Globalizing Social Sciences

Call for Papers

The following topics might be addressed

A.   Concepts of global social thought

·         What is/are differences between post-colonial globalizing social thought and the universalization of social sciences during colonialism?

·         How is this related to the notion of a globalising world?

·         What is globalization and what are globalizing social sciences?

·         What are the main theories about globalizing social thought?

·         What are local, global, glocal, or universal social sciences?

·         How are social sciences made global, glocal or local?

·         What are the differences between the globalisation and the internationalizing social sciences?

·         What are the main discourses and controversies among global social sciences about?

·         What are the driving forces making social sciences global or local?

·         Who are the scientific players -  and who are not?

B.    Strategies

·         What are common practices making social sciences global, international, local?

·         Are the creation of social science theories and the discourses about them affected by globalizing social science and how?  

·         Are there particular methodological approaches making social sciences global, local, international?

·         Have global/local/…social sciences changed the topics social sciences theorize about?

·         Have they changed the ways social sciences create theories and the ways they are debated? 

·         What are the main topics addressed in global/local theorizing?

C.    Achievements

·         Have social sciences been globalized, localized and how has this affected the social sciences as a whole?

·         Have the social sciences changed thanks to their globalization or localization?

·         Has there been any progress in the creation of knowledge about a globalized world thanks to globalize/localize social science theorizing?

·         What have we learned from 20 years discourses and controversies?

·         Has the globalization of social sciences affected the role/position they have in the globalizing world?

Scientific Committee Member

Seyed Javad, Tehran, Iran

Michael Kuhn, WorldSSHNet

Shujiro Yazawa, Tokyo, Japan

Nestor Castro, Manila, Phillippines

Hebe Vessuri, Morelia, Mexico

Antonio Dores, Lisbon, Portugal

Enzo Colombo, Milano, Italy

Pierre Guibentif, Lisbon, Portugal

Paola Rebughini, Milano, Italy

Abstracts/papers should be kindly sent by the 15 June 2018

Please send them to the following two email addresses:

enzo.colombo@unimi.it

michaelkuhn@knowwhy.net