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Call for Papers "Ethnic Relations: Issues and Challenges" International Conference on Ethnic Relations 2008 (ICoER) University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) 15-16 October 2008 __________________________________________________ Aim & Scope The International Conference on Ethnic Relations 2008 (ICoER) is a multidiciplinary conference aimed at bringing together researchers and practitioners interested in the area of ethnic relations. The world in the 21st century is filled with various conflicts and contradictions and many international and regional conflicts are closely related to national-ethnic groups. Civil wars, ethnic tension or misunderstanding have occured over ethnic issues. It is hoped that this conference can help to introduce new concepts and ideas by reputed scholars, which help to foster better ties among different ethnic groups accross nations. We encourage authors from various disciplines to submit papers on one of the topics indicated below, describing original work, including techniques, or survey papers, reporting research results and/or indicating future directions to ethnic conflict resolutions in a range of settings. Analyses of all aspects of ethnic relations are welcome, including those within applied and professional areas such as business, education, environment, health, and law. Conference Topics - Laws on ethnic relations - Policies on ethnic relations - Working with ethnic group(s) - Ethnic minorities - National intergration - General and universal perspectives on ethnic groups - Human rights - National identity - Political negotiations - Linguistic perspectives - Power and oppression - Ethnic conflict Call For Abstracts Abstracts of no longer than 400 words should be submitted as MS Word attachment to <[email protected]> and <[email protected]> by 8 July 2008. Authors(s) should include their name, affiliation and email address. Speakers will be allocated twenty minutes for presentation and ten minutes for discussion. Notification of acceptance: Papers will be selected by the Conference Scientific Committee and the speakers will be notified by 1 August 2008. Publication: All papers will be considered for publication in a volume of Conference Proceedings. In addition a book which includes a selection of the best conference papers will be published by a reputable university press in Malaysia. Important Dates Abstract submission : July 8, 2008 Author's notification : August 1, 2008 Full paper submission : September 15, 2008 Registration deadline : September 30, 2008 Conference date : October 15-16, 2008 Venue The conference will be held in the main campus of University of Malaya, the first university in Malaysia. Conference rooms will be equipped with necessary multimedia facilities (e.g. powerpoint, LCD and overhead projectors). Other campus facilities include a bookshop, shops, cafes and sports facilities (e.g. futsal and tennis courts, swimming pool, basketball and badminton courts, etc.) Contact: The Secretariat International Conference on Ethnic Relations (ICoER) University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Tel: +603-79675488/90/10 Fax: +603-79675472 Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Web: http://umconference.um.edu.my/index2.php?id=11-1 __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
