3rd International Conference on the Humanities, Social Sciences and Sustainability (ICOHS 2018)

Welcome to the 3rd International Conference on the Humanities, Social Sciences and Sustainability (ICOHS 2018). This  international, peer-reviewed event will be held in partnership with the 2nd International Symposium on Strengthening Peace Through Education (ISPED 2018).

ICOHS 2018 along with ISPED 2018 will be held on Saturday and Sunday, December 22-23, 2018 at the Mitsui Garden Hotel in Hiroshima, Japan.

This is a small, international, peer-reviewed conference with a limited number of oral and poster presentation time slots. We encourage all interested participants to submit presentations as early as possible. Please note that submissions and registration will close when the event has reached its capacity.

About ICOHS 2018

Whilst ecology and environmental studies have traditionally been covered within the natural sciences and earth sciences, increasingly, sustainability has taken root in subsets of the humanities and social sciences, in such areas as cultural sustainability, spiritual ecology, energy economics, environmental sociology and sustainable development, to name a few. Indeed, there is an important and often overlooked relation between the interaction between sustainability and the humanities and social sciences. Understanding this relationship through research and discussion could provide solutions to many of the ecological and urban problems that exist in the world today.

Following the conclusion of the MDGs in 2015, the United Nations launched a more expanded initiative known the Sustainable Development Goals that covers not only a broader expanse of issues, but at its heart, it recognizes that sustainability is a concept that is often either misunderstood or misinterpreted. To be clear, sustainability is not an environmental problem, but rather a human problem. This particular conference, will look at sustainability from perspectives in the humanities and social sciences that include, but are not limited to art, design, culture, economics, education, language, philosophy, religion, and ethics.

With the theme Back to the Future, the objective of ICOHS 2018 is not to redefine sustainability, but rather to draw upon the expertise of the humanities and social sciences as fields through which we can better understand the interrelation between nature and human cultures which impact sustainability both positively and negatively.

Who should attend?

ICOHS 2018 is a special international, peer reviewed event created to provide an interdisciplinary platform for academics, researchers, policy makers, activists, students and professionals. This particular conference, will look at sustainability from perspectives in the humanities and social sciences that include, but are not limited to art, design, culture, economics, education, language, philosophy, religion, and ethics.

Art, Design and Eco-Design

Cultural Sustainability

Economics and Management

Education and Social Welfare

Language and Linguistics

Literature and Ecocriticism

Media, Communications and Film

Philosophy, Religion and Ethics

Politics, Public Policy and Law

Social Sustainability

Other Areas (specify please)

Deadline for paper submissions02 November 2018

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