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The Maastricht Center for Transatlantic Studies (MCTS), consisting of 25
transatlantic universities in the Americas and Europe, invites scholars to
participate in the conference on Democracy & Culture in the Transatlantic
World.
There is a steadily growing interest in transatlantic relations. The
interdisciplinary debate on globalization has contributed to the perception
of a shrinking world where the Atlantic, as a historical crossing-point for
all kinds of communication, no longer seems wide and separating. The debate
on globalization and the related transformations of world affairs have
opened up for questions about the nature of western relations and of what
constitutes the western community.
The Conference on Democracy and Culture in the Transatlantic World addresses
several inter-locking dimensions. First, what is the nature of transatlantic
relations in the past and the present? What do we mean by the western
community, western values and the western project and what often are
addressed as westernization? Second, what constitutes a cross-Atlantic
culture and what roles do language, religion, literature, music and art play
in the cross-Atlantic relationship and its development? Third, how do we
understand western democracy and the western political culture? What
constitutes western democracy and is there a unified perception of the
content of such values and the way they are promoted in a post-Cold War era?
The overall aim of the conference is to bring together scholars from across
the world and from across the arts, humanities and social sciences, to
discuss the nature and changing traits of Democracy and Culture through the
lens of the transatlantic perspective. Papers can be theoretical,
methodological or empirical in their scope. They should address topics and
phenomena from both European and American angles. In addition, priority in
the selection process will be given to papers that in depth problematise the
transatlantic dimension - e.g. comparative, cross-cultural and
intercultural methodologies, analytical perspectives and pedagogic
approaches. The organizers especially welcome young scholars and
postgraduates. The best contributions will be published in the series of
publications from MCTS on transatlantic relations.
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