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Call for Papers Conference on Applied Interculturality Research (cAIR09) Forum for Applied Interculturality Research, University of Graz Graz (Austria) 16-19 September 2009 __________________________________________________ Interculturality research addresses all kinds and aspects of intercultural interaction. Interculturality has always been a part of the human condition, but the topic has become increasingly relevant, and indeed critical, in a globalized world in which - technological advances and economic constraints provoke and promote the transnational mobility of individuals, cultural groups and cultural goods, both tangible and intangible; - the cultural configurations of societies is constantly changing and their representations are constantly being renegotiated; and - political parties and decision makers increasingly regard intercultural issues as central to their strategies and programs. Interculturality research addresses diverse topics and involves diverse disciplines. Areas of investigation include anti/racism, community interpreting, discrimination, ethnicity, identity, intercultural marriage, interfaith dialogue, in/tolerance, migration, minorities, multilingualism, Otherness, prejudice and xenophobia/philia. Disciplinary contexts include aesthetics, anthropology, cultural studies, economics, education, ethnology, geography, history, interpreting, law, linguistics, literature, musicology, politics, physiology, medicine, peace and conflict studies, psychology, philosophy, religious studies and sociology. Conference on Applied Interculturality Research (cAIR) promotes research on all intercultural topics in all relevant disciplines. cAIR especially promotes applications of that research, such as interactions between research teams, civil society and policy makers. In this way, cAIR empowers academics to contribute to social and political developments in their field. The conference aims to establish Applied Interculturality Research as a visible, productive and respected area of interaction between research and society, with a strong multi- and interdisciplinary foundation. cAIR does not support unlimited freedom of speech: we will not offer a platform to any project that the organisers or reviewers feel might exacerbate xenophobia or discrimination of any kind. cAIR09 will be held in Graz, Austria from 16 to 19 September 2009. It will be hosted by the forum for Applied Interculturality Research (fAIR) and supported by researchers in diverse disciplines at the University of Graz and representatives of diverse Graz NGOs. Researchers from all relevant disciplines are invited to contribute practically-oriented theoretical or empirical studies. Abstract submissions should have at least two authors, one primarily representing a specific research project and the other primarily representing a specific application of the results of that project. The first author may be either of these two, and should have made the greater (or greatest) contribution to the project. The text should begin with title, author(s), affiliation(s), and the email of first author. The main text should be structured with the following headings: - Background in... (the main academic discipline/s) - Background in... (the practical aspect/s of the project) - Aims - Methods and results - Implications - References The two background sections should summarize relevant knowledge without directly referring to the specific project. The Aims section should specify the link between research and practice in the specific project. The Methods and results section should address both the methods and the results of both the research and its application. The Implications section may address any relevant political, social or academic implications. The references may be presented in any well-known format. The entire file, including all headings and administrative detail, should not exceed 800 words. All submissions will be subject to double-blind peer review by two international specialists whose expertise corresponds to the background sections. To enable a review procedure that is anonymous, uniform, expert and international, abstracts must be submitted in English. Abstracts must be submitted as email text or attachment (pdf or word) to <[email protected]> by 15 February 2009. Referees' comments and notifications of acceptance (as talk or poster) or rejection will be sent to first authors by 30 April 2009. cAIR09 is directed by Richard Parncutt and Simone Schumann at the University of Graz. If you have any questions about the submission process that are not answered on the website, please do not hesitate to contact Simone Schumann. Contact: Simone Schumann Forum for Applied Interculturality Research University of Graz Tel: +43 316 380-8160 Fax: +43 316 380-9757 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.uni-graz.at/fAIR/cAIR09 __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
