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Call for Papers Theme: The Politics of Justice and Rights Subtitle: Challenges and Future Directions Type: 2016 APSA Conference Institution: Australian Political Studies Association (APSA) School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales (UNSW) Location: Sydney, NSW (Australia) Date: 26.–28.9.2016 Deadline: 25.3.2016 __________________________________________________ The concepts of 'justice' and 'rights' are at the heart of political theory and practice. A driving question of political scholarship is how best to conceive of a just society with political principles, institutions and policies that protect the rights of all. This concern extends to the global level where the protection of human, animal, and environmental rights are at the forefront of political debate. Despite the global spread of norms and discourse on justice and rights, for many scholars, citizens and activists around the world, justice seems evasive and rights too easily compromised. Conflict and authoritarianism affect the lives of an increasing number of people. Contemporary issues such as the global economic crisis, climate change, and international migration challenge the capacity of political institutions to deal with complex problems. In Australia, disillusionment with political institutions appears to be increasing, due to institutional failures to address pressing justice issues including displaced people; climate change; species extinction; Aboriginal disadvantage; violence against women; sexism; racism and a widening economic gap. As the welfare state is hollowed out, questions of how best to address the gap between the promise and reality of justice and rights has become more pressing than ever. The challenges and future direction of rights and justice set the theme for the 2016 Australian Political Studies Association (APSA) Conference, hosted by the School of Social Sciences, UNSW. Scholars working in International Relations, Political Science, Political Philosophy, Public Policy, Law and aligned disciplines are invited to submit papers for the conference. CALL FOR PAPERS NOW OPEN Participants can submit papers or entire panels. Paper abstracts should be no longer than 250 words, and paper titles no longer than 40 words. Panels should include minimum 3 and maximum 4 papers, each with an abstract. If you are submitting a paper, please indicate in which stream your paper fits best. If you are submitting a panel, please submit all the abstracts together and indicate in the "additional comments" section the title of the panel and the name of the organizers. Please note that we will not be refereeing papers this year. There is no process for submitting papers generally. An award will be given to the Best Postgraduate Conference Paper. If students would like to be considered for that award they will need to submit their paper prior to the conference. Click here to submit your paper: http://cmanager.arts.unsw.edu.au/?c=24 For any enquiries, email: [email protected] __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
