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Call for Papers
Theme: Ethics of Reconciliation
Subtitle: European Perspectives
Type: 59th Annual Conference 2023
Institution: Societas Ethica
Location: Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Date: 24.–27.8.2023
Deadline: 20.12.2022
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The concept of reconciliation, in a social context, refers to the
potential of restoring broken trust and relationships, and the need
for a community and persons to recover from damages caused by
conflicts and wars. Reconciliation has been studied by theorists as
well as discussed by practitioners from a variety of perspectives
among which ethics of reconciliation is one of the most important.
The relationship between reconciliation and justice is, naturally,
one main issue of ethical concern. However, this relationship is
marked by significant differences in experience of conflicts, demand
for justice, and limits of reconciliation.
Current developments in Europe – such as Russia’s aggression against
Ukraine, several conflicts marked by escalating violence towards
minorities, militarization of many European countries, and increasing
scepticism towards pluralistic models of democracy – urge for a
deeper scrutiny of philosophical, legal, and theological approaches
to reconciliation. Societas Ethica invites ethicists to its annual
conference in Sarajevo 2023 that will be devoted to ethics of
reconciliation with particular attention paid to European experiences
of and perspectives on social, political, and religious conflict.
What are resources and obstacles to reconciliation if assessed from a
perspective of ethics? How should we understand the relationship
between reconciliation and transitional justice? When and how might
the longing for reconciliation promote or devaluate social justice?
What resources for a more nuanced and critical approach to
reconciliation are there in different religious traditions?
Societas Ethica promotes scholarly dialogue between philosophers,
theologians, and theorists working within applied ethics.
Papers can be submitted addressing the following thematic fields in
this regard:
- the concept of reconciliation as related to different contexts
- moral dimensions of reconciliation, conflict resolution, and
transitional justice
- reconciliation and social justice
- reconciliation, justice, and truth
- limitations of reconciliation and limited reconciliation
- theological contributions to ethics of reconciliation
- critical philosophical and empirical approaches to reconciliation
- critical approaches to the paradigm of transition
- dealing with the past and reconciliation
- European minorities and future(s) of pluralistic democracy
- hermeneutics of conflicts, narrative identity and reconciliation
- reconciliation and emotions
- reconciliation and recognition
- rebuilding damaged relationships after violent conflict with a
focus on Europe
- ethics of reconciliation, memory, and forgetting
- open channel
Papers could be presented in the conference languages of English or
German.
Submissions
- Paper proposals will be collected till December 20th, 2022.
- Paper proposals should include a significant title (please,
indicate the thematic field) and not exceed 800 words in length
(excluding bibliography).
- The proposals should clearly present a moral question or argument.
- Manuscripts should be prepared for blind review:
- Document 1: Your name, first name, email address, institutional
address, the title of your abstract, the thematic field(s) under
which your paper proposal falls, and, if eligible, your
application to participate in the Young Scholars’ Award
competition (see information below).
- Document 2: Your paper proposal including bibliography (max. 10
references), keywords, and title with all identifying references
removed. Please, use Times New Roman 12 pt for body, references
and keywords, and Ariel (bold) 16 pt for headline.
- The two documents should be sent as Word attachments to Martin
Langby at martin.lan...@teol.uu.se, using the subject line
“Societas Ethica 2023 Conference.”
- All submissions will be subjected to rigorous blind peer review.
- Further questions about thematic issues as well as any technical or
financial question, can be addressed to the Quaester of Societas
Ethica Dr. Johanna Ohlsson at johanna.ohls...@teol.uu.se
While registrations to the conference will open in February 2023,
important dates for proposal submissions are as follows:
- Deadline for Abstract Submissions: December 20th, 2022
- Notification of Accepted Papers: By February 23th, 2023
- Deadline for Registration: May 19th, 2023
- Deadline for payment: June 16th, 2023
- Conference Date: August 24-27th, 2023
If the paper is accepted by the board members, you are kindly asked
to register for the conference. Conference costs cover accommodation
in a conference hotel (including breakfast), most meals and a city
tour with the conference dinner. Costs will amount to 480€ (for
members of Societas Ethica: 400€); speakers are not exempted. Minor
adjustments of the amount might take place.
Keynote-Speakers and Panelists (among others)
- Dino Abazovic, Professor of Sociology (Sarajevo)
- Samedin Kadić, Professor of Islamic Studies (Sarajevo)
- Martin Leiner, Professor of Systematic Theology and Ethics (Jena)
- Kjell-Åke Nordquist, Professor of International Relations
(Stockholm)
- Zilka Spahic, Doctor of Gender Studies (Sarajevo)
Societas Ethica Young Scholars’ Award
Societas Ethica Young Scholars’ Award is awarded to the best
presentation by a young scholar. Young scholars for the purpose of
this competition are doctoral students and researchers who earned
their degree less than two years ago and do not have a tenure-track
academic position. For more information about Societas Ethica Young
Scholars’ Award, please visit the website at:
http://www.societasethica.info
Publication
After the annual conference, De Ethica will publish a special issue
on the conference theme. The editors encourage the participants to
submit their articles by November 30th, 2023. As always, all
submissions will be subjected to double-blind peer review. For
information on submission guidelines, please see:
https://de-ethica.com/about/submissions
De Ethica seeks to publish scholarly works in philosophical,
theological, and applied ethics. It is a fully peer-reviewed,
open-access publication hosted by Linköping University Electronic
Press. We are committed to making papers of high academic quality
accessible to a broad audience. For further information, see:
https://de-ethica.com
Conference website:
https://www.societasethica.info/2023-annual-conference-1
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