Dear Colleagues,
It is our great pleasure to invite you to submit a proposal to the Humboldt-Kolleg, international conference
TO GRASP THE WHOLE WORLD.
On the 250th Anniversary of Alexander von Humboldt
to be held from 4 to 6 December 2019
at the NOVA Law School, NOVA University of Lisbon
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This conference aims at bringing together scientists of different research fields (human, social and natural sciences) sharing a common interest in all issues that have also interested Alexander von Humboldt and looking, as he did, for their interconnection.
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We highly welcome contributions covering the following topics:
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- The Cosmos and Cosmology
- The Earth: Landscape, Environment, Sustainability
- Life and Diversity
- Culture and Diversity
- Human Being, Humanity and Cosmopolitanism
- Justice, Democracy and Citizenship
- Oppression, exploitation and global relations
- Nature, poetry and feelings
Please submit your proposal here: https://cosmopolites.wixsite.com/tograsptheworld/events/international-conference-to-grasp-the-whole-world
Or send us (cosmopolitanism.withoutborders@gmail.com) an abstract of 300 words for a 30-minutes presentation by 30 August 2019. Please also indicate your name, institution and position. A list of the accepted proposals will be posted on the conference website by 05 September 2019.
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For further details please visit the conference website: https://cosmopolites.wixsite.com/tograsptheworld
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This conference is financed by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and by national funds through the FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (Foundation for Science and Technology, Public Institution, Portugal) within the project Cosmopolitanism: Justice, Democracy and Citizenship without Borders - PTDC/FER-FIL/30686/2017
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This event endorses and promotes the UN Sustainable Development Goals by raising awareness and reflexivity and by advancing a vision of a just world. Particularly the following goals are envisaged: Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere; Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries; Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts; Goal 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels; Goal 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.
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We are looking forward to welcoming you at the conference!
Best regards,
The organizing committee
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