Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Ciencias Sociales Interdisciplinares
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Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Ciencias Sociales Interdisciplinares
Eleventh International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences XI Congreso Internacional de Ciencias Sociales Interdisciplinares An Age and its Ends: Social Science in the Era of the Anthropocene 2-5 AUGUST 2016 | IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON | LONDON, UK | THESOCIALSCIENCES.COM Eleventh International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences “An Age and its Ends: Social Science in the Era of the Anthropocene” Imperial College London | London, UK | 2–5 August 2016 www.thesocialsciences.com www.facebook.com/InterdisciplinarySocialSciences @thesocsciences | #ICISS16 Eleventh International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences www.thesocialsciences.com First published in 2016 in Champaign, Illinois, USA by Common Ground Publishing, LLC www.commongroundpublishing.com © 2016 Common Ground Publishing All rights reserved. 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The Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Knowledge Community—its conference, journal collection, and book imprint—was created to explore notions of disciplinarily and interdisciplinary in the human sciences. It represents a marvelous collage of specific instances of the study of social life worthy of the label ‘science’ as well as presentations which think in more general terms about the problem of method and the nature of interdisciplinary. Founded in 2006, the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Knowledge Community is brought together by a common interest in disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches, within and across the various social sciences, and between the social, natural, and applied sciences. The Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Conference was held in 2006 at the University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece; in 2007 at the University of Granada, Granada, Spain; in 2008 at Monash University Centre, Prato, Italy; in 2009 at the University of Athens, Athens, Greece; in 2010 at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; in 2011 at the University of New Orleans, New Orleans, USA; in 2012 at the Universidad Abat Oliba, Barcelona, Spain; in 2013 at Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; in 2014 at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; and in 2015 at the University of Split, Split, Croatia. We will hold the 2017 Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Conference in Hiroshima, Japan at the Hiroshima International Conference Center. Conferences can be ephemeral spaces. We talk, learn, get inspired, but these conversations fade with time. This Knowledge Community supports a range of publishing modes in order to capture these conversations and formalize them as knowledge artifacts. We encourage you to submit your research to the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Journal Collection. We also encourage you to submit a book proposal to the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Book Imprint. In partnership with our Editors and Community Partners the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Knowledge Community is curated by Common Ground Publishing. Founded in 1984, Common Ground Publishing is committed to building new kinds of knowledge communities, innovative in their media and forward thinking in their messages. Common Ground Publishing takes some of the pivotal challenges of our time and builds knowledge communities which cut horizontally across legacy knowledge structures. Sustainability, diversity, learning, the future of humanities, the nature of interdisciplinarity, the place of the arts in society, technology’s connections with knowledge, the changing role of the university—these are deeply important questions of our time which require interdisciplinary thinking, global conversations, and cross-institutional intellectual collaborations. Common Ground is a meeting place for people, ideas, and dialogue. However, the strength of ideas does not come from finding common denominators. Rather, the power and resilience of these ideas is that they are presented and tested in a shared space where differences can meet and safely connect—differences of perspective, experience, knowledge base, methodology, geographical or cultural origins, and institutional affiliation. These are the kinds of vigorous and sympathetic academic milieus in which the most productive deliberations about the future can be held. We strive to create places of intellectual interaction and imagination that our future deserves. I’d like to thank my Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Knowledge Community colleagues, Rachael Arcario, Dominique Moore, Joseph Miebach, Doriam Reyes, Meg Welter, and Jessica Wienhold-Brokish, who have put such a significant amount of work into this conference. We wish you all the best for this conference, and we hope it will provide you every opportunity for dialogue with colleagues from around the corner and around the globe. Yours sincerely, Dr. Homer (Tony) Stavely Host, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Conference Common Ground Publishing | About Common Ground Our Mission Common Ground Publishing aims to enable all people to participate in creating collaborative knowledge and to share that knowledge with the greater world. Through our academic conferences, peer-reviewed journals and books, and innovative software, we build transformative knowledge communities and provide platforms for meaningful interactions across diverse media. Our Message Heritage knowledge systems are characterized by vertical separations—of discipline, professional association, institution, and country. Common Ground identifies some of the pivotal ideas and challenges of our time and builds knowledge communities that cut horizontally across legacy knowledge structures. Sustainability, diversity, learning, the future of the humanities, the nature of interdisciplinarity, the place of the arts in society, technology’s connections with knowledge, the changing role of the university—these are deeply important questions of our time which require interdisciplinary thinking, global conversations, and cross-institutional intellectual collaborations. Common Ground is a meeting place for these conversations, shared spaces in which differences can meet and safely connect—differences of perspective, experience, knowledge base, methodology, geographical or cultural origins, and institutional affiliation. We strive to create the places of intellectual interaction and imagination that our future deserves. Our Media Common Ground creates and supports knowledge communities through a number of mechanisms and media. Annual conferences are held around the world to connect the global (the international delegates) with the local (academics, practitioners, and community leaders from the host community). Conference sessions include as many ways of speaking as possible to encourage each and every participant to engage, interact, and contribute. The journals and book series offer fully-refereed academic outlets for formalized knowledge, developed through innovative approaches to the processes of submission, peer review, and production. The knowledge community also maintains an online presence—through presentations on our YouTube channel, monthly email newsletters, as well as Facebook and Twitter feeds. And Common Ground’s own software, Scholar, offers a path-breaking platform for online discussions and networking, as well as for creating, reviewing, and disseminating text and multi-media works. | About Common Ground Español Common Ground Español Since its inception, Common Ground Publishing has been committed to building bridges between different languages and cultures, crossing the geographical and linguistic boundaries that slow down the free flow of ideas between the countless communities that populate the planet. We are truly committed to diversity, and that is why we are striving to create synergies between the English, Spanish, and Portuguese-speaking knowledge communities that meet every year at the conference and that interact through the scholarly journals, the book imprint, and the social networks. To fulfill this ideal, Common Ground Publishing has launched Common Ground Publishing Español in order to create and develop Latin American knowledge communities based on the Spanish and Portuguese languages and cultures, crossing geographic, linguistic, and cultural borders. Each of these knowledge communities holds an annual academic conference (which takes place in parallel to Common Ground’s conferences in English) and manages a peer reviewed scholarly journal, a book series, and a number of social networks that allow scholars and practitioners to interact with other peers coming from different geographical, institutional, and cultural origins, as well as to strengthen interdisciplinary discussions. For the time being, Common Ground Publishing Español has developed ten Latin American knowledge communities; The Learner; E-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies; Science in Society; Interdisciplinary Social Sciences; Ogranization Studies; New Directions in the Humanities; The Image; Books, Publishing & Libraries; Health, Wellness, & Society; and Technology, Knowledge & Society. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Knowledge Community Exploring disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches within and across the various social sciences and between the social and the natural and applied sciences Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Knowledge Community The Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Knowledge Community is a forum for discussion of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to knowledge creation within and across the various social sciences and between the social and the natural and applied sciences. The community interacts through an innovative, annual face-to-face conference, as well as year-round online relationships, a family of peer reviewed journals, and book imprint– exploring the affordances of new digital media. Members of this knowledge community include academics, teachers, administrators, policy makers, and other education practitioners. Conference The conference is built upon four key features: Internationalism, Interdisciplinarity, Inclusiveness, and Interaction. Conference delegates include leaders in the field as well as emerging scholars, who travel to the conference from all corners of the globe and represent a broad range of disciplines and perspectives. A variety of presentation options and session types offer delegates multiple opportunities to engage, to discuss key issues in the field, and to build relationships with scholars from other cultures and disciplines. Publishing The Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Journal Collection enables members to publish through two media. First, community members can enter a world of journal publication unlike the traditional academic publishing forums—a result of the responsive, non-hierarchical, and constructive nature of the peer review process. The Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Journal Collection provides a framework for double-blind peer review, enabling authors to publish into an academic journal of the highest standard. The second publication medium is through the book imprint, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, publishing cutting edge books in print and electronic formats. Publication proposal and manuscript submissions are welcome. Community The Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Knowledge Community offers several opportunities for ongoing communication among its members. Any member may upload video presentations based on scholarly work to the community YouTube channel. Monthly email newsletters contain updates on conference and publishing activities as well as broader news of interest. Members also join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter, or on our new social media platform, Scholar. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Themes On disciplinary and interdisciplinary practices in the study of the social Theme 1: Social and Community Studies • Sociology: concepts and practices • Geographical perspectives on spaces and flows • What are the behavioral sciences? • Psychology of the social • Where mind meets world: cognitive science as interdisciplinary practice • Economics as social science • Sociology and history: the dynamics of synchrony and diachrony • Philosophy’s place in the social sciences • Social welfare studies as interdisciplinary practice • Health in community • Horizons of interest: agenda setting in the social sciences • Research and knowledge in action: the applied social sciences • Social sciences for the professions and social welfare • Accounting for inequalities: poverty and exclusion • Social breakdown: dysfunction, crime, conflict, violence • Social sciences addressing social crisis points • Technologies in and for the social • Economics, politics, and their social effects: investment, ownership, risk, productivity, competition, regulation and deregulation, public accountability, stakeholders, trust, work-life, resource distribution, consumption, wellbeing, living standards • Commonalities, differences, and relationships between the social and the natural sciences: research methodologies, professional practices, and ethical positions • Research methodologies involving ‘human subjects’ • The social sciences in the applied sciences and professions: engineering, architecture, planning, computing, tourism, law, health On the processes of governance and nature of citizenship Theme 2: Civic and Political Studies • Political science as disciplinary practice • Investigating public policy and public health • Law as a social science and criminology as social science • Social sciences in the service of social policy: risks and rewards • Social transformations: structure and agency in social dynamics • Accounting for the dynamics of citizenship, participation, and inclusion • Trust, social capital, social cohesion, and social welfare • Politics in, and of, the social sciences • Interdisciplinary perspectives on politics, public policy, governance, citizenship, and nationality • Security and insecurity, conflict and cohesion, war and peace, terror and antiterror • The neo-liberal state and its critics • Policy measures: assessing social need and social effectiveness Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Themes On disciplinary and interdisciplinary practices in the study of human cultures and cultural interactions Theme 3: Cultural Studies • Of human lifeways: anthropology in its contexts • Of human lifecourses: family, childhood, youth, parenting, and aging • Of human origins: paleontology, primate evolution, physical anthropology • Ethnographic methods • Social meanings: language, linguistics, discourse, text • Cultural studies as a constitutive field • Social science stances: modernism and postmodernism; structuralism and poststructuralism • Where humanities and social sciences meet • Social structure and human culture: the sociological and the anthropological • Interdisciplinary perspectives on human differences • Identities in social science: generational, gender, sexuality, ethnic, diasporic • Perspectives on, and voices of, difference: multiculturalism and feminism • Religion and the human sciences • Health, well-being, and culture On the dynamics of globalization and the transformation of the local Theme 4: Global Studies • Global flows • Global security • Human movement: migration, refugees, undocumented migrants • The dynamics of globalization, diaspora, and diversity • Globalized economics: inequalities, development, ‘free,’ and ‘fair’ trade • Developed and developing worlds • Inequalities in international perspective • Poverty and global justice • Human rights in global perspective • The local and the global On the connections between human and natural environments. Theme 5: Environmental Studies • The natural and the social: interdisciplinary studies • Human environments • Sustainability as a focus of interdisciplinary study • What are applied sciences? • Health and the environment • People, place, and time: human demography • Environmental governance: consumption, waste, economic ‘externalities’, sustainability, environmental equity • Human interests in the natural sciences: the politics of the environment Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Themes On the social dynamics of public, community, and privately owned organizations Theme 6: Organizational Studies • Management as social science • Culture in organizations • Technology and work • The social dynamics of organizations • Human resource management • Workers’ rights • Corporate governance • Organizational and social sustainability • Corporate social responsibility • Knowledge ecologies: embedded knowledge in the organizational setting • Tacit and explicit knowledge • Private and public knowledge • Scenario building and futures forecasting • Organizational change On learning about the social and social learning Theme 7: Educational Studies • Education as a social science • The learning sciences as an interdisciplinary endeavor • Action research: the logistics and ethics of interventionary social science • Teaching and learning the social studies • History teaching and learning • Economics teaching and learning • Geography teaching and learning • Technology in learning and learning about technology On the representation and communication of human meanings Theme 8: Communication • Media studies as social science • Communications as a social science • Information and communications technologies • The social web: the internet in its social context • Human-computer interactions • Literacies as a social learning experience Interdisciplinary Social Sciences 2016 Special Focus An Age and Its Ends: Social Science in the Era of the Anthropocene From the first hunting of animals and burning of lands by hunters and gatherers, then the tilling of fields and planting of crops by farmers, to the rise of smokestack industries, and more recently to intensified social, political, and economic globalizations, collective human action has left an undeniable mark on the natural environment. The more recent phases of this long history are now being defined as the ‘age of the Anthropocene’, or an age where a single species is determining the direction of the Earth’s natural history. A key purpose of defining the age is to understand a new stage in the interaction of the social and the natural, manifest today in human-induced changes to global temperatures, sea level, CO2 in the atmosphere, to name just a few consequential eco-systemic changes. There is a certain kind of teleological quality to this argument. We are ‘in’ the age of the Anthropocene but we are at the same time concerned about its ‘ends’, in the sense of human purposes and effects. In the most apocalyptic versions of this argument, human damage to the Earth that may undermine the very conditions of human and other life on Earth. ‘Ends’ are projected through augments supported by evidence of the intensifying impacts of human activity and social systems on the Earth. How can interdisciplinary approaches in the social sciences help us to explore these ‘ends’ of our age in terms of their environmental and human consequences? This year’s Special Focus for the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Conference—An Age and Its Ends: Social Science in the Era of the Anthropocene—is necessarily open-ended because of the contingent nature of human ‘ends’. Whether or not we accept the velocity of global environmental change, human impacts on the environment demand a reappraisal of the disciplinary moorings of the social sciences. Looking forward into the future, how can we navigate alternative sustainable social pathways, sensitive to the natural environment? What social, economic, political, educational, as well as natural scientific perspectives and methods need to be brought to the table in this essentially interdisciplinary endeavor? Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Scope and Concerns The Disciplinary Work of the Social Sciences Each of the sciences of the social is marked by its distinctive disciplinary modes—the thinking practices of Anthropology, Archaeology, Behavioral Sciences, Cognitive Science, Communications, Cultural Studies, Demography, Economics, Education, Geography, Humanities, Law, Management, Media, Politics, Policy Studies, Psychology, Social Welfare, Sociology, to name some of the principal sciences of the social. The disciplinary variation is so broad that practitioners in some of these areas may not even consider their discipline a ‘science’, whilst in other disciplines there is a general consensus about the scientific character of their endeavor. What is a discipline? Disciplines represent fields of deep and detailed content knowledge, communities of professional practice, forms of discourse (of fine and precise semantic distinction and technicality), areas of work (types of organization or divisions within organizations such as academic departments or research organizations), domains of publication and public communication, sites of common learning, shared experiences of apprenticeship into disciplinary community, methods of reading and analyzing the world, ways of thinking or epistemic frames, even ways of acting and types of person. ‘Discipline’ delineates the boundaries of intellectual community, the distinctive practices and methodologies of particular areas of rigorous and concentrated intellectual effort, and the varying frames of reference used to interpret the world. And what is a science? Some of the studies of the social habitually and comfortably call themselves ‘sciences’, but others do not. The English word ‘science’ derives from the Latin ‘sciens’, or knowing. Return to the expansiveness of this root, and studies of the human could lay equally legitimate claim to that word. ‘Science’ in this broadest of senses implies an intensity of focus and a concentration of intellectual energies greater than that of ordinary, everyday, commonsense or lay ‘knowing’. It is more work and harder work. It relies on the ritualistic rigors and accumulated wisdoms of disciplinary practices. These are some of the out-of-the-ordinary knowledge processes that might justify use of the word ‘science’, not only in the social sciences but also in the natural, physical, mathematical, and applied sciences: Science has an experiential basis. This experience may be based on direct personal intuition of the already-known, on interests integral to the lifeworld, on the richness of life fully lived. Or it might be experience gained when we move into new and potentially strange terrains, deploying the empirical processes of methodical observation or systematic experimentation. Science is conceptual. It has a categorical frame of reference based on higher levels of semantic precision and regularity than everyday discourse. On this foundation, it connects concept to concept into schemas. This is how science builds theories which model the world. Science is analytical. It develops frames of reasoning and explanation: logic, inference, prediction, hypothesis, induction, deduction. And it sees the world through an always cautiously critical eye, interrogating the interests, motives and ethics that may motivate knowledge claims and subjecting epistemic assumptions to an ever-vigilant process of metacognitive reflection. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Scope and Concerns Science is application-oriented. It can be used to do things in the world. In these endeavors, it may be pragmatic, designing and implementing practical solutions within larger frames of reference and achieving technical and instrumental outcomes. Or it may be transformative—redesigning paradigms, social being, and even the conditions of the natural world. What, after all, is the purpose of knowing other than to have an effect on the world, directly or indirectly? Science can be any or all of these experiential, conceptual, analytical, and applied things. Some disciplines may prioritize one or other of these knowledge processes, and this may be the source of their strength as well as potential weakness. In any event, these are the kinds of things we do in order to know in the out-of-the-ordinary ways worthy of the name ‘science’. The Interdisciplinary Work of the Social and Other Sciences Interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, or multidisciplinary work crosses disciplinary boundaries. This may be for pragmatic reasons, in order to see and do things that can’t be seen or done adequately within the substantive and methodological confines of a discipline. Broader views may prove to be more powerful than narrower ones, and even the more finely grained within-discipline views may prove all-the-more powerful when contextualized broadly. The deeper perspectives of the discipline may need to be balanced with and measured against the broader perspectives of interdisciplinarity. Interdisciplinary approaches may also be applied for reasons of principle, to disrupt the habitual narrowness or outlook of within-discipline knowledge work, to challenge the ingrained, discipline-bound ways of thinking that produce occlusion as well as insight. If the knowable universe is a unity, discipline is a loss as well as a gain, and interdisciplinarity may in part recover that loss. Interdisciplinary approaches also thrive at the interface of disciplinary and lay understandings. Here, interdisciplinarity is needed for the practical application of disciplined understandings to the actually existing world. Robust applied knowledge demands an interdisciplinary holism. A broad epistemological engagement is required simply to be able to deal with the complex contingencies of a really-integrated universe. Ways of Seeing, Ways of Thinking, and Ways of Knowing What are the distinctive modes of the social, natural, and applied sciences? What are their similarities and differences? In English (but not some other languages), ‘science’ suffers a peculiar semantic narrowing. It seems to apply more comfortably to the natural world, and only by analogy to some of the more systematic and empirically-based of the human sciences. It connotes a sometimes narrow kind of systematicity: the canons of empirical method; an often less-than reflective acceptance of received theoretical categories and paradigms; formal reasoning disengaged from human and natural consequences; technical control without adequate ethical reflection; an elision of means and ends; narrow functionalism, instrumentalism, and techno-rationalism; a pragmatism to the neglect broader view of consequences; and conservative risk aversion. These are some of the occupational hazards of activities that name themselves sciences—social, natural, or applied. In studying the social setting, however, it’s not good enough just to have a rigorous empirical methodology without a critical eye to alternative interests and paradigmatic frames of reference, and without a view to the human-transformational potentials of knowledge work. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Scope and Concerns Humanistic methodologies sometimes address the social in a deliberate counterpoint to science, distancing themselves from the perceived narrownesses of scientific method. This move, however, may at times leave science stranded, separated from its social origins and ends. The natural and technological sciences are themselves more subject to contestation around axes of human interest than the narrow understanding of science seems to be able to comprehend. Whether it be bioethics, or climate change, or the debates around Darwinism and Intelligent Design, or the semantics of computer systems, questions of politics and ideology are bound closely to the ostensible evidence. Faux empiricism is less than adequate to address the more important questions, even in the natural and technological sciences. Science can be found lacking when it is disengaged from the humanistic. The humanistic, however, has its own occupational hazards: disengaged critique and supercilious inaction without design responsibility; political confrontation without systematic empirical foundation; ideological fractiousness without apparent need for compromise; the agnostic relativism of lived experience and identity-driven voice; voluntarism that leads to a naive lack of pragmatism and failure in application. A reconstructive view of the social, natural, and applied sciences would be holistic, attempting always to avoid the occlusions of narrow methodological approaches. It would also be ambitious, intellectually and practically. In this context, the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Knowledge Community pursues two aspirations, two openings. The first is an intellectual opening, founded on an agenda designed to strengthen the theories, the research methodologies, the epistemologies, and the practices of teaching and learning about the social world and the relation of the social to the natural world. The second opening is pragmatic and inventive. All intellectual work is an act of imagination. At its best, it is ambitious, risky, and transformative. If the natural sciences can have human ambitions as big as those of the medical sciences—the fight against MS or cancer or Alzheimer’s, for instance—then the social sciences can have ambitions as large as to settle the relation of humans to the natural environment, the material conditions of human equality, and the character of the future person. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Community Membership About The Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Knowledge Community is dedicated to the concept of independent, peerled groups of scholars, researchers, and practitioners working together to build bodies of knowledge related to topics of critical importance to society at large. Focusing on the intersection of academia and social impact, the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Knowledge Community brings an interdisciplinary, international perspective to discussions of new developments in the field, including research, practice, policy, and teaching. Membership Benefits As an Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Knowledge Community member you have access to a broad range of tools and resources to use in your own work: • Digital subscription to the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Journal Collection for one year. • Digital subscription to the book imprint for one year. • One article publication per year (pending peer review). • Participation as a reviewer in the peer review process, with the opportunity to be listed as an Associate Editor after reviewing three or more articles. • Subscription to the community e-newsletter, providing access to news and announcements for and from the knowledge community. • Option to add a video presentation to the community YouTube channel. • Free access to the Scholar social knowledge platform, including: ◊ Personal profile and publication portfolio page; ◊ Ability to interact and form communities with peers away from the clutter and commercialism of other social media; ◊ Optional feeds to Facebook and Twitter; ◊ Complimentary use of Scholar in your classes—for class interactions in its Community space, multimodal student writing in its Creator space, and managing student peer review, assessment, and sharing of published work. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Engage in the Community Present and Participate in the Conference You have already begun your engagement in the community by attending the conference, presenting your work, and interacting face-to-face with other members. We hope this experience provides a valuable source of feedback for your current work and the possible seeds for future individual and collaborative projects, as well as the start of a conversation with community colleagues that will continue well into the future. www.facebook.com/ InterdisciplinarySocial Sciences Publish Journal Articles or Books @thesocsciences journal. In this way, you may share the finished outcome of your presentation with #ICISS16 We encourage you to submit an article for review and possible publication in the other participants and members of the community. As a member of the community, you will also be invited to review others’ work and contribute to the development of the community knowledge base as an Associate Editor. As part of your active membership in the community, you also have online access to the complete works (current and previous volumes) of journal and to the book series. We also invite you to consider submitting a proposal for the book series. Engage through Social Media There are several ways to connect and network with community colleagues: Email Newsletters: Published monthly, these contain information on the conference and publishing, along with news of interest to the community. Contribute news or links with a subject line ‘Email Newsletter Suggestion’ to [email protected]. Scholar: Common Ground’s path-breaking platform that connects academic peers from around the world in a space that is modulated for serious discourse and the presentation of knowledge works. Facebook: Comment on current news, view photos from the conference, and take advantage of special benefits for community members at: http://www. facebook.com/InterdisciplinarySocialSciences Twitter: Follow the community @thesocsciences and talk about the conference with #ICISS16 YouTube Channel: View online presentations or contribute your own at http:/ /commongroundpublishing.com/support/uploading-your-presentation-toyoutube. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Advisory Board The principal role of the Advisory Board is to drive the overall intellectual direction of the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Knowledge Community and to consult on our foundational themes as they evolve along with the currents of the field. Board members are invited to attend the annual conference and provide important insights on conference development, including suggestions for speakers, venues, and special themes. We also encourage board members to submit articles for publication consideration to the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Collection as well as proposals or completed manuscripts to the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Book Imprint. We are grateful for the continued service and support of the following world-class scholars and practitioners. • Patrick Baert, Selwyn College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK • Andreja Bubic, University of Split, Split, Croatia • Norma Burgess, Syracuse University, Syracuse, USA • Hillel Goelman, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada • Peter Harvey, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia • Vangelis Intzidis, University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece • Paul James, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia • Ivana Batarelo Kokic, University of Split, Split, Croatia • Gerassimos Kouzelis, University of Athens, Athens, Greece • Alexandros-Andreas Kyrtsis, University of Athens, Athens, Greece • Massimo Leone, University of Turin, Turin, Italy • José Luis Ortega Martín, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain • Francisco Fernandez Palomares, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain • Constantine D. 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Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Journal Collection Committed to being a definitive intellectual resource on emerging trends in disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to knowledge creation within and across the various social sciences and between the social and the natural and applied sciences Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Collection of Journals Indexing Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO) Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) Academic Search Elite (EBSCO) Academic Search International (EBSCO) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) Biography Reference Bank Business Source Corporate Plus (EBSCO) Business Source Index (EBSCO) Business Source International (EBSCO) Cabell’s Communication Source (EBSCO) Educational Source (EBSCO) Environment Complete (EBSCO) Environment Index (EBSCO) OmniFile Full Text Mega (EBSCO) OmniFile Full Text Select (EBSCO) Political Science Complete (EBSCO) Scopus SocINDEX (EBSCO) SocINDEX with Full Text (EBSCO) Sociology Source International (EBSCO) STM Source (EBSCO) The Australian Research Council (ERA) Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory Founded: 2006 Publication Frequency: Quarterly (March, June, September, December) About The Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Journal Collection aims to examine the nature of disciplinary practices and the interdisciplinary practices that arise in the context of “real-world” applications. It also interrogates what constitutes “science” in a social context, and the connections between the social and other sciences. The journals in this collection discuss the distinctive disciplinary practices within the sciences of the social and examine examples of these practices. In order to define and exemplify disciplinarity, the collection fosters dialogue ranging from the broad and speculative to the microcosmic and practical. In considering the varied interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, or multidisciplinary work across and between the social, natural, and applied sciences, the journals in this collection showcase interdisciplinary practices in action. The focus of papers ranges from the finely grained and empirical, to wide-ranging multidisciplinary and trans-disciplinary practices, to perspectives on knowledge and method. Collection Editor Gerassimos Kouzelis, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of Athens, Athens, Greece Associate Editors Articles published in the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Journal Collection are peer reviewed by scholars who are active members of the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Knowledge Community. Reviewers may be past or present conference delegates, fellow submitters to the collection, or scholars who have volunteered to review papers (and have been screened by Common Ground’s editorial team). This engagement with the knowledge community, as well as Common Ground’s synergistic and criterion-based evaluation system, distinguishes the peer review process from journals that have a more top-down approach to refereeing. Reviewers are assigned to papers based on their academic interests and scholarly expertise. In recognition of the valuable feedback and publication recommendations that they provide, reviewers are acknowledged Community Website: thesocialsciences.com as Associate Editors in the volume that includes the paper(s) they reviewed. Thus, Bookstore: iji.cgpublisher.com Advisory Board, the Associate Editors contribute significantly to the overall editorial in addition to the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Journal Collection’s Editors and quality and content of the collection. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Collection Titles The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Annual Review ISSN: 1833-1882 (print) DOI: 10.18848/1833-1882/CGP Indexing: Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO), Academic Search Complete (EBSCO), Academic Search Elite (EBSCO), Academic Search Premier (EBSCO), Biography Reference Bank (EBSCO), Educational Psychology & Administration Directory (Cabell’s), OmniFile Full Text Mega (EBSCO), OmniFile Full Text Select (EBSCO), Scopus, The Australian Research Council (ERA), Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory About: The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Annual Review examines the nature of disciplinary practices and the interdisciplinary practices that arise in the context of “real world” applications. It also interrogates what constitutes “science” in a social context, and the connections between the social and other sciences. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Civic and Political Studies ISSN: 2327-0071 (print) | 2327-2481 (online) DOI: 10.18848/2327-0071/CGP Indexing: Educational Psychology & Administration Directory (Cabell’s), Political Science Complete (EBSCO), Scopus, Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory About: The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Civic and Political Studies investigates the processes of governance and the nature of citizenship and invites case studies that take the form of presentations of practice, including the documentation of socially-engaged practices and exegeses analyzing the effect of those practices. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies ISSN: 2327-008X (print) | 2327-2554 (online) DOI: 10.18848/2327-008X/CGP Indexing: Educational Psychology & Administration Directory (Cabell’s), Scopus, Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory About: The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies explores and exemplifies disciplinary and interdisciplinary practices in the study of human cultures and cultural interactions. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Educational Studies ISSN: 2327-011X (print) | 2327-2570 (online) DOI: 10.18848/2327-011X/CGP Indexing: Educational Psychology & Administration Directory (Cabell’s), Educational Source (EBSCO), Scopus, The Australian Research Council (ERA), Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory About: The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Educational Studies explores the processes of learning about the social and social learning. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Collection Titles The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies ISSN: 2329-1621 (print) | 2329-1559 (online) DOI: 10.18848/2329-1621/CGP Indexing: Educational Psychology & Administration Directory (Cabell’s), Environment Complete (EBSCO), Environment Index (EBSCO), Scopus, Sustainability Reference Center (EBSCO), Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory About: The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies offers social science-based interpretations and interdisciplinary explorations of the connections between human and natural environments. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Global Studies ISSN: 2324-755X (print) | 2324-7568 (online) DOI: 10.18848/2324-755X/CGP Indexing: Academic Search International (EBSCO), Educational Psychology & Administration Directory (Cabell’s), Scopus, Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory About: The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Global Studies investigates the dynamics of globalization and the transformation of the local. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Organizational Studies ISSN: 2324-7649 (print) | 2324-7657 (online) DOI: 10.18848/2324-7649/CGP Indexing: Business Source Corporate Plus (EBSCO), Business Source Index (EBSCO), Business Source International (EBSCO), Educational Psychology & Administration Directory (Cabell’s), Management Directory (Cabell’s), Scopus, Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory About: The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Organizational Studies explores the social dynamics of public, community, and privately owned organizations. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social and Community Studies ISSN: 2324-7576 (print) | 2324-7584 (online) DOI: 10.18848/2324-7576/CGP Indexing: Educational Psychology & Administration Directory (Cabell’s), Scopus, SocINDEX (EBSCO), SocINDEX with Full Text (EBSCO), Sociology Source International (EBSCO), Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory About: The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social and Community Studies presents studies of society that exemplify the disciplinary and interdisciplinary practices of the social sciences. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Collection Titles The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Communication ISSN: 2324-7320 (print) | 2324-7517 (online) DOI: 10.18848/2324-7320/CGP Indexing: Communication Source (EBSCO), Educational Psychology & Administration Directory (Cabell’s), Psychology & Psychiatry Directory (Cabell’s), Scopus, The Australian Research Council (ERA), Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory About: The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Communication offers social science-based interpretations and interdisciplinary explorations of the representation and communication of human meanings. The International Journal of Science in Society ISSN: 1836-6236 (print) | 1836-6244 (online) DOI: 10.18848/1836-6236/CGP Indexing: Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO), Academic Search Elite (EBSCO), Academic Search Premier (EBSCO), Academic Search International (EBSCO), Academic Search Complete (EBSCO), Biography Reference Bank (EBSCO), OmniFile Full Text Mega (EBSCO), OmniFile Full Text Select (EBSCO), STM Source (EBSCO), The Australian Research Council (ERA) About: The International Journal of Science in Society provides an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of the past, present and future of the sciences and their relationships to society. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Submission Process Journal Collection Submission Process and Timeline Below, please find step-by-step instructions on the journal article submission process: 1. Submit a conference presentation proposal. 2. 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If your paper is accepted with revisions, you will be required to submit a change note with your final submission, explaining how you revised your article in light of the referees’ comments. If your article is rejected, you may resubmit it once, with a detailed change note, for review by new referees. 6. Once we have received the final submission of your article, which was accepted or accepted with revisions, our Publishing Department will give your article a final review. This final review will verify that you have complied with the Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition), and will check any edits you have made while considering the feedback of your referees. After this review has been satisfactorily completed, your paper will be typeset and a proof will be sent to you for approval before publication. 7. Individual articles may be published “Web First” with a full citation. Full issues follow at regular, quarterly intervals. All issues are published 4 times per volume (except the annual review, which is published once per volume). Submission Timeline You may submit your article for publication to the journal at any time throughout the year. The rolling submission deadlines are as follows: • Submission Round 1 – 15 January • Submission Round 2 – 15 April • Submission Round 3 – 15 July • Submission Round 4 (final) – 15 October Note: If your article is submitted after the final deadline for the volume, it will be considered for the following year’s volume. The sooner you submit, the sooner your article will begin the peer review process. Also, because we publish “Web First,” early submission means that your article may be published with a full citation as soon as it is ready, even if that is before the full issue is published. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Common Ground Open Hybrid Open Access All Common Ground Journals are Hybrid Open Access. 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With Institutional Open Access, instead of the author paying a per-article open access fee, institutions pay a set annual fee that entitles their students and faculty to publish a given number of open access articles each year. The rights to the articles remain with the subscribing institution. Both the author and the institution can also share the final typeset version of the article in any place they wish, including institutional repositories, personal websites, and privately or publicly accessible course materials. We support the highest Sherpa/Romeo access level—Green. For more information on how to make your article Open Access, or information on Institutional Open Access, please contact us at [email protected]. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Journal Awards International Award for Excellence The Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Journal Collection presents an annual International Award for Excellence for new research or thinking in the area of the social sciences. All articles submitted for publication in the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Journal Collection are entered into consideration for this award. The review committee for the award is selected from the International Advisory Board for the collection and the annual Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Conference. The committee selects the winning article from the ten highest-ranked articles emerging from the review process and according to the selection criteria outlined in the reviewer guidelines. Award Winner, Volume No. 10 Dr. J. Fiona Peterson, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Dr. Andrea Chester, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Dr. Suzie Attiwill, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Dr. Debra Bateman, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia For the Article “Learning and Teaching Scholarship: Discovery across Disciplines,” The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Annual Review, Volume 10 Abstract This article describes a community of practice in learning and teaching scholarship, spanning the social sciences, humanities, and creative arts disciplines in an Australian university. Those in formal leadership roles for learning and teaching have adapted the “integrated scholarship” approach, which involves collaborative learning through practice, research, reflection, and discovery. Using a comparative personal narrative methodology, we focus on stories of leading curriculum development and implementation. First, we explain the aims of the community of practice, in establishing a colloquial space to explore stories from practice in different disciplinary group contexts. Second, we present three stories from our practice, illustrating the influence of the disciplines on our leadership practice and language. Third, we compare the approaches, outcomes, and reflections in the three contexts, with further reflection upon the implications of building relationships between disciplinary “world views” in the social sciences, humanities, and creative arts. The article highlights that interdisciplinary thinking is integral to making creative connections for collaborative knowledge building, in exploring the scholarship of learning and teaching across disciplines. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Subscriptions and Access Community Membership and Personal Subscriptions As part of each conference registration, all conference participants (both virtual and in-person) have a one-year digital subscription to the entire Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Journal Collection. This complimentary personal subscription grants access to both the current volume of the collection as well as the entire backlist. The period of complimentary access begins at the time of registration and ends one year after the close of the conference. After that time, delegates may purchase a personal subscription. To view articles, go to http://iji.cgpublisher.com/. Select the “Login” option and provide a CGPublisher username and password. Then, select an article and download the PDF. For lost or forgotten login details, select “forgot your login” to request a new password. Journal Subscriptions Common Ground offers print and digital subscriptions to all of its journals. 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Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Book Imprint Aiming to set new standards in participatory knowledge creation and scholarly publication Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Book Imprint Call for Books Common Ground is setting new standards of rigorous academic knowledge creation and scholarly publication. Unlike other publishers, we’re not interested in the size of potential markets or competition from other books. We’re only interested in the intellectual quality of the work. If your book is a brilliant contribution to a specialist area of knowledge that only serves a small intellectual community, we still want to publish it. If it is expansive and has a broad appeal, we want to publish it too, but only if it is of the highest intellectual quality. We welcome proposals or completed manuscript submissions of: • Individually and jointly authored books • Edited collections addressing a clear, intellectually challenging theme • Collections of articles published in our journals • Out-of-copyright books, including important books that have gone out of print and classics with new introductions Book Proposal Guidelines Books should be between 30,000 and 150,000 words in length. They are published simultaneously in print and electronic formats and are available through Amazon and as Kindle editions. To publish a book, please send us a proposal including: • Title • Author(s)/editor(s) • Draft back-cover blurb • Author bio note(s) • Table of contents • Intended audience and significance of contribution • Sample chapters or complete manuscript • Manuscript submission date Proposals can be submitted by email to [email protected]. Please note the book imprint to which you are submitting in the subject line. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Book Imprint Call for Book Reviewers Common Ground Publishing is seeking distinguished peer reviewers to evaluate book manuscripts. As part of our commitment to intellectual excellence and a rigorous review process, Common Ground sends book manuscripts that have received initial editorial approval to peer reviewers to further evaluate and provide constructive feedback. The comments and guidance that these reviewers supply is invaluable to our authors and an essential part of the publication process. Common Ground recognizes the important role of reviewers by acknowledging book reviewers as members of the Editorial Review Board for a period of at least one year. The list of members of the Editorial Review Board will be posted on our website. If you would like to review book manuscripts, please send an email to [email protected] with: • A brief description of your professional credentials • A list of your areas of interest and expertise • A copy of your CV with current contact details If we feel that you are qualified and we require refereeing for manuscripts within your purview, we will contact you. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Book Imprint Monarchial Roles: Redefining Religion and Family under Henry VIII and Mary I Niki Incorvia Henry VIII will always be remembered as the man who married six times and executed two of his wives. His eldest daughter, Mary I, is also commonly remembered for her less than flattering legacy as the English queen who burned over 300 Protestant subjects during her short reign. Although these events happened, there is more to Henry and Mary than their infamous legacies as English rulers. Used as an alternative explanation for their actions, role theory can illuminate the role conflict, identity conflict, and transformations that led to a separation of Henry VIII and Mary I as individuals, and as sovereigns. Their roles as King and Queen of England set them apart as individuals and led them to behave in a way that may not have been true to their characters if they were not monarchs, especially in sixteenth century English society. This book presents an additional theory through the study and exploration of the complicated lives of Henry VIII and Mary I and Tudor family politics. ISBN—978-1-61229-816-0 80 Pages Author Bio: Community Website: thesocialsciences.com April 2014, concentrating in systemic violence in medieval and early modern British Bookstore: thesocialsciences. cgpublisher.com Dr. Niki Incorvia fulfilled her doctorate in Conflict Analysis and Resolution in history at Nova Southeastern University. Niki’s current research and studies include international history, gender studies, genocide, political history, royal history, and historical religious conflicts. She is an active member of the Florida Conference of Historians, Peace and Collaborative Development Network, Royal Historical Society of London, and is part of the Marketing and Promotions team of the Royal Studies Network Journal. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Book Imprint Feminist Post-structuralism, Critical Media Education and School History Sources: A South African Experience of Deconstruction and Reconstitution Jill Fardon and Sonja Schoeman ISBN—978-1-61229-789-7 197 Pages Community Website: thesocialsciences.com Bookstore: thesocialsciences. cgpublisher.com Democracy demands that education pay urgent attention to the anomaly of gender inequity in socio-economic and political environments. This book aims to suggest ways in which realist, patriarchal discursive devices - such as binary language, naturalization and objectivity in texts - which are used to perpetuate such discriminatory meaning, can be “made strange”, and therefore be undermined, in the interests of a transparent society. The feminist post-structuralist approach to History teaching (and to the teaching of other subjects) which is advocated in this book, offers textual deconstruction, and reconstitution as an exciting, alternative methodology of open interpretation and plural perspective. Language is viewed as preceding gender subjectivity; and gender identity is understood as being constituted by discursive meaning in language. Language is therefore seen as the site of struggle for power in relation to identity positioning. This book suggests that language be used to allow for the close observation of codes and conventions which support embedded patriarchal power relations. The feminist post-structuralist methodology is employed to investigate binary language within the framework of six aspects of critical media education, namely: agencies, categories, technologies, languages, audiences and representations. The main aim of the book is to investigate whether this approach can open up space for female voices, of the past and present, in order to reconstruct realist historical narratives. Suggestions for gender-fair History teaching and a lesson example for classroom practice are offered in the book. Author Bios: Jill Fardon obtained the following qualifications, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education, B.A. Hons (History) and the University Education Diploma, before starting her lecturing career at the Bechet and Edgewood Colleges of Education. After completing her Master of Education degree, she became Subject Advisor for Social Sciences in the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education. In 2007 she was awarded the Doctor of Education degree. An important peer-reviewed publication, co-authored with Professor Sonja Schoeman, is: A feminist post-structuralist analysis of an exemplar South African School History text which was published in 2010 in the South African Journal of Education, 30:307-323. Sonja Schoeman holds a BA (cum laude), Higher Education Diploma (cum laude), BEd (Honours), MEd and DEd. She was a secondary school teacher in two African countries before becoming a university lecturer. She is currently a full professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies at the University of South Africa, and has published widely in peer-reviewed scientific journals and presented papers at national and international conferences. Postgraduate students from North America and various African countries graduated under her supervision. She received the 2015 Women’s Prize for Excellence in Research, and her research focuses on teacher education, citizenship and gender. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Book Imprint Democracy and Democratization in Africa Lembe M. Tiky Unlike other studies of democracy and democratization in Africa that start the investigation with postcolonial developments, this book is a comprehensive study that investigates political developments in African colonial and postcolonial states. The research finds that centralized and decentralized African states designed and implemented democratic institutions hundreds of years before they were ultimately defeated by European powers. This argument turns upside down the conventional view that the birth place of democracy is the ancient city-state of Athens; it shows that democracy emerged in Africa and later spread in Greece. Moreover, the book proposes an original theory of democratization that discusses the conditions of the emergence of democracy in the context of precolonial Africa. Analyzing politics in contemporary African states, the study draws a sharp dichotomic line between democracy and dictatorship and proposes a classification and ranking of ISBN—978-1-61229-410-0 118 Pages Community Website: thesocialsciences.com Bookstore: thesocialsciences. cgpublisher.com these two types of political regimes in Africa. Looking ahead, this work also discusses and proposes answers to some of the most important issues regarding the building of democratic regimes in contemporary African states. The methodological strategy adopted by this project is that of triangulation: comparative historical analysis, theoretical and empirical analyses contribute to provide a comprehensive explanation of democratic development in both pre- and postcolonial African states. Author Bio: Lembe Tiky, Ph.D., teaches international relations and comparative politics courses at the University of Connecticut and is an associate of the John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies, Southern Methodist University. His research interests include topics such as democratic theory, democratization, development, human rights, security issues, and foreign relations. Dr. Tiky received his B.A. from the University of Yaoundé in Cameroon, his M.A. from the American University in Washington, DC, and his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Dallas. Prior to moving to the United States, he worked as a journalist and traveled extensively in the continent of Africa to cover political developments; he has published op-ed articles in numerous media outlets, including Slate Afrique and Njangui Press. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Book Imprint The Social Mind: Language, Ideology, and Social Practice James Paul Gee The Social Mind was first published in 1990. It was meant to show that there was no conflict between sociocultural views of language, learning, and thinking and new psychological views of the mind/brain. Neural network approaches to the mind argue that the mind is furnished by an unbelievably large network of neural associations. These associations are based on our lived experiences, which are different for all of us. It is our social and cultural affiliations that shape and mentor our experiences so that we can share, collaborate, and communicate in terms of a social mind that we all partially share and nonetheless also contribute to in unique ways. The book still stands as a leading statement of how work on situated and embodied cognition leads us to, and contributes to, sociocultural theories of language and learning. Author Bio: ISBN—978-1-61229-368-4 129 Pages Community Website: thesocialsciences.com Bookstore: thesocialsciences. cgpublisher.com James Paul Gee is the Mary Lou Fulton Presidential Professor and Regents’ Professor of literacy studies at Arizona State University. He is a member of the National Academy of Education. His books include: Social Linguistics and Literacies (Fourth Edition 2011); An Introduction to Discourse Analysis (Third Edition 2011); What Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning and Literacy (Second Edition 2007); How to Do Discourse Analysis (2011); Women and Gaming: The Sims and 21st Century Learning (2010) and Language and Learning in the Digital Age (2011), both written with Elizabeth Hayes. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Book Imprint Health and Human Rights in Ghana: The Political and Economic Aspect of Health Care Isidore Bonabom Many of the people who can afford to pay for health care travel outside Ghana for medical care when they are faced with serious health problems. Public health care should not be about affluence; it is a human rights issue. This inevitable link between health and human rights is sometimes overlooked in the national discourses about public health and individual access to health care. This book examines the domestic legislation on the public health care system in Ghana. The analysis is situated within the provisions of international human rights treaties, the medium-to long-term consequences of some economic policies, the role of the traditional medicine system in public health care, the silent epidemic of the hepatitis B virus (HBV), and the human rights question in an age of HIV/AIDS in the country. State responsibility to respect, protect, and fulfil the right to health translates to many responsibilities for the citizens, not the least of which is providing the framework for good health delivery. ISBN—978-1-61229-470-4 104 Pages Community Website: thesocialsciences.com Bookstore: thesocialsciences. cgpublisher.com Author Bio: Isidore Bonabom is a Jesuit priest from Ghana and a research fellow in the Faculty of Law, University of Cape Coast. He holds postgraduate degrees in law and human rights from the London School of Economics (LSE) as well as a Ph.D. from the University of Sussex. His areas of special interest include rights-based approaches to law and policy-making, the construction of ‘the human being’ in international human rights law, and women’s rights in sub-Saharan Africa. He is the author of several articles on human rights and of two book chapters in Preserving the Universality of Human Rights (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2012) and AIDS: 30 Years Down the Line (Paulines Publications Africa, 2013). New Directions in the Humanities Book Imprint Death, Our Last Illusion: A Scientific and Spiritual Probing of Consciousness through Death Susan Shore Is there anything beyond death? And is it worth having? This book begins with the latest science on the Near-death Experience, then explores the passage through physical death to the states of conscious being beyond. These states—often blissful—are outlined by our great religious traditions, and detailed in Tibetan Buddhism and the perennial philosophy, particularly in the Alice Bailey books. Traditional sources are compared with findings of science and medicine, and psychology from Jung and Piaget to Wilber. Later chapters examine clinical studies by reputable psychiatrists and psychologists: These were undertaken after they accidentally took subjects into ‘the place the Tibetans call the Bardo’—the state after death / between lives. ISBN—978-1-86335-627-5 412 Pages Community Website: thehumanities.com Bookstore: thehumanities. cgpublisher.com Author Bio: Susan Shore studied ancient and modern history, English and psychology while at Melbourne University. She also completed a Master’s Preliminary in philosophy and graduate diplomas in education and librarianship. The author’s professional career ranged through positions as librarian, teacher, social worker and counsellor. Ms. Shore’s own spiritual journey took her from a conventional upbringing in the Church of England (Episcopalian) to atheism at university, to the discovery of alternatives involving Hinduism, Buddhism and Theosophy, and finally to an inclusive spiritual integration. She is VP of Reconciliation Banyule, who work with groups Australia-wide for equality for Indigenous Australians, the First Peoples. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Conference Discussing and examining key issues in the social sciences, and building face-to-face relationships with leading and emerging scholars from the field that represent a broad range of disciplines and perspectives Interdisciplinary Social Sciences About the Conference Conference History Founded in 2006, the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences examines the nature of disciplinary practices in the study of society, and the interdisciplinary practices that arise in the context of ‘real world’ applications of social research and theory. It also interrogates what constitutes ‘science’ in a social context, and the connections between the social and other sciences. The focus of papers ranges from the finely grained and empirical (research practices and results exemplifying one or more disciplines), to wide-ranging multi-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary perspectives on knowledge and method. The International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences is built upon four key features: Internationalism, Interdisciplinarity, Inclusiveness, and Interaction. Conference delegates include leaders in the field as well as emerging scholars, who travel to the conference from all corners of the globe and represent a broad range of disciplines and perspectives. A variety of presentation options and session types offer delegates multiple opportunities to engage, to discuss key issues in the field, and to build relationships with scholars from other cultures and disciplines. Past Conferences • 2006 - University of the Aegean, Rhodes, Greece • 2007 - University of Granada, Granada, Spain • 2008 - Monash University Centre, Prato, Tuscany, Italy • 2009 - University of Athens, Athens, Greece • 2010 - University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK • 2011 - University of New Orleans, New Orleans, USA • 2012 - Universidad Abat Oliba CEU, Barcelona, Spain • 2013 - Charles University’s Faculty of Social Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic • 2014 - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada • 2015 - University of Split, Split, Croatia Plenary Speaker Highlights The International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences has a rich history of featuring leading and emerging voices from the field, including: • Patrick Baert, Selwyn College, Cambridge, UK (2006, 2010) • David Barton, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK (2006) • Robin Blackburn, The New School for Social Research, New York City, USA (2007) • Leela Fernandes, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA (2008) • Sir Jack Goody, St John’s College, Cambridge, UK (2010) • Rom Harré, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA (2010) • Gerassimos Kouzelis, The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece (2009) • Alena Křížková, Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic (2013) • Juliet Mitchell, Jesus College, Cambridge, UK (2010) • Jan Nederveen Pieterse, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, USA, (2007) • Maria Pournari, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece (2009) • Monica Edwards Schachter, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain (2012) Interdisciplinary Social Sciences About the Conference Past Partners The International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences has had the pleasure of working with the following organizations: Faculty of Social Sciences Globalism Institute School of Law, Economics and Charles University in Prague RMIT University Political Sciences Prague, Czech Republic (2013) Melbourne, Australia (2006–2008) The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Athens, Greece (2009) Universidad Abat Oliba CEU University of the Aegean University of Granada Barcelona, Spain (2012) Rhodes, Greece (2006) Granada, Spain (2007) Become a Partner Common Ground Publishing has a long history of meaningful and substantive partnerships with universities, research institutes, government bodies, and non-governmental organizations. Developing these partnerships is a pillar of our Knowledge Community agenda. There are a number of ways you can partner with a Common Ground Knowledge Community. Contact us at [email protected] to become a partner. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences About the Conference Conference Principles & Features The structure of the conference is based on four core principles that pervade all aspects of the knowledge community: International This conference travels around the world to provide opportunities for delegates to see and experience different countries and locations. But more importantly, the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Conference offers a tangible and meaningful opportunity to engage with scholars from a diversity of cultures and perspectives. This year, delegates from over 56 countries are in attendance, offering a unique and unparalleled opportunity to engage directly with colleagues from all corners of the globe. Interdisciplinary Unlike association conferences attended by delegates with similar backgrounds and specialties, this conference brings together researchers, practitioners, and scholars from a wide range of disciplines who have a shared interest in the themes and concerns of this community. As a result, topics are broached from a variety of perspectives, interdisciplinary methods are applauded, and mutual respect and collaboration are encouraged. Inclusive Anyone whose scholarly work is sound and relevant is welcome to participate in this community and conference, regardless of discipline, culture, institution, or career path. Whether an emeritus professor, graduate student, researcher, teacher, policymaker, practitioner, or administrator, your work and your voice can contribute to the collective body of knowledge that is created and shared by this community. Interactive To take full advantage of the rich diversity of cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives represented at the conference, there must be ample opportunities to speak, listen, engage, and interact. A variety of session formats, from more to less structured, are offered throughout the conference to provide these opportunities. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Ways of Speaking Plenary Plenary speakers, chosen from among the world’s leading thinkers, offer formal presentations on topics of broad interest to the community and conference delegation. One or more speakers are scheduled into a plenary session, most often the first session of the day. As a general rule, there are no questions or discussion during these sessions. Instead, plenary speakers answer questions and participate in informal, extended discussions during their Garden Sessions. Garden Conversation Garden Conversations are informal, unstructured sessions that allow delegates a chance to meet plenary speakers and talk with them at length about the issues arising from their presentation. When the venue and weather allow, we try to arrange for a circle of chairs to be placed outdoors. Talking Circles Held on the first day of the conference, Talking Circles offer an early opportunity to meet other delegates with similar interests and concerns. Delegates self-select into groups based on broad thematic areas and then engage in extended discussion about the issues and concerns they feel are of utmost importance to that segment of the community. Questions like “Who are we?”, ”What is our common ground?”, “What are the current challenges facing society in this area?”, “What challenges do we face in constructing knowledge and effecting meaningful change in this area?” may guide the conversation. When possible, a second Talking Circle is held on the final day of the conference, for the original group to reconvene and discuss changes in their perspectives and understandings as a result of the conference experience. Reports from the Talking Circles provide a framework for the delegates’ final discussions during the Closing Session. Themed Paper Presentations Paper presentations are grouped by general themes or topics into sessions comprised of three or four presentations followed by group discussion. Each presenter in the session makes a formal twenty-minute presentation of their work; Q&A and group discussion follow after all have presented. Session Chairs introduce the speakers, keep time on the presentations, and facilitate the discussion. Each presenter’s formal, written paper will be available to participants if accepted to the journal. Colloquium Colloquium sessions are organized by a group of colleagues who wish to present various dimensions of a project or perspectives on an issue. Four or five short formal presentations are followed by a moderator. A single article or multiple articles may be submitted to the journal based on the content of a colloquium session. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Ways of Speaking Focused Discussion For work that is best discussed or debated, rather than reported on through a formal presentation, these sessions provide a forum for an extended “roundtable” conversation between an author and a small group of interested colleagues. Several such discussions occur simultaneously in a specified area, with each author’s table designated by a number corresponding to the title and topic listed in the program schedule. Summaries of the author’s key ideas, or points of discussion, are used to stimulate and guide the discourse. A single article, based on the scholarly work and informed by the focused discussion as appropriate, may be submitted to the journal. Workshop/Interactive Session Workshop sessions involve extensive interaction between presenters and participants around an idea or hands-on experience of a practice. These sessions may also take the form of a crafted panel, staged conversation, dialogue or debate—all involving substantial interaction with the audience. A single article (jointly authored, if appropriate) may be submitted to the journal based on a workshop session. Poster Sessions Poster sessions present preliminary results of works in progress or projects that lend themselves to visual displays and representations. These sessions allow for engagement in informal discussions about the work with interested delegates throughout the session. Virtual Lightning Talk Lightning talks are 5-minute “flash” video presentations. Authors present summaries or overviews of their work, describing the essential features (related to purpose, procedures, outcomes, or product). Like Paper Presentations, Lightning Talks are grouped according to topic or perspective into themed sessions. Authors are welcome to submit traditional “lecture style” videos or videos that use visual supports like PowerPoint. Final videos must be submitted at least one month prior to the conference start date. After the conference, videos are then presented on the community YouTube channel. Full papers can based in the virtual poster can also be submitted for consideration in the journal. Virtual Poster This format is ideal for presenting preliminary results of work in progress or for projects that lend themselves to visual displays and representations. Each poster should include a brief abstract of the purpose and procedures of the work. After acceptance, presenters are provided with a template, and Virtual Posters are submitted as a PDF or in PowerPoint. Final posters must be submitted at least one month prior to the conference start date. Full papers can based in the virtual poster can also be submitted for consideration in the journal. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Daily Schedule Tuesday, 2 August 8:00–9:00 9:00–9:30 Conference Registration Desk Open Conference Opening—Homer Stavely, Common Ground Publishing, USA Doriam Reyes, Common Ground Publishing, Español Plenary Session—Daniel Rourke, Lecturer in Arts and Digital Media, London South 9:30–10:00 Bank University and Associate Lecturer in the History of Art, Design, and Film, Kingston University, London, UK "Embracing the Horror of The Anthropocene" 10:00–10:30 Garden Conversation and Coffee Break 10:30–11:15 Talking Circles 11:15–11:25 Transition Break 11:25–13:05 Parallel Sessions 13:05–14:15 Lunch 14:15–15:30 Parallel Sessions 15:30–15:50 Coffee Break 15:50–17:30 Parallel Sessions 17:30–18:30 Conference Welcome Reception Wednesday, 3 August 8:30–9:00 Conference Registration Desk Open 9:00–9:15 Daily Update—Homer Stavely, Common Ground Publishing, USA 9:15–9:45 Publishing Your Book or Article with Common Ground Publishing 9:45–9:55 Transition Break 9:55–11:35 Parallel Sessions 11:35–12:45 Lunch 12:45–14:25 Parallel Sessions 14:25–14:40 Coffee Break 14:40–15:25 Parallel Sessions Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Daily Schedule Thursday, 4 August 8:30–9:00 Conference Registration Desk Open 9:00–9:30 Publishing Your Book or Article with Common Ground Publishing Plenary Session—David Humphreys, Professor of Environmental Policy, Associate Dean, 9:30–10:00 Social Sciences Program Director, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, “Responding to Planetary Change: What Role for the Social Sciences in the Anthropocene?” 10:00–10:30 Garden Conversation and Coffee Break 10:30–11:45 Parallel Sessions 11:45–12:55 Lunch 12:55–14:35 Parallel Sessions 14:35–14:50 Coffee Break 14:50–16:30 Parallel Sessions Friday, 5 August 9:30–10:00 Conference Registration Desk Open 10:00–10:20 Daily Update—Homer Stavely, Common Ground Publishing, USA 10:20–12:00 Parallel Sessions 12:00–13:10 Lunch 13:10–14:25 Parallel Sessions 14:25–14:40 Coffee Break 14:40–16:20 Parallel Sessions 16:20–16:40 Special Event—Conference Closing and Award Ceremony Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Conference Highlights Featured Sessions Publishing Your Article or Book with Common Ground Wednesday, 3 August | 9:15–9:45 & Thursday, 4 August | 9:00–9:30 Dominique Moore, Community Editor, Common Ground Publishing Description: In this session the Community Editor for the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Journal Collection and books series will present an overview of Common Ground’s publishing philosophy and practices. She will offer tips for turning conference papers into journal articles, present an overview of journal publishing procedures, introduce the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Journal Collection, and provide information on Common Ground’s journal article submission process. Please feel free to bring questions—the second half of the session will be devoted to Q&A. Special Events Pre-Conference London Bus Tour Join other conference delegates and plenary speakers aboard a guided private charter bus. Enjoy great views of Westminster Abbey, The Parliament House, the London Eye, Big Ben, and the glittering London skyline as our private guide provides us with the history of this great city. In addition to the private guide and charter bus, conference delegates will be picked up at the conference hotel, Imperial College London Prince’s Gardens. Welcome Reception Tuesday, 2 August 2016 | Time: Following the last conference session of the day Common Ground Publishing and the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Conference will be hosting a Welcome Reception at the conference venue, Imperial College London, just after the last session of the first day. All delegates are welcome to attend and enjoy complimentary light refreshments and light snacks. This is an excellent opportunity to connect with and get to know your fellow international delegates. Location: Imperial College London (South Kensington Campus) in the Sir Alexander Fleming Building Conference Dinner—170 Queens Gate: The Council Room Wednesday, 3 August 2016 | 7:00 PM Join other conference delegates and plenary speakers for an evening of conversation and a three course meal at 170 Queens Gate. Conveniently located on the Imperial College Campus, the Council Room at Queens Gate is part of Imperial College London and is a grade II listed Victorian townhouse. Designed by Norman Shaw and completed in 1889, the house was commissioned by Fredrick Anthony White, a wealthy cement manufacturer with an interest in art and architecture. The building is now home to the President and Rector of Imperial College London. Location: Council Room, Queens Gate, Imperial College London Cost: US$85.00 See the conference registration desk for menu options, pricing, and to make your booking. Space is limited. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Plenary Speakers David Humphreys Responding to Planetary Change: What Role for the Social Sciences in the Anthropocene? David Humphrey’s is a Professor of Environmental Policy currently serving as the Associate Dean (Curriculum and Qualifications) and Social Sciences Programme Director. He began working at the Open University in 1995, after working in accounts and as a merchant seaman. During a two year career break in the 1980s he travelled extensively, developing a concern about global environmental degradation along the way. This eventually led to a PhD in international forest politics at City University London and to his current research in global environmental governance, politics, and policy. David has served as an advisor to the World Commission on Forests and Sustainable Development, as a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the European Forest Institute and with various UK government delegations to the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF). He was a UK representative on COST Action E19, a EU-funded research project on ‘National Forest Programmes in a European Context’, and is currently a UK representative on COST Action FP1207 on ‘Orchestrating forest policy analysis in Europe’. He was a member of the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) Global Forest Expert Panel on the international forest regime and of the IUFRO Task Force on International Forest Governance and is currently working with the IUFRO Working Group on Forest Policy Learning Architecture and Governance. In 2011, he was a member of the Development Partnerships in Higher Education (DelPHE) team on academic capacity building in Afghanistan supported by the British Council and Department for International Development. David have guest edited special issues of four peer-reviewed journals: Forest Policy and Economics (2002, with Peter Glück); Global Environmental Politics (2003, with Matthew Paterson and Lloyd Pettiford); Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences (2009); and Environmental Science and Policy (2014, with Marleen Buizer and Wil de Jong). With two colleagues (Shonil Bhagwat and Nikoleta Jones) he is currently co-editing a special issue of Forest Policy and Economics on forest management in the Anthropocene. He’s also a member of the editorial advisory board of Forest Policy and Economics and of the advisory board for Common Ground’s Global Studies and On Sustainability Knowledge Communities. In 2015, David was appointed lead editor of Common Ground’s On Sustainability Journal Collection, and academic lead for the annual International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability. David’s current research interests center on five interrelated areas at the interface of geography, environmental politics, and international studies. The first is global environmental governance, with a particular interest in the United Nations Forum on Forests and other forest-related international organizations, including the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the UN REDD+ mechanism. Research in this area also focuses on private sector governance schemes in shaping norms and rules, the interactions between public and private spheres in environmental governance, and the democratic regulation of business corporations. The second is environmental philosophy and environmental law, and in particular the role that different rights claims play in shaping environmental politics and domestic and international law, with an interest in the moral claim that nature has rights that precede those of humans. The third is the relationship between science, technology, and politics with particular interests in two areas: forest science and geoengineering. The fourth is research into national forest policy in the United Kingdom within the context of pan-European forest policy. The fifth is the relationship between ideas on sustainability and heritage, both environmental heritage and urban heritage. A common theme to all areas of research is the relationship between theory and practice and how research can inform the work of external user groups to generate durable governance. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Plenary Speakers Daniel Rourke “Embracing the Horror of The Anthropocene” Daniel Rourke is a writer/artist based in London. His work exploits speculative and science fiction in search of a radical ‘outside’ to the human(ities), including extensive research on the intersection between digital materiality, the arts, and posthumanism. His writing, lecturing, and artistic profile is extensive, including work with prominent publications and institutions in London, Manchester, New York, San Francisco, Iran, and further afield. In 2015, Daniel collaborated with artist and activist Morehshin Allahyari on The 3D Additivist Manifesto: a call to accelerate technologies beyond their breaking point, into the realm of the provocative and the weird. Their collaboration was selected for the Vilém Flusser Residency Program for Artistic Research, in association with Transmediale, Berlin, in summer 2016. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Graduate Scholar Awardees Antwi Boasiako Antwi Boasiako is completing his major research paper for his Master’s degree in Political Science at Brock University in Canada. He will be receiving the prestigious Board of Trustees, Spirit of Brock medal, for his outstanding leadership, courage, and community involvement, at the 2016 Spring Convocation to be held by the University. He holds several admission offers for further graduate studies from the London School of Economics, McMaster University, Dalhousie University, and Concordia University. In September 2016, he will begin his Political Science doctoral study at Concordia University where, among other fellowships and assistantships, he has received the Concordia University Dean’s Award, International Tuition Award of Excellence, the Concordia Merit Scholarship, and a Mentorship Award from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in the University. Louise Cardoso de Mello Louise is a Brazilian historian and anthropologist. She holds an MA with distinction in Indigenous History of Latin America from the Universidad Pablo de Olavide in Seville, Spain, where she specializes in Amazonian Studies as a PhD student in joint supervision with the Universidade Federal Fluminense, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Previous institutions she has collaborated with include the Université de Provence in France, CHAM in Lisbon, La Sapienza in Italy, FUNDHAM in Brazil, the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, the Universidad de Oriente in Mexico, and the Universidad Amazónica de Madre de Dios in Peru. She has further recently concluded an academic stay in the Division of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge. Sandra Carrillo Hoyos Sandra Carrillo Hoyos is an expert in socio-environmental conflict prevention and sustainability management. She has wide experience in the implementation of sustainable projects working with public institutions, international cooperation agencies, and leading extractive companies. Sandra has been engaged in an academic career for the last seven years as a professor and researcher with papers presented at international congresses, such as the Second International Conference on Public Policy (Milan, 2015), the Biennial Conference on the Business and Economics of Peace (Washington, DC, 2015) and the Second International Conference on Sustainable Development Practice (New York, 2014). Currently, she is a MSc Environment and Development Candidate at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Kojo Damptey Kojo Damptey is an interdisciplinary educator and facilitator; his area of interest is social justice with a focus on leadership theory, race, racialization, racism, African studies, African governance, and postcolonial studies. He approaches these disciplines from an anti-oppressive framework with a foundation in Afro-centric indigenous traditions and culture. He also uses performing arts, specifically music, to address world phenomena discourses relating to human rights, marginalization, and neo-colonialism. As a Pan Africanist and a Freirean, his work involves participatory community organizing alongside activist initiatives to lead to communal change in his temporary home Hamilton, Canada or his permanent home Accra, Ghana. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Graduate Scholar Awardees Sreejita Dey Sreejita Dey is currently enrolled as a MPhil Research Scholar at the Centre for Political Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. For her dissertation she is working on, “Transnational Migrant Women and Domestic Work in Asia,” wherein she looks into the varied travails and concerns of the women who migrate as domestic workers and the responses of the state structures in the labour sending and receiving countries. Apart from being in academics, she has worked in a diverse array of organizations in the development sector, from HIV/AIDS organizations to rural development. An aspiring feminist, Sreejita hopes to work on gender based issues especially revolving around female children. The paper to be presented at the conference puts together her thoughts on how to deal with the multifarious languages which India was housed for generations and how to provide to incorporate this diversity on the educational curriculum. Komali Kantamaneni Komali Kantamaneni accepted a Research Fellow position at the Southampton Solent University (England), which is to follow her PhD. Currently she is a PhD candidate at the University of Wales: Trinity Saint David, United Kingdom. Her research is into risk analysis of coastal communities due to climate change impacts (such as increased flooding and storms) and development of corresponding mathematical systems that can holistically measure coastal vulnerability in fiscal terms. Currently, the geographical remit is the United Kingdom and United States of America, which she soon will be expanding to global levels. She holds an MBA in Business Studies from Cardiff Metropolitan University (UK); an MSc in Environmental Sciences; and a BSc in Biology from Nagarjuna University, India. She has published several papers in refereed international journals as well as presented her research in various international conferences. Jongmi Lee Jongmi Lee is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in social policy at Seoul National University. Her primary academic interest is the compatibility of international migration and modern welfare states. She has recently completed research on the public opinion towards immigrants in East Asia and also had the opportunity to engage in a project to advise the European migration policy in an intergovernmental organization. Recently, her other interests reach into the relationship between renewable energy and human well-being in environmentally-vulnerable regions. She hopes to gain insight into this topic and is looking forward to collaborating with such an inspiring group of people. Mandy Lombo Mandy Lombo holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree. She also holds a Bachelor of Social Science Honours Degree in International Relations and a Master of Arts Degree in Development Studies. Mandy is a content moderator at Wits Reproductive Health and HIV Institute. She is passionate about sexual and reproductive health education and issues involving the youth. She is currently working on the National Department of Health’s B-wise.mobi programme, which is an interactive platform for the youth to ask questions to medical experts and receive up to date information. Mandy believes in interdisciplinary research because HIV/Aids and reproductive health issues also need social explanations. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Graduate Scholar Awardees Lucía Lomba Portela Lucía Lomba Portela is a PhD researcher in the Doctoral program of Education, Sport, and Health at the University of Vigo in Galicia, Spain. She has a degree in Education, and she has a Master’s degree in quality and improvement of education from the Autonomous University of Madrid. She has also participated in courses on new methodologies in education organized by the University of Vigo. Currently she is researching about the difficulties to implement innovative educational projects that are based in an analysis of healthy and educational cities and the influence of learning communities. Alexandra Maris Alexandra Maris is a Master of Arts graduate student at the University of Toronto at the Women and Gender Studies Institute. Her research focus is at the intersection of deviance, gender, and sport. She primarily focuses on female mixed martial artists and gender fluidity, as well as paying attention to exclusionary practices women athletes face through creations of deviance (such as pathologization) in male dominated sports. She is a teaching assistant at her home institution and will be beginning her PhD in Kinesiology starting in September 2016 at the University of British Columbia. Aditya Mohanty Aditya Mohanty is an Assistant Professor of Development Studies at the Central University of South Bihar, India. He is currently on a three year PhD study leave (2016-18) at the Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society, and Rule of Law, University of Aberdeen, UK, and his thesis looks into the politics of local governance in Delhi. A sociologist by training, Aditya’s key areas of research include questions of political ecology, urban space, and post colonialism. He was also a Visiting Research Scholar at the UrbanLab, University College London, UK (2011-12), under the aegis of the DFID, UK’s Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme. Clarence Moore Clarence Moore is a doctoral candidate in political science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Clarence’s dissertation analyzes the conditions under which civilians support violent organizations— including the state—in Syria and Iraq. To that end, he currently lives in Jordan as a Fulbright scholar and interviews Syrians and Iraqis to learn more about how armed groups behaved and how people responded to them. Upon finishing in Jordan, Clarence will move to Berlin, Germany, in order to conduct more interviews. Clarence’s general interests include identity politics, political violence, and methodology. Clarence is also nurturing a nascent interest in gender politics. Valentina Perišić Valentina Perišić is a graduate student majoring in philosophy and art history at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Split in Croatia. Her interests are political philosophy, social philosophy, ethics, and philosophy of education. Thus, over the years she has been a highly active student who organized and worked at different projects concerning with materialization of her interests. She founded a first student magazine at her faculty and a first student symposium at her university that included students from all around east Europe in discussing the topic of critical thinking. Over the past five years, she has been actively researching those fields in theoretical and practical sense which lead her to attend and participate in multiple humanities and social sciences events. Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Graduate Scholar Awardees Bethany Rigles Bethany Rigles is currently a PhD student in sociology at the University of Colorado, Boulder, where she is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Scholar. Her current research interests include disability and health, with a particular focus on autism. Her previous research has included the development of a nutritional intervention for adults with intellectual disabilities, a violence prevention program for women with disabilities, as well as several projects aimed at improving employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. Isma Rosyida Isma Rosyida is enrolling as PhD student in Regional Science Research Group, Graduate School of Letters, Hokkaido University. She grew up in a small town where she has seen peasants working on lush green hillside cultivating rice all the day long. From her childhood, she has always been curious to understand and know about the people’s professions and their problems in life. This association motivated her to raise their voice and advocate their issues at each and every level. Thus, as a social scientist, experiences also taught her the importance of helping marginalized communities, raising their life standards by understanding sustainable man-nature relationship. Her research interest is on the political ecology of mining community in western part of Indonesia. Thus, she is currently conducting research which is directed to explore the mechanisms involved in natural resource exploitation and its impacts towards local community’s livelihoods in coastal resource dependent community. Vuyolwethu Seti Vuyolwethu Seti is a lecturer in the Department of Communication Science at the University of South Africa, she teaches in the arears of Organisational Communication and Media Studies. She is also pursuing her PhD studies, with a focus on Decoloniality and Blackness in post-apartheid South Africa. She has vast academic interests in linguistics and identity, gender, blackness, development communication, health communication, African renaissance, and pan-Africanism. In her quest to make a difference in the lives of previously disadvantaged individuals, Vuyolwethu has been part of a project that investigated the use and role of ICTs in improving the living conditions of rural communities. She has also been a researcher in a project that looked into the use of indigenous South African languages as languages of teaching and learning. Janelle Christine Simmons Janelle C. Simmons hails from Flushing, New York. She is a Doctoral Candidate in the Educational Leadership Program at Liberty University. She has taught psychology for over eight years. In addition, Janelle is completing publications. She holds a number of degrees, which are as follows; a BA in psychology from Michigan State University, an MA in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College, an MDiv in Religion from Torch Trinity Graduate School of Theology, and an EdS in Curriculum and Instruction from Liberty University. She can be reached at [email protected]. TUESDA UESDAY Y, 02 AUGUST TUESDA UESDAY Y, 02 AUGUST 8:00-9:00 CONFERENCE REGISTRA EGISTRATION TION DESK OPEN 9:00-9:30 CONFERENCE OPENING, HOMER STTAAVEL VELY Y, COMMON GROUND PUBLISHING, USA; DORIAM DEL CARMEN REYES, COMMON GROUND ESP SPAÑOL AÑOL, MEXICO 9:30-10:00 PLENAR LENARY Y SESSION – DANIEL ROURKE, LECTURER IN AR RTS TS AND DIGIT IGITAL AL MEDIA, LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY AND ASSOCIA SSOCIATE TE LECTURER IN THE HISTOR ISTORY Y OF AR RT T, DESIGN, AND FILM, KINGSTON UNIVERSITY, LONDON, UK "EMBRACING THE HORROR OF THE ANTHROPOCENE" 10:00-10:30 GARDEN CONVERSA ONVERSATION TION AND COFFEE BREAK 10:30-11:15 TALKING CIRCLES Room 1 - Environmental Studies / 2016 Special Focus: An Age and Its Ends: Social Science in the Era of the Anthropocene Room 2 - Civic and Political Studies Room 3 - Educational Studies / Global Studies Room 4 - Cultural Studies Room 5 - Organizational Studies / Communication Room 6 - Social and Community Studies Room 7 - Talking Circles in Spanish Room 8 - Talking Circles in Spanish 11:15-11:25 TRANSITION BREAK PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 1 Addr Addressing essing Social Crisis Points: Mental Health Studies 11:25-13:05 The Intersection of ADHD and LGBT Identities Dr. Erik Schott, School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA Overview: ADHD and LGBT identities are being disclosed more in workplace and academic settings in certain cultures. It is important to understand the processes by which ADHD and LGBT identities develop. Theme: Social and Community Studies Challenging a Cultur Culturee of Stigma? How Emergency Department Nurses Facilitate a T Trreatment Space for V Vulnerable ulnerable Patients Jem Masters, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Prof. Trudy Rudge, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Assoc. Prof. Sandra West, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Overview: This paper focuses on how treatment space impacts patient care and enables a culture of stigmatization. Theme: Social and Community Studies Disengagement in T Tertiary ertiary Education: A Mental Health Issue? Michelle Walter, The Youth Research Centre, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Overview: This paper examines the need for a whole university approach to social and emotional well-being to support the high numbers of students suffering mental health distress. Theme: Social and Community Studies The Impact of Adverse Childhood Events on Resiliency and Health among Childr Children en with Autism Bethany Rigles, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, USA Overview: This paper examines the relationship between adverse childhood experiences, resiliency, and health/mental health among children with autism in the United States. Theme: Social and Community Studies Room 2 The Social W Web eb Self-pr Self-presentation esentation Activities and Feedback-seeking in Social Media: The Role of Self-esteem, Nar Narcissism, cissism, and Social Comparison Orientation Dr. Subir Sengupta, School of Communication and the Arts, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, USA Overview: This study explores the relationships between self-esteem, narcissism, and Facebook usage in the context of social comparison orientation. Theme: Communication We Ar Aree Ther Therefor eforee I Am: Social Media and Ethnocentrism Dr. Narciso Cellan, Institute of Social Communication, Tangaza University College, Nairobi, Kenya Overview: This study investigates Facebook’s implication on the ethnocentric tendencies of young Kenyans and how they negotiate their cultural self with online interactants outside their traditional communities. Theme: Social and Community Studies The Negotiation between Par Parent’ ent’ss Authority and Childr Children’ en’ss Autonomy in Using New Media T Technologies echnologies in Thai Families Sunida Siwapathomchai, Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough Univeristy, Loughborough, UK Overview: This research examines child-parent negotiation in new media practice in Thailand. It provides insight into today’s society regarding an impact of new media technologies on family communication. Theme: Communication Sex T Tribes ribes among Gay and Bisexual Men in Online Pr Profiles ofiles Assoc. Prof. Garrett Prestage, Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Overview: This study discusses how gay and bisexual men describe their preferred partner types online, thus reflecting different sexual subcultures and levels of risk behavior. Theme: Social and Community Studies TUESDA UESDAY Y, 02 AUGUST PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 3 Heritage and Identity in Society 11:25-13:05 Madhubani Painting: A Gender Gender-specific -specific Cultural T Tradition radition Dr. Swasti Alpana, Department of History, Satyawati College,, University of Delhi, Delhi, India Overview: Madhubani painting is the oldest matrilineal painting tradition. This study explores the implications of the painting as a visual mode of communication representing complex gender relations. Theme: Cultural Studies Disciplinary Dialogues for Understanding the Pir Pirekua: ekua: The T Traditional raditional Song of the Pur Purepecha epecha People, Mexico Dr. Georgina Flores Mercado, Institute for Social Research, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico Overview: This paper discusses reflections on the construction of interdisciplinarity based on research of the pirekua, the traditional song and music of the Purepecha people in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. Theme: Cultural Studies Constructing Gr Group oup Identity: Symbolism and Function of Candy in Diverse Religious T Traditions raditions Prof. Constance Kirker, College of Art and Architecture, Penn State University, Brandywine, Philadelphia, USA Overview: This paper explores how the innate and universal human preference for sweets/candy manifests itself in varied and diverse religious practices and traditions, which, in turn, create and define group identity. Theme: Cultural Studies On Shipwr Shipwrecks ecks and Sea Nymphs: Fragments of Maltese Hospitality Dylan Kyle Zlotnik Shaul, Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Overview: From tourists to refugees, ex-patriots to migrants, St. Paul to Odysseus, Malta is a hub for people on the move, and therefore for hospitality, in all its forms. Theme: Cultural Studies Room 4 Cr Creating eating Inclusive and Sustainable Communities Social Capital and Its Role in Solving Social Polarization D. W. L. Ho, School of General Education and Languages, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Overview: This study gives prominence to the examination of the historical experience towards the linkage between cultural capital and the higher education journey of those with a lower-class background. Theme: Social and Community Studies A Measur Measurement ement Model of Leadership Communication among Coastal V Village illage Leaders in T Ter erengganu, engganu, Malaysia Mohd Yusri Ibrahim, Center for Fundamental and Liberal Education, University Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia Overview: This paper focuses on the research findings used to develop a model of leadership communication among leaders of the coastal fishing village in the state of Terengganu, Malaysia. Theme: Organizational Studies Case Studies of Non-gover Non-governmental nmental Organizations among V Vulnerable ulnerable Gr Groups oups in Baja Califor California, nia, Mexico Dr. Christine Alysse von Glascoe, Department of Population Studies, Program in Public Health Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Tijuana, Mexico Dr. Lourdes Camarena-Ojinaga, Faculty of Administrative and Social Sciences, Autonomous University of Baja California, Ensenada, Mexico Dr. Evarista Arellano-Garcia, Science Faculty, Autonomous University of Baja California, Ensenada, Mexico Concepción Martínez-Valdés, Faculty of Administrative and Social Sciences, Autonomous University of Baja California, Ensenada, Mexico Overview: This paper discusses case studies of foreign NGO activity among vulnerable groups in Mexico in contrast to grass-roots organizations. Theme: Social and Community Studies Thr Three ee Bir Birds ds with One Stone: Empower Empower,, Include, and Sustain the Emirati Community Prof. Eman Gaad, Faculty of Education, British University in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Overview: This paper describes a project that turned Emirati non-working house wives into teachers assistants to support the country's initiative to include learners with disabilities in mainstream schools. Theme: Social and Community Studies Room 5 Educational Studies Eur European opean Resear Researchers’ chers’ Night as an Exploration of Human Society and Attitudes towar towards ds Resear Research ch Dr. Joseph Roche, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Nicola Davis, Ireland Overview: We examine what can be learned about education and attitudes towards research using European Researchers’ Night, an annual event that takes place in cities across Europe. Theme: Educational Studies Fr From om Lectur Lecturer er to Pedagogic T Trainer rainer Dr. Sarit Ezekiel, Literature Department, Elementary School Division, David Yellin Academic College of Education, Jerusalem, Israel Overview: This paper discusses the author's professional journey in the training of a Ph.D. lecturer to become a school pedagogic trainer. Theme: Educational Studies Changing School-based T Teacher eacher Development under Curriculum Reform: A Case Study of T Two wo Primary Schools on the Chinese Mainland Pingping Song, Department of Educational Administration and Policy, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China Prof. Manhong Lai, Department of Educational Administration and Policy, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Overview: This paper examines teacher development in two primary schools on the Chinese mainland. Theme: Educational Studies Teacher Evaluation and Impr Improving oving Mathematics Instruction: A Change Model for Implementing Pr Productive oductive Feedback Dr. Jennifer Meadows, College of Education, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, USA Overview: This paper focuses on a change model for implementing productive feedback from teacher observations to improve instruction in upper elementary mathematics classrooms. Theme: Educational Studies Room 7 Session in Spanish: Estudios Culturales I 13:05-14:15 LUNCH TUESDA UESDAY Y, 02 AUGUST PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 1 An Age and Its Ends: Addr Addressing essing the Anthr Anthropocene opocene 14:15-15:30 Ecological Nar Narcissism cissism Dr. Frances Lea-Jeri Carter, Student and Enrollment Services, University of Washington, Tacoma, USA Dr. Rose A. VandenBerghe, Peninsula Psychological Center, Gig Harbor, USA Overview: Ecological narcissism, defined as the tendency of humans in technologically-advanced cultures to view nature as a set of objects that exist to satisfy human needs, is explored via hermeneutics. Theme: An Age and its Ends: Social Science in the Era of the Anthropocene Implications of Natur Nature-Society e-Society Relations as Contingencies Prof. Bryn Greer-Wootten, Institute for Social Research, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada Overview: Nature-society relations as contingencies require conceptual clarification. Three definitions of nature and three questions about society are cross-classified to produce a nine-cell matrix. The implications of cell membership are elaborated. Theme: Environmental Studies Room 2 Confr Confronting onting National and Cultural Memory Br Broken oken Silence: The Roma and Sinti during the Holocaust Dr. Anna Hamling, Department of Culture and Language Studies, University of New Brunswick Frederiction, Fredericton, Canada Overview: This study introduces my collected data and selected oral testimonies of the Polish Romani survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust in the Nazi concentration camps in occupied Poland. Theme: Cultural Studies A Primor Primordialist dialist Appr Approach oach to Y Yezidi ezidi Identity Muharrem Bagriyanik, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Istanbul Sehir University, Istanbul, Turkey Overview: Yezidism is a Kurdish belief system held before adopting Islam. This paper explores Yezidism with a primordialist approach with regard to Kurdish identity. Theme: Cultural Studies Multiculturalism and the Claims of Minorities within the Minority: A Case Study of Shia in Lucknow Dr. Rachana Kaushal, Department of Political Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India Overview: Multiculturalism recognizes and values diversity within society but fails to acknowledge the stratification within the minorities. This study explores the Shias minority within the Muslim minority in India. Theme: Cultural Studies Room 3 Methodologies and Strategies for Language Lear Learning ning Second Language Achievement Including That of Inter Interdisciplinary disciplinary English Medium Instruction Students Elaine Caroline Hewitt-Hughes, Department of English, Faculty of Philosophy and Letters, Granada University, Granada, Spain Overview: This work looks at an empirical research comparison of the data from a recent type of interdisciplinary teaching called EMI (English Medium Instruction). Theme: Educational Studies A Complex Systems Perspective on Classr Classroom oom Resear Research ch Dr. Alexander Gilmore, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Overview: This paper investigates second language learning from a complex systems perspective and explores the extent to which a mixedmethods approach suits the multi-level analysis of complex issues. Theme: Educational Studies Room 4 Organizational Studies Industrial Out-sour Out-sourcing cing Linkages and Location Choice Dr. Farideh A Farazmand Frida, College of Business and Management, Lynn University, Boca Raton, USA Overview: This study examines the inter-industrial linkages in urban areas. The external effects of city size or urbanization economies on production cost and technology of manufacturing industry have been measured. Theme: Organizational Studies Identity Construction in Inter Intercultural cultural W Workplace orkplace Settings: Chinese-Spanish Interactions in a Hong Kong Educational Institute Sui Sum Bosco Li, Department of English, Chu Hai College of Higher Education, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Overview: This study examines interaction between Hong Kong Chinese and Spanish in meetings in a specific intercultural workplace setting with reference to the expanded framework of rapport management. Theme: Organizational Studies Students' Per Perceptions ceptions of the Brand Personality Dimension of T Trinity rinity University of Asia: Inputs for Marketing Strategies Dr. Guillermina Vizcarra, College of Business Administration, Trinity University of Asia, Quezon City, Philippines Overview: This study determines students' perceptions of the brand personality dimension of Trinity University of Asia in terms of sincerity, excitement, competence, sophistication, and ruggedness. Theme: Organizational Studies Room 5 Investigating Spaces and Flows Factors Pr Predicting edicting the Desir Desiree to W Walk alk among Pedestrian Rail Commuters within T Transit-oriented ransit-oriented Development Ar Areas eas Dr. Norlida Abdul Hamid, Arshad Ayub Graduate Business School, MARA University of Technology, Shah Alam, Malaysia Dr. Peck-Leong Tan, Arshad Ayub Graduate Business School, MARA University of Technology, Klang, Malaysia Hasmi Mokhlas, Faculty of Business and Management, MARA University of Technology, Klang, Malaysia Overview: This study examines factors influencing the desire to walk to railway stations among TOD residents and the correlational relationship between physical attributes, weather, safety, and rail level of services. Theme: Social and Community Studies Diaspora Humanitarianism: Jewish Organisations in Ethiopia fr from om the 1960s to 1980s Dr. Gabriella Djerrahian, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada Overview: In this paper I introduce a case study of diaspora humanitarianism that occurred in Ethiopia during the twentieth century and involved North American Jewish groups. Theme: Global Studies TUESDA UESDAY Y, 02 AUGUST PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 7 Session in Spanish: Estudios del Medio Ambiente 14:15-15:30 15:30-15:50 COFFEE BREAK PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 1 Policy and Practice: Education for the Futur Futuree 15:50-17:30 Marketing Public Education: Ontario’ Ontario’ss Renewed V Vision ision for the Futur Futuree of Education Codie Fortin Lalonde, Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada Overview: This paper analyzes a public educational document titled, "Achieving Excellence: A renewed vision for education in Ontario," published by the Ontario Ministry of Education in April, 2014. Theme: Educational Studies The Long-term Performance and Potential of a Student-managed Peer Peer-to-peer -to-peer Loan Fund Dr. Lynda S. Livingston, School of Business and Leadership, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, USA Andrew Crosby, Four Horsemen Investments, Tacoma, USA Overview: Our eight year-old peer-to-peer loan portfolio allows students to run money without a sizable endowment. However, our future success is constrained by market changes restricting loan availability. Theme: Educational Studies Organizational Obstacles in the Academy: Cultural Per Perceptions ceptions of the Academic Librarian Dr. Michael Perini, Academic Affairs, Virginia International University, Fairfax, USA Overview: This paper analyzes the impact of organizational culture on the perceptions of professional identity and development of academic librarians within the higher education community. Theme: Organizational Studies The Schooling of Ethnic Mexicans in the Nineteenth Century: The Case of T Texas, exas, 1821-1860 Prof. Guadalupe San Miguel Jr., History Department, University of Houston, Houston, USA Overview: This paper is a history of the origins of public education for Mexican origin children in Texas and the impact that race, culture, and politics played in its foundation. Theme: Social and Community Studies Room 2 Employee Satisfaction and Engagement How Do Positive Acts Influence Success at W Work? ork? A Case Study of Enterprise Leaders’ and Employees’ Per Perceptions ceptions of Success Dr. Satu Uusiautti, Faculty of Education, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland Overview: This study discusses the phenomenon of success at work as the combination of well-being and productivity at work in an enterprise context. Theme: Organizational Studies Engaging the Power of Diversity in Gr Group oup W Work ork Sarah LaRocque, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada Melissa Popiel, Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada Dr. David Clarence Este, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada Dr. William Pelech, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada Dr. David Nicholas, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Edmonton, Canada Christopher Kilmer, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Edmonton, Canada Dr. Robert Basso, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada Overview: This paper summarizes findings of an inquiry that examines how group workers define and respond to diversity as it emerges in their groups. Theme: Organizational Studies Employees’ Participation in Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives and Job Outcomes Dr. Ratna Sinha, Kolkata, India Overview: This study explores how employees’ involvement or participation in corporate social responsibility initiatives impact job outcomes such as affective commitment, job satisfaction, organizational attractiveness, organizational performance, and turnover intention. Theme: Organizational Studies Room 3 Social Policy and Societal Impacts The Marginalization and Exclusion of Y Young oung LGBTIQ Homeless People: Policy and Practice Responses fr from om an Australian Perspective Assoc. Prof. Susan Oakley, Social Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia Overview: This paper highlights the continued lack of support, programs, and suitable accommodation options, combined with a lack of LGBTIQ awareness, which entrenches marginalization and exclusion for young homeless LGBTIQ people. Theme: Cultural Studies Social Construction and Y Youth outh Employment Policy Pr Process ocess in Ghana and Mauritius: A Framework for Analysis Antwi Boasiako, Political Science Department, Brock University, St. Catharines, Canada Overview: This paper argues that the positive social construction and the size of the youth population explain the rationale for the pursuit of Youth Employment Policies in Ghana and Mauritius. Theme: Cultural Studies The Arts and Cultural Education Policy in South Kor Korea: ea: Focusing on the Policy Implementation Pr Process ocess of Its Enactment Since 2005 Kyunghee Choi, College of Policy Science, Graduate School of Public Administration, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea Overview: This research investigates the past and current arts and cultural education situation in Korea. It examines policy implementation process looking at policy input and output within administrative structures. Theme: Civic and Political Studies Regulatory and Ethical Issues of the Global Art Market Alexander Mak, Department of Law, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Overview: This paper addresses the inadequacy of regulatory frameworks and the apparent lack of ethical standards for the global art market, proposing some areas for reform. Theme: Civic and Political Studies TUESDA UESDAY Y, 02 AUGUST PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 4 Gover Governance nance and Decision Making 15:50-17:30 The Pr Process ocess of Land Alienation and the T Tribal ribal Communities of India: A Case Study of Odisha Suratha Kumar Malik, Department of Political Science, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, India Overview: This study discusses the accessibility of fertile land for rural populations in India. The fundamental reason for tribal land alienation is this encroachment. Theme: Social and Community Studies The V Volkswagen olkswagen Emission Scandal: Ethical Issues Jessica Lim, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore Dr. Kah Hwa Ng, Division of Science and Technology, United International College, Zhuhai, China Overview: Many lessons can be learned from the Volkswagen emission scandal. It has worldwide impact on society. Codes of ethics of engineering societies have been breached. Suggested remedies will be discussed. Theme: Social and Community Studies How Do Heuristics Shape and Influence T Transport ransport Infrastructur Infrastructuree Planning? The Bamberg Rail Extension Planning Pr Process ocess Mirijam Böhme, Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences, University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany Dr. Stefan Verweij, Department of Planning, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands Overview: This paper studies the functioning and influence of heuristics in transport infrastructure decision-making dynamics, by analyzing the informal planning events of the rail extension in Bamberg, Germany using process tracing. Theme: Civic and Political Studies Gover Governing ning thr through ough Identity: Adaptation of Social Identity Theory for Gover Governance nance Relationships Christopher Barlow, School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Overview: Social Identity Theory is drawn upon to propose a re-conceptualisation of third sector-government relations, focusing on a theoretical basis for current Australian research. Theme: Civic and Political Studies Room 5 Facets of Communication in Society The Impact of Cultur Culturee on Social Globalization and Language as a Means of Communication: The Dynamics of Communication on Human Interaction Chanchal Singh, English Language Center, Shantou University, Shantou, China Sohani Gandhioke, English Language Center, Shantou University, Shantou, China Overview: This research stimulates critical thinking and language acquisition for enhanced communication to help navigate the sensitive social pathway leading to a sustainable future. Theme: Communication Exploring the Public V Value alue of Information and Communications T Technology echnology Policy in T Terms erms of Quality of Life: Insights fr from om T Taiwan aiwan Chiahsu Yang, Infrastructure Innovation Section, Institute for Information Industry, Taipei, Taiwan Peiling Wu, Institute for Information Industry, Taipei, Taiwan Lin Chien Chiu, Office of Science and Technology, Executive Yuan, Taipei, Taiwan Ted Ho, Industry Development Augmentation Division, Institute for Information Industry, Taipei, Taiwan Overview: This research confirms that there is a positive correlation between the degree of satisfaction of ICT-enabled services and the degree of well-being, with an overall coefficient of 0.353. Theme: Communication Inequality in Information and Communications T Technology echnology Access and Its Influence on Media Competency Catalina González-Cabrera, Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca, Ecuador Cecilia Ugalde, Universidad del Azuay, Cuenca, Ecuador Overview: This paper explores inequality in the use and access to ICT including variables in institutional funding and age, impacting the media competence of high school students and faculty. Theme: Social and Community Studies Portraying Jour Journalism nalism during the Digital Age Incilay Cangoz, Department of Journalism, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey Overview: This paper provides an analysis of different aspects of information and communications technology's impact on journalists. Clear negative impacts are de-skilling effects upon journalists despite well educated and qualified professionals. Theme: Communication Room 6 Special T Topics opics in Social and Community Studies Explicit and Implicit Forms of Autobiographical Memories: Identity Implications Theofilos Gkinopoulos, Department of Social Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK Prof. Anna Madoglou, School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Panteion University, Athens, Greece Dr. Panagiotis Xanthopoulos, Panteion University, Athens, Greece Overview: This study focuses on the content of autobiographical memories across different ages as social representations of the past. Findings are discusses under the light of social identity and representations formation. Theme: Social and Community Studies Support for People with Disabilities in Abu Dhabi Eman Gaad, SEDRA Foundation, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Overview: This paper shares the results of a year-long research study on the effectiveness of training offered by SEDRA, an NGO for inclusive education in Abu Dhabi. Theme: Social and Community Studies Room 7 Session in Spanish: Debates Room 8 Session in Spanish: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad I 17:30-18:30 CONFERENCE WELCOME RECEPTION WEDNESDA EDNESDAY Y, 03 AUGUST WEDNESDA EDNESDAY Y, 03 AUGUST 8:30-9:00 CONFERENCE REGISTRA EGISTRATION TION DESK OPEN 9:00-9:15 DAIL AILY Y UPDA PDATE TE, HOMER ST TA AVEL VELY Y, COMMON GROUND PUBLISHING, USA 9:15-9:45 PUBLISHING YOUR BOOK OR AR RTICLE TICLE WITH COMMON GROUND, DOMINIQUE MOORE, COMMON GROUND PUBLISHING, USA 9:45-9:55 TRANSITION BREAK PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 1 Women's Studies 9:55-11:35 Repr Representative esentative Bur Bureaucracy eaucracy and Public Engagement in Emergency Pr Prepar eparedness: edness: An Experimental Study Dr. Norma Riccucci, School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University, Newark, USA Overview: Our study seeks to answer the question: Does greater representation of women in government agencies result in greater trust and cooperation on the part of the citizenry? Theme: Social and Community Studies Female Indigenous Organizations in Northwester Northwestern n Mexico and the Construction of Citizenship: A Case Study Dr. Lourdes Camarena-Ojinaga, Faculty of Administrative and Social Sciences, Autonomous University of Baja California, Ensenada, Mexico Dr. Evarista Arellano-Garcia, Science Faculty, Autonomous University of Baja California, Ensenada, Mexico Overview: Community leadership is seen as a citizenship-building process where participation potentiates group abilities for constituting themselves as citizens and thus achieving a better quality of life for its members. Theme: Social and Community Studies Female Emancipation Based upon B. R. Ambedkar’ Ambedkar’ss Perspectives: The Position of W Women omen in Indian Society and Hindu Social Or Order der Dr. Kaushalya Kaushalya, Sanskrit Department, Motilal Nehru College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India Overview: This paper analyzes the problems women have at the grassroots level in order to raise awareness about gender inequality inherent in the Hindu social order. Theme: Cultural Studies The Path of Leadership for W Women omen in Pakistan: T Two wo Roads Diverged in a Y Yellow ellow W Wood, ood, and I T Took ook the One Less T Traveled raveled By Abida Mahmood, Qurban and Surraya Educational Trust, Lahore, Pakistan Overview: This paper examines stereotypes of female leadership and how culturally driven gender roles impact their career choices. cataloguing fears faced by one-hundred working women and providing some home-grown solutions. Theme: Cultural Studies Room 2 Critical Studies in the Social Sciences Reason as Administration versus Reason as Liberation: Ador Adorno’ no’ss Dialectical V View iew of Cultural Reason Dr. Hsin-I Liu, Department of Communication Arts, School of Media and Design, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, USA Overview: This paper critically surveys Adorno’s analysis of cultural reason as an intertwined wrestling between technological-administrative reason and critical-aesthetic reason within modern capitalist culture. Theme: Cultural Studies On the Structur Structuree of Scientific Revolutions: Fr From om Paradigms to Post-Kuhnian Reasoning Alejandro Torres, Department of Political Science, School of International and Public Affairs, Florida International University, Miami, USA Overview: Given Thomas Kuhn's idea of the structure of scientific revolutions, I introduce a critical analysis that demonstrates why applying a Kuhnian reasoning would detract scientific progress in political science. Theme: Science in Society Plato, Popper Popper,, Clouds, Clocks, and Open and Closed Societies: A Critical Examination of the Concepts and Principles of Determinism, Indeterminism, and Fr Freedom eedom in the Social Sciences David Michael Day, Stockertown, USA Overview: Popper's criticisms of Plato's sociopolitical philosophy creating a normative "closed society" are refuted using Popper's own paradigmatic model for analyzing determinism, indeterminism, and freedom relative to physical and social systems. Theme: Social and Community Studies Notes fr from om a W Women's omen's Shelter: Reflections on Anthr Anthropological opological Practice Cecilia Salvi, Anthropology Department, Baruch College, Graduate Center, CUNY, New York, USA Overview: This paper explores the alienation I encountered while conducting ethnographic research at a women's shelter in relation to dilemmas of accountability and responsibility. Theme: Cultural Studies Room 3 Rethinking Political Ideologies Radical Moral Communitarianism: A Social Democratic Manifesto for the T Twenty-first wenty-first Century Roger Hopkins Burke, Division of Sociology, School of Social Science, College of Business, Law, and Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK Overview: This paper challenges dominant neoliberal socio-economic politics by both identifying its internal contradictions and in response outlining a workable social democratic political agenda based on radical moral communitarianism. Theme: Civic and Political Studies Is Social Democracy a Myth? Interr Interrogating ogating the V Valmiki almiki Movement in Neoliberal Delhi Aditya Mohanty, Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society, and Rule of Law, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK Overview: This study looks at how civil society as a "social imaginary" not only repels but also seeks for the patronage of a neo-liberal welfare state. Theme: Civic and Political Studies Rethinking Democratic Republicanism: Pursuit of Balance of Power and Its Kor Korean ean T Tradition radition Do-hyuk Kwon, Graduate School of Political Science, Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea Overview: In the context of democratic republicanism, the republican pursuit of balance of power needs to change its subjects from classes or governmental power to individual citizens. Theme: Civic and Political Studies WEDNESDA EDNESDAY Y, 03 AUGUST PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 4 Colloquium 9:55-11:35 Transdisciplinarity in Action: Bridging the Sciences and the Humanities Dr. Kenneth Campbell, Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, USA Dr. Arthur Eisenkraft, College of Education and Human Development, University of Massachusetts Boston, Center of Science and Math in Context, Boston, USA Margaret Hart, Department of Art, College of Liberal Arts, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, USA Solveig Maria Sonin, Events Planning, Wilmington Compliance Week Inc., Boston, USA Overview: This colloquium addresses bridging the gap between the humanities and sciences with active cross-, inter-, and transdisciplinary activities in both academic and public realms. Theme: Science in Society Room 5 Accounting for Political Inter Interests ests and Practices When Fissur Fissures es Fail: Why Sectarianism Engulfed Iraq, but Not Syria (Y (Yet) et) Clarence Moore, Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, USA Overview: This paper provides an analytically tenable definition of sectarianism and explains why it has become a political and social force in Iraq, but not in Syria. Theme: Civic and Political Studies Brazilian Impeachment Experiences: A Case Study on the Autonomy of Law fr from om Politics and the Interfer Interference ence of Law in Politics Daniel A. Oliveira Rego, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil Pedro de Oliveira, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil Wesley V. Reis Costa, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil Overview: This paper provides a better understanding on the limits between law and politics, using two Brazilian moments of political relevance as a practical and material case study. Theme: Civic and Political Studies Welfar elfaree States in W Wester estern n Balkan Countries: Using Esping-Andersen T Typology ypology Besnik Fetahu, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Public Safety, University of Tirana, Prishtina, Kosovo Overview: This paper uses hierarchical cluster analysis to assess empirically whether welfare states in the Western Balkans can be classified in any models of Esping-Andersen typology. Theme: Social and Community Studies Thatcher: Right and W Wrrong! Dr. Kevin Albertson, Department of Accounting, Finance, and Economics, MMU Business School, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK Dr. Paul Stepney, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland Overview: Margaret Thatcher is held to be either a far-sighted visionary who revitalized the UK, or an uncaring ideologue. We suggest Thatcher’s approach was inherently flawed, economically unsound, and socially divisive. Theme: Civic and Political Studies Room 7 Session in Spanish: T Tema ema destacado 2016: Una era y sus fines: las Ciencias Sociales en la era del Antr Antropoceno opoceno 11:35-12:45 LUNCH PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 1 Law as Social Science 12:45-14:25 The Beginnings of the Development of a Concept of Legalism in Jewish Law: Influences on W Wester estern n Ideas of Law Prof. Dennis Pavlich, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Overview: This study developes the ideas of legalism as a dominant form of social management. Theme: Cultural Studies The Objective Standar Standard d in the American Judicial System Abigail Elizabeth Whalen, Undergraduate Department of Philosophy, The University of Notre Dame, South Bend, USA Overview: I assess the utility of the perception of objectivity in the American judicial system, then deconstruct the nature of objectivity within the parameters of precedence, social concerns, and individual bias. Theme: Civic and Political Studies The Attor Attorney ney General’ General’ss Exer Exercise cise of Pr Prosecutorial osecutorial Discr Discretion etion in Malaysia: A Critique of Scope, Limitation, and Challenges Habibah Omar, Faculty of Law, MARA University of Technology, Shah Alam, Malaysia Hasnor Faiz Mohammad Salleh, Institute for Social Science Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia Overview: This paper examines the Attorney General's role in the prosecution of criminal cases in Malaysia, highlighting the scope and limit of the Attorney General's prosecutorial discretion. Theme: Civic and Political Studies Intrinsic Pr Pressur essures es in the Criminal Justice Pr Process: ocess: An Empirical Investigation on Late Guilty Pleas Dr. Kevin Kwok-yin Cheng, Faculty of Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong Overview: This study examines the gap between the law in the books and the law in practice through investigating the pressures that lead defendants to enter late guilty pleas. Theme: Civic and Political Studies WEDNESDA EDNESDAY Y, 03 AUGUST PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 2 Virtual Lightning T Talks alks 12:45-14:25 Shifting Societal Attitudes and V Values alues in Belarus, 1989-2014 Dr. Jonathan H. Westover, Woodbury School of Business, Utah Valley University, Orem, USA Overview: This research uses descriptive attitudinal data from multiple waves of the World Values Survey to examine and explore factors impacting social and labor transformation in Belarus from 1989-2014. Theme: Social and Community Studies Potential for Cash on Delivery Aid: An Ideological and Economic Appr Approach oach to For Foreign eign Aid and Development Natalie Bowman, International Studies Department, Iona College, New Rochelle, USA Overview: This study analyzes the contemporary foreign aid model, Cash on Delivery Aid, for its potential ability to address global development including principal agent problem, recipient autonomy, and ideological standoffs. Theme: Global Studies The Impact of Curr Current ent Repatriation Policies on the Experiences of Denied Asylum Seekers: Focus on Kosovo Kaltrina Kusari, Social Work Faculty, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada Overview: This study explores how the European Union preference for repatriation affects the reintegration experiences of denied asylum seekers, with a particular focus on Kosovar denied asylum seekers. Theme: Global Studies Ferguson, Missouri: A Case Study of Social Media Use in Crisis Communication Cotina Lane Pixley, Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of the District of Columbia, Washington, USA Overview: This study describes how community use of social media in crisis helps moderate the various levels of anger by aiding in understanding, interpreting, coping, and response to a crisis event. Theme: Communication Women’ omen’ss V Veiling eiling Choices in Oman Dr. Sameera Tahira Ahmed, Faculty of English and Language Studies, Sohar University, Sohar, Oman Overview: The practice of veiling among women in Oman is fundamentally about religion but can vary depending on other factors. This paper explores some of the women’s motivations and choices. Theme: Cultural Studies Symbolic Repr Representation esentation in Contemporary Heraldry Dr. Lawrence Lewis, Department of Psychological Sciences, Loyola University New Orleans, New Orleans, USA Alana Demaske, Department of Psychological Sciences, Loyola University New Orleans, New Orleans, USA Overview: A variety of psychological characteristics and personal traits are referenced in contemporary North American heraldic design in continuance of a symbolic tradition dating from twelfth century Europe. Theme: Cultural Studies Examining the Methodological Implications of Inter International national Classr Classroom oom Resear Research ch Dr. Masitah Shahrill, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Office of Assistant Vice Chancellor, University of Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam Overview: This study examines the methodological implications of adapting research design and connecting the findings of a large-scale international classroom video study to a small-scale classroom video study in Brunei Darussalam. Theme: Educational Studies Intr Introducing oducing the Flipped Classr Classroom oom Strategy in the Lear Learning ning of Y Year ear Nine Factorization Siti Nuraini Nailah Putri Manjanai, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, University of Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam Dr. Masitah Shahrill, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Office of Assistant Vice Chancellor, University of Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam Overview: This study examines the flipped classroom strategy that was used in the learning of Year Nine Factorisation in an all-girls high school in Brunei Darussalam. Theme: Educational Studies Room 3 Vulnerable and Marginalized Communities The Political Ecology of T Tin in Mining: The Marginalization of Resour Resource-dependent ce-dependent Coastal Community in Indonesia Isma Rosyida, Regional Science Laboratory, Human System Science, Graduate School of Letters, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan Overview: This study explores the mechanisms involved in the issue of tin mining permit licenses, the weaknesses of the decision making system, and the governance related issues pertaining to coastal resources. Theme: Social and Community Studies Extractive Industries in South America: Understanding Pr Pre-conditions e-conditions for Inclusive Gr Growth owth Sandra Carrillo Hoyos, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK Overview: This paper analyses main drivers of conflict associated with extractive activities and corresponding pre-conditions for achieving inclusive growth, by focusing in the role performed by the sub-national level of governance. Theme: Social and Community Studies Flooding and Adaptation: Coping Strategies of Slum Dwellers in Lagos, Nigeria Dr. Idongesit Eshiet, Department of Sociology, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria Overview: This study investigates the coping strategies of urban slum dwellers to flood disasters in Lagos, Nigeria. Slum dwellers within the Lagos metropolis are particularly vulnerable to flood disasters. Theme: Social and Community Studies Symbolic Interactionism as a Practical T Tool: ool: Interpr Interpreting eting the Course of Social Events during Mineral Exploration Dr. Jan Boon, Ottawa, Canada Overview: In this paper symbolic interactionism was successfully used to interpret social events related to mineral exploration projects and to link person-to-person interactions to the formation of new social structures. Theme: Social and Community Studies WEDNESDA EDNESDAY Y, 03 AUGUST PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 4 Communication Studies 12:45-14:25 Two T Types ypes of Cooperation in Argumentative Discourse Gabriela Bašić, Department of Teachers Education, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split, Split, Croatia Overview: Tension between argumentative competition and cooperation is a concern for argumentation theories. Two types of cooperation in argumentation are gained based on the I-mode and we-mode cooperation distinction (Tuomela 2005). Theme: Communication Amandla! Ngawethu (Power to the People): The Role and Power of South Afrikan Black T Twitter witter Vuyolwethu Seti, Department of Communication Science, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Overview: This paper examines the role and power of black twitter in post-94 South Africa, looking at a range of incidents that have "trended" on black twitter. Theme: Communication The V Visual isual Repr Representation esentation of Masculinity in "Men's Health" (SA) Magazine Dr. Christiaan Petrus Cilliers, Communication Science, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Overview: This study explores the visual representation of masculinities in "Men's Health" (SA) magazine with reference to mediation, reality, and ideology in the South African media by using semiotic visual analysis. Theme: Communication The Study of Online Shopping: New Business W Wave ave Prof. Ganapatrao Yashwant Shitole, Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University, Pune, India Overview: This paper studies the issues and challenges to online shopping and customer preferences, focusing on the developing country of India as its scope. Theme: Social and Community Studies Room 5 Gender Gender,, Cultur Culture, e, and Identity Honor Killings of W Women omen in the Pakistani Cultur Culture: e: V Violence iolence against W Women omen Afshan Kiran Imtiaz, Gender Studies Department, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Overview: This paper focuses on honor killing, a cultural phenomenon in the name of religion which is carried out on the suspicion that a woman has indulged in deviant sexual behavior. Theme: Cultural Studies If Justin Bieber Came to T Tanga: anga: Negotiating Y Youth outh and Masculinity in a Dying T Tanzanian anzanian T Town own April Greenwood, Department of Anthropology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA Overview: This narrative follows three young men as they utilize international media icons to reconstruct the meaning of work and define how they can remain “men” in a failing economy. Theme: Cultural Studies Room 7 Session in Spanish: Estudios Civicos y Politicos I 14:25-14:40 COFFEE BREAK WEDNESDA EDNESDAY Y, 03 AUGUST PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 1 Poster Session 14:40-15:25 Self-r Self-regulation egulation in the Social Domain in the Context of Self-esteem and Self-ef Self-efficacy ficacy in Late Adolescence Dr. Helena Klimusova, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic Andrea Reznickova, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic Overview: This study explores self-regulatory mechanisms in the social domain in late adolescence. The relationships between SOC mechanisms and the constructs of self-esteem and self-efficacy are investigated. Theme: Cultural Studies The Relationship Between Live versus Recor Recorded ded Arts-r Arts-related elated Events and Civic Engagement Dr. Donald Polzella, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Dayton, Dayton, USA Dr. Jeremy Forbis, University of Dayton, Dayton, USA Overview: This study summarizes and discusses previous research exploring the relationship between different types and modes of arts-related experiences and civic engagement. Theme: Social and Community Studies Towar owards ds Culturally Safe Social Policy Pr Processes ocesses for Aboriginal Australians Dr. Lester J. Thompson, School of Arts and Social Science, Southern Cross University, Coolangatta, Australia Dr. Debbie Duthie, Oodgeroo Indigenous Student Support Unit, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Overview: This is an examination of how the concept cultural-safety can be used critically to assist in the development of better social policy for Indigenous Australians. Theme: Social and Community Studies Factors Associated with Kor Koreans’ eans’ Per Perception ception of W Welfar elfaree Deservingness towar toward d Immigrants: The Role of Recipr Reciprocity ocity Criteria Jongmi Lee, Graduate School of Social Welfare, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea Overview: This study clarifies the factors associated with the welfare deservingness perception towards immigrants in Korea through the theory of deservingness criteria, self-interest, and socialization approaches. Theme: Social and Community Studies Income Generating Pr Program: ogram: Its Impact among Low-income W Women omen in Peninsular Malaysia Hasnor Faiz Mohammad Salleh, Institute for Social Science Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia Dr. Haslinda Abdullah, Faculty of Human Ecology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia Habibah Omar, Faculty of Law, MARA University of Technology, Shah Alam, Malaysia Overview: This study evaluates the impact of an income generating program on low-income women who participate in the Azam Kerja Program initiated by the Malaysian government. Theme: Social and Community Studies Training Par Parents ents and Service Pr Providers oviders to Pr Promote omote Healthy Sexuality among Y Youth outh with Intellectual Disabilities Dr. Wendi Lokanc-Diluzio, Calgary Zone, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Canada Heather Cobb, Sexual and Reproductive Health, Calgary Zone, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Canada Dr. Sandra Reilly, Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada Overview: Our poster highlights the objectives and outcomes of workshops designed to train participants to promote healthy sexuality among youth with intellectual disabilities. Additionally, it features tascc.ca, an online resource. Theme: Social and Community Studies Aging Baby Boomers Prioritize Livable Communities: W Working orking T Together ogether to Get Ther Theree Prof. Marilyn Luptak, College of Social Work, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA Overview: As aging baby boomers move into retirement, social challenges and opportunities are plentiful. Age-friendly communities are mobilizing to develop innovative social policies and programs to enhance livability. Theme: Social and Community Studies Cost Ef Effectiveness fectiveness of a Statewide Falls Pr Prevention evention Pr Program ogram Prof. Steven M. Albert, Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA Dr. Jonathan Raviotta, Department of Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA Dr. Chyongchiou Jeng Lin, Department of Family Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA Dr. Offer Emanuel Edelstein, Department of Social Work, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel Dr. Kenneth J. Smith, Department of General Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA Overview: Healthy Steps for Older Adults, the Pennsylvania Department of Aging falls prevention program, resulted in savings of $718-$840 on average per person. The advantages of HSOA should be investigated statewide. Theme: Science in Society WEDNESDA EDNESDAY Y, 03 AUGUST PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 2 Poster Session Continued 14:40-15:25 The Pr Prevalence evalence of Andr Andropausal opausal Symptoms among Kuwaiti Males Maha Alsejari, College of Social Science, Kuwait University, Kuwait, Kuwait Overview: Andropause is a syndrome which usually occurs during a man's midlife. It is associated with clinical short-term and long-term effects, due to subnormal levels of testosterone serum. Theme: Social and Community Studies The Development of Self-r Self-regulatory egulatory Mechanisms in the Course of Adolescence Iva Burešová, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic Jana Schormova, Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic Overview: This study focuses on the development of self-regulatory mechanisms in adolescence, both in the academic and social domain. Theme: Cultural Studies Hasshin English Platform: The Ef Effects fects on English Lear Learners’ ners’ Communication and Their Sense of Communicative Supportiveness Ayako Hirano, Language Education Center, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan Dr. Tsukasa Yamanaka, College of Life Sciences, International Center at Biwako-Kusatsu Campus, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan Sanae Ishida, Chiba University of Commerce, Ichikawa, Japan Overview: This research assesses the quality of Japanese English-learners’ communication and their “RITA” (communicative supportiveness) while using the Hasshin Online Platform to plan and implement their own projects. Theme: Educational Studies How Dif Differ ferent ent T Types ypes of Retir Retirement ement Impact Kor Korean ean Retir Retirees’ ees’ Self and Mental Health: Application of a Str Stress ess Pr Process ocess Model Yaeji Kim, Department of Social Welfare, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea Overview: By applying a stress process model, this study investigates the impact of retirement on Korean retirees’ mental health, and figures whether the change in self-esteem bridges this association. Theme: Social and Community Studies AT Typology ypology for Acculturation of Femlae Marriage Immigrants in South Kor Korea ea Yeonhee Rho, Department of Social Welfare, Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon-si, South Korea Chaie-Won Rhee, School of Social Welfare, Soongsil University, Seoul, South Korea Hyun-Sun Park, Department of Social Welfare, Graduate School of Public Policy, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea Sang-Gyun Lee, Department of Social Welfare, Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon-si, South Korea Overview: Using a latent class analysis, this study empirically tests and proposes a typology for acculturation types of immigrant women in South Korea who immigrated due to marriage. Theme: Global Studies Social Science Pedagogy for Students’ Examination of Global Stratification Dr. Jennifer Pearce-Morris, Department of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education, Raritan Valley Community College, Branchburg, USA Overview: Higher education pedagogy is implemented to promote student engagement with, interest in, and knowledge of current inequalities between high-income and low-income countries. Theme: Educational Studies The Impact of Commissioning for Quality Impr Improvement ovement on Organizational Cultur Culturee Dr. Kevin Corbett, School of Health and Education, Middlesex University London, London, UK Overview: This pilot study describes the complexity of achieving alignment with health commissioner intentions via internal organizational networks of people/technologies and the impact on organizational culture. Theme: Organizational Studies Twenty-five Y Years ears of T Transition ransition to Democracy: Institutional Challenges Prof. Soledad Soza, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile Overview: Chile faces democratic consolidation. The twenty-five-year transition to democracy witnessed steady growth and governance giving way to social change. Institutions are pressed to cope with social demands and disparities. Theme: Civic and Political Studies In Others’ W Wor ords: ds: What Student-selected Quotes T Teach each Students about the Concept of Social Justice Dr. Laurette Morris, Psychology Department, State University of New York, College at Old Westbury, Old Westbury, USA Overview: This poster introduces rationale, Social Justice Quotes Assignment, findings, and discussion of how the assignment and students’ findings can be incorporated into a comprehensive social justice curriculum and pedagogy. Theme: Social and Community Studies WEDNESDA EDNESDAY Y, 03 AUGUST PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 3 Virtual Poster Session 14:40-15:25 Support for Par Parents ents with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Practice Model Dr. Elvia R. Krajewski-Jaime, School of Social Work, Eastern Michigan University, Brighton, USA Jessica Holmes, NSO Life Choices Program, Neighborhood Service Organization, Detroit, USA Dr. Linda Cobb-McClain, Life Choices Program, Neighborhood Service Organization, Detroit, USA Jacqueline Raxter, Life Choices Program, Neighborhood Service Organization, Detroit, USA Tamara Taylor, Life Choices, Neighborhood Services Organization, Detroit, USA Overview: This paper discusses an assessment of the efficacy of a practice model designed to develop parental skills to parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Theme: Social and Community Studies Climate Adaptation and Resilience: The Role of Indigenous Knowledge Dr. Vandana Asthana, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, USA Overview: This paper argues that indigenous knowledge acquired by indigenous populations should also be acknowledged and mainstreamed in state discourses and practices to help climate adaptation and mitigation policies. Theme: Environmental Studies Relocated in Mind and Space: Libraries and Boundaries Kathryn Elizabeth Boudreau-Henry, Department of Educational Leadership, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, USA Overview: Libraries are proactively transforming to attract clientele. Does this ancient institution have relevance? Theme: Social and Community Studies An Artificial Intelligence Appr Approach, oach, Methodology Methodology,, and Cognitive G-space Ar Architectur chitecturee for Over Overcoming coming the Complexity of Legislation Analysis Assoc. Prof. Georgi Goshev, University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria Overview: The application of cognitive G-space architecture overcomes the complexity of analyzing legislation, helps identify errors, and facilitates the design of logically accurate models of legislation and legal mechanisms. Theme: Social and Community Studies Responding to the Refugee Crisis in Eur Europe: ope: The Case of Latvia Vadims Murasovs, Daugavpils University, Daugavpils, Latvia Dr. Valerijs Dombrovskis, Department of Pedagogy and Educational Psychology, Daugavpils University, Daugavpils, Latvia Dr. Aleksejs Ruza, Daugavpils University, Daugavpils, Latvia Dr. Vitalijs Rascevskis, Daugavpils University, Daugavpils, Latvia Overview: This study is an in-depth social psychological analysis of Latvian residents’ attitudes towards refugees. Theme: Social and Community Studies Measuring Change in Social Communication Behaviors of Y Young oung Adults and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disor Disorder der thr through ough Gender Matching Marie Sanford, Department of Speech-Language Pathology, School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, Ithaca College, Ithaca, USA Jana Waller, Department of Speech-Language Pathology, School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, Ithaca College, Ithaca, USA Tina Caswell, Department of Speech-Language Pathology, School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, Ithaca College, Ithaca, USA Overview: Measured improvements in social communication behaviors of young adults with autism are discussed, indicating that gender-matched peers expand treatment results. Specific social communication activities and data are shared. Theme: Social and Community Studies The Ef Effects fects of Individual Development Accounts on Life Satisfaction Soyeon Kim, School of Social Work, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea Overview: This study examines Individual Development Accounts' effect on life satisfaction in South Korea. Theme: Social and Community Studies Essentialism, Ster Stereotype, eotype, and Distortion: On the Orientalist Misunderstanding of the Dynamics of the Islamic Context Dr. Shoja Ahmadvand, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) Dr. Mohsen Abbaszadeh Marzbali, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) Farzad Souri, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law and Political Science, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) Overview: This paper critically analyzes the Orientalist representations of the East and Muslims, heavily influenced by the “discourse approach” in the sense of Foucault and Derrida's vision of “deconstruction." Theme: Cultural Studies The Politics of Myth under the Banner of Religion: On Islamic Fundamentalist Thinking Dr. Mohsen Abbaszadeh Marzbali, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) Arash Reisinezhad, Department of Politics and International Relations, School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Florida International University, Miami, USA Overview: This research discusses the rise of fundamentalism, focusing on a mode of thinking, called "Mythical Thinking” that manifests in a specific "character structure" and, thus, a specific political action. Theme: Cultural Studies Construction of Alter Alternative native Sexuality/Intimacy: Japanese Manga Cultur Culturee Y Yuri uri in Chinese Fandom Community Ka Yi Yeung, Department of Sociology and Social Policy, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Overview: Yuri is a Japanese manga culture referring to the spiritual attraction between two girls. This online ethnography study explores the alternative sexuality and queer culture among Chinese Yuri fans. Theme: Cultural Studies The Covert Gover Governance nance of Dissent: Under Undercover cover Police Infiltration of Canadian Political Activism Mariful Alam, Department of Social Sciences, Program of Socio-Legal Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada Overview: This study investigates legal regimes, state surveillance, and political dissent by focusing on the rationalizations, operations, and effects of infiltration, and explores how legal discourses animate and complicate this nexus. Theme: Civic and Political Studies WEDNESDA EDNESDAY Y, 03 AUGUST 14:40-15:25 PARALLEL SESSIONS Memory in the Celebration of Organizational Identity Dr. Sandro Serpa, Department of Sociology, University of the Azores, Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences, Ponta Delgada, Portugal Overview: This paper analyses, with a case study, the centrality of the mobilization of memory by leadership in the definition and permanence of a social organization. Theme: Organizational Studies Ethical Considerations in Conducting Qualitative Resear Research: ch: Resear Researcher’ cher’ss Cultural Identification and Self-r Self-reflection eflection Dr. Nectaria Karagiozis, Faculty of Education, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada Overview: This study discusses the relationship between qualitative research and ethical considerations in education. Theme: Educational Studies Native V Volunteers olunteers for Interactive Gr Groups oups in English as a Second Language T Teaching eaching María Carmen Callero Castillo, University of Malaga, Málaga, Spain Overview: Implementing interactive groups in English Second Language classes increases the percentage of success, and when the volunteers are native English speakers the advantages are even greater. Theme: Educational Studies Management of Elderly Patients with Chr Chronic onic Conditions in V Valencia, alencia, Spain: The Use of Social and Health Inputs to Detect Early Futur Futuree Adverse Events Ascensión Doñate-Martínez, Polibienestar Research Institute, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain Dr. Francisco Ródenas Rigla, Polibienestar Research Institute, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain Dr. Jorge Garcés Ferrer, Polibienestar Research Institute, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain Overview: This study introduces community-level stratification tools that can serve as a guide for decision-making to implement health resources and social services to improve elderly patients’ well-being and health status. Theme: Social and Community Studies Using Polya’ Polya’ss Principles as an Appr Approach oach to Helping Students Make Sense of Pr Problem oblem Solving Nur Farahiyah Yassin, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Insitute of Education, University of Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam Dr. Masitah Shahrill, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education, Office of Assistant Vice Chancellor, University of Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam Overview: This study explores the effectiveness of Polya’s four stages of problem solving on year-eleven students' performances concerning circle theorem. Theme: Educational Studies Common-pool Resour Resources ces of Pharmaceutical Health Capabilities: A New Ethical Appr Approach oach on Capabilities César Montealegre, University La Laguna, Las palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Overview: This paper proposes improving the accessibility to medicine in developing countries by mean of “Common-Pool Resources” of pharmaceutical health capacities. Theme: Social and Community Studies Room 5 Workshop How to Combine Ef Effectiveness fectiveness Resear Research ch and Epidemiology Methods within a Realist Evaluation in Inter Interdisciplinary disciplinary Settings to Investigate What W Works orks and for Whom Dr. Mansoor Abul Fazl Kazi, School of Social Welfare, University at Albany, The State University of New York, Albany, USA Overview: This workshop will use live data to demonstrate how to implement realist evaluation in interdisciplinary settings, with the central aim of investigating what interventions work and in what circumstances. Theme: Social and Community Studies Room 6 Workshop The National Institutes of Health and the Grant Review Pr Process: ocess: Insights fr from om the Inside Dr. Mary Ann Guadagno, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, USA Overview: This workshop provides a comprehensive introduction to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) peer review process by which applications for funding are reviewed. Theme: Organizational Studies Room 7 Workshop Bor Borderland derland Lives: Social and Cultural T Transformation ransformation of the Communities Living along the United States and Mexico Bor Border der John Thomas, Law and Medical Schools, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, USA Overview: This workshop explores the cultural transformation that has transpired in the past century of life along the US/Mexico border. Theme: Cultural Studies Room 8 Session in Spanish: Debates 15:25-15:35 TRANSITION WEDNESDA EDNESDAY Y, 03 AUGUST PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 1 Social and Political Studies 15:35-17:15 The Influence of Religious Cultural Heritage on Pr President esident T Truman, ruman, the Iran Crisis of 1946, and Inter International national Contr Control ol of Nuclear Technology Brian Muzas, School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Seton Hall University, South Orange, USA Overview: This paper explores how religious cultural heritage influenced President Truman's handling of the 1946 Iran crisis and the subsequent Baruch plan to internationalize control of nuclear technology. Theme: Civic and Political Studies Expansionist Policies of the Ancient Roman and United States Republics: Military Imperialism Prof. Valentine J. Belfiglio, Department of History and Government, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, USA Overview: This paper examines factors or events which inspire states to seek superpower status. Theme: Civic and Political Studies State and Education in Plato and Aristotle Valentina Perišić, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Split, Split, Croatia Overview: This paper discusses the philosophical insights of Plato and Aristotle regarding the matter of education and its role in the city-state, incorporating educational views within political philosophy. Theme: Educational Studies Migrations, Scientific Cultur Culture, e, and Rational Entr Entrepr epreneurship: eneurship: German Chemists and Scottish Educational Reformers in Nineteenthcentury England Dr. Renan Springer de Freitas, Department of Sociology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil Overview: This paper discusses the role played by Scottish educational reformers and German chemists in the development of English industry in the nineteenth century. Theme: Cultural Studies Room 2 Social Studies: Disadvantaged and V Vulnerable ulnerable Gr Groups oups Can Y You ou Hear Me NOW? Mobile T Technology echnology and Sex W Work ork at the Intersections of Usefulness and V Vulnerability ulnerability Dr. Subadra Panchanadeswaran, School of Social Work, Adelphi University, Garden City, USA Shubha Chacko, Human Rights, Solidarity Foundation, Bengaluru, India Santushi Kuruppu, New York, USA Dr. Laura Ting, Social Work, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore County, USA Overview: This study explores the nexus between mobile phone technology and sex work in India revealing a complex picture of gains and vulnerability, including newer ways of engaging with vulnerable communities. Theme: Social and Community Studies Psychological Sense of Community in School: Relationship to Aggr Aggressive essive Behavior and Bullying Dr. Helen Vrailas Bateman, Psychology Department, Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee, USA Overview: This study examines the relationship between students’ psychological sense of community in rural school settings and their exposure to victimization and bullying. Theme: Social and Community Studies Trends in Compensation for Sexual Abuse at Australian Religious Schools: Does Financial Compensation Impr Improve ove School Safety? Dr. Paul Kauffman, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Overview: This paper investigates trends in financial compensation for victims of sexual abuse in Australian religious schools and whether those payments improve school safety. Theme: Social and Community Studies Service Utilization among W Women omen Who Ar Aree V Victims ictims of Domestic V Violence: iolence: The Contribution of Origin, Characteristics of V Violence, iolence, and Psychological Distr Distress ess Dr. Anat Ben-Porat, School of Social Work, Bar Ilan University, Petach Tikva, Israel Overview: This study highlights the variation in service utilization among female victims of domestic violence and provides a basis for a conceptualization that highlights the factors that influence their decisions. Theme: Social and Community Studies Room 3 Social Science in the Era of the Anthr Anthropocene opocene "Hitch Y Your our W Wagon agon to Our Rocket": Connecting T Trropes of Envir Environmentalism onmentalism and the Social Sciences during the Space Race Dr. Erinn McComb, Department of Social Sciences, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, USA Overview: Critics of American spaceflight’s environmental effects brought attention to disparities in race and class and implored that spaceflight funding be diverted into social science research to create an equitable society. Theme: An Age and its Ends: Social Science in the Era of the Anthropocene Fr From om V Valuable aluable W Workfor orkforce ce to Invaluable Land Holders: Perspectives and Outlooks of Indigenous Land Struggles in South-wester South-western n Amazonia Louise Cardoso de Mello, Division of Geography, History, and Philosophy, Pablo de Olavide University, Seville, Spain Overview: This paper discusses an historical analysis of indigenous land struggles as well as an ethnographic evaluation of their persistence in the context of predatory neo-extractivist activities in south-western Amazonia. Theme: An Age and its Ends: Social Science in the Era of the Anthropocene The Slipperiness of PCBs-as-Beings: Indigenous Futurity Conceived in, and thr through, ough, Contaminated Salmon Isabelle Maurice-Hammond, Women and Gender Studies Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada Overview: Indigenous futurity represents a becoming with, and in spite of, chemical infrastructure and toxicity. This paper theorizes Indigenous relationships with PCB contaminated salmon, exploring alterlife, uncertain becomings, and Indigenous survivance. Theme: An Age and its Ends: Social Science in the Era of the Anthropocene WEDNESDA EDNESDAY Y, 03 AUGUST PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 4 Social and Community Studies: Partnership, Resilience, and Moral Exchange 15:35-17:15 Pr Prosperity osperity for All: Over Overcoming coming Frames of Refer Reference ence in Political Economy Prof. Raphael Sassower, Department of Philosophy, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, USA Overview: Current debates over political economy should account for a revisiting of the frames of reference within which our imagination is trapped. Theme: Social and Community Studies Community Resilience: Str Strengths, engths, Shortcomings, and Suggestions Lieselotte Eva Vaneeckhaute, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium Overview: This paper reviews the conceptualization of community resilience in natural and social sciences. Furthermore, it discusses enriching concepts to enhance the theoretical framework of community resilience. Theme: Social and Community Studies Citizen Participation in the Case of Genetic Modified Organisms in Brazil Maria Luísa Nozawa Ribeiro, Graduate Program in Science, Technology, and Society, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil Maria Teresa Miceli Kerbauy, Graduate Program in Science, Technology, and Society, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, Brazil Overview: This paper discusses the theories of public participation in order to understand the context of the Genetic Modified Organisms policies in Brazil, highlighting their configuration and expert importance. Theme: Civic and Political Studies German and Kor Korean ean Soft, Har Hard, d, and Smart Power: A Theory of Political Strategy Prof. Benedict Edward DeDominicis, Political Science, Walden University, Bucheon, South Korea Overview: This paper discusses altering the diplomatic political context to demonstrate smart power, in effect altering critical social, economic, and political trends through consistent policies. Theme: Civic and Political Studies Room 5 Managing Community Health A Conceptual Model for Health Car Caree Pr Professionals ofessionals and Patient Interaction for Diabetes Health Car Caree in South Africa Dr. Sabihah Moola, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Overview: This study develops a unique conceptual model from a patient’s perspective for HCP-patient interaction for diabetes health care in South Africa. Theme: Social and Community Studies Crafting Electr Electro-acoustic o-acoustic Music for Sensory Integration Therapy Dr. Valerie Ross, Faculty of Music, MARA University of Technology, Shah Alam, Malaysia Overview: Premised on practice-led research, this interdisciplinary study elucidates the structural design and creation of electro-acoustic music for auditory entrainment in sensory integration therapy for children with autism. Theme: Social and Community Studies Can Music Making Really Matter (Again) Dr. Susan West, Australian National University School of Music, Music Engagement Program, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Overview: This paper discusses longitudinal data in an altruistically directed music program that has shown benefits in the development of empathy and compassion for users of all ages. Theme: Social and Community Studies The Ef Effects fects of Low Income on Y Youth outh Levels of Str Stress ess Breann Marie Nix, Whitney M. Young School of Social Work, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, USA Overview: This study shows a correlation between low income and stress levels in youth. Theme: Social and Community Studies Room 6 Social and Community Studies The Essential Evolution of Leadership Style in Community-based T Tourism ourism Development Pr Process: ocess: A Case Study fr from om Thailand Wanvipa Phanumat, Office of Community-Based Tourism Development, Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration, Bangkok, Thailand Overview: The steps of leadership capacity building in each phrase of sustainable community-based tourism development is explored. It involves the process of leading, elevating, allocating, and passing forward to sustainability. Theme: Social and Community Studies Narrative Social Dilemmas: T Towar oward d a Folk Narratological Sociology Dr. Ernesto Mora Forero, Institute of Language Studies, Department of Linguistics, University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil Overview: I introduce the claim that narrative users could developed a set of cognitive skills (Folk Narratological Sociology), when they manage with the presence of social dilemmas in some stories. Theme: Social and Community Studies Embracing Reflexivity in T Textual extual Analysis: Lessons fr from om the Desk Angus James MacDougall Smith, Methodology Department, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK Overview: Reflexivity means acknowledging the fact that the researcher is a human being. More often applied to ethnographic research, this paper considers how reflexive analysis might be applied to textual data. Theme: Social and Community Studies Who Is Responsible for W Women's omen's Dis-empowerment in Pakistan? Islam, Military Rule, or W Women omen Themselves Farah Naz, Government and International Relations School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Overview: This paper discusses the status of women in Islam, in civil and military rule and the failure of the Pakistani Government to address female disempowerment as part of national security. Theme: Social and Community Studies Room 7 Session in Spanish: Estudios de la Educación I Room 8 Session in Spanish: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad II THURSDA HURSDAY Y, 04 AUGUST THURSDA HURSDAY Y, 04 AUGUST 8:30-9:00 CONFERENCE REGISTRA EGISTRATION TION DESK OPEN 9:00-9:30 PUBLISHING YOUR BOOK OR AR RTICLE TICLE WITH COMMON GROUND, DOMINIQUE MOORE, COMMON GROUND PUBLISHING, USA 9:30-10:00 10:00-10:30 PLENAR LENARY Y SPEAKER – DA AVID VID HUMPHREYS, PROFESSOR OF ENVIRONMENT NVIRONMENTAL AL POLICY, ASSOCIA SSOCIATE TE DEAN, SOCIAL SCIENCES PROGRAM DIRECTOR, THE OPEN UNIVERSITY, MIL ILTON TON KEYNES, UK, “RESPONDING TO PLANET PLANETAR ARY Y CHANGE: WHA HAT T ROLE FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES IN THE ANTHROPOCENE?” GARDEN CONVERSA ONVERSATION TION PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 1 Organizational and Corporate Gover Governance nance 10:30-11:45 The Business Responsibility Reports of Indian Companies for the Financial Y Year ear 2014-15: Special Refer Reference ence to Global Reporting Standar Standards ds Dr. Madhavi Kulkarni, Commerce Department, SNDT Arts and Commerce College for Women, Pune, India Overview: This paper reviews the business responsibility reports of Indian companies for the financial year 2014-15 with a view to analyzing their compliance of global reporting standards. Theme: Social and Community Studies Institutional Isomorphism in the Context of the Federal Consent Decr Decree: ee: The Case of the Los Angeles Police Department Allan Jiao, Department of Law and Justice Studies, Rowan University, Glassboro, USA Jeffry Phillips, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles, USA Overview: This study determines the extent to which the constructs of institutional isomorphism apply within the LAPD’s performance measurements of the federal consent decree. Theme: Organizational Studies AT Trade-of rade-offf between Corporate Social Responsibility and Shar Shareholders’ eholders’ Expectations Dr. Agnes W. Y. Lo, Faculty of Business, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Dr. Raymond M. K. Wong, College of Business, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong William Wong, Faculty of Business, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Overview: This research investigates the interplay between ethical incentives and shareholders’ expectations of tunneling needs on devising relatedparty transactions. Theme: Organizational Studies Room 2 Political Participation and Social Change Donald T Trump, rump, Ber Bernie nie Sanders, and the Elite Resistance to the Resurgence of American Populism Dr. Karl Trautman, Department of Social Sciences, Central Maine Community College, Gorham, USA Overview: Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have introduced populism to the discourse of the 2016 U.S. presidential race. Some of the elite resistance to their appeal will be analyzed. Theme: Civic and Political Studies How to Evaluate the Individual Actors of Social Change in Sociology: A Contribution to the T Topic opic of Social T Transformation, ransformation, Structur Structures, es, and Agency in Social Dynamics Dr. Jiri Subrt, Department of Historical Sociology, Faculty of Humanities, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic Overview: The influence of individual human actors on social reality is accepted on the micro level in sociology. A neglected question is whether individual actors can influence the macro-level too. Theme: Civic and Political Studies Factors Influencing Political Participation in Selected Rural Communities in Owerri North Local Gover Government nment Ar Area ea of Imo State, Nigeria Assoc. Prof. Oko Obasi, Academic Planning and Quality Assurance Directorate, Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, Nigeria Nnamdi Erondu, Department of Public Administration, School of Business and Management Technology, Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Aba, Nigeria Overview: This paper investigates the problem of political apathy in Nigeria. It highlights the political implications, identifies the forms and causes, and ultimately proffers the way out. Theme: Civic and Political Studies THURSDA HURSDAY Y, 04 AUGUST PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 3 Inter Interdisciplinary disciplinary Community Participation 10:30-11:45 The Complexity of Community in Inter Interdisciplinary disciplinary Collaboration: Comparative Perspectives among Six Disciplines Prof. Yossi Korazim-Korosy, School of Social Work, Graduate Program in Behavioral Sciences, College of Management, John Wesley Theological College, Tel Aviv, Israel Dr. Terry Mizrahi, Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York, USA Martha L. Garcia, Master of Social Work, Pacific University, Eugene, USA Overview: This paper examines how six professions view the roles of the community in problem-solving of marginalized populations. They identified need for community involvement, although meanings and extent of participation differ. Theme: Social and Community Studies The Pr Process ocess of Deliberations in Inter Interdisciplinary disciplinary Community Collaboration: Comparative Perspectives among Six Disciplines Prof. Yossi Korazim-Korosy, School of Social Work, Graduate Program in Behavioral Sciences, College of Management, John Wesley Theological College, Tel Aviv, Israel Dr. Terry Mizrahi, School of Social Work, Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York, USA Martha L. Garcia, Master of Social Work, Pacific University, Eugene, USA Overview: This paper focuses on collaboration as a process among six professions. It presents a model for successful coalescing based on how the groups collectively problem-solved using a case study. Theme: Social and Community Studies Pr Professional ofessional Determinants in Inter Interdisciplinary disciplinary Community Collaborations: Comparative Perspectives on the Identity Identity,, Roles, and Experiences among Six Disciplines Dr. Terry Mizrahi, Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York, USA Prof. Yossi Korazim-Korosy, School of Social Work, Graduate Program in Behavioral Sciences, College of Management, John Wesley Theological College, Tel Aviv, Israel Martha L. Garcia, Master of Social Work, Pacific University, Eugene, USA Overview: This paper focuses on the professional identities, roles, and experiences of six professions engaged in a collaborative problem-solving process using a case study of a marginalized urban community. Theme: Social and Community Studies Room 4 Teaching and Lear Learning ning Advantages of Using V Virtual irtual Lear Learning ning Envir Environments onments Dr. Margarita Pino-Juste, Education, School Organization, and Research Methods, University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain José Domínguez Alonso, University of Vigo, Orense, Spain Lucia Lomba Portela, University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain Overview: This study investigates the effects that the design of personal learning environments have in overcoming student´s lack of motivation using learning communities as educative model. Theme: Educational Studies Mentoring: A Conceptual Model of Leadership and Social Justice Development Dr. John Conahan, Kutztown University, Kutztown, USA Overview: This paper examines and proposes a conceptual model of mentoring in preparing social work students for social justice advocacy and social work leadership of for profit and nonprofit organizations. Theme: Educational Studies Of Butterflies and Silences: T Teaching eaching Biology W Well ell Dr. Sharon Pelech, Science Education, Faculty of Education, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Canada Overview: This paper explores how students and teachers understand the question, “What does it mean to teach biology well?” It explores the participants' constraints in a traditional science classroom. Theme: Educational Studies Room 5 Special T Topics opics in Critical Theory The Deprivation Indices: T Taking aking Stock of the Financial T Times imes Stock Exchange Rachael Miles, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK Overview: The one-hundred logos and brand identities of the UK’s top one-hundred Financial Times Stock Exchange index companies are conveyed through a rapid fire game of word association. Theme: Social and Community Studies Turkish Agenda fr from om a Socio-cinematographic Appr Approach: oach: The Example of "Dust Cloth" Aslı Agcaoglu, Sociology, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey Azmi Recep Ozdas, Social Work Department, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey Overview: Cinema responds to the atmosphere of the country in which a movie is produced. In this study, the movie "Dust Cloth" is analyzed within the sociopolitical agenda of Turkey. Theme: Cultural Studies Room 7 Session in Spanish: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad III Room 8 Session in Spanish: Estudios de la Educación II 11:45-12:55 LUNCH THURSDA HURSDAY Y, 04 AUGUST PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 1 Appr Approaches oaches to Envir Environmental onmental Sustainability 12:55-14:35 The Japan Clean Air Pr Program ogram II Octane Study and Its Implications: Carbon Dioxide Reduction in V Vehicle ehicle Fuel Dr. Kei-ichi Koseki, Research Center, TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K., Kawasaki, Japan Overview: Carbon dioxide reduction is a notable issue in view of climate change. This paper introduces intensive studies regarding vehicle fuel issues in Japan. Theme: Environmental Studies Building on the Buzz: Community V Valuing aluing of Native Australian Bees Dr. David G. Lloyd, School of Education, University of South Australia, Stirling, Australia Jenny Deans, Sturt Upper Reaches Landcare Group, Crafers, Australia Overview: This paper addresses an action research enquiry of three community groups’ collective learning about and promotion of Australian native bees, including evaluation of native bee workshops central to the project. Theme: Environmental Studies Theatr Theatree and Social Change: How the Omaha Magic Theatr Theatre's e's 1970's Pr Production oduction of "Earth Play: A Living Newspaper" Br Brought ought Awar wareness eness of Envir Environmental onmental Pr Problems oblems Dr. Judith M. Babnich, Wichita State University, Wichita, USA Overview: This paper examines how the Omaha Magic Theatre's play "Earth Play: A Living Newspaper" evolved and how the exploitation of the environment message of the play is still relevant today. Theme: Environmental Studies Geographic Information System and V Village illage Socio-economic Database Pr Presentation: esentation: Communication T Tools ools for Envir Environmental onmental Decision-makers and Lay People Dr. Umaporn Muneenam, Environmental Management Faculty, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand Overview: This paper discusses the application of a Geographic Information System and village socio-economic database presentation for environmental decision-makers and local lay people in the rural areas in Thailand. Theme: Environmental Studies Room 2 The Politics of Health and Health Car Caree Sexual and Repr Reproductive oductive Health Conditions among Indigenous Female Day Labor Laborers ers in Northwester Northwestern n Mexico Dr. Lourdes Camarena-Ojinaga, Faculty of Administrative and Social Sciences, Autonomous University of Baja California, Ensenada, Mexico Dr. Christine Alysse von Glascoe, Department of Population Studies, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Ensenada, Mexico Dr. Evarista Arellano-Garcia, Science Faculty, Autonomous University of Baja California, Ensenada, Mexico Concepción Martínez-Valdés, Faculty of Administrative and Social Sciences, Autonomous University of Baja California, Ensenada, Mexico Overview: Indigenous women in Mexico, in addition to their precarious lives and work, confront a monocultural reproductive and sexual health care system that reflects a general governmental disinterest toward this population. Theme: Social and Community Studies Maintaining Acceptable Levels of Public Health in a Rapidly Urbanizing W World: orld: The Relationship among Health, Law Law,, and Physical Change Dr. Robert Greenstreet, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, USA Overview: The relationship among health, law, and physical change to the environment caused by rapid urbanization is explored, and alternatives forwarded to maintain acceptable global levels of public health. Theme: Social and Community Studies The Per Perceptions ceptions of Community-based Field W Workers orkers on the Impact of the MAL-ED South Africa Pr Project oject on their Livelihoods Dr. Christabelle Sikhanyisiwe Moyo, Department of Microbiology, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa Prof. Joseph Francis, Institute for Rural Development, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa Prof. Pascal O. Bessong, Department of Microbiology, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa Overview: This study explores the views and impact of the Malnutrition and Enteric Diseases (MAL-ED) Project on field and healthcare workers, community leaders, junior faculty, and their heads of department. Theme: Social and Community Studies The "Paradox of Pr Prevention" evention" in Social W Welfar elfare: e: V Views iews fr from om the Fr Front ont Line Dr. Paul Stepney, Department of Social Work, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland Overview: The "paradox of prevention" debate and its consequential dilemmas for social welfare practitioners will be examined alongside initial findings from a cross-national research project in two European welfare states. Theme: Social and Community Studies Room 3 Dynamics of Diversity: Exclusionary "isms" Infra-humanization Ef Effects fects When Recognizing Own-race versus Other Other-race -race Faces: Implications for Eyewitness Memory Dr. Ira Konstantinou, Department of Psychology, Richmond, the American International University in London, London, UK Overview: We investigate infra-humanization effects in memory for own- versus other- race faces. Infra-humanization and cross-race bias are found but are especially strong when White participants are memorizing Black faces. Theme: Social and Community Studies Emotions, Dif Difficult ficult Lear Learning, ning, and Envir Environmental onmental Activism Karen McCallum, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, London, UK Overview: This paper situates the decolonization of Canada as a settler colonial state in methodological and pedagogical terms with guidance from, and analysis of, grassroots activist relationships. Theme: Social and Community Studies Minimizing Stigma: Navigating the Fine Line between Muscularity and Femininity for W Women omen in Mixed Martial Arts Alexandra Maris, Women and Gender Studies Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada Overview: This study explores societal discriminatory structures women mixed martial artists face when trying to reach and remain in MMA because of muscular frames that don't conform to feminine beauty standards. Theme: Cultural Studies THURSDA HURSDAY Y, 04 AUGUST PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 4 Politics of Identity and Diversity 12:55-14:35 How National Identity Shapes South Kor Koreans' eans' Attitudes towar toward d North Kor Korea ea and Its Defectors JeongKyu Suh, Department of Political Science, Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea Overview: This study examines the effects of national identity on South Koreans' attitudes toward national reunification and North Korean defectors. Theme: Civic and Political Studies AT Transnational ransnational Actor: Monsieur Imam Irmak Evren, Middle East Technical University, İstanbul, Turkey Overview: This paper explores Turkish-Muslim migrants in France, focusing on a transnational actor, a "religious official," assigned by the Presidency of Religious Affairs in Turkey to conduct religious service to migrants. Theme: Cultural Studies Germany on the Couch: The Conception of German Mentality in British W Wartime artime Subversive Pr Propaganda opaganda Kirk Graham, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Overview: This paper examines the role of the social sciences in the British propaganda effort to undermine the morale of German servicemen and civilians during the Second World War. Theme: Social and Community Studies Beyond the Political Narrative: On Eur European opean Union Identity Narrative Construction and German Cultural Politics Ruirui Zhou, Institute for Social and Economic Science, Center for Globalization and Governance, Hamburg University, Hamburg, Germany Overview: This paper is an elementary research on the causal relationship between European Union identity narrative construction and German cultural politics. Theme: Social and Community Studies Room 5 Educational Reform in Curriculum and Instruction The Emotional Distance of Par Parent ent Participation in Schooling: Headteachers’ V Viewpoints iewpoints in T Taiwan aiwan Prof. Hsin-Jen Chen, Centre for Teacher Education, National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan Prof. Ya-Hsuan Wang, Graduate Institute of Education, National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan Overview: This paper uses Andy Hargreaves’ theoretical framework of emotional distance to analyze headteachers’ perceptions of their interactions with parents in Taiwan. Theme: Cultural Studies Multicultural Science Imagination: Rebuilding the Landscape of the Science Classr Classroom oom Prof. Ya-Hsuan Wang, Institute of Education, National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan Prof. Hsin-Jen Chen, Centre for Teacher Education, National Chung Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan Overview: This project addresses rebuilding the landscape of the science classroom, disclosing several culture-free problems in science in order to recontextualise scientific culture. Theme: Educational Studies The Personal T Tutor's utor's Role in Secondary Education Iria Calleja Barcia, Department of Teaching, School Management, and Research Methods, Faculty of Education and Sports Sciences, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain Dr. Margarita Pino-Juste, University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain Overview: This bibliometric analysis describes teachers as personal tutors and counselors in the secondary education across international databases to compare them with the functions that the Spanish legislation agrees upon. Theme: Educational Studies Cultural Dialogue: T Transforming ransforming T Teacher eacher Education for the Inclusion of Childr Children en with Special Needs Dr. Nadera Alborno, School of Education, American University in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Dr. Catherine Hill, School of Education, American University in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Overview: This paper examines how cultural dialogue in teacher education can intentionally develop teachers’ skills in promoting better parentteacher relationships for the inclusion of children with special needs. Theme: Social and Community Studies Room 7 Session in Spanish: Estudios Organizacionales I Room 8 Session in Spanish: Estudios Civicos y Politicos II 14:35-14:50 COFFEE BREAK THURSDA HURSDAY Y, 04 AUGUST PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 1 Globalized Economics 14:50-16:30 Economic Instability and the Impact on Inter Internal nal Performance Indicators in Relation to the Inter International national Hospitality Industry in Gr Greece eece Dr. Mary Tanke, Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Florida International University, Miami, USA Landie Koch, Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Florida International University, Miami, USA Nico Rose, Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Florida International University, Miami, USA Overview: This research examines the impact of the 2009 financial instability in Greece on hospitality industry performance to determine impacts which could serve as a model in other industries. Theme: Global Studies North-South Axis: A Pr Problem oblem in Global Inequality Dr. Gerardo M. Acay, Political Science and Public Administration, Division of Social Sciences, Missouri Valley College, Marshall, USA Overview: This paper describes the North-South and/or East-West economic relations and its place as an illustrative problem area in global inequality. Theme: Global Studies New Fr Frontiers ontiers of Development: Social Finance, the Latent Power of the Private Sector Aya Ono, School of Global, Urban, and Social Studies, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: This paper frames social finance in its broadest terms as an alternative to corporate responsible practice, highlighting the significance and potential of social finance for global social development. Theme: Social and Community Studies Globalization, Financial Markets, and T Taxation axation Prof. Hiroyuki Ono, Faculty of Economics, Toyo University, Tokyo, Japan Overview: As the world becomes increasingly globalized, the financial system seems to become more volatile. This paper discusses how to cope with this problem, with a special focus on taxation. Theme: Global Studies Room 2 Cultural Studies: Media, Literatur Literature, e, Theory Emotional Segmentation in W Wor ordsworth's dsworth's "The Pr Prelude" elude" and Reader's Responses to the Poem Dr. Cynthia Whissell, Psychology Department, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada Overview: This paper applies a theory of text segmentation from cognitive psychology to explain why readers keep commenting on discontinuity in a well-known poetic work. Theme: Cultural Studies Laughing Their W Way: ay: Resistant Humor in the Fiction of Contemporary American W Women omen Dr. Nadia Boudidah, Department of English, Higher Institute of Applied Languages, Moknine, Kairouan, Tunisia Overview: The role of humor in the fiction of contemporary American women. The discourse of humor functions as a subversive technique for questioning basic assumptions and resisting cultural constrictions. Theme: Cultural Studies "Bride for a Ride": W Women's omen's Roles in a Hong Kong T Television elevision Serial Assoc. Prof. Arlene Caney, Liberal Arts, Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA Overview: Even though "A Bride for a Ride" was a twenty-one-part comedy-drama series set in eighteenth-century China, the comparative roles of the women characters reflect modern Asian attitudes. Theme: Cultural Studies Generalized, Particular Critique of Inductive Methods in Light of Phenomenology Davies Mwamba Chengo, Information and Communications University, Lusaka, Zambia Overview: This paper is a critique of reductive research methods in light of phenomenology. Theme: Science in Society Room 3 Eco-pedagogy Eco-pedagogy,, Resear Research, ch, and Theory : Addr Addressing essing the Anthr Anthropocene opocene Ecocriticism and Its Discontents: Enlightening the Anthr Anthropocene opocene thr through ough Inter Interdisciplinary disciplinary Thinking Ronald Milland, New York, USA Overview: This analysis retheorizes critical pedagogy by employing an ecocritical lens to facilitate critical thinking across the social sciences, thus enabling a comprehensive reassessment of our age and its ends. Theme: An Age and its Ends: Social Science in the Era of the Anthropocene Reading in the Era of the Anthr Anthropocene: opocene: A Look at Socio-envir Socio-environmental onmental V Values alues in Childr Children's en's Literatur Literaturee Sheilagh Knight, Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, Peterborough, Canada Overview: In the Age of the Anthropocene, children's literature reflects the values held by third millennium society. This paper examines children’s literature as a mirror of socio-environmental thinking. Theme: An Age and its Ends: Social Science in the Era of the Anthropocene Social Sciences and Ecosystem Services Resear Research: ch: What Ar Aree the Limits to Inter Interdisciplinarity? disciplinarity? Dr. Carlos Alberto Torres-Vitolas, Social and Human Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK Overview: This paper argues that interdisciplinary research on ecosystem-services leads to methodological and epistemological challenges in terms of scale, systemic understandings of society, and economicist accounts of people's uses of nature. Theme: Environmental Studies Not Y Yet: et: Exploring the Utopian Potentials and Pr Problems oblems of Er Ernst nst Bloch and Zygmunt Bauman Martin Aidnik, Institute of Social Sciences, Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia Overview: This paper explores utopia and the problems of the concept in the works of two important utopian thinkers, Zygmunt Bauman and Ernst Bloch Theme: An Age and its Ends: Social Science in the Era of the Anthropocene THURSDA HURSDAY Y, 04 AUGUST PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 4 Human Envir Environments onments and Envir Environmental onmental Politics 14:50-16:30 Fracking and the Politics of Shale Gas and Oil Development in the United States Dr. Dianne Rahm, Department of Political Science, Texas State University, San Marcos, USA Overview: This paper explores the politics of United States shale gas and oil development using horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”). Theme: Environmental Studies The Envir Environment onment and Global W Warming: arming: Socio-cultural Implications of Climate Change on Igbo Communities in South-easter South-eastern n Nigeria Assoc. Prof. Oko Obasi, Academic Planning and Quality Assurance Directorate, Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, Nigeria Overview: This paper addresses the problem of climate change ravaging Igbo communities in South-eastern Nigeria. It discusses the social, economic, and political implications and suggests mitigating measures. Theme: Environmental Studies The Implications of User Behavior on Deep Energy Retr Retrofitting ofitting of Shopping Centers Matthias Haase, Architecture Materials and Construction Department, Architecture and Technology Group, SINTEF Building and Infrastructure, Trondheim, Norway Overview: The main drivers for retrofitting are technical and most actions aim at reducing energy use, but stakeholder knowledge and actions have implications for retrofitting developed concepts. Theme: Environmental Studies Second Gr Green een Revolution in India: Science, Agricultur Agriculture, e, and Politics Vembanan Gunasekaran, Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India Overview: Science has displaced farmers' local knowledge and farming practices. This study explores the dichotomy of the farmer placed between two types of knowledge, their own and the government's imposed changes. Theme: Civic and Political Studies Room 5 Special T Topics opics in Social Studies Souther Southern n (American), Urban Education: Politics and American Education Dr. Rosetta Codling, General Education, Herzing University, Atlanta, USA Overview: This paper addresses the racial and economic issues that shape the limits of education for the poor in America. Theme: Educational Studies An Emerging T Technologies' echnologies' Impact on Student's Academic Performance: The Case of Computer T Tablets ablets William Phiri, School of Education, Information and Communication University, Kabwe, Zambia Overview: This paper establishes how emerging technologies (i.e. ZEDUPAD computer tablets) impact female and male pupil's academic performance in mathematics. Theme: Educational Studies Technogenic Institutional T Talk alk in an Automated Computer Computer-T -Telephone elephone Interviewing System Nils Klowait, International Center for Contemporary Social Theory, Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation Overview: It will be argued that virtual telephone agents, due to their technological restrictions, unwittingly impose institutional restrictions on interactions through peculiar conversational turn-taking management. Theme: Communication The Ef Effects fects of Par Parenting enting Patter Patterns ns on Adolescent Behavior among High School Students in Bogor City City,, Indonesia Dr. Herien Puspitawati, Department Family and Consumer Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia Dr. Ma'mun Sarma, Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia Overview: This study explores the roles of parenting patterns on adolescent behavior concerning anti-corruption, anti-violence, anti-terror, antidrugs, and anti-pornography. Theme: Cultural Studies Room 7 Session in Spanish: Estudios Globales FRIDA RIDAY Y, 05 AUGUST FRIDA RIDAY Y, 05 AUGUST 9:30-10:00 10:00-10:20 CONFERENCE REGISTRA EGISTRATION TION DESK OPEN DAIL AILY Y UPDA PDATE TE PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 1 Politics of Sustainability and Envir Environmental onmental Pr Protection otection 10:20-12:00 The Politics of Pr Preserving eserving Urban Natur Nature: e: A Case Study of Kaohsiung's Meinong Natur Naturee Park Yu-Hsuan Lee, Department of International Affairs, Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Overview: Kaohsiung is the largest industrial city in Taiwan whose urban process hinges upon its nature. This study explores the politics of urban nature related to the Meinong Nature Park. Theme: Environmental Studies Appraisal of Coastal V Vulnerability ulnerability to Climate Change Komali Kantamaneni, School of Built and Natural Environment, Faculty of Applied Design and Engineering, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Swansea, UK Overview: This study analyses the methodological approaches of coastal vulnerability. Theme: Environmental Studies The Attitude-Behavior Gap in Sustainable T Tourism ourism Christina Toelkes, Munich University of Applied Sciences, Munich, Germany Overview: The attitude-behavior gap in sustainable tourism introduces an under-researched field. This study discusses the results of focus group discussions revealing the drivers and barriers towards decision making in sustainable tourism. Theme: Environmental Studies Room 2 Regional Policies, Inter International national Relations, and Human Security The United Nations' Role in a Global System Prof. Nitza Nachmias, Political Science, Towson University, Baltimore, USA Overview: The UN was created to ensure the well-being and security of all people. The UN has been working diligently to achieve its goals. Why are the results not satisfactory? Theme: Global Studies Corr Correlation elation between Peace and Development Memphis Viveros, Business Administration, Pontifical Bolivarian University, Palmira, Colombia Overview: This study explores the correlation between peace and human development, by using statistical and econometric tools. Theme: Social and Community Studies Repr Representations esentations of Security and Responses to V Violence: iolence: Policing and Human Security in the Recent History of Itagui, Colombia Dr. Leon Arredondo, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, West Chester University, West Chester, USA Luis Orlando Luján, Cultural Area, Diego Echavarría Misas Foundation, Itagui, Colombia Overview: This paper analyzes policy responses to violence in Itagüí, Colombia. We use the human security paradigm to examine the shortcomings of policies based on narrow understandings of security. Theme: Social and Community Studies Room 3 Organizational Diversity Management of Diversity in Military Organizations: A Case Study of the United States Air For Force ce Dr. İsmail Meriç, Administrative Sciences, Turkish Air Force Academy, Istanbul, Turkey Overview: The concept of diversity is implemented in military institutions as well as civil institutions. Diversity increases mission readiness by supporting a team-oriented management approach in military organizations. Theme: Organizational Studies Achieving Good Gover Governance nance thr through ough Deliberative Democracy in Contemporary China Zaijian Qian, Honors College, Research Center for Local Government and Governance Innovation, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China Overview: This paper discusses the path to promote good governance through deliberative democracy. Theme: Civic and Political Studies Factors Af Affecting fecting the Insurgency Movement in the Bangsamor Bangsamoro o Pr Provinces ovinces Dr. Wilfred S. Manuela Jr., Leadership and Strategy Department, John Gokongwei School of Management, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines Manuel J. de Vera, Center for Development Management, Asian Institute of Management, Makati City, Philippines Overview: This research examines the factors that influence the insurgency problem in the Bangsamoro provinces in Mindanao, Philippines. Theme: Civic and Political Studies FRIDA RIDAY Y, 05 AUGUST PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 4 Civic and Political Studies 10:20-12:00 "They Build a Prison and Call It Pr Progr ogress": ess": The Institution of Punishment and the Origins of Inter International national Human Rights Law Adnan Sattar, Department of Law and Politics, Middlesex University, London, UK Overview: This paper revisits the "textbook narrative" of human rights to expose certain silences and paradoxes that are historically inscribed into international law and have a bearing on contemporary penal discourse. Theme: Civic and Political Studies Mencius' Political Thought in T Terms erms of a T Trust rust Scheme Sukhee Lee, Department of Political Science, Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea Overview: Representation is not necessarily related to democracy. Locke's representation is a trust scheme, while Mencius' political thought shows a trust-scheme representation. Theme: Civic and Political Studies Fragmented Authoritarianism and Nuclear T Technology echnology in China Dan Wu, Graduate School of East Asian Studies, Department of Political Science, Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany Overview: This paper examines the relationship between political institutions and technology innovation in China’s nuclear energy industry. Theme: Civic and Political Studies Fr From om Democracy to Potemkinism? How the Compr Comprehensive ehensive T Trade rade Agr Agreement eement and the T Transatlantic ransatlantic T Trade rade and Investment Partnership Hollow Out Democracy Dr. Alim Baluch, Department of Politics, Languages, and International Studies, University of Bath, Bath, UK Overview: This contribution examines the implications of investment protection regimes such as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership for democracy. Theme: Global Studies Room 7 Session in Spanish: Estudios Organizacionales II Room 8 Session in Spanish: Estudios Organizacionales II 12:00-13:10 LUNCH PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 1 Accounting for Inequalities: Poverty and Exclusion 13:10-14:25 Material Deprivation, Car Ownership, and Af Affor fordability: dability: A T Transport ransport Poverty Perspective Giulio Mattioli, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK Prof. Karen Lucas, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK Overview: This multinational study brings together transport and poverty research in a secondary analysis of EU-SILC survey data, focused on patterns of material deprivation among car-owning households facing economic stress. Theme: Social and Community Studies Rural Farm Households’ Livelihood Asset Assessment: Evidence fr from om Ghana Gideon Baffoe, Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Global Leadership Initiative, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan Hirotaka Matsuda, Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Global Leadership Initiative, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan Overview: Empirical understanding of rural households' assets are limited. This study seeks to empirically assess the asset level of rural households using Ghana as a case study. Theme: Social and Community Studies The Societal and Cultural Backgr Background ound of Individual Support Activities beyond a Regional Boundary Bolormaa Battsogt, Graduate School of Political Science, Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Japan Overview: This study clarifies the societal and cultural background of the individual support activities from urban areas to rural areas in an aging and depopulating Japanese society. Theme: Social and Community Studies Room 2 Perspectives of Political V Violence iolence Conceptualizing "Radicalization": A Str Strengths-based engths-based Appr Approach oach Dr. Sarah Marsden, Department of Politics, Philosophy, and Religion, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK Overview: Drawing on human capability theory, I argue that rather than a response to negative phenomena such as grievance, "radicalization" is better understood as a maladaptive way of securing human goods. Theme: Civic and Political Studies Bioethics in the Cultur Culturee of W War: ar: In Sear Search ch of the Missing Link Paula Ariadna Perez, School of Medicine, Colombian Cooperative University, Villavicencio, Colombia Overview: This paper reflects on the principles of bioethics in war, exploring the link between bioethics and the culture of war. Theme: Social and Community Studies Restorative Justice and Theories of Crime Geetanjali Shahi, Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur, India Shuchita Bais, Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur, India Overview: Restorative justice is defined by several key principles around which community support can be built. It is a research concept based in criminal justice research not a specific program. Theme: Social and Community Studies FRIDA RIDAY Y, 05 AUGUST PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 3 Education for a New Humanity: Changing T Trrends 13:10-14:25 Linking Theory to Practice: A Case Study in Undergraduate Resear Research ch and Community Engagement Dr. Lisa Martino-Taylor, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Global Studies Program, St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, USA Overview: This paper discusses a cross-disciplinary college course that utilizes a semester-long project to build research and collaboration skills while promoting social awareness and on-going engagement in local and global issues. Theme: Educational Studies Trends in Student Demographics and Enr Enrollment ollment in a Community College Mandarin Chinese Pr Program: ogram: A Case Study Dr. Weihsun Mao, Language and Communication, Ohlone College, Fremont, USA Overview: This study examines and analyzes enrollment and demographics data in a single college-level Chinese program from 1998 through 2016. Policy and societal events responsible for these trends are then described. Theme: Educational Studies Fr From om the Mythological Ages to the Anthr Anthropocene: opocene: The T Traces races of T Today's oday's Education Pr Problems oblems in the T Turkish urkish Epic Her Hero o Deli Dumrul Dr. Halide Gamze İnce Yakar, Turkish Language Department, Okan University, İstanbul, Turkey Overview: This paper traces the behaviors of the Anthropic period and approaches its problems through mythology using literary analysis. Theme: An Age and its Ends: Social Science in the Era of the Anthropocene Room 4 Social Sustainability: Inclusiveness and Resilience Leading the Change in Saudi Education Dr. Rfah Hadi Alyami, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Overview: This study examines the response and the effort of the Ministry of Education to address the consequences of globalization and the Arab Spring. Theme: Educational Studies Social Capital, Livelihood Strategies, and Resilience: Living under the Pr Pressur essuree of Climate V Variability ariability Dr. Arya Hadi Dharmawan, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia Dr. Eka Intan Kumala Putri, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia Rizka Amalia, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia A'la Fahmi, Rural Sociology, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor, Indonesia Overview: To survive, farm households of vulnerable areas undertake various types of livelihood strategies. Each strategy provides a strong basis for building resilience allowing the household to cope with crisis. Theme: Social and Community Studies Room 7 Session in Spanish: Estudios Culturales II Room 8 Session in Spanish: Adiciones Finales 14:25-14:40 COFFEE BREAK PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 1 Health in the Community 14:40-16:20 Envir Environmental onmental Determinants of Health Behaviors and Nutrition Erin Leo, Department of Health and Nutrition, Montclair State University, Montclair, USA Dr. Deborah Fish Ragin, Department of Psychology, Montclair State University, Montclair, USA Overview: This study explores whether registered dieticians can engage consumers in decision-making strategies leading to healthier food choices and to public policy initiatives promoting healthy living behaviors across socioeconomic classes. Theme: Social and Community Studies Strategies for Str Strengthening engthening Partnership in the Field of Elderly Long-term Car Care: e: T Taiwan’ aiwan’ss Case Prof. Yuan Shie Hwang, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, National Chi-nan University, Nantou, Taiwan Li-Hsin Chuang, Institute of Nonprofit Organization Management, National Chi-nan University, Nantou, Taiwan Overview: This paper explores factors influencing partnership working and provides implications and suggestions for strengthening partnership working in the field of elderly long-term care in Taiwan by qualitative research method. Theme: Social and Community Studies Diabetes Car Caree Pr Programs: ograms: The Need to Integrate Social and Behavioral Sciences into the Solution Dr. William Wuenstel, Global Campus, Central Michigan University, Alachua, USA Dr. James A. Johnson, School of Health Sciences, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, USA Overview: To identify key behavioral and social science interventions that can assist the diabetes practitioner, we introduce a conceptual framework for organizing a multi-approach to providing care. Theme: Social and Community Studies The Impact of Nutrition on the Islamic Spiritual System Mohammad Sadegh Amin Din, International Institute for Islamic Studies, Qom, Iran (Islamic Republic of) Dr. Mohammadmehdi Bonyadi, Department of Education, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran (Islamic Republic of) Overview: In this paper, we shows how Islamic teachings about nutrition are interconnected with spirituality and perfection. Theme: Social and Community Studies FRIDA RIDAY Y, 05 AUGUST PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 2 Virtual Lightning T Talks alks 14:40-16:20 Vienna and Budapest: A Comparative Review of Fin-de-Siècle Politics and Painting Philip Gilmore, Planning and Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, New Orleans, USA Overview: This paper explores the relationship between modernity, culture, and painting in the capital cities of the Habsburg Empire, Vienna and Budapest, at the fin-de-siècle. Theme: Cultural Studies The Influence of Political Agr Agreement eement and Sanctions Ef Effectiveness fectiveness Mehmet Ondur, Political Science Department, Wayne State University, Detroit, USA Overview: This study investigates sanctions outcome effectiveness by considering the level of political agreement within the sender state and target state. Theme: Civic and Political Studies Developing a Sustainable Model for a Community Y Youth outh Development Social Enterprise: One Agency’ Agency’ss Plan for Success Dr. Lisa Jennings, School of Social Work, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, USA Dr. Rashida Crutchfield, School of Social Work, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, USA Overview: This study chronicles the development of a youth-focused social enterprise, Transformation Project Group (TPG). The participants explore the necessary components to build and sustain a successful social enterprise. Theme: Social and Community Studies Listening to the Body: Auditory W Work ork and Asthma Experiences Prof. Jacquelyn Allen-Collinson, School of Sport and Exercise Science, Health Advancement Research Team, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK Dr. Helen Owton, Sport and Fitness, The Open University, Market Harborough, UK Overview: Drawing on qualitative research projects, this paper addresses the lived experience of asthma in sports participants and frequent exercisers. We examine two key elements: asthma as "dys-ease" and auditory attunement. Theme: Social and Community Studies The Employment Status of Some T Trades rades and Occupations fr from om the Perspective of Human Capital, 2010-2014 Prof. Dustin Tahisin Gómez Rodríguez, Universidad San Buenaventura, Bogotá, Colombia Overview: This paper analyzes the income of retail and supermarket workers in Colombia, from the perspective of human capital. Theme: Social and Community Studies Working Smarter to Pr Prevent event Bur Burnout: nout: Utilizing the Principles of Flow and Self-transcendence Prof. Henry Venter, Department of Psychology, National University, Port Hueneme, USA Overview: This study discusses how implementing the concepts of flow and self-transcendence can replenish intrinsic spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional energy in individuals and prevent burnout in organizational settings. Theme: Organizational Studies The End of News? T Twitter witter and Local Election Information in a Canadian Context Dr. Jaigris Hodson, Office of Interdisciplinary Studies, Royal Roads University, Victoria, Canada Overview: This paper examines whether social media sites like Twitter are helping or hurting small and localized Canadian communities as they share relevant political information during a federal election. Theme: Communication Health Communication in a New Era: Analyzing Ebola thr through ough T Twitter witter Nahia Idoiaga, Department of Social Psychology and Methodology of Behavioral Sciences, University of the Basque Country, Gernika-Lumo, Spain Overview: Twitter represents a new era for health communication. This study analyzes the role of this network in the 2015 Ebola crisis and its impact on the social level. Theme: Communication A Framing of ISIS in Thr Three ee Online Newspapers in Dif Differ ferent ent Nations Dr. Ganga Vadhavkar, Communication and Journalism, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, USA Overview: This study examines ISIS–related coverage in three online English language dailies across three separate continents over a one-month period in December 2014. Theme: Communication Room 3 Media, Language, and Its Social Impact Gender Reports in Thr Three ee Major Newspapers: V Variations ariations on the Same News in Dif Differ ferent ent Jour Journals nals Sara Bustinduy, University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain Overview: Gender news from different journals will be contrasted to find out what can be improved. Responsibility for language usage, which determines public opinion, is a key issue. Theme: Communication Under Undercover cover Film: Paradise in T Tehran ehran Dr. Sibel Celik-Norman, Department of Cinema and Television, Faculty of Communication Science, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey Hakan Askan, Department of Cinema and Television, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey Overview: This paper examines the narrative and ideology of the Iranian film "Paradise" shot clandestinely in Tehran over a three-year period. The limitations and benefits for the filmmakers are also considered. Theme: Communication Language and Symbolism in the Indian T Tradition radition Dr. Pankaj K. Mishra, St. Stephen's College, Delhi, India Overview: Symbolism is the practice or art of using an object or a word to represent an abstract idea. This study explores the use of symbols in language. Theme: Cultural Studies Rebalancing Media Power: Mediated Manifestations in Saudi Online Media Nada Mubarak, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK Overview: This paper addresses the status of media power in Saudi Arabia, specifically, on how symbolic power, embedded in religious and cultural ideologies, is being contested and challenged in mediated manifestations. Theme: Communication FRIDA RIDAY Y, 05 AUGUST PARALLEL SESSIONS Room 4 Addr Addressing essing Literacy and Lear Learning ning 14:40-16:20 A Pictur Picturee of Literacy: Fourth Grade T Teachers' eachers' and Students' Per Perception ception of Literacy Amy Leigh Rogers, College of Education, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, USA Overview: Using the Sociocognitive Interactive Model of Reading, this research provides insight into the function of literacy in a fourth-grade classroom through both teachers’ and students’ perspectives. Theme: Educational Studies Administrators' and Librarians' Per Perceptions ceptions of the Roles of School Librarians as Instructional Leaders and T Teachers eachers of Informational Literacy Skills Dr. Leann Taylor, Curriculum and Instruction, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, USA Overview: This study addresses the differences between librarians’ and school administrators’ perceptions of the role of the school librarian as a teacher and instructional leader. Theme: Educational Studies The Interr Interrelationship elationship between Childr Children's en's Scientific Misconceptions and Nonfiction Childr Children's en's T Trade rade Books Dr. Stephanie Wendt, College of Education, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, USA Dr. Amber Spears, College of Education, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, USA Perihan Fidan, College of Education, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, USA Overview: This paper addresses research regarding children’s scientific misconceptions and inquiry-based instruction. Coupled with outstanding science trade books, this instructional method enlightened students’ scientific misunderstandings through interactive experiences using natural phenomena. Theme: Educational Studies Room 7 Session in Spanish: Estudios Culturales III Room 8 Session in Spanish: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad IV 16:20-16:40 SPECIAL EVENT: CONFERENCE CLOSING AND AWARD CEREMONY XI Congreso Internacional de Ciencias Sociales Interdisciplinares “Una Era y Sus Fines: Las Ciencias Sociales en la Era del Antropoceno” Imperial College London | Londres, Reino Unido | 2–5 agosto 2016 www.interdisciplinasocial.com www.facebook.com/InterdisciplinarySocialSciences @thesocsciences | #ICISS16 interdisciplinasocial.com Estimados participantes del XI Congreso de Ciencias Sociales Interdisciplinares: Bienvenidos a Londres, al XI Congreso Internacional de Ciencias Sociales Interdisciplinares. Creamos la Comunidad de Conocimiento de Ciencias Sociales Interdisciplinares, el congreso y la colección de revistas con la finalidad de explorar los conceptos de disciplinariedad e interdisciplinariedad en las ciencias humanas, lo que representa un panorama interesante del estudio de la vida social digno de ser llamado “ciencia”, y también otras perspectivas que indagan sobre el problema del método y de la naturaleza de la interdisciplina. Desde su primera emisión en 2006, en la Universidad del Egeo, en la isla de Rodas, Grecia, la Comunidad de Conocimiento de Ciencias Sociales Interdisciplinares se ha mantenido unida en torno al interés común en perspectivas disciplinares e interdisciplinares entre las ciencias sociales, las ciencias naturales y otras ciencias aplicadas. En 2007, el congreso se llevó a cabo en la Universidad de Granada, en España. En 2008, en el Monash University Centre, en Prato, Italia. En 2009, en la Universidad de Atenas, en Grecia. En 2010, en la Universidad de Cambridge, en Reino Unido. En 2011, en la Universidad de Nueva Orleans, en Estados Unidos. En 2012, en la Universidad Abat Oliba, en España. En 2013 en la Charles University, en la República Checa; en 2014, en la Universidad de British Columbia, en Canadá; la última emisión del Congreso fue en el 2015, en la University of Split, en Croacia. En 2017, celebraremos el congreso en Hiroshima, Japón, en el Hiroshima International Conference Center. Los congresos son espacios de intercambio efímero; hablamos, aprendemos y nos inspiramos, pero estas conversaciones se desvanecen con el tiempo. Por ello, la Comunidad de Conocimiento ha establecido diferentes tipos de publicaciones, con el fin de capturar estas conversaciones y formalizarlas en objetos de conocimiento, así que los invitamos a presentar sus investigaciones en la Colección de Revistas de Ciencias Sociales. Common Ground Publishing organiza la Comunidad de Conocimiento de Ciencias Sociales Interdisciplinares en colaboración con los editores y los socios comunitarios. Desde 1984, año de su fundación, nuestra empresa se ha comprometido con la creación nuevos tipos de comunidades de conocimiento que sean innovadoras en sus medios de comunicación y que tengan una visión de futuro en sus discursos. Además, hemos asumido algunos de los retos fundamentales de nuestra época para trascender las estructuras de conocimiento existentes. La sustentabilidad, la diversidad, el aprendizaje, el futuro de las humanidades, la naturaleza de la interdisciplinariedad, el lugar de las artes en la sociedad, las conexiones de la tecnología con el conocimiento, el papel cambiante de las universidades, todas son cuestiones realmente importantes de nuestro tiempo que requieren un pensamiento interdisciplinario, conversaciones globales y colaboraciones intelectuales interinstitucionales. Common Ground es un lugar de encuentro para las personas, las ideas y el diálogo. Sin embargo, la fuerza de estas ideas no consiste en encontrar denominadores comunes. Al contrario, el poder y la resistencia de estas ideas es que se presentan y se examinan en un ámbito compartido donde las diferencias tienen lugar —diferencias de perspectiva, de experiencia, de conocimientos, de metodología, de orígenes geográficos o culturales o de afiliación institucional. Estos son los tipos de entornos académicos, vigorosos y solidarios, en los que se llevarán a cabo las deliberaciones más productivas sobre el futuro. Nos esforzamos en crear los lugares de imaginación e interacción intelectual que nuestro futuro merece. interdisciplinasocial.com Desde su creación, Common Ground Publishing se ha comprometido con la diversidad y con la creación de puentes entre las diferentes lenguas y culturas, que nos permitan traspasar las fronteras lingüísticas y geográficas. Para cumplir con este ideal, hemos lanzado Common Ground Español, ahora con sede en el Recinto de Investigación de la Universidad de Illinois en Urbana-Champaign, con el fin de crear y desarrollar comunidades de conocimiento en América Latina, sobre la base de la lengua y la cultura hispánica y portuguesa. Gracias a todos los que han participado en la organización de este congreso. Un agradecimiento personal a nuestros colegas de Common Ground, que han puesto mucho trabajo y esfuerzo en la realización de este congreso: Rachael Arcario, Dominique Moore, Joseph Miebach, Homer (Tony) Stavely, Jessica Wienhold-Brokish, y Meg Welter. Les deseamos lo mejor para este congreso y esperamos que les brinde muchas oportunidades para dialogar tanto con colegas cercanos como de todo el mundo. Sinceramente, Doriam del Carmen Reyes Mendoza Anfitrión, Congreso de Ciencias Sociales Common Ground Publishing Comunidad de Conocimiento de Ciencias Sociales Interdisciplinares Explora las perspectivas disciplinarias e interdisciplinarias entre las ciencias sociales, las ciencias naturales y otras ciencias aplicadas Comunidad de Conocimiento La comunidad de conocimiento de Ciencias Sociales representa un foro para el diálogo entre perspectivas disciplinarias e interdisciplinarias en torno a la creación de conocimiento en las ciencias sociales y otras ciencias aplicadas. Los miembros se reúnen anualmente en el congreso para compartir experiencias disciplinarias, o bien se mantienen en contacto por medio de la colección de revistas de Ciencias Sociales que Common Ground publica en línea, lo que les permite mantenerse al tanto de los resultados de la investigación social, gracias a las nuevas posibilidades que ofrecen los medios digitales. Congreso El congreso presenta ciertas características clave: es internacional, es interdisciplinario, es inclusivo y se basa en la interacción. Entre los participantes se encuentran pensadores líderes en el campo de conocimiento de las ciencias sociales, así como investigadores emergentes, que vienen desde diferentes lugares del mundo y que tienen la oportunidad de compartir, en las diversas sesiones del congreso, sus propias perspectivas de estudio y conocer otras nuevas, así como establecer contactos académicos que les permitan un desarrollo profesional. Publicaciones Al participar en el congreso, los miembros de la Comunidad de Ciencias Sociales Interdisciplinarias tienen la posibilidad de publicar en la colección de revistas de Ciencias Sociales si adaptan su propuesta a un formato de artículo académico. Las revistas asociadas a la comunidad someten a los artículos recibidos a un proceso de revisión por pares anónimo, pero a diferencia de otras revistas académicas tradicionales, conciben este proceso desde una perspectiva constructiva e integradora, lo que les brinda los más altos estándares de calidad. Temas Sobre las prácticas disciplinarias e interdisciplinarias en el estudio de lo social Tema 1: Estudios sociales y comunitarios • Sociología: conceptos y prácticas • Perspectivas geográficas de espacios y flujos • ¿Qué son las ciencias del comportamiento? • La psicología de lo social • Donde la mente se encuentra con el mundo: la ciencia cognitiva como práctica interdisciplinaria • Economía y ciencia social • Sociología e historia: la dinámica de la sincronía y la diacronía • El lugar de la filosofía en las ciencias sociales • Estudios de bienestar social como práctica interdisciplinaria • Salud en comunidad • Horizontes de interés: formulación de una agenda en las ciencias sociales • Investigación y conocimiento en acción: las ciencias sociales aplicadas • Las ciencias sociales para las profesiones • Las ciencias sociales para el bienestar social • Explicar las desigualdades: pobreza y exclusión • Descomposición social: disfunción, crimen, conflicto, violencia • Las ciencias sociales abordan puntos de la crisis social • Tecnologías en y para lo social • Economía, política y sus efectos sociales: inversión, propiedad, riesgo, productividad, competencia, regulación y desregulación, rendición de cuentas públicas, partes interesadas, confianza, vida laboral, distribución de recursos, consumo, bienestar, calidad de vida • Semejanzas, diferencias y relaciones entre las ciencias sociales y las naturales: metodologías de investigación, prácticas profesionales y posiciones éticas • Metodologías de investigación que implican “sujetos humanos” • Las ciencias sociales en las ciencias y profesiones aplicadas: ingeniería, arquitectura, urbanismo, informática, turismo, derecho, salud Temas Sobre los procesos de gobernanza y la naturaleza de la ciudadanía Tema 2: Estudios cívicos y políticos • Ciencia política como práctica disciplinaria • Investigar las políticas públicas • El derecho como ciencia social • La criminología como ciencia social • La salud pública • Las ciencias sociales al servicio de la política social: riesgos y recompensas • Transformaciones sociales: estructura y acción en la dinámica social • Explicar la dinámica de la ciudadanía, la participación y la inclusión • Confianza, capital social, cohesión social y bienestar social • La política en y de las ciencias sociales • Perspectivas interdisciplinarias de la política, las políticas públicas, la gobernanza, la ciudadanía y la nacionalidad • Seguridad e inseguridad, conflicto y cohesión, guerra y paz, terror y antiterror • El Estado neoliberal y sus críticos • Medidas de política: evaluación de la necesidad social y la eficacia social Sobre las prácticas disciplinarias e interdisciplinarias en el estudio de las culturas humanas y las interacciones culturales Tema 3: Estudios culturales • De los modos de vida humanos: la antropología en sus contextos • De las trayectorias de vida humanas: familia, infancia, juventud, paternidad y envejecimiento • De los orígenes humanos: paleontología, evolución de los primates, antropología física • Métodos etnográficos • Significados sociales: lenguaje, lingüística, discurso, texto • Estudios culturales como campo constitutivo • Posturas de las ciencias sociales: modernismo y posmodernismo; estructuralismo y postestructuralismo • Donde las humanidades y las ciencias sociales se encuentran • Estructura social y cultura humana: lo sociológico y lo antropológico • Perspectivas interdisciplinarias de las diferencias humanas • Identidades en la ciencia social: generacional, género, sexualidad, étnica, diáspora • Perspectivas y voces de la diferencia: multiculturalismo y feminismo • La religión y las ciencias humanas • Salud, bienestar y cultura Temas Sobre la dinámica de la globalización y la transformación de lo local Tema 4: Estudios globales • Flujos globales • Seguridad global • Movimiento humano: migración, refugiados, inmigrantes indocumentados • La dinámica de la globalización, la diáspora y la diversidad • Economía globalizada: desigualdades, desarrollo, comercio “libre” y “justo” • Los mundos desarrollado y en desarrollo • Desigualdades en la perspectiva internacional • Pobreza y justicia global • Derechos humanos en la perspectiva global • Lo local y lo global Sobre las relaciones entre los ambientes humanos y naturales Tema 5: Estudios ambientales • Lo natural y lo social: estudios interdisciplinarios • Ambientes humanos • Sostenibilidad como foco de estudio interdisciplinario • ¿Qué son las ciencias aplicadas? • La salud y el medio ambiente • Personas, lugar y tiempo: la demografía humana • Gobernanza ambiental: consumo, residuos, “externalidades” económicas, sostenibilidad, equidad ambiental • Intereses humanos en las ciencias naturales: la política del medio ambiente Sobre la dinámica social de las organizaciones públicas, comunitarias y de propiedad privada. Tema 6: Estudios organizativos • La administración como ciencia social • La cultura en las organizaciones • Tecnología y trabajo • La dinámica social de las organizaciones • Administración de los recursos humanos • Derechos de los trabajadores • Gobernanza empresarial • Sostenibilidad organizativa y social • Responsabilidad social empresarial • Ecologías del conocimiento: conocimiento incorporado al ámbito organizativo • Conocimiento tácito y explícito • Conocimiento privado y público • Previsión y pronósticos • Cambio organizativo Temas Sobre el aprendizaje de lo social y el aprendizaje social Tema 7: Estudios educativos • La educación como ciencia social • Las ciencias del aprendizaje como esfuerzo interdisciplinario • Investigación-acción: la logística y la ética de la ciencia social intervencionista • Enseñanza y aprendizaje de los estudios sociales • Enseñanza y aprendizaje de la historia • Enseñanza y aprendizaje de la economía • Enseñanza y aprendizaje de la geografía • Tecnología en el aprendizaje y aprendizaje de la tecnología Sobre la representación y la comunicación de significados humanos Tema 8: Comunicación • Estudios de los medios de comunicación como ciencia social • Las comunicaciones como ciencia social • Tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones • La web social: la internet en su contexto social • La interacción entre el ser humano y la computadora • La alfabetización como experiencia de aprendizaje social Tema Destacado 2016 Un periodo y sus fines: las ciencias sociales en la era del Antropoceno Desde que los primeros cazadores y recolectores cobraron presas y quemaron tierras, seguidos de los agricultores que labraron los campos y sembraron cultivos, hasta la llegada de las chimeneas industriales y, en tiempos más recientes, la intensa globalización social, política y económica, la acción colectiva del ser humano ha dejado una huella innegable en el ambiente natural. Las fases más recientes de esta larga historia se designan hoy “la era del Antropoceno”, o un periodo en que una sola especie está decidiendo la dirección de la historia natural de la Tierra. Un propósito fundamental de la descripción de la era es entender una nueva fase en la interacción entre lo social y lo natural, patente hoy en día en los cambios que el ser humano ha inducido en la temperatura mundial, el nivel del mar y el CO2 en la atmósfera, por mencionar sólo algunas de las consecuencias de las alteraciones ecosistémicas. Hay una especie de teleología en este argumento. Nos encontramos “en” la era del Antropoceno, pero al mismo tiempo nos preocupan sus “fines” en el sentido de los propósitos y efectos humanos. En las versiones más apocalípticas de este argumento, el daño humano a la Tierra puede socavar las condiciones mismas de la existencia del hombre y otras formas de vida en el planeta. Los “fines” se pronostican con base en las pruebas de los impactos cada vez mayores de la actividad humana y los sistemas sociales en la Tierra. ¿Cómo pueden los enfoques interdisciplinarios de las ciencias sociales ayudarnos a explorar estos “fines” de nuestra era en cuanto a sus consecuencias ambientales y humanas? El tema destacado de este año para la Comunidad de Conocimiento de Ciencias Sociales Interdisciplinares —Un periodo y sus fines: la ciencia social en la era del Antropoceno— es necesariamente abierto por la naturaleza contingente de los “fines” humanos. Aceptemos o no la velocidad del cambio ambiental mundial, las repercusiones humanas en el medio ambiente exigen revaluar los anclajes disciplinarios de las ciencias sociales. Con miras hacia el futuro, ¿cómo podemos recorrer caminos sociales alternativos sostenibles, sensibles al ambiente natural? ¿Qué perspectivas científicas y métodos sociales, económicos, políticos, educativos y naturales deben plantearse en este esfuerzo esencialmente interdisciplinario? Colección de revistas de Ciencias Sociales Interdisciplinares Las revistas de la colección de Ciencias Sociales pretenden ser un recurso intelectual ante las tendencias emergentes en el campo de las ciencias sociales, que integre perspectivas disciplinarias e interdisciplinarias en la creación del conocimiento en las ciencias sociales, las ciencias naturales y otras ciencias aplicadas Colección de Revistas Acerca de nuestro enfoque editorial Desde hace 30 años, Common Ground Publishing se ha comprometido con la creación de espacios para el encuentro entre personas e ideas. Con 10 comunidades de conocimiento en español y portugués, y 24 comunidades en inglés, la misión de Common Ground es proveer plataformas que reúnan a personas de diversos orígenes geográficos, institucionales y culturales en espacios donde académicos y otros profesionales puedan establecer relaciones en los distintos campos disciplinarios de estudio. Cada comunidad de conocimiento organiza un congreso académico anual de carácter internacional y se asocia con una revista académica que funciona bajo la revisión por por pares (o una colección de revistas), una colección de libros y una serie de redes sociales en torno a un nuevo “espacio social de conocimiento”, que ha sido desarrollado por Common Ground: Scholar (http://cgscholar.com/). Mediante los servicios editoriales, Common Ground sostiene el objetivo fomentar los más altos estándares de excelencia intelectual. Somos muy críticos con las deficiencias que existen en el actual sistema de publicaciones académicas, incluidas las redes que restringen la visibilidad de los académicos e investigadores emergentes en los países en desarrollo, así como los costos e ineficiencias asociados con la edición comercial tradicional. Para combatir estas deficiencias, Common Ground ha desarrollado un modelo de publicación innovador. Cada una de las comunidades de conocimiento de Common Ground organiza un congreso académico anual cuya cuota de inscripción incluye la publicación de un artículo —si pasa el proceso de revisión por pares— en la revista asociada sin costo adicional. De este modo los autores pueden presentar una ponencia en un congreso científico de su área de investigación, incorporar las críticas constructivas que reciben de los asistentes y después de incorporarlas, enviar un artículo sólido para someterlo al proceso de revisión por pares, sin que el autor tenga que pagar una tasa adicional. Al usar una parte de la cuota de inscripción para financiar los costes asociados a la producción y comercialización de las revistas, Common Ground es capaz de mantener bajos los precios de suscripción, facilitando así el acceso a todos nuestros contenidos. Los participantes del congreso pueden subir sus presentaciones al canal de YouTube de Common Ground, además de contar con una suscripción electrónica gratuita a la revista por un periodo de un año. Esta suscripción permite el acceso a todos los números de la revista en español, portugués e inglés. Además, cada artículo que publicamos está disponible de forma individual con una tarifa de descarga para los no abonados. Los autores disponen además de la opción de publicar su artículo en acceso abierto para así poder llegar a una mayor audiencia y garantizar la difusión más amplia posible. El riguroso proceso de revisión de Common Ground trata también de abordar algunos de los sesgos inherentes a los modelos tradicionales de las editoriales académicas. El conjunto de revisores, dictaminadores o árbitros está conformado por los mismos autores que han enviado artículos a la revista, así como también por académicos voluntarios cuyos currículos y experiencia académica han sido evaluados por el equipo editorial de Common Ground. Los artículos son asignados a revisores con base en sus intereses académicos y experiencia. Al tener voluntarios y a otros autores como posibles revisores, Common Ground evita los inconvenientes de someter los textos al juicio de un solo editor, lo que muchas veces limita la publicación académica. En cambio, Common Ground aprovecha el potencial de los participantes del congreso y de los autores de las revistas para evaluar los trabajos, con un sistema de evaluación basado en criterios más democráticos e intelectualmente más rigurosos que otros modelos tradicionales. Common Ground también valora la importante labor de los revisores, al reconocerlos como Editores Asociados en los volúmenes en los que contribuyen. Colección de Revistas Con la creación de un software asombrosamente innovador, Common Ground también ha comenzado a hacer frente a lo que considera como un cambio en las relaciones tecnológicas, económicas, geográficas, interdisciplinarias, sociales y de distribución y difusión del conocimiento. Desde hace más de diez años hemos estado construyendo una editorial mediada por las tecnologías web y las nueves redes sociales, donde la gente pueda trabajar en estrecha colaboración para aprender, crear y compartir conocimiento. La última creación de este proyecto es un entorno social de conocimiento pionero llamado Scholar (http://cgscholar.com/), plataforma informática que provee un lugar donde los académicos pueden conectarse en red y dar visibilidad a sus investigaciones mediante una librería personal. Los invitamos a que sean parte de estas comunidades en la creación de diálogos entre diferentes perspectivas, experiencias, áreas de conocimiento y metodologías, y de las interacciones en el congreso, las conversaciones online, los artículos de la revista o la colección de libros. Sobre la Colección de Revistas de Ciencias Sociales Interdisciplinares La colección presenta perspectivas tanto disciplinarias e interdisciplinarias en el ámbito de las ciencias sociales, y las relaciones entre las ciencias aplicadas, las ciencias sociales y las ciencias naturales. Tiene como objetivo examinar la naturaleza de las prácticas disciplinares y las prácticas interdisciplinares que surgen en el contexto de las aplicaciones en el “mundo real”. También se interroga sobre el significado de la ciencia en un contexto social, y las conexiones entre lo social y las demás ciencias particulares. La revista discute las prácticas disciplinares distintivas en el seno de las ciencias sociales y examina ejemplos de estas prácticas. Con el fin de definir y ejemplificar lo que constituyen las disciplinas, la revista fomenta el diálogo, ya sea desde una perspectiva global, teórica y especulativa, o desde una perspectiva local y empírica. Al considerar las variadas perspectivas interdisciplinares, transdisciplinares o multidisciplinares que permean las ciencias sociales, las ciencias naturales y las ciencias aplicadas, la revista muestra el modo en que las prácticas interdisciplinares entran en acción. El enfoque de los artículos puede ir desde aportaciones empíricas y estudios de casos, hasta una amplia gama de investigaciones sobre prácticas multidisciplinares y transdisciplinares, así como reflexiones sobre el conocimiento sociológico y sobre las metodologías aplicables. La colección de revistas de Ciencias Sociales Interdisciplinares está compuesta por ocho revistas temáticas que a continuación se describen. Colección de Revistas Revista Internacional de Estudios Políticos y Cívicos Interdisciplinares La Revista Internacional de Estudios Políticos y Cívicos Interdisciplinares analiza los procesos de gobierno y el papel de la ciudadanía; reúne estudios de caso en torno a diversas prácticas sociales y documentos sobre acciones comprometidas socialmente, e interpreta el impacto de estas prácticas sociales. ISSN: 2471-8092 (Versión Electrónica) ISSN: 2471-8076 (Versión Impresa) Revista Internacional de Estudios Culturales Interdisciplinares La Revista Internacional de Estudios Culturales Interdisciplinares expone los resultados de investigaciones en torno a prácticas disciplinarias e interdisciplinarias en el ámbito de la cultura y de las interacciones culturales. ISSN: 2471-8262 (Versión Electrónica) ISSN: 2471-8254 (Versión Impresa) Revista Internacional de Estudios Educativos Interdisciplinares La Revista Internacional de Estudios Educativos Interdisciplinares investiga los procesos de aprendizaje en el ámbito del conocimiento social. ISSN: 2471-8297 (Versión Electrónica) ISSN: 2471-8289 (Versión Impresa) Revista Internacional de Estudios Ambientales Interdisciplinares La Revista Internacional de Estudios Ambientales Interdisciplinares reúne investigaciones interdisciplinarias sobre las relaciones entre el medio ambiente y los seres humanos, desde la perspectiva de las Ciencias Sociales. ISSN: 2471-8246 (Versión Electrónica) ISSN: 2471-8238 (Versión Impresa) Revista Internacional de Estudios Globales Interdisciplinares La Revista Internacional de Estudios Globales Interdisciplinares explora la dinámica de la globalización y la transformación de lo local. ISSN: 2471-8068 (Versión Electrónica) ISSN: 2471-8025 (Versión Impresa) Colección de Revistas Revista Internacional de Estudios Organizacionales Interdisciplinares La Revista Internacional de Estudios Organizacionales Interdisciplinares explora la dinámica social de las organizaciones públicas, comunitarias y privadas. ISSN: 2471-8149 (Versión Electrónica) ISSN: 2471-8130 (Versión Impresa) Revista Internacional de Estudios Sociales y Comunales Interdisciplinares La Revista Internacional de Estudios Sociales y Comunales Interdisciplinares reúne reflexiones sobre las prácticas disciplinarias e interdisciplinarias de las Ciencias Sociales. ISSN: 2471-8114 (Versión Electrónica) ISSN: 2471-8106 (Versión Impresa) Revista Internacional de Estudios Interdisciplinares en Comunicación La Revista Internacional de Estudios Interdisciplinares en Comunicación reúne aproximaciones sobre las distintas maneras de representar y comunicar significados culturales, desde la perspectiva de las Ciencias Sociales. ISSN: 2471-819X (Versión Electrónica) ISSN: 2471-8181 (Versión Impresa) Congreso de Ciencias Sociales Interdisciplinares Nuestro objetivo es discutir y estudiar los temas fundamentales de las Ciencias Sociales y construir relaciones directas y duraderas entre pensadores consolidados y estudiosos emergentes en el campo, quienes proporcionan una amplia variedad de perspectivas y disciplinas en la construcción de nuevos escenarios sociales Sobre del Congreso Principios y características del congreso La estructura del congreso se basa en cuatro principios básicos que imbuyen todos los aspectos de la comunidad de conocimiento: Internacional Este congreso viaja por todo el mundo para ofrecer a los delegados la oportunidad de ver y experimentar distintos países y localidades. Más importante aún, el Congreso Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Sociales ofrece una posibilidad tangible y significativa de interactuar con académicos de diversas culturas y perspectivas. Este año asistirán delegados de más de 56 países, lo que representa una ocasión única y sin precedente para relacionarse directamente con colegas de todos los rincones de la Tierra. Interdisciplinario A diferencia de los congresos de asociaciones profesionales, a los que asisten delegados de formaciones y especialidades parecidas, este congreso reúne investigadores, practicantes y académicos de un amplio espectro de disciplinas, que tienen un interés común en los temas y preocupaciones de la comunidad. En consecuencia, los temas se abordan desde una diversidad de perspectivas, se aplauden los métodos interdisciplinarios y se promueven el respeto mutuo y la colaboración. Incluyente Se acepta con gusto la participación de cualquier persona cuyo trabajo académico sea relevante en esta comunidad de conocimiento y en este congreso, sin importar su disciplina, cultura, institución o trayectoria profesional. Tanto si es usted profesor emérito como si es estudiante de posgrado, investigador, maestro, creador de políticas públicas, practicante o administrador, su obra y su voz pueden contribuir al corpus colectivo de conocimiento que esta comunidad crea y comparte. Interactivo Para obtener el mayor provecho de la diversidad de culturas, formaciones y perspectivas representadas en el congreso, debe haber grandes oportunidades de hablar, escuchar, relacionarse e interactuar. Se ofrece una diversidad de formatos de sesión, de más a menos estructurados, para garantizar estas oportunidades. Programa Diario Martes 2 de agosto 8:00–9:00 9:00–9:30 Apertura de la mesa de inscripción Inauguración del congreso—Doriam Reyes, Common Ground Publishing, Español Homer Stavely, Common Ground Publishing, EUA Sesión plenaria—Daniel Rourke, profesor de Artes y Medios Digitales, South Bank 9:30–10:00 University, Londres, y profesor adjunto de Historia del Arte, Diseño y Cine, Kingston University, Londres, Reino Unido “Embracing the Horror of the Anthropocene” 10:00–10:30 Conversación de jardín, descanso y café 10:30–11:15 Mesas redondas 11:15–11:25 Descanso de transición 11:25–13:05 Sesiones paralelas 13:05–14:15 Almuerzo 14:15–15:30 Sesiones paralelas 15:30–15:50 Descanso y café 15:50–17:30 Sesiones paralelas 17:30–18:30 Recepción de bienvenida al congreso Miércoles 3 de agosto 8:30–9:00 Apertura de la mesa de inscripción 9:00–9:15 Actualización diaria—Homer Stavely, Common Ground Publishing, EUA 9:15–9:45 Cómo publicar un libro o artículo con Common Ground Publishing 9:45–9:55 Descanso de transición 9:55–11:35 Sesiones paralelas 11:35–12:45 Almuerzo 12:45–14:25 Sesiones paralelas 14:25–14:40 Descanso y café 14:40–15:25 Sesiones paralelas Programa Diario Jueves 4 de agosto 8:30–9:00 Apertura de la mesa de inscripción 9:00–9:30 Cómo publicar un libro o artículo con Common Ground Publishing Sesión plenaria—David Humphreys, profesor de Política Ambiental, decano adjunto, director del Programa de Ciencias Sociales, The Open University, Milton Keynes, Reino 9:30–10:00 Unido, “Responding to planetary change: What role for the social sciences in the Anthropocene?” 10:00–10:30 Conversación de jardín, descanso y café 10:30–11:45 Sesiones paralelas 11:45–12:55 Almuerzo 12:55–14:35 Sesiones paralelas 14:35–14:50 Descanso y café 14:50–16:30 Sesiones paralelas Viernes 5 de agosto 9:30–10:00 Apertura de la mesa de inscripción 10:00–10:20 Actualización diaria—Homer Stavely, Common Ground Publishing, EUA 10:20–12:00 Sesiones paralelas 12:00–13:10 Almuerzo 13:10–14:25 Sesiones paralelas 14:25–14:40 Descanso y café 14:40–16:20 Sesiones paralelas 16:20–16:40 Evento especial—clausura del congreso y ceremonia de premiación Actividades y Eventos Sesiones destacadas Cómo publicar un artículo o libro con Common Ground Miércoles 3 de agosto | 9:15–9:45 & Jueves 4 de agosto | 9:00–9:30 Room 1 - Session in English | Room 2 - Sesión en Español Dominique Moore, Editores encargados seleccionar escritores, Common Ground Publishing Doriam Reyes, Common Ground Publishing Español Descripción: En esta sesión la editora encargada de seleccionar escritores para la Colección Interdisciplinaria de Revistas y la serie de libros de Ciencias Sociales, presentará un panorama de la filosofía y las prácticas editoriales de Common Ground. Dará consejos prácticos para convertir ponencias de congresos en artículos para revistas, explicará los procedimientos de edición de revistas académicas, presentará la Colección Interdisciplinaria de Revistas de Ciencias Sociales y dará información sobre el proceso de presentación de artículos para revistas de Common Ground. Se invita a los asistentes a plantear preguntas: la segunda mitad de la sesión se dedicará a preguntas y respuestas. Eventos especiales Recorrido de Londres en autobús antes del congreso Únase a otros delegados y conferencistas plenarios del congreso a bordo de un autobús turístico con guía. Disfrute magníficas vistas de la Abadía de Westminster, el Parlamento, la Noria del Milenio, el Big Ben y el fastuoso panorama urbano de Londres mientras nuestro guía privado nos cuenta la historia de esta gran ciudad. Además del recorrido, se recogerá a los delegados en el hotel del congreso, Imperial College London Prince’s Gardens. Recepción de bienvenida Martes 2 de agosto de 2016 | Hora: a continuación de la última sesión del congreso del día Common Ground Publishing y el Congreso Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Sociales ofrecerán una recepción de bienvenida en el salón de congresos del Imperial College London, inmediatamente después de la última sesión del primer día. Se invita a todos los delegados a asistir y disfrutar bebidas ligeras y bocadillos. Es una excelente ocasión para establecer contacto con sus colegas, los delegados internacionales. Lugar: Imperial College London (South Kensington Campus) en el Edificio Sir Alexander Fleming Cena del congreso—170 Queens Gate: The Council Room Miércoles 3 de agosto de 2016 | 7:00 p.m. Reúnase con otros delegados y conferencistas del congreso en una velada de conversación y una cena de tres tiempos en 170 Queens Gate. Con una ubicación céntrica en el campus del Imperial College, el Council Room en Queens Gate es parte del Imperial College London y una casa victoriana designada edificio histórico. Diseñada por Norman Shaw y terminada en 1889, la casa fue encomendada por Fredrick Anthony White, un rico fabricante de cemento con un gran interés por el arte y la arquitectura. El edificio ahora es la residencia del presidente y rector del Imperial College London. Lugar: Council Room, Queens Gate, Imperial College London Costo: US$80.00 Consulte en la mesa de inscripción del congreso las opciones de menú y los precios, y reserve su lugar allí mismo. El espacio es limitado. Ponente Plenarios David Humphreys Responding to planetary change: What role for the social sciences in the Anthropocene? (“Respuesta al cambio planetario: ¿cuál es el papel de las ciencias sociales en el Antropoceno?”) David Humphreys es profesor de Política Ambiental y actualmente presta servicio como decano adjunto (plan de estudios y titulación) y director del Programa de Ciencias Sociales. Empezó a trabajar en la Universidad Abierta en 1995, tras dedicarse a la contabilidad y la navegación mercante. Durante una pausa de dos años en su trayectoria profesional en la década de los ochenta, viajó por el mundo, adquiriendo sobre la marcha una preocupación por la degradación ambiental mundial. Esto con el tiempo lo llevó a obtener un doctorado en política forestal internacional en la City University London y a su actual investigación en gobernanza y política ambiental mundial. David ha sido consejero de la Comisión Mundial de Bosques y Desarrollo Sostenible, como miembro del Consejo Consultivo Científico del Instituto Forestal Europeo y en varias delegaciones del gobierno británico al Foro de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Bosques (FNUB) Fue representante del Reino Unido en COST Action E19, un proyecto de investigación de la Unión Europea sobre “Programas Forestales Nacionales en un Contexto Europeo”. Fue miembro del Panel Mundial de Expertos Forestales de la Unión Internacional de Institutos de Investigación Forestal (IUFRO) en torno al régimen forestal internacional, así como del Comité de la IUFRO sobre Gobernanza Forestal Internacional, y actualmente participa en el Grupo de Trabajo de la IUFRO sobre Arquitectura y Gobernanza del Aprendizaje de Políticas Forestales. En 2011 fue miembro del equipo de fomento de la competencia académica de las Sociedades para el Desarrollo de la Educación Superior (DelPHE) en Afganistán, apoyado por el Consejo Británico y el Departamento para el Desarrollo Internacional. David ha sido editor invitado de números especiales de cuatro revistas con revisión de pares: Forest Policy and Economics (2002, con Peter Glück); Global Environmental Politics (2003, con Matthew Paterson y Lloyd Pettiford); Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences (2009), y Environmental Science and Policy (2014, con Marleen Buizer y Will de Jong). Está coeditando, con dos colegas (Shonil Bhagwat y Nikoleta Jones), un número especial de Forest Policy and Economics sobre la administración forestal en el Antropoceno. También es miembro del consejo consultivo editorial de Forest Policy and Economics u del consejo consultivo de la comunidad de conocimiento de Estudios Globales de Common Ground. En 2015 David fue nombrado editor principal de la colección de revistas sobre Sostenibilidad de Common Ground, y director académico del Congreso Internacional anual sobre Sostenibilidad Ambiental, Cultural, Económica y Social. Los actuales intereses de investigación de David se centran en cinco campos interrelacionados en la confluencia de la geografía, la política ambiental y los estudios internacionales. El primero es la gobernanza ambiental mundial, con atención especial al FNUB y otras organizaciones internacionales relacionadas con los bosques, entre ellas la Convención Marco sobre Cambio Climático y el mecanismo REDD+ de las Naciones Unidas. La investigación en este campo también se centra en esquemas de gobernanza del sector privado para conformar normas y reglas, la interacción entre los sectores público privado en la gobernanza ambiental, y la regulación democrática de las empresas. El segundo es la filosofía ambiental y el derecho ambiental, en particular el papel que desempeñan distintas reivindicaciones de derechos en la conformación de las políticas ambientales y las leyes nacionales e internacionales, con atención a la reivindicación moral de que la naturaleza tiene derechos que anteceden a los del ser humano. El tercero es la relación entre ciencia, tecnología y política, con interés especial en dos áreas: la ciencia forestal y la geoingeniería. El cuarto es la investigación en la política forestal nacional del Reino Unido en Ponente Plenarios el contexto de la policía forestal paneuropea. El quinto es la relación entre las ideas de sostenibilidad y patrimonio, tanto ambiental como urbano. Un tema común a todos estos campos de investigación es la relación entre la teoría y la práctica y cómo la investigación puede informar el trabajo de grupos externos de usuarios para generar una gobernanza duradera. Daniel Rourke Embracing the Horror of The Anthropocene (“Cómo aceptar el horror del Antropoceno”) Daniel Rourke es un escritor/artista que vive en Londres. Su obra explota la ficción especulativa y científica en busca de un “exterior” radical de lo humano/las humanidades, incluido una vasta investigación de la intersección entre la materialidad digital, las artes y el posthumanismo. Su escritura, conferencias y perfil artístico son extensos y comprenden colaboraciones con destacadas publicaciones e instituciones en Londres, Mánchester, Nueva York, San Francisco, Irán y otros lugares. En 2015 Daniel colaboró con el artista y activista Morehshin Allahyari en The 3D Additivist Manifesto: un llamado a acelerar las tecnologías más allá de sus límites, hasta el ámbito de lo provocador y lo extraño. La colaboración de estos artistas fue seleccionada para el Programa de Residencia Vilém Flusser para la Investigación Artística, en asociación con Transmediale, de Berlín, en el verano de 2016. Académicos de Posgrado Julieta Pestarino Julieta Pestarino es fotógrafa y Licenciada en Ciencias Antropológicas por la Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA). Actualmente se desempeña como becaria doctoral del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de Argentina (CONICET). Su programa de formación se enmarca en el Doctorado en Historia y Teoría de las Artes de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), en el área de la historia de la fotografía. Paralelamente se encuentra concluyendo la Maestría en Curaduría en Artes Visuales en la Universidad de Tres de Febrero. Jessica Dorantes Segura Doctoranda en el Posgrado de Psicología Social y Ambiental por la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), que forma parte del Programa Nacional de Posgrados de Calidad (PNPC) del Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACyT). Becaria CONACyT. Licenciada en Psicología por la UNAM, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala (FES-I), titulada con criterio de Mención Honorífica mediante la tesis “Bajo el signo @: violencia en Internet. Labor investigadora en torno a las manifestaciones virtuales de la violencia en Internet”. Publicaciones científicas en revistas y ponencias en foros nacionales e internacionales. Docente a nivel licenciatura en el sector privado (2009-2013). Capacitadora del programa “Rescate de Espacios Públicos y Hábitat” del municipio de Nicolás Romero, Estado de México (2008). Melvis González Acosta Investigadora de campos sociales y docente universitaria. Doctoranda en Ciencias Sociológicas, mención en Desarrollo Social Comunitario por el Centro de Estudios Comunitarios de la Universidad Central de Las Villas, Cuba. Actualmente investiga sobre gestión de los conocimientos ancestrales de los Pueblos Indígenas de Ecuador. Comparte el interés por la investigación interdisciplinaria con el trabajo de corrección de textos académicos y científicos. Graduada de Filología y magíster en Pedagogía. Celia Urbano Martín Tiene estudios de Psicología en la Universidad de Salamanca. Ha incursionado en diferentes ámbitos de la psicología: clínica (con pacientes); docencia (cursos de formación) y recursos humanos (trabajo actual). Actualmente realiza estudios de doctorado en Psicología. Jaddy Brigitte Nielsen Niño Coordinadora internacional en la Escuela de Educación de la Universidad de La Gran Colombia en Bogotá. Tiene un doctorado en educación con énfasis en Investigación y una maestría en Educación, además, posee diplomados en pedagogía sobre la Enseñanza de Inglés como Segunda Lengua. Ha escrito artículos y dos libros sobre investigación en Educación y Pluriculturalismo para Ciudadanos Globales. Ha dado algunas conferencias en países como Estados Unidos, Panamá, Brasil, Alemania, Croacia y China. Académicos de Posgrado Máximo Ernesto Jaramillo Molina Estudiante del doctorado en Sociología en El Colegio de México. Ha obtenido la Maestría en Ciencias Sociales y la Licenciatura en Economía, ambas en la Universidad de Guadalajara. Sus áreas de interés son la pobreza, desigualdad y política social. Actualmente desarrolla varios temas de investigación: percepción y representaciones sobre la política social y la desigualdad en la Ciudad de México, tolerancia a la desigualdad en América Latina, desarrollo de un método de medición multidimensional de la desigualdad, así como segregación urbana y simbólica en la ciudad de Guadalajara. Nerea Casado Quintana Psicóloga sanitaria. Doctoranda en Psicología por la Universidad de Málaga, donde desarrolla su tesis doctoral sobre la influencia del internamiento penitenciario en las características psicosociales que favorezcan la reinserción social en las personas privadas de libertad. Licenciada en Psicología. Máster en Intervención e Investigación Social y Comunitaria (UMA). Interés por la investigación e intervención en colectivos excluidos. Graduate Scholar Award en el V Congreso Internacional de Ciencias Sociales Interdisciplinares, 2015. Docente en prácticas en el Departamento de Psicología Social en la Universidad de Málaga (2014). Ayudante del departamento de psicología básica (UMA). Ha publicado: Automatism in subtraction depends on problem size (2011). Sing Language effects on memory skills: a study with sign language interpreters and bilinguals en SEPEX. TUESDA UESDAY Y, 02 AUGUST TUESDA UESDAY Y, 02 AUGUST 8:00-9:00 APER PERTURA TURA DE LA MESA DE INSCRIPCIÓN 9:00-9:30 INAUGURACIÓN DEL CONGRESO Homer Stavely, Common Ground Publishing, USA Doriam Reyes, Common Ground Publishing Español, Mexico 9:30-10:00 SESIÓN PLENARIA EN INGLÉS Daniel Rourke, Lecturer in Arts and Digital Media, London South Bank University and Associate Lecturer in the History of Art, Design, and Film, Kingston University, London, UK "Embracing the Horror of The Anthropocene" 10:00-10:30 SESIÓN DE JARDÍN, DESCANSO Y CAFÉ 10:30-11:15 GRUPOS DE DISCUSIÓN Salón 1 - Grupos de Discusión en Inglés Salón 2 - Grupos de Discusión en Inglés Salón 3 - Grupos de Discusión en Inglés Salón 4 - Grupos de Discusión en Inglés Salón 5 - Grupos de Discusión en Inglés Salón 6 - Grupos de Discusión en Inglés Salón 7 - Grupos de Discusión en Español Salón 8 - Grupos de Discusión en Español 11:15-11:25 TRANSICIÓN SPECIAL EVENT Salón 1 Sesión en Inglés: Addr Addressing essing Social Crisis Points: Mental Health Studies Salón 2 Sesión en Inglés: The Social W Web eb 11:25-13:05 Salón 3 Sesión en Inglés: Heritage and Identity in Society Salón 4 Sesión en Inglés: Cr Creating eating Inclusive and Sustainable Communities Salón 5 Sesión en Inglés: Educational Studies Salón 7 Estudios Culturales I Urbanismo y territorio: El caso del Pueblo de Acámbar Acámbaro, o, Guanajuato, México Dra. Carmen Dolores Barroso García, Departamento de Diseño División de Arquitectura, Arte y Diseño, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico Dr. Alfredo Pérez Ponce, Departamento de Arquitectura División de Arquitectura, Arte y Diseño, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico Overview: Al contrastar el Acta de Fundación con mapas elaborados durante el siglo XVI del pueblo de Acámbaro, Guanajuato, es posible interpretar los espacios urbano-territoriales de la zona. Theme: Estudios Culturales Los Museos Franquicia: ¿Una Inversión Sostenible? Javier Lerena Fernandez, Departamento de Economía Aplicada, Universidad del País Vasco, Bilbao, Spain Overview: Tras la apertura del Guggenheim Bilbao se ha multiplicado la apertura de museos ligados a marcas culturales de reconocido prestigio, pero ¿la inversión en estas infraestructuras es adecuada? Theme: Estudios Culturales El Digital Storytelling para la cr creación eación del documental interactivo: Cuerpo, objetos y miradas en la rreconstrucción econstrucción de la identidad Mtro. Carlos Saldaña Ramírez, División de Ciencias de la Comunicación y Diseño, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Ciudad de México, Mexico Overview: Se presenta el estudio de caso del Documental Interactivo sobre violencia de género creado a partir de técnicas de Digital Storytelling. Theme: Estudios Culturales Un Mar Marco co para Entender la Nueva Configuración de la Fractura Metabólica Capitalista entr entree Campo Y Ciudad: Análisis Crítico de Ecología Marxista. Mr. Jhonnathan Alexander Zambrano Hurtado, Posgrado de Economía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), México D.F., Mexico Srta. Sandra Milena Tintinago Ausecha, Facultad de Ciencias Contables Económicas y Administrativas Programa de Economía, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia Overview: Se planteará una actualización de los fenómenos que condicionan la fractura metabólica entre campo y ciudad. Este análisis se basa en los principios de renta absoluta de Marx. Theme: Tema destacado 2016: Una era y sus fines: las Ciencias Sociales en la era del Antropoceno 13:05-14:15 ALMUERZO SPECIAL EVENT Salón 1 Sesión en Inglés: An Age and Its Ends: Addr Addressing essing the Anthr Anthropocene opocene Salón 2 Sesión en Inglés: Confr Confronting onting National and Cultural Memory 14:15-15:30 Salón 3 Sesión en Inglés: Methodologies and Strategies for Language Lear Learning ning Salón 4 Sesión en Inglés: Organizational Studies Salón 5 Sesión en Inglés: Investigating Spaces and Flows TUESDA UESDAY Y, 02 AUGUST SPECIAL EVENT Salón 7 Estudios del Medio Ambiente 14:15-15:30 La Dimensión Ambiental en la Historia: Conceptos Clave para su Enseñanza Dra. Mariela Alejandra Coudannes Aguirre, Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina Overview: El trabajo propone conceptos clave que permitan superar las divisiones del curriculum y construir conciencia ambiental, pues los contenidos ambientales no suelen aparecer en la enseñanza escolar de la historia. Theme: Estudios del Medio Ambiente Desarr Desarrollo ollo Sostenible y Desarr Desarrollo ollo Sustentable: Concepto, Uso y Pertinencia Mtra. Diana Carolina Ortiz Motta, Facultad de Contaduría Pública, Universidad La Gran Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia Overview: Este documento presenta los conceptos de Desarrollo Sostenible y Desarrollo Sustentable, así como los contextos en que deben ser utilizados y la pertinencia en la aplicación de cada uno. Theme: Estudios del Medio Ambiente Prácticas de Solución de Difer Diferencias encias Comer Comerciales ciales Relativas a Cuestiones Ambientales en La Organización Mundial del Comer Comercio cio (OMC) Dra. Blanca Yaquelin Zenteno Trejo, Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico Overview: El trabajo analiza las prácticas de solución de conflictos en casos comerciales-ambientales, para evidenciar las contradicciones e incompatibilidades con las normas de derecho internacional. Theme: Estudios del Medio Ambiente 15:30-15:50 DESCANSO Y CAFÉ SPECIAL EVENT Salón 1 Sesión en Inglés: Policy and Practice: Education for the Futur Futuree Salón 2 Sesión en Inglés: Employee Satisfaction and Engagement 15:50-17:30 Salón 3 Sesión en Inglés: Social Policy and Societal Impacts Salón 4 Sesión en Inglés: Gover Governance nance and Decision Making Salón 5 Sesión en Inglés: Facets of Communication in Society Salón 7 Debates La naturaleza de la investigación socioeducativa: Dimensión ontológica y epistemológica Dra. Rocío Castillo Cedeño, División de Educación Básica, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Heredia, Costa Rica Ileana Castillo Cedeño, Centro de Investigación y Docencia en Educación, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Santo Domingo, Costa Rica Gerardina Víquez Vargas, Centro de Investigación y Docencia en Educación, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica Overview: Taller acerca de la naturaleza de la investigación socioeducativa considerando su dimensión ontológica y epistemológica en el que se enfatiza la complejidad de la observación y la interpretación. Theme: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad Cuidar la conciencia cósmica en la primera infancia: Una mirada desde la pedagogía holística Dra. Rocío Castillo Cedeño, División de Educación Básica, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Heredia, Costa Rica Ileana Castillo Cedeño, Centro de Investigación y Docencia en Educación, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Santo Domingo, Costa Rica Gerardina Víquez Vargas, Centro de Investigación y Docencia en Educación, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Heredia, Costa Rica Overview: Urge una reflexión profunda en torno al cuidado de la conciencia cósmica en la primera infancia considerando los principios de la pedagogía holística y la ética del cuidado. Theme: Estudios Culturales Salón 8 Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad I La Asignación Universal por Hijo y sus impactos sobr sobree la población beneficiada Lic. Adrian Marcelo Muracciole, Universidad Nacional de Formosa, Universidad Nacional de Formosa, Formosa, Argentina Overview: La Asignación Universal por hijo es una política social cuyo objetivo es dar cobertura a niños entre 0 y 18 años cuyos padres estén desempleados o trabajen informalmente. Theme: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad El desarr desarrollo ollo nacional desde una perspectiva comunitarista: Un pr proyecto oyecto de una comunidad de autoapr autoaprendizaje endizaje Edith Esmeralda Monroy, División de Economía y Administración, Universidad Chapingo, Texcoco, Mexico Dr. Jorge Honorato Gómez, Universidad de Chapingo, Texcoco, Mexico Overview: Estudiar y analizar el caso de los grupos comunitarios como una opción de desarrollo en México. Theme: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad Los factor factores es psicosociales y los estilos de vida pr promotor omotores es de salud Isis Chamblas, Departamento de Trabajo Social Facultad De Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Concepción, Concepcion, Chile Prof. Daisy Vidal Gutierrez, Universidad de Concepción, Chile Ralph Muller Gilchrist, CESFAM Victor Manuel Fernández, Servicio de Salud Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile Prof. Mercedes Zavala G., Enfermería, Universidad de Concepión, Chile Alejandra Chavez Montecinos, Unidad OIRS y Participación Social, Hospital San José de Coronel, Chile Overview: Estilos de Vida promotores de salud, están fuertemente asociados a factores psicosociales más que estructurales. Estos resultados resultan relevantes para potenciar políticas y programas en al ámbito promoción de salud. Theme: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad Unas exploraciones en tor torno no al tema de la lectura: Estudio de casos múltiples a pr profesionistas ofesionistas en el Estado de Guanajuato Mtra. Maria Esther Padilla Hernandez, Departamento de Posgrado, Universidad del Valle de Atemajac, León, Mexico Overview: Estudio exploratorio realizado como pilotaje para generar experiencia en campo. Se consideraron personas de distintas edades y profesiones, cuyo objetivo era conocer qué sentido y significado le daban la lectura. Theme: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad 17:30-18:30 RECEPCIÓN DE BIENVENIDA WEDNESDA EDNESDAY Y, 03 AUGUST WEDNESDA EDNESDAY Y, 03 AUGUST 8:30-9:00 ACREDIT CREDITACIONES ACIONES 9:00-9:15 ANUNCIOS DEL ANFITRIÓN PPARA ARA EL DÍA 9:15-9:45 ¿CÓMO PUBLICAR CON COMMON GROUND? 9:45-9:55 TRANSICIÓN SPECIAL EVENT Salón 1 Sesión en Inglés: W Women's omen's Studies Salón 2 Sesión en Inglés: Critical Studies in the Social Sciences 9:55-11:35 Salón 3 Sesión en Inglés: Rethinking Political Ideologies Salón 4 Sesión en Inglés: Colloquium Salón 5 Sesión en Inglés: Accounting for Political Inter Interests ests and Practices Salón 7 Tema destacado 2016: Una era y sus fines: las Ciencias Sociales en la era del Antr Antropoceno opoceno Las Ciencias Sociales y la Educación: Aportes para las Necesidades del Pr Presente esente Dra. Renee Isabel Mengo, Cátedra Historia Social Contemporánea, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina Overview: A las Ciencias Sociales les corresponde un papel relevante en la Sociedad del Conocimiento, para orientar estrategias de cambio a través de: Pensamiento Crítico, Nuevas competencias, Creatividad y Ciudadanía Global. Theme: Tema destacado 2016: Una era y sus fines: las Ciencias Sociales en la era del Antropoceno Der Derechos echos Humanos en la era del Antr Antropoceno: opoceno: Caso de Amnistía Inter Internacional nacional Mtro. Juan Francisco Acevedo, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima, Peru Overview: El caso de Amnistía Internacional y la posibilidad que las organizaciones de derechos humanos -bajo el contexto actual de crisis climática- defiendan los derechos ambientales (en alianza con el ecologismo). Theme: Estudios Globales Trazas de T Trayectorias rayectorias Pr Profesionales ofesionales Académicas de Pr Profesor ofesores es de las Licenciaturas y el Posgrado en Pedagogía de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Mtro. Jesus Carlos Gonzalez Melchor, Colegio de Pedagogía Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UNAM, México, Mexico Overview: La presente investigación analiza algunas trayectorias profesionales académicas de profesores de prestigio en las licenciaturas y el posgrado de Pedagogía de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la UNAM. Theme: Ciencias de la Educacion 11:35-12:45 ALMUERZO SPECIAL EVENT Salón 1 Sesión en Inglés: Law as Social Science Salón 2 Sesión en Inglés: V Virtual irtual Lightning T Talks alks 12:45-14:25 Salón 3 Sesión en Inglés: V Vulnerable ulnerable and Marginalized Communities Salón 4 Sesión en Inglés: Communication Studies Salón 5 Sesión en Inglés: Gender Gender,, Cultur Culture, e, and Identity Salón 7 Estudios Cívicos y Políticos I Continuidad neoliberal de la intervención de la pobr pobreza eza en Chile: Notas sobr sobree el Ingr Ingreso eso Ético Familiar (2012-2015) Dr. Juan Saavedra Vasquez, Departamento Ciencias Sociales Escuela de Trabajo Social, Universidad del Bío-Bío, Concepción, Chile Overview: Revisión de los sustratos discursivos de los dispositivos de intervención social, vincualdos al Ingreso Ético Familiar en Chile, a partir de un enfoque histórico-discursivo Theme: Estudios Civicos y Politicos El pr proceso oceso de motorización en la Ciudad de México: Uso del automóvil y su rreper epercusión cusión en la movilidad contemporánea 1990-2010 Adrián Ortiz Luna, Maestría en Urbanismo, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, Mexico Overview: La motorización y el uso del automóvil impactan en las políticas de movilidad y generan exclusión social. Theme: Estudios Civicos y Politicos Educar en Der Derechos echos Humanos y Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil Dra. Janette Góngora, División de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Ciudad de México, Mexico Mtra. Yanira Francisca Mejía Martínez, División de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades Departamento de Relaciones Sociaeles, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco, Ciudad de México, Mexico Overview: En esta investigación se presenta el papel que han tenido las Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil en la Educación en Derechos Humanos en México. Theme: Estudios Civicos y Politicos Del trabajo doméstico al trabajo de cuidado: V Viejos iejos rrezagos, ezagos, nuevo pr problemas oblemas Dra. María Aurea Valerdi González, División de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Campus León Departamento de Estudios Sociales, Universidad de Guanajuato, León, Mexico Overview: La ponencia presenta el debate sobre el desarrollo desde la economía, que excluye a las mujeres. Con la metodología del IDH en Guanajuato, se muestran algunos rezagos todavía no resueltos. Theme: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad WEDNESDA EDNESDAY Y, 03 AUGUST SPECIAL EVENT Salón 8 Adiciones Finales 12:45-14:25 Empr Empresas esas familiar familiares es Sidr Sidreras eras en Zacatlán de las Manzanas, Puebla: Un estudio cultural con enfoque de sistemas complejos adaptativos Dra. Virginia Estela Reyes Castro, Ciencias de la Comunicación, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico Mtra. María Adriana Corona Tovar, Ciencias de la Comunicación, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico Lic. Ana Gabriela Piedra Miranda, Ciencias de la Comunicación, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico Overview: En esta ponencia se propone un modelo para explicar cómo abordar las problemáticas de la cultura de las empresas familiares con el enfoque interdisciplinario y de sistemas complejos. Theme: Estudios Organizacionales Satisfacción vital, fatalismo, calidad de vida y apoyo social en personas privadas de libertad Nerea Casado Quintana, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain Dr. Jesús María Canto Ortiz, Psicología Social Trabajo Social Antropología Social Estudios de Asia Oriental, Universidad de Málaga, Spain Overview: Estudiar cómo afecta la privación de libertad, la calidad de vida, el fatalismo y el apoyo social en la satisfacción vital de las personas privadas de libertad en centro penitenciario Theme: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad Reflexões Sobr Sobree a Morte e o Luto em Famílias Multiespécies Me. Kenia Mara Gaedtke, Núcleo de Pesquisa em Ecologia Humana e Saúde Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia Política, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil Overview: Reflexões sobre a relação entre humanidade e animalidade a partir do processo de luto pela morte de animais em famílias multiespécies, baseadas em revisão teórica e pesquisa de campo. Theme: Estudios del Medio Ambiente 14:25-14:40 DESCANSO Y CAFÉ PARALLEL SESSIONS Salón 1 Pósters 14:40-15:25 El Outsour Outsourcing cing como Estrategia de Eficiencia: T Trres Estudios de Caso en Costa Rica Prof. Fabián Arce Soto, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, San Rafael, Costa Rica Overview: En esta investigación cualitativa se expone el uso del outsourcing en un contexto de negocios real, lo que evidencia tres casos particulares en Costa Rica. Theme: Estudios Organizacionales Los Determinantes sociales de la salud rrepr eproductiva oductiva en mujer mujeres es con riesgo psicosocial, Santiago de Chile. Determinantes sociales y salud rrepr eproductiva oductiva Mrs Estela Arcos, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Austral de Chile, Santiago, Chile Dra. Antonia Vollrath, Escuela de Enfermería, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile Mg Ximena Prieto, Facultad de Enfermería, Univesidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile Mrs Ximena Sánchez, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaíso, Chile Ms Christine Bailey, Departamento de Vinculación con el Medio, Universidad de Playa Ancha, Valparaiso, Chile Overview: Conjunto de factores con impacto biopsicosocial en la salud reproductiva como el embarazo no planificado, la inmigración, seguridad social y ausencia del progenitor como apoyo a la maternidad segura. Theme: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad La Construcción de la inter interdisciplinariedad disciplinariedad en el Sistema de Pr Protección otección Integral de la Infancia vulnerable. Inter Interdisciplina disciplina salud infancia Dra. Antonia Vollrath, Escuela de Enfermería, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile Mg Estela Arcos, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile Dra Luz Angélica Muñoz, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile Overview: Este estudio consistió en la comprensión de las experiencias y expectativas de profesionales de salud, en la construcción de la interdisciplinariedad para reducir la desigualdad en la salud infantil. Theme: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad La Lectura crítica: una práctica que permite mejorar el desempeño en la educación superior*: Niveles de literacidad Prof. Paula Andrea Cardona Torres, CORPORACIÓN UNIVERSITARIA, Bello, Occupied Palestinian Territory Overview: Socializar los niveles de literacidad y la forma cómo leen críticamente los estudiantes que ingresan a la educación superior. Theme: Ciencias de la Educacion Salón 2 Sesión en Inglés: Pósters V Virtuales irtuales Salón 3 Sesión en Inglés: T Taller aller Salón 4 Sesión en Inglés: T Taller aller Salón 5 Sesión en Inglés: T Taller aller Salón 6 Sesión en Inglés: T Taller aller Salón 8 Debates A Institucionalização de Novas Competências Necessárias para a Formação do Administrador do Novo Milênio Me. Nonie Ribeiro, Administração, Faculdade Estácio Florianópolis, Florianopolis, Brazil Dr. Abreu Ana Claudia Donner, Administração, Faculdade Estácio Florianópolis, Florianopolis, Brazil Me. Francini Rensi Schmitz, Faculdade Estácio Florianópolis, Florianopolis, Brazil Overview: Foi analizado o curso de Administração da Estácio Florianópolis buscando as competências necessárias para a formação do administrador que estão institucionalizadas nesta faculdade. Theme: Ciencias de la Educacion 15:25-15:35 TRANSICIÓN SPECIAL EVENT Salón 1 Sesión en Inglés: Social and Political Studies 15:35-17:15 WEDNESDA EDNESDAY Y, 03 AUGUST 15:35-17:15 SPECIAL EVENT Salón 2 Sesión en Inglés: Social Studies: Disadvantaged and V Vulnerable ulnerable Gr Groups oups Salón 3 Sesión en Inglés: Social Science in the Era of the Anthr Anthropocene opocene Salón 4 Sesión en Inglés: Social and Community Studies: Partnership, Resilience, and Moral Exchange Salón 5 Sesión en Inglés: Managing Community Health Salón 6 Sesión en Inglés: Social and Community Studies Salón 7 Estudios de la Educación I Los Objetos Cotidianos en el Lenguaje de la Ingeniería: Estudio Cognitivo Dra. Ana Roldán Riejos, Departamento de Lingüística Aplicada a la Ciencia y a la Tecnología, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain Overview: Este trabajo explora la estructuración del lenguaje en la ingeniería desde una óptica cognitiva mediante el uso de la metáfora y metonimia y su aplicación al estudio de la terminología. Theme: Ciencias de la Educacion Relación entr entree factor factores es de éxito y rrendimiento endimiento académico en educación superior: Caso Universidad de Colima, México Prof. Mireya Sarahí Abarca Cedeño, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Colima, Colima, Mexico Prof. Ma. de Lourdes Covarrubias Venegas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Colima, Colima, Mexico Mónica Elizabeth Olivera Soto, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Colima, Colima, Mexico Overview: Se analiza la relación entre rendimiento académico y los factores que favorecen el éxito en la escuela (motivación al logro, creatividad y hábitos de estudio), en estudiantes de tres licenciaturas. Theme: Ciencias de la Educacion Análisis de la rrelación elación entr entree la cr creatividad eatividad y el rrendimiento endimiento académico en estudiantes de educación superior: Caso Universidad de Colima, México Prof. Mireya Sarahí Abarca Cedeño, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Colima, Colima, Mexico Mtro. Jesus Antonio Larios Trejo, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Colima, Mexico Alfredo Ramsés Hernández Venegas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Colima, Colima, Mexico Overview: Se analiza la relación entre creatividad y rendimiento académico en estudiantes de diversas licenciaturas de la Universidad de Colima, identificando que la creatividad favorece el desempeño en la escuela. Theme: Ciencias de la Educacion Los Factor Factores es de éxito en estudiantes de especialidad. Caso Universidad de Colima, México María Teresa Gómez Pérez, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Colima, Colima, Mexico Prof. Mireya Sarahí Abarca Cedeño, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Colima, Colima, Mexico Prof. Rosalba Thomas Muñoz, Universidad de Colima, Centro Universitario de Gestión Ambiental, Colima, Mexico Overview: Se realizó un estudio de corte cuantitativo para identificar los factores que influyen en el éxito académico de estudiantes de especialidad. Theme: Ciencias de la Educacion Salón 8 Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad II Tolerancia y per percepción cepción de desigualdad social en ciudades latinoamericanas: Encuentr Encuentros os y desencuentr desencuentros. os. Máximo Ernesto Jaramillo Molina, Centros de Estudios Sociológicos, El Colegio de México, Ciudad de México, Mexico Overview: Se hace un análisis exploratorio de las características de la percepción de la desigualdad social y la tolerancia a la misma en cuatro ciudades de américa latina. Theme: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad “De la Calzada para allá”: Fr Fronteras onteras simbólicas de desigualdad, exclusión y estigmatización en la Zona Metr Metropolitana opolitana de Guadalajara Máximo Ernesto Jaramillo Molina, Centro de Estudios Sociológicos, El Colegio de México, Benito Juárez, Mexico Alejandra Estefania Saucedo Tapia, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico Overview: Exploración de la percepción de la calzada Independencia como frontera simbólica de estigmatización en Guadalajara, México, y su relación con desigualdades objetivas entre ambas partes de la ciudad. Theme: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad THURSDA HURSDAY Y, 04 AUGUST THURSDA HURSDAY Y, 04 AUGUST 8:30-9:00 ACREDIT CREDITACIONES ACIONES 9:00-9:30 ¿CÓMO PUBLICAR CON COMMON GROUND? 9:30-10:00 10:00-10:30 SESIÓN PLENARIA EN INGLÉS David Humphreys, Professor of Environmental Policy, Associate Dean, Social Sciences Program Director, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK SESIÓN DE JARDÍN, DESCANSO Y CAFÉ SPECIAL EVENT Salón 1 Sesión en Inglés: Organizational and Corporate Gover Governance nance Salón 2 Sesión en Inglés: Political Participation and Social Change 10:30-11:45 Salón 3 Sesión en Inglés: Inter Interdisciplinary disciplinary Community Participation Salón 4 Sesión en Inglés: T Teaching eaching and Lear Learning ning Salón 7 Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad III Una visión construccionista acer acerca ca del pr proceso oceso de inclusión socio-digital en el mar marco co de un México en vías a la Sociedad del Conocimiento Jessica Dorantes Segura, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Nicolás Romero, Mexico Dra. Patricia Trujano Ruíz, Carrera de Psicología División de Investigación y Posgrado, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Iztacala, Mexico Overview: Adoptar una visión construccionista acerca del proceso de inclusión socio-digital en el contexto mexicano implica abrir espacio a voces aún no escuchadas, a nuevos discursos y prácticas de acción. Theme: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad La Dialéctica y la Lógica: V Viejos iejos T Temas, emas, Nuevas Perspectivas Dr. Walter Beller Taboada, Departamento de Educación y Comunicación, División de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, México, Mexico Overview: Me propongo mostrar que la dialéctica de la lógica y la lógica dialéctica mejorarían la metodología, con base en resultados de la epistemología constructivista y en una lógica paraconsistente. Theme: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad Las manifestaciones de la violencia estructural en el contexto suburbano de un polígono de pobr pobreza eza mexicano Dra. Célica Esther Cánovas Marmo, Posgrado, Universidad del Valle de Atemajac, Campus León, León, Mexico Overview: Se presentan los resultados de una investigación llevada a cabo con perspectiva de género en Piletas, colonia suburbana de León. Theme: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad Salón 8 Estudios de la Educación II Mejora de la Empatía y de Competencias T Transversales ransversales mediante la Revisión por Par Pares es Dr. José Luis Pastrana Brincones, Departamento de Lenguajes y Ciencias de la Computación Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Informática, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain Overview: Se presenta un caso de estudio real que muestra cómo el uso de la revisión por pares entre iguales puede mejorar la empatía, el rendimiento y desarrollar otras competencias transversales. Theme: Ciencias de la Educacion El apr aprendizaje endizaje significativo versus la disciplinaridad en un entor entorno no de enseñanza bimodal: Un modelo de enseñanza centrado en el grupo estudiantil Carolina España, Escuela de Secretariado Profesional, Universidad Nacional, San Rafael, Costa Rica Overview: Se estudia el modelo de enseñanza centrado en el grupo estudiantil a partir de la percepción docente y discente como insumo que nutre los intereses investigativos. Theme: Ciencias de la Educacion Intelectual específico: uma alter alternativa nativa para a docência em Ciências Sociais Dra. Luciane Uberti, Departamento de Ensino e Currículo Faculdade de Educação, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil Overview: Este trabalho trata do conceito de intelectual específico, de Michel Foucault, como uma importante ferramenta para a área da Educação e das Ciências Socias. Theme: Ciencias de la Educacion 11:45-12:55 ALMUERZO SPECIAL EVENT Salón 1 Sesión en Inglés: Appr Approaches oaches to Envir Environmental onmental Sustainability Salón 2 Sesión en Inglés: The Politics of Health and Health Car Caree 12:55-14:35 Salón 3 Sesión en Inglés: Dynamics of Diversity: Exclusionary "isms" Salón 4 Sesión en Inglés: Politics of Identity and Diversity Salón 5 Sesión en Inglés: Educational Reform in Curriculum and Instruction THURSDA HURSDAY Y, 04 AUGUST SPECIAL EVENT Salón 7 Estudios Organizacionales I 12:55-14:35 Responsabilidad y Cultura Empr Empresarial esarial en México Cecilia García Muñoz Aparicio, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Mexico María del Carmen Navarrete Torres, División Académica de Ciencias Económico Administrativas, Univerfsidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Mexico Germán Martínez Prats, División Académica de Ciencias Económico Administrativas, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Mexico Luis Fernando Peralta Martín, División Académica de Ciencias Económico Administrativas, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Mexico Overview: Este trabajo muestra, mediante un enfoque cualitativo de alcance descriptivo y con fuentes secundarias, cómo la responsabilidad social en diez empresas mexicanas forma parte de la cultura. Theme: Estudios Organizacionales O Pr Programa ograma Mais Medicos: Componente Estratégico da Política de Saúde no Brasil Dra. Maria Isabel B. Bellini, Curso de Serviço Social, Escola de Humanidades; Escola de Saúde Pública, Secretaria Estadual da Saúde, Pontificia Universidade Catolica, Porto Alegre, Brazil Profa Rebel Machado, Departamento de Ações em Saúde; Curso de Serviço Social, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Serviço Social, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil Me. Carmen Luísa Bagatini, Assessoria Técnica e de Planejamento, Secretaria de Estado da Saúde, Porto Alegre, Brazil Overview: Programa Mais Médicos criado para atender em áreas vulneráveis do Brasil é parte do pacto de melhoria do atendimento aos usuários e incide na qualidade de vida da população brasileira. Theme: Estudios Organizacionales Influencia del clima organizacional en un supermer supermercado cado Carolina del Carmen Álvarez Morales, División Académica de Ciencias Económico Administrativas, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Mexico Cecilia García Muñoz Aparicio, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Mexico María del Carmen Navarrete Torres, División Académica de Ciencias Económico Administrativaws, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Mexico Overview: Se analiza el punto de vista de los empleados de uno de los supermercados de una cadena nacional sobre el clima organizacional. Theme: Estudios Organizacionales La cultura organizacional en una empr empresa esa de autoservicio Diana Laura Díaz Hernández, División Académica de Ciencias Económico Administrativas, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Mexico Cecilia García Muñoz Aparicio, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Mexico Olga Beatriz Sánchez Rosado, División Académica de Ciencias Económico Administrativas, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Mexico Overview: Esta investigación busca realizar un diagnóstico de la cultura organizacional de una empresa de autoservicio, que forma parte de una cadena nacional. Theme: Estudios Organizacionales Salón 8 Estudios Cívicos y Políticos II Las Pensiones Públicas y el Estado del Bienestar en Eur Europa: opa: ¿Una rrelación elación imposible a partir de la crisis del 2008? Dr. Juan Antonio Torrents Arevalo, Organización de Empresas, Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain Overview: Se presenta un análisis comparativo entre los países de la Unión Europea para ver si las pensiones publicas están en peligro no solo en España, sino también el Europa. Theme: Estudios Civicos y Politicos La Comunicación en Política: Metáforas Utilizadas en las Relaciones entr entree Rusia y la Unión Eur Europea opea Victor Ellis, Lengua Inglesa, Academia de Idiomas Fun Learning Retiro, Madrid, Spain Overview: Este trabajo analiza la relación entre el escenario político y los mapas conceptuales de tipo metafórico derivados de las expresiones utilizadas en la comunicación de los políticos europeos y rusos. Theme: Estudios Civicos y Politicos Ouvidoria Hospitalar: Estratégia de Acolhimento e Humanização em Saúde Profa. Jene Greyce Souza de Oliveira, Faculdade de Saúde Pública* Centro de Ciências da Saúde e Desporto/Curso de Medicina**, Universidade de São Paulo*; Universidade Federal do Acre**, Rio Branco, Brazil Dra. Cleide Lavieri Martins, Departamento de Práticas de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, São Paulo, Brazil PhD Carlos Paula Moraes, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, Brazil Dra. Marisol de Paula Reis, Centro de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas, Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, Brazil Overview: As ouvidorias implantadas nos hospitais públicos são importantes instrumentos de gestão nas práticas de produção de saúde. Pesquisa realizada no Hospital das Clínicas do Acre, Brasil, em 2015. Theme: Estudios Civicos y Politicos Los Partidos Políticos en T Tabasco, abasco, México: Periodo 1988-1994 Dra. Beatriz Perez Sanchez, División Académica de Ciencias Económico Administrativas, Universidad Juarez Autónoma de Tabasco, Villahermosa, Mexico Overview: Dar a conocer el sistema de partidos que se fue formando en la sociedad tabasqueña en el marco del federalismo mexicano y en el periodo de 1988 a 1994. Theme: Estudios Civicos y Politicos 14:35-14:50 DESCANSO Y CAFÉ SPECIAL EVENT Salón 1 Sesión en Inglés: Globalized Economics Salón 2 Sesión en Inglés: Cultural Studies: Media and Literatur Literaturee 14:50-16:30 Salón 3 Sesión en Inglés: Eco-pedagogy: Addr Addressing essing the Anthr Anthropocene opocene THURSDA HURSDAY Y, 04 AUGUST 14:50-16:30 SPECIAL EVENT Salón 4 Sesión en Inglés: Human Envir Environments onments and Envir Environmental onmental Politics Salón 5 Sesión en Inglés: Special T Topics opics in Social Studies Salón 7 Estudios Globales Globalización y soberanía económica: Implicaciones en el Der Derecho echo Constitucional Lic. Ricardo Soto, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada, Mexico Overview: La globalización representa serias implicaciones sobre los ¨países en vía de desarrollo, debido a que está asociada con el fatalismo político y la inseguridad crónica que caracteriza a estos países. Theme: Estudios Globales Ecoetiquetado y Bienes Jurídicos: V Vida ida y Salud en el Contexto del Acuer Acuerdo do de Obstáculos T Técnicos écnicos al Comer Comercio cio de la Organización Mundial del Comer Comercio cio Dr. Armando Osorno Sánchez, Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico Overview: Se analiza el incumplimiento del Acuerdo de Obstáculos Técnicos al Comercio, en un plano dogmático-teleológico, para generar un debate teórico y evidenciar que se propicia la discriminación entre países. Theme: Estudios Globales Salón 8 Estudios de la Educación III La rrelación elación entr entree los factor factores es para el éxito y el rrendimiento endimiento académico en estudiantes de nuevo ingr ingreso eso a la Licenciatura de Educación Física y Deporte: El caso de la Universidad de Colima, México Ingrid Yadira Guadalupe Gómez Orizaga, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Colima, Colima, Mexico Mtra. Mireya Sarahí Abarca Cedeño, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Universidad de Colima, Colima, Mexico Mtra. Liliana Márquez Orozco, Instituto Universitario de Bellas Artes, Universidad de Colima, Colima, Mexico Overview: Se estudió la relación entre los factores asociados con el éxito que influyen en el rendimiento académico en alumnos de nuevo ingreso a la Licenciatura en Educación Física y Deporte. Theme: Ciencias de la Educacion La Educación en un contexto multicultural: Atribuciones al éxito o fracaso en el apr aprendizaje endizaje del idioma inglés en estudiantes de pr pregrado egrado de la Universidad de La Fr Frontera ontera de T Temuco, emuco, Chile Dr. Jorge Araya Anabalón, Departamento de Lenguas, Literatura y Comunicación, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile Mtra. Sandra Angélica Gacitúa Matus, Departamento de Lenguas, Literatura y Comunicación, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile Overview: En el contexto sociocultural y político en Chile, una de las más grandes demandas es la calidad de la educación y una notoria falla en el dominio del idioma inglés. Theme: Ciencias de la Educacion Transformación de la práctica docente: Pr Propuesta opuesta de innovación del pr proceso oceso de enseñanza-apr enseñanza-aprendizaje endizaje de la asignatura de Pr Producción oducción I de la licenciatura en Danza Escénica de la Universidad de Colima Mtra. Liliana Márquez Orozco, Instituto Universitario de Bellas Artes, Universidad de Colima, Colima, Mexico Overview: Experiencia de innovación del proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje realizado con estudiantes de la licenciatura en Danza Escénica de la Universidad de Colima. Theme: Ciencias de la Educacion FRIDA RIDAY Y, 05 AUGUST FRIDA RIDAY Y, 05 AUGUST 9:30-10:00 10:00-10:20 ACREDIT CREDITACIONES ACIONES ANUNCIOS SPECIAL EVENT Salón 1 Sesión en Inglés: Politics of Sustainability and Envir Environmental onmental Pr Protection otection Salón 2 Sesión en Inglés: Regional Policies, Inter International national Relations, and Human Security 10:20-12:00 Salón 3 Sesión en Inglés: Organizational Diversity Salón 4 Sesión en Inglés: Civic and Political Studies Salón 7 Estudios Organizacionales II La mujer Alfa y su desempeño en las estructuras de poder en las organizaciones María Eugenia Sánchez Ramos, Departamento de Estudios Organizacionales División de Ciencias Económico Administrativas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico Dra. Diana del Consuelo Caldera González, División de Ciencias Económico Administrativas, Universidad de Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Mexico Overview: Este documento refiere un estudio cualitativo que evidencia la presencia de la Mujer Alfa en un entorno difícil para la gestión y el escalamiento profesional de sus congéneres en México. Theme: Estudios Organizacionales Organización comunitaria sostenible: Un modelo de economía social agr agroecoloógica oecoloógica Mtro. Patricio Velasco, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Quito, Ecuador Dra. María Leonor Parrales Poveda, Overview: Las distintas formas de organización de la economía solidaria y la producción agroecológica en Ecuador están generando trabajo, desarrollo local, inclusión social, competencias y capacidades en los territorios. Theme: Estudios Organizacionales Trabajo en movimiento: Los vagoner vagoneros os en el Metr Metro o de la Ciudad de México Dr. Gerardo Tunal Santiago, Área de Estudios del Trabajo del Departamento de Relaciones Sociales, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Xochimilco, Ciudad de México, Mexico Overview: Análisis sobre cómo las condiciones laborales del sector informal pudieran determinar la decisión de los vendedores ambulantes de permanecer en éste en su modalidad de comercio ambulante. Theme: Estudios Organizacionales Salón 8 Estudios Cívicos y Políticos III Histórias de V Violação iolação de Dir Direitos eitos e Pr Processos ocessos de Resistência: Desafios Pr Presentes esentes na Política de Saúde no Brasil Dra. Maria Isabel B. Bellini, Curso de Serviço Social, Escola de Humanidades, PUCRS; Escola de Saúde Pública, Secretaria Estadual da Saúde, Pontificia Universidade Catolica, Porto Alegre, Brazil Overview: A complexa trajetória da construção dos direitos sociais na sociedade brasileira articulando com a Política de Saúde que tem como princípio maior a universalização do direito a saúde. Theme: Estudios Civicos y Politicos La Fr Frontera ontera Sur en el contexto de la Ley de Zonas Económicas Especiales: Reflexión sobr sobree gobier gobiernos nos locales, desarr desarrollo ollo y migración Dra. Maria Guadalupe Ortiz Gomez, Departamento de Sociedad y Cultura, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico Overview: El trabajo reflexiona sobre las condiciones de los municipios de la franja fronteriza del sur de México en el contexto de la promulgación de la Ley de Zonas Económicas especiales. Theme: Estudios Civicos y Politicos La rrestitución estitución de tierras en el posconflicto colombiano desde una perspectiva de rresponsabilidad esponsabilidad ambiental Mariana Castaño, Facultadas de Administración de Empresas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Maizales, Manizales, Colombia Mauricio Escobar Ortega, Facultad de Administración, Universidad Nacional de Colombia sede Manizales, Manizales, Colombia Juan Manuel Castaño, Facultad de Administración, Universidad Nacional de Colombia sede Maizales, Manizales, Colombia Overview: Mediante la recolección y posterior análisis de información tanto teórica como empírica, se logra argumentar la poca responsabilidad ambiental en los procesos de la Unidad de Restitución de tierras. Theme: Estudios Civicos y Politicos 12:00-13:10 ALMUERZO SPECIAL EVENT Salón 1 Sesión en Inglés: Accounting for Inequalities: Poverty and Exclusion Salón 2 Sesión en Inglés: Perspectives of Political V Violence iolence 13:10-14:25 Salón 3 Sesión en Inglés: Education for a New Humanity: Changing T Trrends FRIDA RIDAY Y, 05 AUGUST SPECIAL EVENT Salón 7 Estudios Culturales II 13:10-14:25 Repr Representaciones esentaciones de las mujer mujeres es durante el pr proceso oceso de paz en la pr prensa ensa colombiana Mtra. Laura Cristina Bonilla Neira, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Bucaramanga, Colombia Overview: Se pretende evidenciar la incidencia que han tenido las mujeres como mediadoras en el proceso de paz en Colombia a partir de los textos de periódicos representativos y digitales colombianos. Theme: Estudios Culturales Narrativas Coer Coerentes entes e Construção de Identidade em Grupos V Vulneráveis ulneráveis Dr. Dóris Cristina Gedrat, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Promoção da Saúde, Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Canoas, Brazil Dr. André Guirland Vieira, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Promoção da Saúde, Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Canoas, Brazil Dr. Cláudio Schubert, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Promoção da Saúde, Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Canoas, Brazil Dr. Gehysa Guimarães Alves, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Promoção da Saúde, Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Canoas, Brazil Overview: Uma narrativa coerente demonstra que o narrador procura apresentar-se ao mundo como uma pessoa normal, sabendo seguir as restrições em relação ao que é aceitável ou não numa história. Theme: Estudios Culturales Integración social y económica en mujer mujeres es inmigrantes en rregión egión nór nórdica dica Carol Castro, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Universidad de Quebec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, Canada Patrice LeBlanc, Gestión Académica y Altos Estudios, Universidad de Quebec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, Canada Overview: Estudio cualitativo exploratorio en 13 mujeres inmigrantes (región periférica, Quebec). Las mujeres participantes en la investigación vivieron un proceso de integración que se caracteriza por episodios difíciles y de resiliencia. Theme: Estudios Culturales Salón 8 Adiciones Finales Repositorios de datos en el contexto de la ciencia abierta Dr. Rosario Rogel Salazar, Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, Mexico Overview: El Acceso Abierto generó un cambio radical en la comunicación científica. Actualmente emerge la discusión acerca del acceso a datos crudos: otorgamiento de datos duros como fuente de análisis. Theme: Comunicacion Aspectos determinantes de los servicios municipales en España Ander Ibarloza Arrizabalaga, Economía Financiera I, Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain Overview: Los cambios normativos habidos en los últimos años en el ámbito de las entidades locales van a suponer un cambio en los habituales modos de plantear sus procesos de gestión Theme: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad Empr Empresas esas solidarias y sus pr procesos ocesos de inclusión social a víctimas de desplazamiento rural en Colombia Prof. Yolanda Álvarez Sánchez, Facultad de Ciencias Administrativas y Contables, Universidad de La Salle, Bogotá, Colombia Prof Diana Carol Castro Mazanett, Programa 40 horas., Instituto Distrital de Recreación y Deporte (IDRD), Bogotá, Colombia Overview: El sector solidario en Colombia, a través de las llamadas "microfranquicias solidarias",desarrolla proyectos incluyentes a favor de las comunidades en condición de vulnerabilidad social y económica. Theme: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad 14:25-14:40 DESCANSO Y CAFÉ SPECIAL EVENT Salón 1 Sesión en Inglés: Health in the Community Salón 2 Sesión en Inglés: V Virtual irtual Lightning T Talks alks 14:40-16:20 Salón 3 Sesión en Inglés: Media, Language, and Its Social Impact Salón 4 Sesión en Inglés: Addr Addressing essing Literacy and Lear Learning ning Salón 7 Estudios Culturales III De hombr hombres es chilenos que se inter interesan esan por estudiar en T Trabajo rabajo Social: Motivaciones, obstáculos y puntos de convergencia Oscar Labra, Departamento de Desarrollo Humano y Social, Universidad de Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, Canada Isis Chamblas, Escuela de Trabajo Social, Concepción, Chile Pierre Turcotte, Escuela de Trabajo Social, Universidad Laval, Québec, Canada Overview: Identificar y describir las motivaciones, los obstáculos y los puntos de convergencia que caracterizan las trayectorias de los hombres que persiguen estudios de trabajo social en una universidad Chilena. Theme: Estudios Culturales Hombr Hombres es que Estudian Pr Profesiones ofesiones Concebidas como Femeninas en Quebec Oscar Labra, Departamento de Desarrollo Humano y Social, Universidad de Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, Canada Bergheul Saïd, Departamento de Desarrollo Humano y Social, Rouyn-Noranda, Canada Turcotte Pierre, Escuela de Servicio Social, Universidad Laval, Québec, Canada Dubé Nico, Trabajo Social, Universidad de Québec en Abitibiti-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, Canada Overview: Investigación cualitativa en hombres que se inscriben en programas tradicionalmente compuesto en su mayoría por mujeres, en la Universidad de Quebec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT). Theme: Estudios Culturales Relaciones entr entree sexo y patr patrones ones de actividad física en la población adulta rresidente esidente en Bogotá: Una perspectiva de géner género o Prof Diana Carol Castro Mazanett, Formadora deportiva, Instituto distrital de recreación y deporte-IDRD, Bogotá, Colombia Overview: Las inequidades hacia las mujeres existen en todos los ámbitos de la sociedad; y la actividad física constituye una de las inequidades que influye, de manera directa, en su bienestar. Theme: Estudios Culturales FRIDA RIDAY Y, 05 AUGUST SPECIAL EVENT Salón 8 Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad IV 14:40-16:20 El Derrumbe de la Sociedad y la Destrucción Familiar: Derrumbe Social Antonio Barberena Maldonado, CECyT núm. 3, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Cuauhtemoc, Mexico María Elizabeth Ruvalcaba Zamora, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ecatepec, Mexico Carmen Perez Blanquet, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ecatepec, Mexico Overview: Esta investigación aborda el análisis de las conductas de los jóvenes como producto de un contexto social y como éste determina la pérdida de Valores Morales. Theme: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad Per Percepciones cepciones sobr sobree el Cuerpo Discapacitado Mendicante en el Norte de Chile: Entr Entree la Lástima y la Ceguera Moral Dra. Carolina Ferrante, Escuela de Psicología Facultad de Humanidades, Universidad Católica del Norte, Calama, Chile Overview: El objetivo de esta ponencia es analizar las percepciones sobre el cuerpo discapacitado mendicante y las disposiciones a la donación en ciudadanos de la II Región de Chile. Theme: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad Em Época de Rupturas e Fragmentações: A Intra e a Intersetorialidade como Desafio e Estratégia Dra. Maria Isabel B. Bellini, Curso de Serviço Social/ESCOLA DE HUMANIDADES/PUCRS ESCOLA DE SAUDE PUBLICA/Secretaria Estadual da Saúde, Pontificia Universidade Catolica, PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil Dra Camilia Susana Faler, Curso de Serviço Social/PPGSS/PUCRS, POntificia Universidade Catolica/RS, Porto Alegre, Brazil Overview: A intra e intersetorialidade das políticas sociais públicas dirigidas às famílias como desafio na superação do conservadorismo de conhecimentos e práticas profissionais e apreensão da realidade de forma mais integral. Theme: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad La formación universitaria integral: El papel de las Ciencias Sociales Katia Franceschi Sojo, Escuela de Ciencias Sociales, Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Cartago, Costa Rica Overview: El aporte de las Ciencias Sociales a la formación universitaria integral de los futuros profesionales en las universidades públicas de Costa Rica, para reflejar la cosmovisión de la sociedad actual. Theme: Estudios Sociales y de la Comunidad 16:20-16:40 EVENTO ESPECIAL: CLAUSURA DEL CONGRESO Y ENTREGA DE PREMIOS Interdisciplinary Social Sciences List of Participants Common Ground USA Mohsen Abbaszadeh Marzbali University of Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of) Norlida Abdul Hamid Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia Gerardo M. Acay Missouri Valley College USA Sameera Tahira Ahmed Sohar University Oman Martin Aidnik Tallinn University Estonia Mariful Alam York University Canada Kevin Albertson Manchester Metropolitan University UK Nadera Alborno American University in Dubai United Arab Emirates Jacquelyn Allen-Collinson University of Lincoln UK Swasti Alpana University of Delhi India Maha Alsejari Kuwait University Kuwait Mohammad Sadegh Amin Din International Institute for Islamic Studies Iran (Islamic Republic of) Leon Arredondo West Chester University USA Vandana Asthana Eastern Washington University USA Judith M. Babnich Wichita State University USA Gideon Baffoe The University of Tokyo Japan Alim Baluch University of Bath UK Christopher Barlow University of Queensland Australia Tom Barry Central Oregon Community College USA Debra Bateman RMIT University Australia Helen Vrailas Bateman Sewanee: University of the South USA Bolormaa Battsogt Tokai University Japan Gabriela Bašić University of Split Croatia Anat Ben-Porat Bar Ilan University Israel Janis Blenden Henderson Behavioral Health USA Antwi Boasiako Brock University Canada Mohammadmehdi Bonyadi Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of) Jan Boon Carleton University Canada Nadia Boudidah University of Monastir Tunisia Kathryn Elizabeth Boudreau-Henry Middle Tennessee State University USA Natalie Bowman Iona College USA Iva Burešová Masaryk University Czech Republic Sara Bustinduy University of Malaga Spain Mirijam Böhme University of Bamberg Germany Iria Calleja Barcia University of Vigo / GIES - Spain 10 Research Group María Carmen Callero Castillo Universidad de Málaga Lourdes Camarena-Ojinaga Autonomous University of Baja California Mexico Kenneth Campbell University of Massachusetts Boston USA Arlene Caney Community College of Philadelphia USA Incilay Cangoz Anadolu University Turkey Louise Cardoso de Mello Universidad Pablo de Olavide Spain Sandra Carrillo Hoyos London School of Economics and UK Political Science Spain Interdisciplinary Social Sciences List of Participants Frances Lea-Jeri Carter University of Washington Tacoma USA Sibel Celik-Norman Anadolu University Turkey Narciso Cellan Tangaza University College Kenya Hsin-Jen Chen National Chung Cheng University Taiwan Kevin Kwok-yin Cheng The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Davies Mwamba Chengo Information and Communications Zambia University Lin Chien Chiu Executive Yuan Taiwan Christiaan Petrus Cilliers University of South Africa South Africa Heather Cobb Alberta Health Services Canada Rosetta Codling Herzing University USA Albin Cofone SUNY Suffolk C College USA John Conahan Kutztown University USA Kevin Corbett Middlesex University London UK Andrew Crosby Four Horsemen Investments USA ChristineDay UK David Michael Day University of Pennsylvania USA Pedro de Oliveira Universidade Federal da Bahia Brazil Benedict Edward DeDominicis Walden University South Korea Yolina Denchev Camosun College Canada Arya Hadi Dharmawan Bogor Agricultural University Indonesia Gabriella Djerrahian Université du Québec à Montréal Canada Offer Emanuel Edelstein Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Israel Arthur Eisenkraft University of Massachusetts Boston USA Nnamdi Erondu Federal Polytechnic Nekede Nigeria Idongesit Eshiet University of Lagos Nigeria Sherry Esser-Acay Dillards Department Stores USA Sarit Ezekiel David Yellin Academic College of Israel Education Perihan Fidan Tennessee Technological University USA Georgina Flores Mercado Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico México Codie Carleton University Canada Farideh A Farazmand Frida Fortin Lalonde Lynn University USA Eman Gaad SEDRA Foundation United Arab Emirates Eman Gaad The British University in Dubai United Arab Emirates Sohani Gandhioke Shantou University China Martha L. Garcia Pacific University USA Alexander Gilmore University of Tokyo Japan Philip Gilmore Orleans Heraldry & Fine Art USA Theofilos Gkinopoulos Loughborough University UK Ysamerlyn Gonzalez Rutgers University USA Catalina González-Cabrera Universidad del Azuay Ecuador Interdisciplinary Social Sciences List of Participants Georgi Goshev International Initiative for Canada Better Legislation Kirk Graham University of Queensland Australia Robert Greenstreet University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee USA April Greenwood Michigan State University USA Bryn Greer-Wootten York University Canada Mary Ann Guadagno National Institute of Health USA Vembanan Gunasekaran University of Delhi India Dustin Tahisin Gómez Rodríguez Universidad San Buenaventura Colombia Matthias Haase SINTEF Building and Infrastructure Norway Anna Hamling University of New Brunswick Canada Margaret Hart University of Massachusetts Boston USA Elaine Caroline Hewitt-Hughes Granada University Spain Catherine Hill American University in Dubai United Arab Emirates Ayako Hirano Ritsumeikan University Japan D. W. L. Ho Technological and Higher Education China Institute of Hong Kong Jaigris Hodson Royal Roads University Canada Jessica Holmes Head Start USA Roger Hopkins Burke Nottingham Trent University UK David Humphreys The Open University UK Yuan Shie Hwang National Chi-nan University Taiwan Mohd Yusri Ibrahim University Malaysia Terengganu Malaysia Nahia Idoiaga Polytechnic University of Valencia Spain Afshan Kiran Imtiaz University of the Punjab Pakistan Halide Gamze İnce Yakar Okan University Turkey Lisa Jennings California State University Long Beach USA Allan Jiao Rowan University USA James A. Johnson Central Michigan University USA Komali Kantamaneni University of Wales UK Nectaria Karagiozis University of Ottawa Canada Paul Kauffman University of Canberra Australia Rachana Kaushal Aligarh Muslim University ALigarh India Kaushalya Kaushalya University of Delhi India Mansoor Abul Fazl Kazi University at Albany, The State USA University of New York Soyeon Kim Seoul National University South Korea Yaeji Kim Seoul National University South Korea Constance Kirker Pennsylvania State University USA Helena Klimusova Masaryk University Czech Republic Nils Klowait The Moscow School of Social and Russian Federation Economic Sciences Sheilagh Kawartha Pine Ridge District Knight School Board Canada Interdisciplinary Social Sciences List of Participants Takashi Kobayashi Tokai University Japan Ira Konstantinou Richmond, the American International UK University in London Yossi Korazim-Korosy College of Management Israel Kei-ichi Koseki TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K. Japan Madhavi Kulkarni SNDT Arts and Commerce College for India Women Kaltrina Kusari University of Calgary Kosovo Do-hyuk Kwon Sogang University South Korea Cotina Lane Pixley University of the District of Columbia USA Jongmi Lee Seoul National University South Korea Sukhee Lee Sogang University South Korea Yu-Hsuan Lee Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages Taiwan Lawrence Lewis Loyola University New Orleans USA Sui Sum Bosco Li Chu Hai College of Higher Education China Jessica Lim Nanyang Technological University Singapore Hsin-I Liu University of the Incarnate Word USA Lynda S. Livingston University of Puget Sound USA David G. Lloyd University of South Australia Australia Agnes W. Y. Lo Lingnan University Hong Kong Lucia Lomba Portela University of Vigo Spain Karen Lucas University of Leeds UK Marilyn Luptak University of Utah USA Abida Mahmood Qurban & Surraya Educational Trust UK Alexander Mak The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Suratha Kumar Malik Vidyasagar University India Siti Nuraini Manjanai Universiti Brunei Darussalam Brunei Darussalam Wilfred S. Manuela Jr. Ateneo de Manila University Philippines Weihsun Mao Ohlone College USA Alexandra Maris University of Toronto Canada Sarah Marsden Lancaster University UK Lisa Martino-Taylor St. Louis Community College USA Concepción Martínez-Valdés Autonomous University of Baja California Mexico Jem Masters University of Sydney Australia Giulio Mattioli University of Leeds UK Isabelle Maurice-Hammond University of Toronto Canada Karen McCallum University of London UK Erinn McComb Del Mar College USA Jennifer Meadows Tennessee Technological University USA İsmail Meriç Turkish Air Force Academy Turkey Ronald Milland Independent Scholar USA Pankaj K. Mishra St. Stephen’s College, Delhi India Terry Mizrahi Silberman School of Social Work USA Nailah Putri Interdisciplinary Social Sciences List of Participants Hasnor Faiz Mohammad Salleh Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia Aditya Mohanty University of Aberdeen UK César Montealegre University La Laguna,Tenerife Spain Sabihah Moola University Of South Africa South Africa Clarence Moore University of Wisconsin-Madison USA Ernesto Mora Forero Universidade Estadual de Campinas Brazil Laurette Morris State University of New York College at USA Old Westbury Rebecca Morse Carleton University Canada Christabelle Moyo University of Venda South Africa Nada Mubarak Goldsmiths College UK Umaporn Muneenam Prince of Songkla University Thailand Vadims Murasovs Daugavpils University Latvia Brian Muzas Seton Hall University USA Nitza Nachmias Towson University; Tel Aviv University USA Sikhanyisiwe ChorSwangNgin USA Breann Marie Nix Clark Atlanta University USA Pornpol Noithammaraj Designated Areas for Sustainable Thailand Tourism Administration Maria Luísa Nozawa Ribeiro Universidade Federal de São Carlos Brazil Susan Oakley The University of Adelaide Australia Oko Obasi Federal Polytechnic Nekede Nigeria Daniel A. Oliveira Rego Universidade Federal da Bahia Brazil Habibah Omar Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia Mehmet Ondur Wayne State University USA Aya Ono Royal Melbourne Institute of Australia Technology University Hiroyuki Ono Toyo University Japan Azmi Recep Ozdas Anadolu University Turkey Subadra Panchanadeswaran Adelphi University USA Hyun-Sun Park Sejong University South Korea Dennis Pavlich The University of British Columbia Canada Jennifer Pearce-Morris Raritan Valley Community College USA Sharon Pelech University of Lethbridge Canada William Pelech University of Calgary Canada Paula Ariadna Perez Colombian Cooperative University Colombia Michael Perini Virginia International University USA Valentina Perišić University of Split Croatia J. Fiona Peterson RMIT University Australia Wanvipa Phanumat Designated Areas for Sustainable Thailand Tourism Administration Donald Polzella University of Dayton USA Garrett Prestage University of New South Wales Australia Interdisciplinary Social Sciences List of Participants Herien Puspitawati Bogor Agricultural University Indonesia Eka Intan Kumala Putri Bogor Agricultural University Indonesia Zaijian Qian Nanjing Normal University China Deborah Fish Ragin Montclair State University USA Dianne Rahm Texas State University USA Zaina Rehman University of South Africa South Africa Wesley V. Reis Costa Universidade Federal da Bahia Brazil Chaie-Won Rhee Soongsil University South Korea Yeonhee Rho The Catholic University of Korea South Korea Norma Riccucci Rutgers University, Newark USA Bethany Rigles University of Colorado Boulder USA Joseph Roche Trinity College Dublin Ireland Amy Leigh Rogers Tennessee Technological University USA Valerie Ross Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia Isma Rosyida Hokkaido University Japan Daniel Rourke Goldsmiths, University of London UK Cecilia Salvi Graduate Center, CUNY USA Guadalupe San Miguel Jr. University of Houston USA Marie Sanford Ithaca College USA Raphael Sassower University of Colorado, Colorado Springs USA Adnan Sattar Middlesex University UK Erik Schott University of Southern California USA Deborah J. Schuster Boonville R-1 School District USA Subir Sengupta Marist College USA Sandro Serpa University of the Azores Portugal Vuyolwethu Seti University of South Africa South Africa Geetanjali Shahi Hidayatullah National Law University India Masitah Shahrill Universiti Brunei Darussalam Brunei Darussalam Dylan Kyle Zlotnik Shaul University of Oxford UK Linda Shaw California State University, San Marcos USA Ganapatrao YashwantShitole SNDT Women’s University India Chanchal Singh Shantou University China Ratna Sinha Tata Metaliks Limited India Sunida Siwapathomchai Loughborough Univeristy UK Angus James Smith London School of Economics and UK MacDougall Political Science Pingping Song The Chinese University of Hong Kong China Solveig Maria Sonin Compliance Week Inc. USA Farzad Souri Allameh Tabatabai University Iran (Islamic Republic of) Soledad Soza Universidad de Chile Chile Amber Spears Tennessee Technological University USA Renan Springer de Freitas Federal University of Minas Gerais Brazil Jeffery Stauffer Ventura College USA Paul Stepney University of Tampere Finland Interdisciplinary Social Sciences List of Participants Jiri Subrt Charles University in Prague Czech Republic JeongKyu Suh Sogang University South Korea Mary Tanke Florida International University USA Leann Taylor Tennessee Tech University USA John Thomas Quinnipiac University USA Lester J. Thompson Southern Cross University Australia Christina Toelkes Munich University of Applied Sciences Germany Alejandro Torres Florida International University USA Carlos Alberto Torres-Vitolas University of Southampton UK Karl Trautman Central Maine Community College USA Satu Uusiautti University of Lapland Finland Ganga Vadhavkar University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire USA Rose A. VandenBerghe Peninsula Psychological Center USA Lieselotte Eva Vaneeckhaute Vrije Universiteit Brussel Belgium Henry Venter National University USA Memphis Viveros Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Spain Guillermina Vizcarra Trinity University; University of Asia Philippines Christine Alysse von Glascoe El Colegio de la Frontera Norte Mexico Michelle Walter The University of Melbourne Australia Ya-Hsuan Wang National Chung Cheng University Taiwan Stephanie Wendt Tennessee Technological University USA Susan West Australian National University Australia Jonathan H. Westover Utah Valley University USA Abigail Elizabeth Whalen The University of Notre Dame USA Cynthia Whissell Laurentian University Canada Raymond M. K. Wong City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Dan Wu Free University of Berlin Germany William Wuenstel Central Michigan University USA Nur Farahiyah Yassin Universiti Brunei Darussalam Brunei Darussalam Ka Yi Yeung Lingnan University Hong Kong Ruirui Zhou Hamburg University Germany Interdisciplinary Social Sciences List of Participants Common Ground Español Mireya Sarahí Abarca Cedeño Universidad de Colima México Juan Francisco Acevedo Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú Perú Fabián Arce Soto Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica Costa Rica Estela Arcos Universidad Andrés Bello Chile Antonio Barberena Maldonado Instituto Politécnico Nacional México Carmen Dolores Barroso García Universidad de Guanajuato México Walter Beller Taboada Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana México María Isabel B. Bellini Pontificia Universidade Catolica Brasil Laura Cristina Bonilla Neira Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Colombia Paula Andrea Cardona Torres Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios Colombia Nerea Casado Quintana Universidad de Málaga España Mariana Castaño Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Maizales Colombia Ileana Castillo Cedeño Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica Costa Rica Rocío Castillo Cedeño Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica Costa Rica Diana Carol Castro Mazanett Secretaria de Educación de Bogotá Colombia Carol Castro Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue Canadá Isis Chamblas Universidad de Concepción Chile Antonio Cruz Junior Associação Médica do Acre Brasil Célica Esther Cánovas Marmo Universidad del Valle de Atemajac Campus León México Jessica Dorantes Segura Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México México Diana Laura Díaz Hernández Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco México Victor Ellis Fun Learning Retiro English Center España Carolina España Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica Costa Rica CarolinaFerrante CONICYT-FONDECYT Chile Katia Franceschi Sojo Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica Costa Rica Sandra Angélica Gacitúa Matus Universidad de La Frontera Chile Kenia Mara Gaedtke Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Brasil Dóris Cristina Gedrat Universidade Luterana do Brasil Brasil Jesús Carlos González Melchor Universidad Pedagógica Nacional México Ingrid Yadira GuadalupeGómez Orizaga Universidad de Colima México María Teresa Gómez Pérez Universidad de Colima México Janette Góngora Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana México Ander Ibarloza Arrizabalaga Universidad del País Vasco / España Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea Máximo Ernesto Jaramillo Molina El Colegio de México México Óscar Labra Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue Canadá Jesús Antonio Larios Trejo Universidad de Colima México Javier Lerena Fernandez Basque Country University España Germán Martínez Prats Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco México Yanira Francisca Mejía Martínez Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana México Unidad Xochimilco Renee Isabel Mengo Universidad Nacional de Córdoba Argentina Edith Esmeralda Monroy Universidad Autónoma Chapingo México Interdisciplinary Social Sciences List of Participants Adrián Marcelo Muracciole Universidad Nacional de Formosa Argentina Liliana Márquez Orozco Universidad de Colima México María Guadalupe Ortiz Gomez El Colegio de la Frontera Sur México Adrián Ortiz Luna Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México México Armando Osorno Sánchez Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla México María Esther Padilla Hernandez Universidad del Valle de Atemajac México José Luis Pastrana Brincones Universidad de Málaga España Beatriz Pérez Sánchez Universidad Juarez Autónoma de Tabasco México Virginia Estela Reyes Castro Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México México Doriam del Carmen Reyes Mendoza Common Ground Publishing Español México Nonie Ribeiro Faculdade Estácio Florianópolis Brasil Rosario Rogel Salazar Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México México Ana Roldán Riejos Universidad Politécnica de Madrid España Juan Saavedra Vasquez Universidad del Bío-Bío Chile Carlos Saldaña Ramírez Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana México Ricardo Soto Universidad Autónoma de Baja California México Jene Greyce Souza de Oliveira Universidade de São Paulo/ Brasil Universidade Federal do Acre María Eugenia Sánchez Ramos Universidad de Guanajuato México Juan Antonio Torrents Arevalo Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya España Gerardo Tunal Santiago Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana México Unidad Xochimilco Pierre Turcotte Université Laval Canadá Luciane Uberti Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Brasil María Aurea Valerdi González Universidad de Guanajuato México Patricio Velasco Universidad Politécnica Salesiana Ecuador Antonia Vollrath Universidad Andrés Bello Chile Gerardina Víquez Vargas Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica Costa Rica Jhonnathan Alexander Zambrano Hurtado Universidad del 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de América Washington DC, EE.UU. | 20–21 octubre 2016 www.salud-sociedad.es/congreso Spaces & Flows: Seventh International Conference on Urban & ExtraUrban Studies University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, USA | 10–11 November 2016 www.spacesandflows.com/2016-conference Thirteenth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability Greater Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 19–21 January 2017 www.onsustainability.com/2017-conference Eleventh International Conference on Design Principles & Practices Institute without Boundaries at George Brown College Toronto, Canada | 2–4 March 2017 www.designprinciplesandpractices.com/2017-conference Second International Conference on Tourism & Leisure Studies UBC Robson Square Vancouver, Canada | 6–7 April 2017 www.tourismandleisurestudies.com/2017-conference | Conference Calendar 2016–2017 Seventh International Conference on Religion & Spirituality in Society Imperial College London London, UK | 17–18 April 2017 www.religioninsociety.com/2017-conference XIII Congreso Internacional sobre Tecnología, Conocimiento y Sociedad Universidad de Toronto - Chestnut Conference Centre Toronto, Canadá | 26–28 mayo 2017 www.tecnoysoc.es/congreso Seventeenth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organizations Ninth International Conference on e-Learning and Innovative Pedagogies XVII Congreso Internacional de Economía y Gestión de las Organizaciones X Congreso Internacional de e-Learning: Aprendizaje y Cibersociedad Ninth International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses Tenth Global Studies Conference Charles Darwin University Darwin, Australia | 20–21 April 2017 www.organization-studies.com/2017-conference Universidad de Charles Darwin Darwin, Australia | 20–21 abril 2017 www.sobregestion.es/congreso Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge, UK | 21–22 April 2017 www.on-climate.com/2017-conference Seventh International Conference on The Constructed Environment International 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Londres, Reino Unido | 5–7 julio 2017 www.las-humanidades.es/congreso-2017 | Conference Calendar 2016–2017 Fourteenth International Conference on Books, Publishing & Libraries Imperial College London London, UK | 7 July 2017 www.booksandpublishing.com/2017-conference XV Congreso Internacional del Libro, Digitalización y Bibliotecas Imperial College London Londres, Reino Unido | 7 julio 2017 www.sobreellibro.es/congreso Eighth International Conference on Sport & Society Imperial College London London, UK | 10–11 July 2017 www.sportandsociety.com/2017-conference Twenty-fourth International Conference on Learning University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, USA | 19–21 July 2017 www.thelearner.com/2017-conference XXIV Congreso Internacional de Educación y Aprendizaje Universidad de Hawai en Manoa Honolulu, EE.UU. | 19–21 julio 2017 www.sobrelaeducacion.es/congreso-2017 Twelfth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences International Conference Center Hiroshima, Japan | 26–28 July 2017 www.thesocialsciences.com/2017-conference XII Congreso Internacional de Ciencias Sociales Interdisciplinares International Conference Center Hiroshima, Japón | 26–28 julio 2017 www.lascienciassociales.es/congreso-2017 Seventeenth International Conference Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations University of Toronto – Chestnut Conference Centre Toronto, Canada | 26–28 July 2017 www.ondiversity.com/2017-conference Seventh International Conference Health, Wellness & Society University of Denver Denver, USA | 5–6 October 2017 www.healthandsociety.com/2017-conference VII Congreso de Salud, Bienestar y Sociedad Universidad de Denver Denver, EE.UU. | 5–6 octubre 2017 www.salud-sociedad.es/congreso-2017 Seventh International Conference on Food Studies Roma Tre University Rome, Italy | 26–27 October 2017 www.food-studies.com/2017-conference Second International Conference on Communication & Media Studies UBC – Robson Square Vancouver, Canada | 16–17 November 2017 www.oncommunicationmedia.com/2017-conference Twelfth Interdisciplinary Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Founded in 2006, the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences is brought together by common interest in disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches, within and across the various social sciences, and between the social, natural, and applied sciences. The conference also investigates what constitutes “science” in a social context and the connections between the social and other sciences. The focus ranges from the finely grained and empirical to wide-ranging multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspectives on knowledge and method. We invite proposals for paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters/exhibits, colloquia, Virtual Lightning Talks, or Virtual Posters. 26–28 July 2017 International Conference Center 2017 Special Focus Cross-Cultural and Global Research as Interdisciplinary Practice Returning Member Registration We are pleased to offer a Returning Member Registration Discount to delegates who have attended the Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Conference in the past. Returning community members receive a discount off the full conference registration rate. 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