Conference in Cuba November 2012

The Cuban Society of Philosophical Research, the Division of
Philosophy and History of the University of Havana, and the Raúl Roa
García Higher Institute of International Relations

announce

The Fifteenth International Conference on "New Political Science" and
the Seventh International Colloquium on "The role of philosophy and
political science in the cultural heritage of the countries of the
American Mediterranean."

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, Head
of the School of "Political Science from the South" of the University
of Havana. 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.

The Conference and Colloquium will be held jointly as a single event
at the University of Havana from November 14 to November 16, 2012.
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 (cemck@terra.com).

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.


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 cemck@terra.com.

Participants and/or their institutions are responsible for payment for
airlines, hotel lodging, and meals. Global Learning can register
participants with travel service providers who offer packages at
reduced prices in cooperation with the conferences. For more
information contact Charles McKelvey (cemck@terra.com).

Visit the Website of Global Learning: www.globallearning-cuba.com.

The Fifteenth International Conference on "New Political Science" and
the Seventh International Colloquium on "The role of philosophy and
political science in the cultural heritage of the countries of the
American Mediterranean" are sponsored by the School of "Political
Science from the South" of the University of Havana, the School of
Social Sciences of the General Máximo Gómez Academy, the Cuban Society
of Philosophical Research, the Division of Philosophy and History of
the University of Havana, and the Raúl Roa García Higher Institute of
International Relations, the Nico López School of Higher Education of
the Union of Communist Youth, the Division of Marxism of the José
Antonio Echeverría Polytechnic Institute of Higher Education, and the
Division of Marxism of the University of Informational Sciences.

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: 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)