested in various ways in different national publics. The question of compatibility - or incompatibility, as some scholars have argued - of multiculturalism and advanced welfare states has recently preoccupied political theorists and migration scholars, including Will Kymlicka. The workshop discusses the functional tension (if there is one) between egalitarianism, welfare solidarity, migration and the politics of multiculturalism. At the normative level the workshop discusses visions for a multicultural citizenship, which are capable of connecting minority rights with solidarity based upon citizenship. Papers may also include discussion of the diverse challenges posed by multiculturalism in different types of welfare regime, and at the level of the European Union. Abstracts 300 word abstracts are due on 1 February 2006. They will be reviewed by the planning committee by 15 February. The final deadline for papers is 1 April 2006 and papers will be made available at the conference website from 15 April. Abstracts should be sent to the conference web site where the online application system is also to be found <http://www.ihis.aau.dk/freia/ocs/index.php?cf3D2>. The conference programme coordinator is Christina Fiig, Aalborg University, Denmark <[email protected]>. Conference fee The conference fee is 1,000 DKK (133 Euro/US$ 166), which covers lunch and refreshments during the conference and the final conference dinner. The participants will finance their own travel expenses and accommodation. They will also be asked to finance the money transfer to the conference account. Practical information For further information, please visit the conference homepage <http://www.ihis.aau.dk/freia/ocs/index.php?cf3D2> or contact Professor Birte Siim <[email protected]> and assistant professor Christina Fiig, Aalborg University, Denmark <[email protected]>. For practical questions in relation to the conference, please contact conference secretary Marianne Hoegsbro, Aalborg University, Denmark <[email protected]>. Looking forward to a great conference at Aalborg University! The planning committee Professor Birte Siim, Aalborg University, Denmark Associate Professor Per Mouritsen, Aarhus University, Denmark (Director of the Danish Political Theory Network) Associate Professor Lars Torpe, Aalborg University, Denmark Assistant Professor Vibeke Andersson, Aalborg University, Denmark Assistant Professor Christina Fiig, Aalborg University, Denmark Per Mouritsen Cand.scient.pol., MA, PhD (EUI) Director of the Danish Political Theory Network Director Centre for University Studies in Journalism University of Aarhus - The Nobel Park 1451, 5th floor Jens Chr. 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