International Conference on Governance, Institutions and Networks
OCTOBER 18 – 20th, 2006

Call For Papers

The Department of Behavioural Sciences, will be hosting an international conference on the theme of Governance, Institutions and Networks. All proposals will be considered and we will appreciate international collaboration. Please take into consideration the following dates for Proposals and Papers.

(a) Abstracts ( no more than 150 words)- 30th April, 2006
(b) First Draft of Paper – 30th June, 2006
(c) Final Paper- 11th August 2006

THEME 1: Re-engineering Government

• Post New Public Management Reforms
• Regulation, de-regulation and re-regulation
• Corporate Governance and public-private partnerships
• Governance, Labour and Poverty Eradication
• Environmental Concerns and Threats- Crisis Management
• Revisiting The role of the Government and the Opposition
• Policy and Policy Transfer- HIV/Aids; Alcoholism.
• Governance Strategies- Vision 2020

THEME 2: Crisis of Governance in Small States

• Corruption- Corruption and the Rule of Law
• Civil Society and NGOs.
• Re-structuring Parliaments – Committees
• Constitutional Crisis

THEME 3:  Development in an Inter-connective World

• Economic, Social, Cultural and Trade Links; Migration
• Sovereignty
• The role of the Media
• The Digital Divide
• THEME 4: Peace and Security
• Human rights – status of women; street children; refugees and immigration; religious freedom
• Peace and Security- international terrorism, drugs, crime
• The United Nations and Affiliated Organizations: WTO, UNDP, ECLAC, WB, IMF

THEME 4: Peace and Security

• Human rights – status of women; street children; refugees and immigration; religious freedom
• Peace and Security- international terrorism, drugs, crime
• The United Nations and Affiliated Organizations: WTO, UNDP, ECLAC, WB, IMF

THEME 5: E-democracy

• E-participation
• Technologies of social control
• Legal and technical aspects of e-governance
• Challenges of e-governance

Conference Participants should send their Abstracts and Papers to:

Theme 1: Dr Ann Marie Bissessar- 1-868-645-3232-9/ 662-2002 ext 2019 or 2020- abissessar@fss.uwi.tt

Theme 2: Mr. Maukesh Basdeo - 1-868-645-3232-9/ 662-2002 ext 2675- mbasdeo@fss.uwi.tt

Theme 3: Ms. Gale Rigobert- 1-868-645-3232-9/ 662-2002 ext 3238 – grigobert@fss.uwi.tt

Theme 4: Dr Raghunath Mahabir - 1-868-645-3232-9/ 662-2002 ext 2024 –ramahabir@fss.uwi.tt

Theme 5: Mr. Richard Escalante - 1-868-645-3232-9/ 662-2002 ext 3247 – rescalante@fss.uwi.tt

Further enquires can be made to:
- Ms. Michelline Gowandan – mgowandan@fss.uwi.tt- ext 2019
- Ms. Rosa Seepersad - rseepersad@fss.uwi.tt -ext 3234
- Ms. Michylle Arthur – marthur@fss.uwi.tt - ext 2571