Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
Faculty of Arts and Education
21-22 February 2008
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
Jointly hosted by: Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation (ICG) and the Centre of Multicultural Youth Issues (CMYI)
Supported by: the Australian Research Alliance for children and Youth (ARACY) ARC/NHMRC Research Network Program.
Symposium Website
The key objective of this symposium is to explore youth identity and well-being among young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds. The aim is to build knowledge and identify effective strategies to support this disadvantaged and marginalised group of young people create social capital and a sense of belonging.
26-28 March 2008
Malbourne, Australia
Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights in conjunction with Borderlands Cooperative and the International Association of Community Development (IACD - local networks), is hosting its third Community Development Conference.
At a time when there is a growing concern about changing environmental conditions and the effect on
communities, a conference of this nature is timely. Community Development can provide alternate pathways
through new theoretical paradigms and creative responses about how we view our place on this fragile planet.
By critiqueing the government and mainstream inaction/denial we can lead the way towards solutions for
preventing global warming.
26-28 June 2008
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
Conference Theme
“ Questioning Cosmopolitanism”
Today we live in a globalised world with consequent pressures on international relations and diplomacy. Every individual in advanced industrial societies is not only a citizen of their state but, in a sense, also of the world. Accordingly, our ethical responsibilities extend beyond borders in a way that was seldom considered by writers in the classical Western tradition of ethics. Today we all have a part to play in addressing problems of global governance, management of the environment, maintenance of peace, equitable global distribution of social goods and resources, humanitarian assistance, intercultural tolerance and understanding, and the protection of human dignity around the world.
Cosmopolitanism is the view that the moral standing of all people around the globe is equal. Individuals should not give moral preference to their compatriots, their co-religionists, fellow members of their demographic identity groups, their generational groups, or their genders. Is this an adequate basis for Global Ethics?
Past Conferences
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 Chair of ICG, Sue Kenny and the Dean of Arts Faculty, Joan Beaumont at Global Risk Society conference held in April 2006 |
