Social Solidarity and Social Development

July 24-25, 2019

Conference Program

Theme

United Nations Millennium Declaration (2000) recognizes Solidarity as one of the fundamental values of international relations in the 21st Century. Within a community or society, in terms of values, ideas, views, interests and norms, social solidarity can be understood as a binding force for cooperation of equal members to work together in order to achieve a common goal of social development.

Solidarity is also a core principle of religious social teachings by emphasizing shared responsibilities and commitments to enable everyone to develop his or her own potentials and capacities. It is about the respect for and the promotion of human dignity and rights of each member in society.

In the context of Vietnam, social solidarity has become the main driving force for the national development in the context of globalization and international integration, because it creates the joint aspirations and forces of different social strata and communities of the Vietnamese society. In terms of the multi-cultural and multi-religious situation, social solidarity has become the source of strength of many peoples and the decisive factor to guarantee the sustainable achievement of the Vietnamese social construction and to safeguard the Homeland of the Vietnamese people.

In this light, we see the close relationship between social solidarity and social development. The Conference will have focus the following subtopics:

1. The relationship between social solidarity and social development.

2. Social solidarity and social development in the multi-cultural context (cultural traditions).

3. The role of the state in promoting social solidarity and social development.

4. Social solidarity, social development and market economy.

5. The role of social organizations in promoting social solidarity for social development.

6. Global solidarity and sustainable development.

Abstract

Please send 300 words and a brief CV to Tran Tuan Phong [ttuanphong@gmail.com], Nguyen Ngoc Toan[ngoctoan.nguyen06@gmail.com] and [cua-rvp@cua.edu] by April 20, 2019. Full paper will be due on June 30, 2019. Well-developed papers will be considered to be published by the RVP in its publication series "Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change."

Logistics

There is no registration fee. Participants will cover their own air travel and accommodation (the local organizer will provide meals and help find less expensive hotels).

Contact

Dr. Tran Tuan Phong & Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Toan

Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences

Hanoi, Vietnam

ttuanphong@gmail.com & ngoctoan.nguyen06@gmail.com