CALL. 15.05.2019: Hellenic Political Philosophy and Contemporary Europe - Herceg Novi (Montenegro)
FECHA LÍMITE/DEADLINE/SCADENZA: 15/05/2019
FECHA CONGRESO/CONGRESS DATE/DATA CONGRESSO: 29-30/09-01-02-03-04/10/2019
LUGAR/LOCATION/LUOGO: (Herceg Novi, Montenegro)
ORGANIZADOR/ORGANIZER/ORGANIZZATORE: Dr. Filip Ivanović (President of the Organizing Committee); Prof. Mikonja Knežević (Program Chair); Dr. Vladimir Cvetković; Dr. Aikaterini Lefka; Prof. Jelena Bogdanović; Dr. Dušan Krcunović; Mrs Zorka Šljivančanin
INFO: web - conference@ichs.me
CALL:
The Conference is organized under the auspices of the Ministry of Science of Montenegro and will be held in Herceg Novi, an ancient town on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, and an intersecting point of different cultures during ancient and medieval times.
As one of the institutions participating in the COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Action entitled Reappraising Intellectual Debates on Civic Rights and Democracy in Europe, the Center for Hellenic Studies organized a series of lectures, presentations and round tables, participated by eminent experts in philosophy, history, political theory, theology, classics, and other disciplines. As the final phase of the project, the Center deemed opportune to initiate a debate on the achievements, values and guide marks that Hellenic political philosophy can have for contemporary Europe, in which the apprehension of the political is chiefly reduced to the interests of powers and corporations, being thus exclusively linked to the technique of conquering and maintaining dominance.
Ancient Hellenic conception, that gave birth to notions like freedom, democracy, parrhesia, publicity and other, reminds us that ancient Greeks understood politics not only as a fundamental designation of human beings – as, according to Aristotle, anyone who does not partake of society is either a beast or a god – but also as inseparably linked to ethics.
If politics in the modern world, according to Napoleon’s famous dictum, became a sort of fatalité moderne, or what the ancient Greeks called moira, then dealing with questions and issues posited by the conference’s topic does not represent a subject of a mere intellectual exhibition and strictly academic discussion, but a crucial question of human destiny and human being’s position in the contemporary world.
The Conference is of an interdisciplinary character, and aims at addressing different social and political issues from perspectives of history, philosophy, economics, theology, history of ideas, anthropology, political theory and other disciplines. Such conception of the scholarly exchange does not fulfill only the purpose of an historical investigation, but will provide a systematic treatment of the topic, thus clarifying existing ideas and advancing new ones. The themes to be covered include, but are not limited to, the following:
The concept of the polis in antiquity and modernity
Freedom and democracy
Politics and economy
Democracy, liberalism, totalitarianism
The philosophy of the polis: Citizen, polis and cultural ideals
Autonomy and responsibility in politics
The philosophy of the cosmopolis
The polis and happiness
Ethics and politics
The “political” before and after Machiavelli: Similarities and differences
Imperialism and (neo)colonialism – political, ideological, cultural, linguistic
Democracy and revolution
Intellectuals and social change: The free intellectual and “secular priesthood”
Politics and the media
Globalization, unification, otherness
European Union: Foundation, possibilities, perspectives
Law and justice
International law: Sovereignty and territorial integrity
The politics of difference and the problem of interventionism
Cultural politics
The official language of the Conference is English. There are five categories of participation:
Keynote lectures by invited speakers (30min)
Presentations of original papers (20min)
Presentations of short communications (15min)
Passive participation (without paper)
Participation as accompanying persons
All participants (except invited speakers) are required to register through the registration form and pay their registration fees. Participants wishing to present a paper should include an abstract (max 200 words) in their registration form. In case of technical issues, participation applications (including title, name, address, affiliation) and abstracts can be sent via email to conference@ichs.me. All participants will be notified by e-mail regarding the status of their submission.
The deadline for submission of abstracts is 15tht May 2019. Registration fees and payment instructions can be found here.
The Organizing Committee reserves the right to accept or reject papers that do not comply with the academic standards of the Conference. Selected full papers will be published in the proceedings after the Conference.
The Call for Papers is available at: http://ichs.me/call-for-papers/
Abstracts should be submitted via registration form: http://ichs.me/registration/participation-form/
BURSARIES AVAILABLE:
We have the pleasure to announce that the The Management Committee of the COST Action "Reappraising Intellectual Debates on Civic Rights and Democracy in Europe" (RECAST) will give up to four Inclusiveness Target Countries Conference Grants (ITCCG) for attending the conference "Hellenic Political Philosophy and Contemporary Europe", which will be held in Herceg Novi (Montenegro) from 29 September to 04 October.
Early Career Researchers and PhD Candidates are eligible and they must come from an Inclusiveness Target Country, which is a member of the COST Action. Also their paper should have a clear connection to the COST RECAST Action Topic.
Inclusiveness countries eligible are listed here: https://www.cost.eu/who-we-are/cost-strategy/excellence-and-inclusiveness/
Please note that those interested should first submit an abstract for the conference, obtain their acceptance letter and then apply for the grant to the Management Committee of the COST RECAST Action. Countries that are participating in this action are listed here: https://www.uma.es/costactionrecast/info/110353/parties/ If you are coming from an inclusiveness country and your country is member of the COST RECAST Action, then you are eligible to apply for the grant.
Call for grants applications is available at: https://www.uma.es/costactionrecast/info/117757/itccg-call-applications-gp-3