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Call for Papers Theme: Culture, Social Capital and Politics Subtitle: Cultural and Social Perspectives on Political Studies and International Relations Type: International Conference Institution: Aarhus University Location: Aarhus (Denmark) Date: 23.–25.5.2013 Deadline: 1.2.2013 __________________________________________________ The theme of the conference has been inspired by two sources. First, by Robert D. Putnam’s research in social capital and institutions, most recently his study, with David E. Campbell, of the role of religion in American society, American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us (Simon and Schuster 2010). Secondly, by Jan-Erik Lane and Uwe Wagschal’s recent Culture and Politics (Routledge 2012) in which the authors write in their foreword: “… the social sciences must come to grips with the anti-Tönnies predicament of the growing relevance of culture for politics. Predicting that associations would trump communities in terms of social and political saliency, Tönnies’s Community and Society … seemed a correct analysis of industrial society. However, in the postmodern society culture seems to be at least as important as economic relationships.” The conference will focus on the role of culture in contemporary politics, political science and International Relations and, more broadly, discuss the methods by which the significance of culture for politics and society may be studied. MatchPoints Seminars have been held at Aarhus University since 2007. They are internationally well-known for their standards, not least due to the great number of invited speakers of high profile. To get an impression of the seminars, please go to www.matchpoints.au.dk. Confirmed speakers in 2013: Robert D. Putnam (Harvard University) Fareed Zakaria (Time Magazine and CNN) Will Kymlicka (Queen’s University, Kingston) Jan-Erik Lane and Uwe Wagschal (Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg) Ronald Inglehart (University of Michigan) John Hutchinson (London School of Economics) John A. Hall (McGill University) Pippa Norris (Harvard University) Giuliano Amato (former prime minister of Italy) Ole Wæver (Copenhagen University) Ove K. Pedersen (Copenhagen Business School) Frederik Stjernfelt (Aarhus University) Georg Sørensen (Aarhus University) Peter J. Katzenstein (Cornell University, to be confirmed) Conference fee: 150 EUR Submissions The proposed papers should address one of the following subjects: (1) social capital, democracy and state cohesion; (2) cultural diversity and the politics of recognition; (3) value-oriented politics; (4) religion and politics; (5) methodology and emerging research avenues and opportunities. Deadline for proposals: February 1, 2003. Venue: Aarhus University Conference Centre Bartholins Allé 3 8000 Aarhus (Aarhus Campus) Contact: Michael Böss Phone: +45 2093 4818 Email: [email protected] Web: http://matchpoints.au.dk __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
