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Dear colleagues, Very interesting call for papers (full call attached). Unfortunately, I just received this information and deadline is Friday! All best, Ted Schrecker UNRISD: Call for Papers-Overcoming Inequalities in a Fractured World: Between Elite Power and Social Mobilization ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS OPEN 1-20 APRIL 2018 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS OPEN 1-20 APRIL 2018 Inequalities are one of today's greatest challenges, obstructing poverty reduction and sustainable development. Such disparities are catalysed by elite capture of economic and political power, a reinforcing process that compounds inequality, which-in its various dimensions-undermines social, environmental and economic sustainability, and fuels poverty, insecurity, crime and xenophobia. As the power of elites grows and societal gaps widen, institutions representing the public good and universal values are increasingly disempowered or co-opted, and visions of social justice and equity side-lined. As a result, society is fracturing in ways that are becoming more and more tangible, with the growing divide between the privileged and the rest dramatically rearranging both macro structures and local lifeworlds. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development seeks to overcome such disparities, "leaving no one behind". But how can this ambitious vision be achieved in the current climate, in which those in power act to protect the status quo from which they benefit? How can we build progressive alliances to drive the political and policy changes needed for an equitable, inclusive 21st century eco-social compact? Please see the full <http://www.unrisd.org/80256B42004CCC77/(httpInfoFiles)/59AD96EDDB9613DDC125 824B00480807/$file/UNRISDCallForPapers--Overcoming-Inequalities-Fractured-Wo rld.pdf> Call for Papers for this UNRISD international conference to be held in Geneva on 8-9 November 2018. <http://www.unrisd.org/CallForPapers2018> http://www.unrisd.org/CallForPapers2018 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus