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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 herehttps://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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