Call for Abstracts, Panels, and Roundtable Discussions

UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA-Iztapalapa, UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE CIUDAD JUAREZ, THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, LA FACULTAD LATINOAMERICANA DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES- México, CENTER FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ETHICS AND POLICY

Invite proposals for papers for an international colloquium

The Philosophical and Political Dimensions of NAFTA: examining 20 years of free trade

Mexico City - April 24 & 25, 2014

Keynote Address by Enrique Dussel

Invited talks by Trish Glazebrook and Jules Simon

The implementation 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 understanding of the impacts of NAFTA on the signatory countries.

Topics:

- 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

- Regional integration

- Immigration policy

- Quality of democracy

- Education

- Media

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:

Send abstracts of 200 words, prepared for blind review, to Shane Epting at the following address: coloquiotlcan@gmail.com.  Please include a separate document that includes the title of the paper, author's name, affiliation, and abridged curriculum vitae. The deadline for abstracts is February 1, 2014. For participants needing an earlier acceptance/rejection notification, please include the date by which you need a response with your contact information. We will accommodate your request if it is possible. Otherwise, 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).

Hotel Reservations:  

Casa de la Condesa, http://casadelacondesahotel.com

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.

Conference Location:

San Rafael Atlixco No. 186, Col. Vicentina, Iztapalapa, 09340, México City., 

Casa Galván,  Universad Autonoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa,

Questions?

For more information, please send emails to Shane Epting at  coloquiotlcan@gmail.com.