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Call for Papers "Ethics of Human Development and Global Justice: Responsibilities of Institutions and Citizens for Action on Poverty" 8th International Conference on Ethics and International Development International Development Ethics Association (IDEA) Universitat de València Universitat Jaume I de Castelló Universidad Politécnica de Valencia Valencia (Spain) 2-4 December 2009 __________________________________________________ Objectives On paper, most countries in the world have made commitments to reducing poverty and realizing human rights, including the right to development. The point of departure of this conference is that these commitments can be accomplished only if political, economic and educational institutions -as well as citizens- take responsibility for acting on poverty. The main objective of this international conference is to analyze the reflective responsibilities of these various actors. Achieving human development increasingly demands the joint work of political, economic and solidarity-building institutions and organizations. Also, it demands an active citizenship aware of the problem of poverty in its diverse dimensions. THe premise of this conference is that no one should remain indifferent to the lack of freedom implied by conditions of extreme poverty or the impossiblity for many people in the planet to fully develop their capabilites. The objective of the conference is to advance towards determining which responsibilities should be taken by eac of the relevant actors in human development. It aims to gather intellectuals, educators, policy makers and practitioners to reflect about what are the fundamental demands of development ethics and global justice in their respective roles and tasks. They will be asked to reflect also on the means that may promote education for development and to share their experiences in their fight against poverty, with a special focus on the relations between theory and practice. Themes Contributions are invited on these and closely related topics: 1. Ethics of Human Development - The nature and values of human development:well-being, equity, empowerment, human rights, enivronmental sustainability, cultural freedom, and integrity - Poverty as unfreedom: qualitative and quantitative aspects - Poverty measurement - Poor people's agency and empowerment - The human development approach: strategies for acting on poverty 2. Global Justice - Is global justice meaningful, is justice a national issue? - Which duties of global justice are based on past harm? Which are based on rights and dignity? Can duties of global justice be supported by multiple cultural traditions? - Which global institutions ought to be involved in work towards human development? How do they function and ought they to function? - What are the barriers to achieving the Millenium Development Goals? - What are the possibilites, potentialities and limits of a global governance system that distributes global public goods? - What global public policy for education and health does global justice require? 3. Business, political and civic organizations - The social responsibility of business and corporations demands social and environmental balance. According to current research on business and corporate behaviour, to what extent are they assuming responsibilities in the local, national and global level? - Universities are increasingly important actors for human development. What types or forms of engagement are they using and which ones could be alternatives? - It is common to hear the term 'global social citizenship' ofthen related to global institutions working on solidarity. What types of organizations are these? What types of networks do they form? How do they influence political and economic policies? 4. Active citizenship - Education is one of the main factors for human development. What is the situation of education at the local and global levels? - What methods are available for education on human development? How is it possible to sensitize people, beginning in childhood, about poverty? - The role of the mass media is crucial in order to achieve public awareness and responsibility of the public in front of marginalization and exclusion. Is the media meeting its own responsibilities in such task? How does the media portray poverty in its different dimensions (such as absence of security, war, hunger). Submission of Abstracts Scholars in any field, policy-makesrs, and practitioners in development, education, or corporate social responsibility are invited to participate in and contribute papers for the conference. Proposals should be submitted by email to <[email protected]>, and they should include: 1. An abstract of 500 words, 2. Name, affiliation, contact information, 3. A biography of under 100 words (for the conference program) Important dates: 1 June: Deadline for proposals 1 July: Notification of acceptance; 15 September: Deadline fo submission of complete papers Official Languages: Spanish and English Conference website: http://www.development-ethics.org __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
