The International Society for Justice Research will hold its 11th Conference on Social Justice Research at Humboldt University of Berlin on August 2-5, 2006. The theme of this year's conference is Social Justice in a World of Change: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Conference proceedings will be hosted by the Institute of Social Sciences and Humboldt University. All conference activities will take place at Humboldt campus.
The International Society for Justice Research (ISJR) is a non-profit organization, interdisciplinary in nature. It was founded in 1997 with three main objectives: to provide biannual scientific meetings for the exchange of scientific information; to foster productive discussions of new ideas, research, and theories; and to encourage international and interdisciplinary co-operation. Its membership includes scientists from different disciplines and fields who work on justice-related issues.
Research and knowledge on topics of social justice is rapidly growing within various fields in the social and behavioral sciences including Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy, Political Science, Anthropology, Economics, Law, Education, Geography, and Cultural Studies. The biannual ISJR meetings allow for these various disciplines to meet and exchange ideas and research findings with regards to the topic of social justice. The conferences act as a major conduit in creating a network between eminent scholars from around the world.
The upcoming conference is focussing on global social and political change and the approaches different scientific disciplines take in studying justice vis-ā-vis these changes. The globalization of the economic order, the changing role of the welfare state, and the ongoing transformation of previously communist states are powerful developments that have justice implications and consequences. In studying these changes the conference aspires to release justice research from the narrow boundaries of specific scientific disciplines and stimulate interdisciplinary research. In view of this goal, the conference in Berlin has chosen "interdisciplinarity" as its motto.
Sub-themes of the conference may include:
- Justice in political theory
- Justice and action theory
- Justice and the evolution of cooperation
- Microeconomics of justice
- Explaining the sense of justice
- Justice and the welfare state
- Social capital, civil society, and justice
- Distributive and procedural justice
- Justice in educational settings
- Justice and intergroup relations
- Gender and justice
- Intergenerational justice
- Justice in organizations
- Justice and the global economic order
- Justice and taxation
- Migration and social justice
- Income, wealth, and social justice
- Legal justice
- Geographical and environmental justice
- Justice and the city
- Transitional justice
- Comparative social justice research.
The actual submissions and panel organizers, of course, will shape the precise contents of the program.
The following speakers will give keynote addresses: Gesine Schwan (Frankfurt), Claus Offe (Berlin), Siegwart Lindenberg (Groningen), Peter Hammerstein (Berlin), Bo Rothstein (Göteborg), Herbert Gintis (Santa Fe).
The conference will include plenary sessions, panels, symposia, and poster sessions. Paper submission deadline is May 1, 2006. Complete information about the conference including venue, program, registration, and information on how to submit papers, can be found on the conference website (www.isjr2006.org). Should you have questions, please contact the conference organizers: Stefan Liebig (liebig@isjr2006.org) or Bernd Wegener (wegener@isjr2006.org). The Institute of Social Sciences and Humboldt University are honored to be hosting the International Social Justice Conference in 2006. We look forward to having you join us.
(Download the conference poster.)
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