CFP: Global Poverty: What Do We Know? Where Do We Go From Here?

The Global Justice Program and the Department of Cognitive Science at Yale University invite the submission of 350-500 word abstracts for 25-minute presentations on the subject of Moral Psychology and Poverty Alleviation for their upcoming workshop. The meeting aims to stimulate research that can be used to develop more effective means of
motivating individuals to act on their moral obligations to alleviate global poverty.

Abstracts are invited from those working in cognitive science, moral philosophy, and political science, and submissions are encouraged from all levels of academia. Submissions from those taking an experimental approach to the topic are especially encouraged. Abstracts should be sent as a PDF or Word document to [email protected] by March 2, 2012. The subject line of email should read SUBMISSION [YOUR NAME]. In the body of the email, please state your name, affiliation, and contact information.