Papers, pre-organised panels, and roundtable submissions are invited from observers, commentators, academics, post-graduate students and NGOs to address issues related to globalisation and non-violent conflict resolution within the identified theme of the conference.

Organizers welcome papers from economists, businesspersons, philosophers, theologians, historians, political scientists with an interest in international relations, political theory or political economy, sociologists, psychologists, medical professionals, peace researchers, conflict resolution specialists, lawyers, environmentalists and geographers, as well as those engaged in inter-faith in action projects.

Organizers encourage presentations from all disciplines and perspectives, focusing on, but not limited to: globalisation; religions & globalisation; non-violence & peace building; ethnic conflict resolution; the changing nature of warfare; peace & conflict in a post-9/11 world; women, childern, conflict & peace; religion, conflict & peace-building; the role of media in war-making & peacekeeping; the economics of war & peace; international law, cross-cultural & inter-faith dialogue; the role of education in peace-making; the path to becoming a peace-maker; forgiveness, reconciliation & conflict resolution; pandemic disease, aids, global warming, environmental degradation & violent conflict; the role of human rights & democracy in cultivating peace, dialogue, dispute resolution; social change & non-violence; sustainable development, ecological balance, community revitalization, reflective practice, intercultural relations, grassroots movements & organisational transformation; poverty reduction, peace, justice & conflict resolution; the creation of a culture of peace through tourism; faith & economic life; spiritual business, capital & peace making; selfishness, greed, materialism & violent conflict; moral economy, fairness, compassion, responsibility & conflict resolution; youth leadership, conflict resolution & peace-making.

You are invited to submit a one-page abstract of your paper, which should include a working title, the author’s discipline and field, address, institutional affiliation and email address.

Please send your abstract by March 15, 2007 to the contacts.

CONTACTS
Kamran Mofid, Sammas Salurbr
E-mail: k.mofid@btopenworld.com, ssalur@fatih.edu.tr
Website: http://www.commongood.info