Fellow members of H-USA,
Please find below information on the forthcoming World Congress on
Violence and Human Coexistence which I hope will be of interest to many of
you.
Sincerely
Jessica Bates (Jess.Bates@ucd.ie)
World Congress on violence
Dept of Sociology
University college Dublin
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___CONGRESS ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS___
*World Congress on Violence and Human Coexistence*
*17-21 August 1997*
*Dublin, Ireland*
--Theme--
Violence and the Future of Society
--Place--
University College Dublin, and Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland.
-- Announcement --
The World Congress proposes to provide an interdisciplinary,
multicultural forum for expression, research, exchange, and
problem-solving on all aspects of the problems of violence. A deeper
understanding of the many eruptions of violence in human life and history
should point to the conditions required for the fullness of human
coexistence as we move into the next millenium.
The organisers cordially invite everyone concerned with violence in
contemporary society and its implications for the future to take part in the
Congress. A sample list of specialists expected to participate are:
clinicians, researchers, theoreticians, therapists, and teachers in fields
of psychology, medicine, criminology, anthropology, biology, ecology,
history, sociology, education, social work, and economics.
-- Programme --
The Congress will take place over a period of five days. Regular,
pecial,and plenary sessions are scheduled for August 17, 18, 19, 20, 21.
Participating groups and societies may, if they so desire, hold their own
meetings on Tuesday August 19 at Dublin Castle.
Art exhibitions on the theme of violence will be on display in Dublin
galleries and museums throughout the conference period.
A post-congress meeting will take place on August 23 and 24 in Belfast.
Delegates who attend the World Congress in Dublin may register for this.
The purpose of the post-congress event will be to develop the themes
which are discussed at the World Congress and to form working groups
around prominent issues. Further details of the post-congress meeting will
be given at a future date.
-- Suggested Sections --
GLOBAL AND STRUCTURAL EXAMINATIONS OF VIOLENCE AND NON VIOLENCE
14 Inequality, class, and violence
15 Violence and civilizations
17 Population growth and density and human coexistence
18 Socioeconomic disparities between North and South and within
countries
34 Marketing and production of the instruments of violence
35 Decentralization and the social future
36 Violence in history and its impact on the future: E.g. colonialism,
imperialism, totalitarianism
54 Eliasian and figurational analyses of violence
EXPLANATIONS OF VIOLENCE
13 Foucauldian analyses of violence
16 Universe of discourse, doxa, and non-violence
5 The psychology of violence
26 Personality theory and violence
27 Cognitive disorders and violence
28 Anxiety and mood disorders and violence
43 The nature of enmity
52 Biological approaches to explaining violence
61 Alienation and social disharmony
VIOLENT AND NON VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR
12 Sport, violence, and coexistence
23 Violence against the elderly; violence against the handicapped
29 The psychology of caring individuals
32 Recidivist violence
33 Violence and juvenile imprisonment
39 Torture and torturers
45 Existentialist contributions to the understanding of violence
50 Gratuitous violence
1 Violence by the very young
53 Drug-related violence
55 Youth gang violence
56 Domestic violence
HUMAN RIGHTS, MINORITY RIGHTS AND ETHNIC RELATIONS
2 Exploitation and violence
10 Ethnicity and non-violence
40 Official and state violence
42 Human rights violations
48 Regionalism, secession, and political coexistence
57 Child soldiers
59 Invisible aspects of violence against women
60 The organized violent control of women and children
SPECIFIC REGIONS
7 The situation in former Yugoslavia and the European future
8 Lessons from the violence in Irish history
9 Route to peace in Ireland
38 The disintegration of the Soviet Union and the future of peace
58 Terrorism and nationality in South Asia
CULTURE AND VIOLENCE
1 Postmodern culture and violence
3 Language and violence
4 Masculinity, non-violence, and the reinvention of men
6 Religion, fundamentalism, and violence
19 Violence in the media
20 Representations of violence in the arts: cinema, literature, fine
arts
THE FUTURE OF SOCIETY
5 Education for non-violence
11 Strategies for non-violent outcomes
21 Informal groups and the control of violence
22 Citizen autonomy and healthy communities
24 Citizen action and public safety
30 Solving the problem of rape
31 Organized crime in our times and in the future
37 Darwinian approaches to the future of society
41 Resistances to structural and organized violence
44 A feminist future
46 The future of authenticity and inauthenticity
47 Living in harmony with the natural environment and with other
animal species
49 Egoism, rational choice, and social harmony
62 Other
--Round table and special sessions --
Special session projects are especially invited. If the projects are
approved, the proposers agree to organise the session, designate the
chairperson and speakers, and ensure their presence at the Congress.
-- Plenary Sessions --
There will also be all-Congress sessions, with featured speakers,
around the conference's main themes.
-- Congress languages --
English, French, Spanish, German, depending on sufficient numbers of
participants belonging to the respective communities. Rental of
multilingual receivers: #10 (before April 30, 1997).
--Publication of Proceedings --
The Proceedings of this World Congress will be published. Final papers
should be with the Congress organisers for final approval by October 31
1997.
*We do not claim exclusive right to publish papers from the World
Congress
nor do we guarantee that every paper presented will be published.
--Abstracts--
If you are intending to present a paper would you kindly submit your
abstract before September 30 1996.
Format: 1 page (200 words) maximum. To be received either by email
(preferred), or by post either on paper or Macintosh disc.
-- Registration Details --
Basic Registration
until 31-05-1996 #IR 80
until 31-05-1997 #IR 90
after 31-05-1997 #IR 100
Accompanying person #IR 35
Accompanying a regular participant
Students #IR 15
with valid student card
Multilingual receiver #IR 10
Cheque or money order payable to World Coexistence.
N.B.: Payment of registration fees is required of all participants.
Cancellation
Reimbursement of fees
prior to 31-05-1996 less #IR 10
prior to 31-05-1997 less #IR 20
after 31-05 1997 no reimbursement
-- Lodging --
Student room: Approximately #IR 24 per person per night
Hotel with breakfast (three price ratings):
(i) Approximately #IR 35 (per person sharing per night) for example
Jury's at Christchurch, in the Liberties
(ii) Approximately #IR 47 (per person sharing per night)
(iii) Approximately #IR 52 (per person sharing per night)
N.B.: Prices subject to change with inflation.
There is limited hotel accommodation available. These prices are on a
first come first served basis.
A deposit of #50 per person will be necessary to secure hotel
accommodation.
The social programme (receptions, concerts, excursions) will be
announced in a further circular.
Only those persons having returned the attached registration form are
assured of receiving the follow-up circular.
--Further Information--
Contact:
Jessica Bates, Congress Secretary, Dept Sociology, University College
Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Email: jess.bates@ucd.ie
Fax: (353) 1 7061125
Chairman of the Congress:
Dr Don Bennett, Dept Sociology, University College Dublin, Ireland.
Email: don.bennett@ucd.ie
WWW Home Page:
http://www.ucd.ie/cgi-bin/unitel/SELECT/LIST/280
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