CFP: 'New Political Science' and 'The role of philosophy and political science in the cultural heritage of the countries of the American Mediterranean'

Organised together with the Raúl Roa García Higher Institute of International Relations.

The New Political Science is being developed by Cuban and international professors affiliated with the Division of Philosophy and History of the University of Havana and with Dr. Thalía Fung, Honorary Chair, “Political Science from the South.”  It is a transdisciplinary initiative, including scholars in the disciplines of political science, economics, history, philosophy, anthropology, and sociology. It seeks to develop an analysis of international dynamics and global issues from the perspective of the global South or the Third World.  It endeavors to develop insights that are relevant to public policies and political strategies of the nations and social movements of the South.

During the event, the International Day of Philosophy (November 16) will be celebrated in the Aula Magna of the University of Havana.

Papers can be presented in English or Spanish. Faculty of the English department of the Division of Modern Foreign Languages of the University of Havana will provide simultaneous translations.

Paper proposals (in English or Spanish), including a paper title and a summary of 250 words or less, should be sent by October 15, 2012, to Charles McKelvey ([email protected]).

Papers on the following themes can be included in the International Conference on “New Political Science”:

• The purpose, methods, and concepts of the new political science (social science, history, and philosophy) from the perspective of the South or the Third World; its role in the construction of a new society.
• Political culture and political socialization in the period of transition to socialism.
• Conflict resolution: the significance of negotiation in conflicts among the countries of the South.
• International dynamics and contemporary global issues.
• Domestic policy and foreign policy.
• The political thought of Mao Tse Tung.
• The political thought of Ho Chi Minh and the Doi Moi policy of Vietnam.
• The contributions of the Bolivarian revolution to the new political science from the South
• The contributions of Evo Morales, Hugo Chávez, and Rafael Correa to contemporary political theory
• The contributions of the Cuban Revolution to the new political science from the South José Martí and the new political science from the South.
• The relation between philosophy and political science; between philosophy and social science.
• Corruption: History and mechanisms.
• Papers on other relevant themes will be considered.

The registration fee is 100 Cuban Convertible Pesos (approximately equivalent to 120 U.S. dollars). The fee for students is 50 Cuban Convertible Pesos.

Paper proposals for the International Colloquium on “The role of philosophy and political science in the cultural heritage of the countries of the American Mediterranean” can include the following themes:

• Problems of the philosophy of education and its present challenges.
• Epistemology: the significance of atomic particles for scientific and philosophical knowledge.
• The biometric revolution.
• Environmental problems and their philosophical implications.
• Bioethics and the relation between bioethics and philosophy.  The meaning of transhumanism.
• Political philosophy and its role in current scientific knowledge.
• The Martían philosophy as an inclusive philosophy.
• Papers on other relevant themes will be considered.

The registration fee is 100 Cuban Convertible Pesos (approximately equivalent to 120 U.S. dollars). The fee for students is 50 Cuban Convertible Pesos.

Participants will have the option of participating in one of three pre-conference workshops to be held on November 12 and November 13.  The workshops will be on the following themes:

• Political science from the South and Western political science: Complementary or alternative?
• Bioethics and its relation to philosophy.
• Methods of theory construction.

The workshop will be conducted by specialists with numerous publications on the themes.  Books on related themes also will be available.

The registration fee for one of the workshops is 25 Cuban Convertible Pesos.

All persons interested in the conferences and/or workshops should contact Charles McKelvey at: [email protected]. Reservations for lodging in Havana and for air travel to Cuba can be made through Global Learning. For more information contact Charles McKelvey ([email protected]).

Organizing Committee: Cuban Members: Dra. Sc. Thalía Fung, Dra. Alicia Morffi García, Prof. José Carlos Vázquez, Dra. Elsie Plain, Dr. Armando Cristóbal Pérez, Dr. Carolos Delgado, Dr. Juan Francisco Fuentes, Dr. José R. Díaz Ricardo, Dr. Sc. Rigoberto Pupo, Dra. Sc. Rita Buch, Dra. Marta Pérez, Dra. Nancy López, Dr. René Márquez; International Members: Dr. Charles McKelvey (United States), Prof. Renée-Marie Parry (Germany), Dr. Iedo Fontes (Brazil), M.Sc. Helena Uema (Brazil), Dr. Rafael Molinares (Colombia), M.Sc. Victorino Barrios Dávalos (Mexico), Dr. Hugo Cornejo (Mexico), Dr. Jorge Valmaseda Valmaseda (Mexico), Dr. Miguel Angel Barrios (Argentina), Prof. Iris Hinostroza (Panama)

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