21st IFSSO General Conference

April 9-10, 2013 Istanbul

Theme:

The Ways and Means of Living in Peace and Harmony in a Multicultural World

Organizers:

YTU: Yldz Technical University IFSSO: International Federation of Social Science Organizations IFSC: Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture

Venue:

Yldz Technical University Davutpaa Campus Elecrtical-Electronics Engineering Faculty Conference Hall Istanbul, Turkey

CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

09:00 09:30 / Welcoming and Registration 09:30 10:00 / Opening Session: Preliminary Remarks Alparslan Akgen Director of the Institute of Social Sciences (YTU) Nestor Castro President, International Federation of Social Science Organizations (IFSSO) Ismail Yksek Rector, Yildiz Technical University (YTU) Faris Kaya General Director, Istanbul Foundation for Science and Culture (IFSC)

10:00 10:30 / Tea Break

10:30 12:00 / First Session: The Nature of Knowledge and its Utilization for Human Happiness and Intercultural Harmony Chair: brahim zdemir Embedded Social Scientists: Warriors for Peace? Nestor Castro, University of the Philippines, PHILIPPINES In Search of Professional Identities in the Context of Multicultural Societies Judit Hidasi, Budapest Business School, HUNGARY Management of Peace Culture during 1987-1999 Mojgan Dastoury, Reseaching Institute of Donya Children, IRAN Rethinking Socialization of Young People: Towards a Better Life and a Peaceful World Mourad Moulai Hadj, University of Oran & CRASC, ALGERIA Consensus Social Movements and their Significance in a Globalizing World - the Example of the Focolare Movement Natalia Wielecka, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, POLAND

12:00 14:00 / Lunch

14:00 15:30 / Second Session: Spiritual Aspect of Human Development: Said Nursis Perspective Chair: Nestor Castro The Islamicisation of Knowledge: A Nursian Perspective Colin Turner, Durham University, UNITED KINGDOM Least Known Most Global Principle of Peace and Pluralism: Said Nursis Concept of Positive Action Ahmet Yildiz, Director, GNAT Research Service, TURKEY A New Role of 21st Century Universities brahim zdemir, Hasan Kalyoncu niversitesi, TURKEY The Concept Of Urf (Local Culture) In Islamic Legal Philosophy And Nursis Solution For Social Harmony And World Peace Alparslan Akgen, Yldz Technical University, TURKEY

15:30 16:00 Coffee / Tea Break

16:00 17:30 / Third Session: Migration and Solutions to Problems Brought About by Multicultural Differences Chair: Carmencita Aguilar The Transformation of Japans Migration Policy toward Multicultural Society: Response to its Vulnerability in Social Crisis and Disasters Mari Shiba and Kazuhisa Nishihara, Nagoya University and Seijo University, JAPAN The Views of Turkish Immigrants on Multiculturalist Policies Applied in Australia Aye Mahinur Inan, Istanbul University, TURKEY Korean Wave as a Hybridization of Asian Culture Ik Ki Kim, Dongguk University, KOREA Reclaiming Community Rights to Livelihoods Keokam Kraisoraphong, Chulalongkorn University, THAILAND Nation-State Building Processes in a Multicultural Indonesia: Searching for Harmony Yekti Maunati and Ketut Ardhana, Indonesian Institute of Sciences and Udayana University, INDONESIA

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

09:30 10:45 / Fourth Session: Various Crises Afflicting Contemporary Societies and their Solutions Chair: Kazuhisa Nishihara Interregionalism in Contemporary Politics Olga Gubov, VB-Technical University of Ostrava, CZECH REPUBLIC Endangering the Female Body and the Crisis of Modernity: A Study on Some Selected Issues of Indian Beauty Industry Koushiki Das Gupta, University of Gour Banga, INDIA The Malaise of EU Citizens towards a Multidimensional Measurement Wolfgang Aschauer, University of Salzburg, AUSTRIA Responding to the Needs of the Maritime Industry: The Pro-Active Action of Lima Leon R. Ramos Jr, the Philippines University, PHILIPPINES

10:45 11:15 Coffee / Tea Break

11:15 13:00 / Fifth Session: Solutions to Problems Stemming from Religious and Political Differences Chair: Colin Turner "Winning the Peace": Holistic Approaches of Peace Process in Southern Philippines Chester Bancud Cabalza, National Defense College of the Philippines, PHILIPPINES Reaching beyond the Ummah: Nursis Prescriptions for Human Societies Thomas Michel, Georgetown University, UNITED STATES The Effect of Cognitive and Ethical Factors on the Sectarian Violence in Egypt a SocioCultural Study of the Causes of Violence and How to Avoid It Ahmed Mousa Abdulhamied Badawi, Independent Sociological Researcher, EGYPT The Religious Tolerance in Albania in Times of Modernity and Change Miranda Rira, University of Elbasan, ALBANIA

13:00 14:00 / Lunch

14:00 15:15 / Sixth Session: Culture of Violence and Solutions Chair: Keokam Kraisoraphong Risk Society and Terrorism Movements against Liberal Democracy Naima Mohammadi, Tarbiat Moallam University, IRAN Thinking of Peace, Democracy and Politics of Insults in Ghana: The Paradox of Freedom and Culture of Violence Samuel Marfo, University for Development Studies, GHANA Factors Nurturing a Culture of Violence and their Solutions Zenaida Quiwa Lucas, Pasig Catholic College, PHILIPPINES India-Pakistan Relations & Peace & Harmony in South Asia Sudhir Kumar Singh, University of Delhi, INDIA

15:15 15:45 / Closing Session: Evaluations and Future Prospects Chair: Colin Turner 15:45 16:00 Coffee / Tea

Alparslan Akgen Yekti Maunati Keokam Kraisoraphong Nestor Castro

Note: The language of the conference will be in English.

Contact Person / Secretariat: Hakan Glerce / hakangulerce@iikv.org Registration: www.ifsso.net