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Call for Papers "Responsibility: Climate Change as Challenge for Intercultural Inquiry into Values" Global Dialogue Conference Aarhus University Aarhus (Denmark) 3-6 November 2009 __________________________________________________ Climate change requires globally concerted initiatives that are based on practical interest and moral responsibility. But which moral norms could motivate such global coordination in our decision-making, both as individuals and communities? Do we already possess notions of future-oriented responsibility that can motivate decision-makers around the globe to take responsibility? The aim of this conference is to compare conceptions of responsibility across cultures and to explore the role of intercultural value research for the development of new models of ecological responsibility. We invite research papers (or proposals for panel sessions or workshops) on any of the conference topic listed below. Since the proceedings for this conference shall be available at the beginning of the conference, we ask for full proposals of 5000-8000 words. Authors should ensure that: - their submissions fulfill in all formal, stylistic, and expositional aspects the he requirements of a research publication, not of an oral presentation. - submissions of non-native speakers should be copy-edited by a native speaker - submision should preferably address only one conference topic Conference topics: TRACK 1: Philosophical Track Section 1.1. Notions of responsibility across cultures Are there important variations in the conception and significance of e.g. individual, collective, ex post, ex ante, non-reciprocal, moral, and political responsibility? What can these differences to be attributed to? Section 1.2. Reasoning about ecological responsibilities Which notions of responsibility are at play in the current scientific and public debate? Do they fulfill the conceptual requirements and motivational functions of ecological responsibility? Who carries which responsibilities in the global information society'? Section 1.3. Issues of cross-cultural axiology Which extrinsic and intrinsic values enter into the obligations that constitute ecological responsibilities in different cultural contexts? Is ecological responsibility an matter of personal responsibility or of social responsibility? Are there intrinsic values on which there could be cross-cultural consensus? Section 1.4. The temporal, spatial, and causal scope of morality How can we protect the rights and interests of geographically remote agents and future generations? Does the scope of morality extend with the scope of technological agency, and how can we distribute responsibilities to avoid psychological overburdening? Section 1.5. Cross-cultural comparisons of the existential meaning of responsibility Does it hold across cultures that taking responsibility is a source of existential orientation, respect, and self-respect? Section 1.6. Methodological and foundational reflections on the conditions and significance of intercultural dialogue for global' ethics and value inquiry: How does intercultural dialogue on values differ from discourse-theoretic foundations of values and in which way can intercultural dialogue lead beyond the trilemma of so-called global' ethics and value theory-empty universalism vs. conflicting substantive ethics vs. purely performative constitutions of consensus? TRACK 2: Education Track Section 2.1. Cross-cultural comparisons of the role of education Are there important variations in the social perception of the role of education in different cultures, e.g., the extent to which it influences the motivations of adult members of the community? Section 2.2. Educating for (ecological) responsibility across cultures Which educational styles, methods, or practices (e.g., affective, cognitive, normative, participatory) are used to educate for responsibility across cultures? Does ecological responsibility receive particular consideration? Section 2.3. Education and climate change across cultures To what extent, and in which regards, is climate change currently an issue in national (e.g., Danish) education programs? Section 2.4. Climate change and intercultural education What is intercultural education and which are the main challenges of climate change for the tasks and concerns of intercultural education? Section 2.5. Responsibility and Intercultural Education How do we promote responsible behavior in culturallly diverse communities with diverse conceptions of human well-being? Section 2.6. Intercultural Philosophy of Education The diversity of cultural models of education and increasing cultural contact call for a new philosophy of education that is sensitive to cultural axiological differences contribute to a deeper understanding of education in philosophical regards? What are the main differences in models of education across cultures and to what extent are these differences relevant for a deeper understanding of education? TRACK 3: Journalism Track Section 3.1. News criteria pertaining to climate change Section 3.2. The concept of environmental journalism What is the idea of environmental journalism and how does it affect changes in individual behavior and public policy? Section 3.3. Local, regional and global publics and the role of journalism for intercultural dialogue Section 3.4. Journalism on climate change and its relation to scientific knowledge Section 3.5. Journalism on climate change and its relation to market-driven innovation Section 3.6. Ethical questions for journalism Can peace journalism help to prevent "climate conflicts", i.e., social conflict due to climate change? Do journalists carry increasing responsibility for intercultural communication and if so, how will it affect the goals of journalism? TRACK 4: Business Track Section 4.1. Intercultural interaction and management: Humanistic approaches and perspectives Section 4.2. Philosophy and management Section 4.3. The role of ecological responsibility within corporate responsibility How do current accounts of corporate responsibility conceive of the special tasks pertaining to climate change? Which models of responsibility are applied and which degree of significance is attributed to ecological responsibility? Section 4.4. Idea and practical reality of corporate responsibility pertaining to climate change How are issues of corporate responsibility currently addressed in national and international businesses? What are the current standards and goals and how are they concretely implemented in the company's rules and practices? What are the major practical obstacles for implementing ecological responsibility from the perspective of business management? Deadline for submissions: 31 May 2009. Conference website: http://www.globaldialogueconference.org Contact: Jacob Bock Project Manager Institute of Philosophy and History of Ideas University of Aarhus Jens Chr. Skous Vej 7 DK-8000 Aarhus C Denmark Phone: +45 8942 2109 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.globaldialogueconference.org __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
