International Conference " Law and values in contemporary society"

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Call for Papers

International Conference
“Law and values in contemporary society”
Tirana-Albania, 21-22 November 2014
Organizers:

Albanian Institute of Sociology (AIS 9^th International Conference)

European University of Tirana

Albanian Sociological Association (ALBSA)

In partnership with:

International Sociological Association (ISA)

The Balkan Sociological Forum (BSF)

Sociological Association of Kosovo (SAK)

Time and Place:

21-22 November 2014, Tirana-Albania

European University of Tirana, Albania (UET)
Deadline for abstract submission:

10 September 2014; 24:00 GMT

Conference themes:

I. Central Theme: “Law and values in contemporary society”

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  The Social Basic of Law
  
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  Social Conditioning of Law
  
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  Social Functions of Law
  
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  Law as an Instrument of Social Change
  
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  Changes in the Law in the State and in the Society
  
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  Sociological Jurisprudence
  
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  The sociological movement in law: Prediction, Pragmatism and Positivism
  
• 
  The Sociologist as Social Critic: the Marxian Perspective
  
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  Law, values and the forms of the Political Authority: The Weberian Perspective
  
• 
  The Acceptance and Legitimacy of Law
  
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  Law and Morality
  
• 
  Law and Culture
  
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  The Sociologist as Moralist: The Durkheimian Perspective
  
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  Law and Solidarity in Modern Society: Durkheim
  
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  The Law and Social Control: Parsons
  
• 
  Law and Equal Opportunity: Testing empirically Parsons Theory
  
• 
  Roles and Standards
  
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  The Power of Law and the Power of Values
  
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  Values: Individualism vs. Altruism
  
• 
  Empirical Studies of the “Living Law”
  
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  The “Copy-paste” laws, the case of EU Integration of the West Balkan Countries
  
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  Sociological analysis of “anomie” in transitional (post-Communist) Societies
  
• 
  The inertia and the impact of the traditional values in Contemporary society
  
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  The Customary Law
  
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  Law, values and Contemporary Social Problems
  
• 
  Community and Problem-Solving Courts
  

II. Other themes by 16 Thematic Sessions:

TS 01: Public Sphere, Communication, Culture and Arts

TS 02: Population & Migration

TS 03: Education

TS 04: Political Studies and Law Issues

TS 05: Religion, Collective Behavior & Social Movements

TS 06: Marriage & Family

TS 07: Integration and Globalization

TS 08: Childhood, Youth & Gender

TS 09: Organizations, professions and Work

TS 10: Theoretical, Comparative & Historical Studies

TS 11: Deviance & Social Control

TS 12: Ethnic Relations, Human Rights & Collective Goods

TS 13: Economy & Development

TS 14: Social Security & Public Health

TS 15: Technology & Innovations

ST 16: Students (BA, MA, PhD)
How to present a paper:

1. Choose the Session (Thematic Sections: ST01 – ST16) to which you wish to participate;

2. Fill out the Paper Proposal Form and submit to the Conference Secretary, before 10^th of September 2014.

Please don’t submit more than two abstracts for the entire conference. In case when two abstracts are submitted those must not refer to a single Thematic Section;

3. Wait for the confirmation of abstract receipt. Those who do not receive confirmation within 10 days should contact the secretary of the conference;

4. Wait for the Acceptance Letter;

5. Contact with Secretary of the conference for the registration procedures;

6. Take the confirmation of the registration.

Accommodation and other details:

to be announced one month before the conference

The Conference Scientific Committee is headed by:

Leke SOKOLI, President of the Albanian Sociological Association (ALBSA)

Tonin GJURAJ, Rector of the European University of Tirana (UET)
The Conference Secretary:

Elda SOKOLI KUTROLLI – ALBSA Executive Secretary
Paper Proposal Form

Please, fill out the Paper Proposal Form and send it before 10 of September 2014 to the Conference secretary: [e-mail]; [e-mail];

Author’s name and Surname
University or Institution
Country
E-mail address:
Tel/Mobile:
Co-Authors (if any):
Thematic Session (ST01-ST16)
Abstract Title (not more than 15 words)
Abstract (150-250 words)
Keywords (4-6 words)
The presentation: 1. Oral Presentation; 2. Power point; 3. Distributed paper; 4. Poster Presentation
The conference documents you prefer: 1. Only the Conference book (Proceedings); 2. Proceedings and the certificate of participation; 3. Proceedings, the certificate of participation, and the publishing of full paper as article in the International Journal “Social Studies”;
If you are interested to publish the full paper as article in the International Journal “Social Studies”, your preferred language is: 1. English; 2. Albanian; 3. Italian; 4. Other language (specify);

Literature:

Bailey, Y. Frankie. 1998. Popular Culture, Crime & Justice, Belmont etc.: West/Wadsworth Publishing Company.

Cotterrell, Roger. The Sociology of Law; an introduction, London, Dublin and Edinburg: Butterworths.

Deflem, Mathieu. 2008. Sociology of Law – Visions of a Scholarly Tradition, Cambridge etc.: Cambridge University Press

Ehrlich, Eugen. [1936], 2009. Fundamental Principles of the Sociology of Law, New Brunswick (USA) and London (UK): Transaction Publishers.

Febrajo, Alberto. 2009. Sociologia del diritto, Concetti e problemi, Bologna: il Mulino.

Pellumbi, Servet. 2014. Etikokratia, reflections on the theory and practice of democracy/Etikokracia, refleksione mbi teorinë dhe praktikën e demokracisë. Tirana: Morava.

Reasons, E. Charles and William D. Perdue. 1981. The ideology of Social Problems, Sherman Oaks, California: Alfred Publishing Co.

Sokoli and Nora Malaj. 2013. Contemporary Social Problems/ Probleme Sociale Bashkekohore, Tirana: Albanian Institute of Sociology & Morava.

Treviño, A. Javier. 2010. The Sociology of Law – Classical and Contemporary Perspective, 4^th Edition, New Brunswick (USA) and London (UK): Transaction Publishers.

Wilson, K. Everett. 1971. Sociology: rules, roles, relationships, Illinois: The Dorsey Press.
We are looking forward to meeting you in Tirana- Albania, next November!

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Konferencë Ndërkombëtare “Ligji dhe vlerat ne shoqërinë bashkëkohore”
Organizatore te Konferencës:

Instituti Shqiptar i Sociologjisë (Konferenca e 9-te Vjetore Ndërkombëtare e tij)

Universiteti Evropian i Tiranës (UET)

Shoqata Sociologjike Shqiptare (SHSSH)

Ne bashkëpunim me:

Shoqatën Ndërkombëtare te Sociologjisë (ISA)

Ministrinë e Arsimit dhe Sporteve, të Shqipërisë

Forumin Sociologjik te Ballkanit (BSF)

Shoqatën e Sociologeve te Kosovës (SHSK)
Koha dhe vendi:

21-22 Nëntor 2014, Tiranë

Universiteti Evropian i Tiranës (UET)
Afati për dërgimin e abstrakteve:

10 shtator 2014

Tema e konferencës:

I. Tema kuadër: “Ligji dhe vlerat në shoqërinë bashkëkohore”

II. Tema të lira, pavarësisht tematikës, sipas 16 Seksioneve Tematike, që janë:

ST01: Sfera publike, komunikimi, kultura dhe arti

ST02: Popullsia dhe migracioni

ST03: Arsimi

ST04: Studime mbi çështjet politike e ligjore

ST05: Feja, sjellja kolektive dhe lëvizjet sociale

ST06: Martesës dhe familja

ST07: Integrimi dhe globalizimi

ST08: Studime mbi fëmijërinë, rininë dhe çështjeve gjinore

ST09: Studime mbi organizatat, punën dhe profesionet

ST10: Studime teorike, historike dhe krahasuese

ST11: Studime mbi sjelljet deviante dhe kontrollin shoqëror

ST12: Marrëdhëniet etnike, të drejtat e njeriut dhe e te mirat kolektive

ST13: Ekonomia dhe zhvillimi

ST14: Sigurimi social dhe shëndetit publik

ST15: Teknologjia dhe Inovacioni

ST16: Studentët
Për t’u përfshirë në konferencë:

1. Zgjidhni Sesionin Tematik (01 –16) në të cilin dëshironi të merrni pjesë;

2. Plotësoni “Paper Proposal Form” dhe e dërgoni në Sekretarinë e Konferencës, para datës 10 shtator 2014;

3. Prisni konfirmimin për marrjen e abstraktit. Nëse nuk merrni konfirmim brenda 10 ditëve, komunikoni me Sekretarinë;

4. Prisni për Letrën e Pranimit;

5. Kontaktoni me sekretarinë për regjistrimin;

6. Merrni konfirmimin e regjistrimit.

Akomodimi dhe detaje të tjera:

Për tu njoftuar një muaj para konferencës

Komisioni shkencor drejtohet nga:

Lekë SOKOLI, Presidenti i Shoqatës Sociologjike Shqiptare (ALBSA)

Tonin Gjuraj, Rektor i Universitetit Evropian të Tiranës (UET)
Sekretaria e konferencës

Elda SOKOLI KUTROLLI – Sekretare Ekzekutive e ALBSA