1st Global Conference: Multiculturalism, Conflict and Belonging

Location: Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom
Period: 3-5 September 2007
Deadline for submitting papers: abstracts by 25th May 2007

This inter- and multi-disciplinary project seeks to explore the new and prominent place that the idea of culture has for the construction of identity and the implications of this for social membership in contemporary societies.
In particular the project will also assess the larger context of major world transformations, for example, new forms of migration and the massive movements of people across the globe, as well as the impact and contribution of globalisation on tensions, conflicts and the sense of rootedness and belonging.
Looking to encourage innovative trans-disciplinary dialogues, we warmly welcome papers from all disciplines, professions and vocations which struggle to understand what it means for people, the world over, to forge identities in rapidly changing national, social and cultural contexts.

In this project, culture is primarily conceived in relation to the dimension of the political and in interrelation with the politics of social belonging.
In this context, culture is understood as having profound consequences over life, experience and behaviour, both forming and informing political actions, positions and orientations. Conflict and social belonging are grounded in this context.

The conference is part of the 'Diversity and Recognition' research projects, which in turn belong to the 'At the Interface' programmes of ID.Net.
It aims to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and challenging. All papers accepted for and presented at this conference are eligible for publication in an ISBN eBook. Selected papers will be developed for publication in a themed hard copy volume.

Website: http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/ati/diversity/multiculturalism/mcb.html
Contact: Dr. Rob Fisher mcb1@inter-disciplinary.net  
Call for papers: see this call