Hosted/Sponsored by Chulalongkorn University in partnership with AUN, UNESCO Bangkok and others
Chulalongkorn University (CU) in partnership with the ASEAN University Network (AUN), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Bangkok, Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, and others will host a small symposium in 19-21 August 2015 to better document and understand the state of social sciences and sustainable development learning, teaching and research among Southeast Asian universities, colleges, and research organizations. This conference will facilitate ASEAN representatives, as well as partners outside the region, in research and knowledge exchange.
Some 15-20 full papers will be presented based on approved abstracts from open call. Papers will variously review social sciences institutions, programs, curricula and capacities in each Southeast Asian country, as well as thematic, theoretical or regional studies on social sciences, sustainability and related policy issues in ASEAN. Selected papers will be adapted and submitted for peer-review as chapters in a published academic book or “Special Issue” of UNESCO’s International Social Science Journal with analyses of roles that current social and sustainability sciences play in government research, policy making and program design.
This open call also invites abstracts (maximum 500 words) and full papers of approximately 5000-7000 words that (subject to peer review and revision) will be result in book chapters and/or appear in published proceedings. The firm DEADLINE for ABSTRACTS is 15 May 2015.
Abstract submissions should be made to socialsciencesASEAN@gmail.com following the format and instructions provided on the UNESCO Bangkok (RUSHSAP) website (www.unescobkk.org/en/rushsap)
Related Links:
- Abstract Submission Instructions
- More information on "Social And Sustainability Sciences in the ASEAN Community: A Regional Research Symposium and Academic Policy Dialogue"