27-29 April, 2006 – Ghent, Belgium
The conference is hosted by the Center for Ethics & Value Inquiry (CEVI) at Ghent University, Belgium. The conference is partly supported by the FWO Research Network ‘Labor 1500-2000′.
AIM OF THE CONFERENCE
The conference brings together scholars in various disciplines (philosophy, ethics, sociology, geography, international relations, anthropology, political science, …) on the theme of ‘global ethics’. The aim of the conference is to create a forum where various approaches and issues in researching ‘Global Ethics’ are discussed.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Amitai Etzioni
Carol Gould - Center for Global Ethics, George Mason University
Christien van den Anker - University of the West of Engeland
Gérald Berthoud - Institute of Anthropology and Sociology, University of Lausanne
Asuncion St.Clair - University of Bergen
Rebecca Todd Peters - Elon University North Carolina
Thomas Mertens - Radboud University Nijmegen
CONFERENCE THEMES
This conference maintains two main streams.
Papers in the first stream will discuss adequate delineation of the domain ‘Global Ethics’, answering the question what makes ‘Global Ethics’ different from other domains in ethics.
Papers are called for that offer a framework for delineating ‘Global Ethics’ in terms of philosophical outlook, methodology, grounding theory, covered topics, practical relevance, etc.
Papers in the second stream will cover a particular topic or issue in the context of globalization. Possible topics or issues are: migration, corruption, interpersonal relations, technological impact, CSR, organization of labor and industrial relations issues, outsourcing, labor market issues, perception of labor, economic institutions, intergovernmental institutions, NGOs and development issues. This list is not exhaustive (please propose additional topics).
Both empirical as well as conceptual papers will be presented.
IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for abstracts: 1 December 2005
Notification of acceptance: 15 January 2006
Conference: 27-29 April 2006
REVIEW PANEL
Chair: Prof.Dr. M.S. Ronald Commers (CEVI, Ghent University)
Members: Prof. Dr. Christien van den Anker (University of the West of Engeland), Prof. Dr. Tom Claes (CEVI, Ghent University), Dra. An Verlinden (CEVI, Ghent University), Dr. Wim Vandekerckhove (CEVI, Ghent University), Prof. Em. Dr. Luk Bouckaert (SPES, Catholic University of Louvain), Dr. Heather Widdows (Centre for the Study of Global Ethics, University of Birmingham).
For more information see:
www.cevi-globalethics.be/page.php?FILE=subject&LAN=E&ID […]
