The Cuban Society of Philosophical Research, the Division 
of Philosophy and History of the University of Havana, and 
the Raúl Roa García Higher Institute of International 
Relations

announce

The Fifteenth International Conference on “New Political 
Science” and the Seventh International Colloquium on “The 
role of philosophy and political science in the cultural 
heritage of the countries of the American Mediterranean.”

The New Political Science is being developed by Cuban and 
international professors affiliated with the Division of 
Philosophy and History of the University of Havana and 
with Dr. Thalía Fung, Honorary Chair, “Political Science 
from the South.”  It is a transdisciplinary initiative, 
including scholars in the disciplines of political 
science, economics, history, philosophy, anthropology, and 
sociology.  It seeks to develop an analysis of 
international dynamics and global issues from the 
perspective of the global South or the Third World.  It 
endeavors to develop insights that are relevant to public 
policies and political strategies of the nations and 
social movements of the South.

The Conference and Colloquium will be held jointly as a 
single event at the University of Havana from November 14 
to November 16, 2012.  During the event, the International 
Day of Philosophy (November 16) will be celebrated in the 
Aula Magna of the University of Havana.

Papers can be presented in English or Spanish.  Faculty of 
the English department of the Division of Modern Foreign 
Languages of the University of Havana will provide 
simultaneous translations.

Paper proposals (in English or Spanish), including a paper 
title and a summary of 250 words or less, should be sent 
by October 15, 2012, to Charles McKelvey 
([log in to unmask]).

Papers on the following themes can be included in the 
International Conference on “New Political Science”:
      ~ The purpose, methods, and concepts of the new 
political science (social science, history, and 
philosophy) from the perspective of the South or the Third 
World; its role in the construction of a new society.

      ~ Political culture and political socialization in 
the period of transition to socialism.

      ~ Conflict resolution: the significance of 
negotiation in conflicts among the countries of the South.

      ~ International dynamics and contemporary global 
issues.

      ~ Domestic policy and foreign policy.

      ~ The political thought of Mao Tse Tung.

      ~ The political thought of Ho Chi Minh and the Doi 
Moi policy of Vietnam.

      ~ The contributions of the Bolivarian revolution to 
the new political science from the South

      ~ The contributions of Evo Morales, Hugo Chávez, and 
Rafael Correa to contemporary political theory

      ~ The contributions of the Cuban Revolution to the 
new political science from the South
José Martí and the new political science from the South.

      ~ The relation between philosophy and political 
science; between philosophy and social science.

      ~ Corruption: History and mechanisms.

      ~ Papers on other relevant themes will be 
considered.


Paper proposals for the International Colloquium on “The 
role of philosophy and political science in the cultural 
heritage of the countries of the American Mediterranean” 
can include the following themes:
      ~ Problems of the philosophy of education and its 
present challenges.

      ~ Epistemology: the significance of atomic particles 
for scientific and philosophical knowledge.

      ~ The biometric revolution.

      ~ Environmental problems and their philosophical 
implications.

      ~ Bioethics and the relation between bioethics and 
philosophy.  The meaning of transhumanism.

      ~ Political philosophy and its role in current 
scientific knowledge.

      ~ The Martían philosophy as an inclusive philosophy.

      ~ Papers on other relevant themes will be 
considered.

The registration fee is 100 Cuban Convertible Pesos 
(approximately equivalent to 120 U.S. dollars).  The fee 
for students is 50 Cuban Convertible Pesos.

Participants will have the option of participating in one 
of three pre-conference workshops to be held on November 
12 and November 13.  The workshops will be on the 
following themes:
      ~ Political science from the South and Western 
political science: Complementary or alternative?

      ~ Bioethics and its relation to philosophy.

      ~ Methods of theory construction.

The workshop will be conducted by specialists with 
numerous publications on the themes.  Books on related 
themes also will be available.

The registration fee for one of the workshops is 25 Cuban 
Convertible Pesos.

All persons interested in the conferences and/or workshops 
should contact Charles McKelvey at [log in to unmask] 
 Arrangements also can be made for air travel to Cuba and 
for lodging in Havana through Global Learning.  For more 
information contact Charles McKelvey ([log in to unmask]). 
 Visit the Website of Global Learning: 
www.globallearning-cuba.com.

The Fifteenth International Conference on “New Political 
Science” and the Seventh International Colloquium on “The 
role of philosophy and political science in the cultural 
heritage of the countries of the American Mediterranean” 
are sponsored by the Honorary Chair “Political Science 
from the South” of the University of Havana, the Chair of 
Social Sciences of the General Máximo Gómez Academy, the 
Cuban Society of Philosophical Research, the Division of 
Philosophy and History of the University of Havana, and 
the Raúl Roa García Higher Institute of International 
Relations, the Nico López School of Higher Education of 
the Union of Communist Youth, the Division of Marxism of 
the José Antonio Echeverría Polytechnic Institute of 
Higher Education, and the Division of Marxism of the 
University of Informational Sciences.

Organizing Committee: Cuban Members: Dra. Sc. Thalía Fung, 
Dra. Alicia Morffi García, Prof. José Carlos Vázquez, Dra. 
Elsie Plain, Dr. Armando Cristóbal Pérez, Dr. Carolos 
Delgado, Dr. Juan Francisco Fuentes, Dr. José R. Díaz 
Ricardo, Dr. Sc. Rigoberto Pupo, Dra. Sc. Rita Buch, Dra. 
Marta Pérez, Dra. Nancy López, Dr. René Márquez; 
International Members: Dr. Charles McKelvey (United 
States), Prof. Renée-Marie Parry (Germany), Dr. Iedo 
Fontes (Brazil), M.Sc. Helena Uema (Brazil), Dr. Rafael 
Molinares (Colombia), M.Sc. Victorino Barrios Dávalos 
(Mexico), Dr. Hugo Cornejo (Mexico), Dr. Jorge Valmaseda 
Valmaseda (Mexico), Dr. Miguel Angel Barrios (Argentina), 
Prof. Iris Hinostroza (Panama)