Rodney,

Is it possible to take my name off the email list?

Thanks,
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> FYI
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> From: **
>
>
> The Cuban Society of Philosophical Research, the Division of Philosophy
> and
> History of the University of Havana, and the Higher Institute of
> International Relations
>
> announce
>
> the Sixteenth International Conference on “New Political Science” and
> a
> philosophy colloquium to be held at the University of Havana from November
> 20 to November 22, 2013.  The conference is dedicated to the memory of the
> leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, Hugo Chávez Frías.
>
> 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 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.
>
> Papers can be presented in English or Spanish.  The conference will be
> bilingual; members of the Faculty of Foreign Languages of the University
> of
> Havana will provide simultaneous translations, in most cases, and
> consecutive translation, in some cases.
>
> Paper proposals (in English or Spanish), including a paper title and a
> summary of 250 words or less, should be sent by October 15, 2013 to
> Charles
> McKelvey ([log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]).  Paper proposals sent prior
> to October 15 will be evaluated by the Organizing Committee as they are
> received, and a decision will be sent promptly.
>
> 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 (or
> new social science, history, or philosophy) from the perspective of the
> South or the Third World; its role in the construction of a new society.
>
>      ~ The meaning of socialism in the second decade of the twenty-first
> century.  The various paths to socialism.  Political culture and political
> socialization in the period of transition to socialism.
>
>      ~ Conflict theory.  Significant conflicts in the second decade of the
> twenty-first century.  Conflict resolution: the role of negotiation in
> conflicts among the countries of the South.
>
>      ~ International dynamics and contemporary global issues.
>
>      ~ The relation between 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.
>
>      -  Regional integration: challenges and perspectives.
>
>      ~ The contributions of the Bolivarian Revolution to the political
> science from the South
>
>      ~ The contributions of Evo Morales, Inacio “Lula” da Silva, and
> Rafael
> Correa to contemporary political theory
>
>      ~ The contributions of the Cuban Revolution to the political science
> from the South
>
>      ~ Social movements of the North.
>
>      ~ José Martí and the 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 philosophy colloquium will 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.
>
>      ~ Papers on other relevant themes will be considered.
>
>        The conference will be held from Wednesday, November 20 to Friday,
> November 22.  In addition, there will be two pre-conference workshops: (1)
> a Scientific Interchange between the New Political Science (of the United
> States) and the New Political Science from the South (of Cuba), Tuesday,
> November 19; (2) a philosophy workshop on methods in theory construction,
> Monday, November 18.  A program of educational activities, such as visits
> to a school, labor organization, and women’s organization, will be
> offered
> in conjunction with the pre-conference workshops.
>
> Anyone interested in the conference and/or the preconference workshops and
> program should contact Charles McKelvey at [log in to unmask] or
> [log in to unmask]
>
> Participants and/or their institutions are responsible for payment for
> airlines, hotel lodging, and meals.  For more information on travel
> arrangements, contact Charles McKelvey ([log in to unmask];
> [log in to unmask]).
>
> For more information on events and programs in Cuba, travel to Cuba, and
> Cuban history and society, visit the Website of Global Learning:
> www.globallearning-cuba.com.
>
> The Sixteenth International Conference on “New Political Science” and
> philosophy colloquium are sponsored by: the School of “Political Science
> from the South” of the University of Havana; the Cuban Society of
> Philosophical Research; the Division of Philosophy and History of the
> University of Havana; the Raúl Roa García Higher Institute of
> International
> Relations; the Cuban Association of the United Nations; the Institute of
> Philosophy of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment; the
> School of Social Sciences of the General Máximo Gómez Academy; the Nico
> López School of Higher Education of the Cuban Communist Party; the School
> 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, President;
> Dra.
> Alicia Morffi García, Secretary-Treasurer; MSc. Alberto González; Prof.
> José Carlos Vázquez; Dra. Elsie Plain; Dr. Armando Cristóbal Pérez;
> Dr.
> Carolos Delgado; Dr. Juan Azahares; Dr. Juan Francisco Fuentes; Dr. José
> R.
> Díaz Ricardo; Dr. Sc. Rigoberto Pupo; Dra. Sc. Rita Buch; Dra. Magna
> Bauta;
> Doctorante José Fernández; Dra. Marta Pérez; Dra. Nancy López; Dr.
> René
> Márquez; International Members: Prof. Renée-Marie Parry (Germany), Inv.
> Kenneth Parry, England; Dr. Charles McKelvey, United States; Dr. Iedo
> Fontes (Brazil), M.Sc. Helena Uema (Brazil), Prof. Manuel Barbosa Filho
> (Brazil); Dr. Victorino Barrios Dávalos (Mexico); Dr. Hugo Cornejo
> (Mexico); Dr. Jorge Valmaseda Valmaseda (Mexico)
>
>
>
>
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> * "Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and
> **the
> last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money." --Nineteenth
> century Nēhilawē (Cree) proverb*
>
> * “A true believer is one who does not hurt others with his thoughts,
> words
> or actions.” (Prophet Muhammad)*
>
> *The song that lies silent in the heart of a mother sings upon the lips of
> her child..Kahlil Gibran*
>
>
> Rodney D. Coates
> Professor of Sociology, Social Justice and Gerontology
> Interim Director of Black World Studies
>


Dr. Georgia Sitara
Sessional Lecturer
Departments of History,
Women's Studies,
and Social Justice Studies
University of Victoria

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