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Date: Thursday, May 11, 2000 6:13 AM Subject: CFP: Diversity within Unity, Oxford (2-6 August 2000) CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS 2nd International Forum on Diversity within Unity: Culture, Conflict and Belonging 2nd-6th August 2000 Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, England This is the 2nd global conference focusing on issues surrounding diversity within unity. The conference will focus on areas dealing with culture, conflict, and belonging. Papers, short papers, and workshops are invited on issues related to any of the following themes; * culture, cultural pluralism, and multiculturalism * social antagonism, cultural identity, and ethnicity within and across states * political influences on culture * recognition, value, and equality * tolerance, dialogue, and the intolerable * race and ethnicity * religion and religious pluralism * class, hierarchy, and social groups * communication, cooperation, and conflict * psychological foundations of belonging * the need for roots * people, language, and land * nations and nation states * where do we belong? The conference is part of an ongoing series of conferences being run under the general banner `At the Interface'. It aims to bring together people from different areas and interests to share ideas and explore various discussions which are innovative and exciting. It is anticipated that papers from the conference will be published. Discounted academic air and accommodation packages available on request. For further details and information, please contact: Dr Rob Fisher <[log in to unmask]> %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%