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Apologies for cross-posting Announcement and Call for Papers International Conference Comparing Cultures Dimensions of Culture in a Comparative Perspective Tilburg University, The Netherlands April 27, 2001 Hosted by IRIC, Institute for Research on Intercultural Cooperation, in collaboration with Globus, Institute for Globalization and Sustainable Development, and the Department of Social Sciences, all at Tilburg University, the Netherlands. Keynote speakers are: Prof. Geert Hofstede, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands. Prof. Ron Inglehart, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. Prof. Wolfgang Jagodzinski, Universitaet zu Koeln, Cologne, Germany. Prof. Shalom Schwartz, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. Prof. Harry C. Triandis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA. In two plenary sessions and a forum discussion, chaired by Prof. Pieter Drenth (Free University of Amsterdam, Chair of European Values Studies), the distinguished social scientists mentioned above, address one of the most intriguing questions in contemporary empirical cultural studies: what can we learn from the different sets of distinctive fundamental dimensions found in todays culture? The scholars mentioned have 'divided' the world of culture into competing sets of fundamental cultural dimensions and The following paper sessions are organized: 1. Globalization, substate cultural diversity, and national culture 2. Cultural change, generations, and national culture 3. Methodological issues in national culture and cross-cultural research 4. Management of intercultural cooperation and the culture of nations and organizations Contributions to these sessions with a strong empirical perspective are very welcome. Excellent papers will be selected for publication. A special journal issue is anticipated. December 31, 2000 is the deadline for submitting abstracts for paper presentations in the afternoon paper sessions or you may send a full copy of your paper before February 15, 2001. For submitting abstracts, registration and more information visit IRIC's website: http://iric.kub.nl For more information contact: IRIC, Institute for Research on Intercultural Cooperation Tilburg University P.O.Box 90153 5000 LE Tilburg The Netherlands tel: 31-13-4662816 fax: 31-13-4663499 e-mail: [log in to unmask] Conference Committee: Dr. Henk Vinken, IRIC/Globus, Tilburg University Dr. Loek Halman, Sociology/European Values Studies, Tilburg Univeristy Prof. Fons van de Vijver, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Tilburg University Prof. Joseph Soeters, Organizational Sociology/IRIC, Tilburg University Conference Manager: Drs. Hans van Poppel, IRIC, Tilburg University Sincerely, Matthijs Visser IRIC Conference Secretary Tilburg University (see http://iric.kub.nl)