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Call for Papers Theme: The Philosophical and Political Dimensions of NAFTA Subtitle: Examining 20 Years of Free Trade Type: International Colloquium Institution: Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa (UAM-I) Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ) University of North Texas (UNT) Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) Center for Science, Technology, Ethics and Policy (CSTEP), University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Location: Mexico City (Mexico) Date: 26.–27.4.2014 Deadline: 1.2.2014 __________________________________________________ The signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on January 1, 1994 marked the beginning of an economic, political, and social transformation in Mexico, and to lesser degrees in the United States and Canada. Now that twenty years have passed, we can examine the achievements and failures of the treaty. This conference brings together multiple perspectives to advance an interdisciplinary understanding of the political, social, economic impacts of NAFTA on the signatory countries. Topics - Regional integration - Rights of Indigenous people - Environmental impacts, biodiversity and land ethics - Justice and Labor - Identity - Violence and human rights - Social and economic balance - Social movements and protest - Education - Media - Immigration policy - Quality of democracy This list is only suggestive; other topics are welcome and encouraged. Presentations can be in Spanish, English or French (translation services will be provided between English and Spanish). Abstracts The deadline for abstracts is February 1, 2014. Send abstracts of 200 words, prepared for blind review, to the following address: coloquiotl...@gmail.com Please include a separate document that includes the title of the paper, author's name, affiliation, and abridged curriculum vitae. Accepted participants will be notified no later than February 28, 2014. The deadline to RSVP is March 31, 2014, via email. Registration Registration fee: $50 USD general registration; $200 MXN for Mexican national students (paid on site). Presentations Presentations are 20 minutes. Presenters have the option of their work being published online prior to the conference. If a presenter would like to have their work available online, please send the final text before April 15, 2014 in an electronic format (Word). A refereed selection of papers will be published in an edited book. Participants should send extended and revised versions of their papers on or before July 15, 2014. These versions should be between 20 and 25 pages in length, and must follow APA guidelines. Questions For more information, please send emails to Shane Epting at: coloquiotl...@gmail.com Website of the Colloquium: http://philosophyandnafta.blogspot.mx __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
