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Invitation to an International Conference
Identities and Modernization
Institute of Philosophy
Adam Mickiewicz University
Poznan, Poland
September 13-14, 2012
Theme
The aim of the conference is to explore the role of
collective identities in processes of modernization in the
different civilizations and cultures. Modernization is
understood first of all as an economic and technological
phenomenon. It is accepted by the contemporary societies
throughout the world. But it causes the problems for
traditional communities and traditional identities, which
are weakening or transforming into new forms.
The conference invites discussion of the following related
issues:
(1) What kinds of collective (social, religious, cultural,
political) identities function as conditions enabling
modernizations and innovations, and which kinds impede
modernization?
(2) How to avoid the negative effects of modernization on
society and culture?
(3) Is it possible to assure the sustainability of the
development by adding specific characteristics to the
modernization processes and adapting them to the particular
collective identities?
The conference will attempt to respond to these questions
through interpreting and comparing the role of collective
identities in modernization in different regions and
cultures, especially in Western and Eastern Europe, in
Middle East and in Asia. Scholars from a variety of
disciplines and from different regions are invited to
consider the deeper cultural and political roots of the
specific characteristics of modernization processes in
various societies and cultures.
The discussions of these problems should contribute to a
better understanding of the present state of globalization,
in which from the one side individualistic processes
are present and from the other side the traditional
collective identities. The heritage of values and norms,
customs and beliefs struggles to persist and to enable
societies to evolve as particular, unique subjects, despite
the stress of global forces.
Logistics
Conference language: English
There is no application fee. The organizers will assist
accommodations during the conference.
The titles of the presentations should be submitted by March
30, 2012 and the abstracts by May 30, 2012.
The Institute of Philosophy of Adam Mickiewicz University
and the Council for Research in Values and Philosophy (RVP)
would like to invite you to the biannual Eastern and Central
European international conference: "Identities and
Modernization" to be held on September 13-14, 2012. The
conference will take place at Mielzynski Street 27/29 in
Poznan, Poland.
Contact
Professor Tadeusz Buksinski
Institute of Philosophy\
Adam Mickiewicz University
Poznan, Poland
Email: tabu@amu.edu.pl
Application
Name:
Scientific Degree:
Place of work and position:
Email:
Title and Abstract of the paper (one page):
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