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The 13th International Congress of the Basic Income Earth Network
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
June 30, July 1-2, 2010
CONGRESS THEME: Basic Income – an Instrument for Justice and Peace
Basic income (BI) – the universal and
unconditional income guarantee to individuals, on account of their
belonging to a political community and on recognition of their common
property on the community’s riches – should by now be
considered a realistic utopia.
Not only have concrete experiments begun to spread, but
BI has also been called upon as a genuine way of addressing the
increasing income gaps, wealth gaps, and economic insecurity of the
globalised economy.
The 13th International Congress of the Basic Income Earth Network
will explore the basic income option from the standpoint of its
contribution to social justice and peace. This includes basic income as
a means of reducing inequality and poverty, guaranteeing economic
security in an increasingly insecure world and addressing citizenship
rights directly.
Prospective paper authors are welcome to examine these
issues from various standpoints – conceptual, philosophical,
theoretical, empirical, political – taking into account local,
global or comparative perspectives. We invite paper and panel proposals on topics such as:
· BI and the global financial crisis: challenges to and opportunities
· Feasibility and financing issues at the local, national,
regional, and global level (including political economy of financing,
concrete experiments, and alternative revenue sources)
· BI in comparative focus (Employment Guarantees,
Stakeholding, Earned Income Tax Credit, Revenue Minimum d’Insertion, Bolsa Família, FTC, Solidariedad, Oportunidad. etc.)
· BI and work (ethical, political, & empirical issues
of the formal & informal labor markets)
· BI and informal communities (migrant and immigrant
communities, shanty towns, slums, “quilombos”, and rural
villages)
· Urban or rural issues and BI (violence, economic
security, etc.)
· BI and welfare (care, family policies, pensions, social
services and the transition from conditional to universal programs)
· BI and the contemporary discussions on development
· BI: Left or right politics?
· BI and democracy and justice (political, social,
economic, and international issues)
· BI as emancipation policy: breaking racial or ethnic
prejudices and transforming gender relations?
· BI and culture
· BI in particular countries and regions, and regional
integration
Submission of Proposals and Important Deadlines
Scholars and practitioners are invited to propose panels
and individual paper presentations for the Congress; different perspectives are welcome. Civil society
organizations are encouraged to participate.
Proposals for papers (by individuals or as part of a
panel) should include the following information:
1. Name
2. Affiliation (if applicable) including job title and organization
3. Address
4. Telephone number (including international access code)
5. Email address
6. Title of the presentation/contribution
7. Selected topic (either one of those listed above or the topic proposed for the respective panel)
8. Abstract (summary of 800 to 1000 words)
Panel proposals must provide all of the above information for
each paper, plus a definite title for the panel, a brief formulation of
questions to be discussed (300-500 words).
Papers may be written in any language but the abstract
must be submitted in English or Portuguese. The working languages of the Congress will
be English and Portuguese. The keynote conferences will be in English or Portuguese
with simultaneous translation.
Papers and panels must be submitted through the Congress website, at
the menu Submissions.
The deadline for submission of papers and panel
proposals is
APRIL 12th 2010. Acceptance of proposals will be communicated by April 25th, 2010 at the latest. This confirmation of acceptance will be provided earlier
to those who submit proposals earlier.
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