ISCAT2025 centers on the role of critical and analytical thinking in addressing the complex challenges of the contemporary world. This year's theme, "Culture of Living Together and Universal Peace", aims to investigate the possibilities of coexistence amid diversity and to explore the ethical, political, and cultural foundations of the ideal of universal peace. The symposium provides an interdisciplinary platform for dialogue, moving these fundamental concepts from theoretical analysis to practical solutions, thereby aspiring to make an academic contribution to the cultivation of a culture of living together. Accordingly, it encourages placing critical thinking in the service of peace.
We invite papers that employ a critical and analytical
perspective, either methodologically or theoretically, and address the
following (but not limited) thematic areas:
Critical Perspectives on the Culture of Living Together
- Moral and ethical responsibilities
- Coexistence within legal and human
rights frameworks
- Skills for living together in
education
- Social reconciliation,
negotiation, and the language of peace
- Digital citizenship and media
ethics
- Urban design and sharing public
spaces
Theoretical and Practical Dimensions of Universal Peace
- Philosophies of peace and
historical experiences
- Post-conflict peacebuilding and
transitional justice
- Critical security studies
- Peace education and curriculum
development
- Dialogue and cultural
reconciliation
- Peacebuilding through media and
the arts
Cultural Pluralism, Identity, Multiplicity and/or Belonging in
Multiple Worlds
- Multiculturalism and identity
politics
- Migration, diaspora, and cultural
integration
- Minority rights, inclusion, and
the problem of other
Psychological and Philosophical Approaches
- Inner peace and the pursuit of
personal harmony
- Love, empathy, and affective modes
of thinking
- Existential ethics, life
philosophies, and spirituality
- Mental health, trauma, and
collective healing
Science, Technology, and Peace
- Artificial intelligence, ethics,
and the future of humanity
- Digital surveillance, privacy, and
personal freedoms
- Technological inequality and the
digital divide
- Climate concerns and sustainable
peace