The State is a plural body; a system of systems. The International Relations are carried out beyond the influence of the powerful nations with strong structures. The world today is a multi-centric world. New concepts like International Community, Globalism etc. are more frequently used and practiced. Another aspect of this ‘Globalised World’ is the intellectual merger, therefore, it is hard to separate the effect of one activity from the other. Therefore, the research and study of one discipline has more than one dimensions to it. Hence, we chose the first word of this Congress to be ‘Multidisciplinary’. As mentioned above the nature of Politics has seen a lot of change in recent years, therefore, it was felt to highlight the subject of Political Science in this Congress. Since we wanted to address the emerging global trends of politics we added the term Global Governance. We look forward to overwhelming response from professionals and students of different disciplines to this Congress.
Themes and sub themes can be seen on the website of the event which is mentioned below.
First Session: Relevance of Political Science to Other Social Sciences Social Sciences
1. Interaction between Political Science and other Social Disciplines (Economics, History, Law, Literature, Psychology, Public Administration, Religion, Sociology, etc.)
2. Political Science in Retrospect and Prospect: Redefining various Concepts in the Face of Growing Globalization of Governance
3. Relevance of Political Thought to the Study of International Relations
4. The Development of Political Science from the Greek ‘Polis’ to the ‘United Nations’
Second Session: Relevance of Political Science to International Law
1. Forgotten Concept of ‘We, the Peoples of the United Nations’ vis-à-vis the Concept of National Interest/National Power
2. UN Security Council and the Deficit of Collective Security
3. The International Court of Justice and the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes
4. Violations of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
5. Protection of the Environment and Global Governance
6. Corporate Governance and International Organisations
7. The Problem of Terrorism and Anti-Terrorist Measures
Third Session: Emerging Trends in Multidisciplinary Research Methodology
1. Multidisciplinary Research: From Singular Research to Holistic Research Methodology
2. Human Dignity and the Overlapping Political, Economic, Social, and Cultural Aspects of Research
3. The Relevance of Human Rights as a Core Doctrinal Analysis to all Social Research
4. The Role of the Education and the Educationists vis-à-vis the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations and Aims and Objectives of the UNESCO
Fourth Session: Global Governance: Contributions by Regional Governance
1. Comprehensive Regional Initiatives to support Global Governance (European, American, Asian and African)
2. Regional Security Organizations in the Framework of the United Nations Charter and Global Governance
3. Regional Prosperity in the Frameworks of the New International Economic Order
4. The Future Development of the SAARC as the Youngest Regional Organization
Last date for abstract submission is: 20 February,2011
Last date for full paper submission is: 16 March, 2011
THE KEY NOTE SPEAKER
Dr. S.R.S. Bedi,
Former Head of the Archives Division,International Court of Justice, The Hague, Former Head of Department of Information, Embassy of Japan, The Hague, Professor of International Law, RGNUL, Patiala
The Resource Persons
ORGANISED BY
RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LAW, PUNJAB, PATIALA
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