Understanding Modern Humanitarianism: Conditions, Consequences and Critical Concerns
In this experts meeting we will explore the historical formation, social development and cultural constitution of modern humanitarianism. Humanitarianism will
STI organizes and sponsors experts meetings of some dozen scholars from a variety of disciplines to study and debate specific issues of current social significance. The conferences are held over a two-and-a-half day period at any one of a number of prestigious universities around the world. They are developed under the oversight of an Academic Leader – a professor expert in the field under consideration. The Academic Leader defines the topic to be studied, poses the principal inquiries, identifies and invites the best thinkers on the issue – representing different disciplines and nationalities, directs contributions, leads discussion and oversees the resulting publication.
In this experts meeting we will explore the historical formation, social development and cultural constitution of modern humanitarianism. Humanitarianism will
The International Round Table “Investing in Children” will center on one main topic for discussion: children’s poverty.
This project brings a dramatically different perspective to bear on the contemporary “crisis of journalism”. Rather than seeing technological and
This Experts Meeting brought together a group of scholars from North America and Europe to discuss the role that intention,
The meeting, held at Balliol College at Oxford, explored how the changing media environment created by proliferation of media platforms
Communication technologies are crucial for understanding the transformation of lifestyles.
While globalization certainly involves the expansion of modern cultural patterns beyond their western origins, it is doubtful that the adoption
While the origins of natural law doctrine go back to the Stoics, its traditional formulation proceeds from Thomas Aquinas. Its
Reflection on the nature of risk remains at the core of anthropological thought.
Research on the myriad ways in which the family influences children’s education.
While globalization has generated a profound centripetal concern with the unity of human kind, it has simultaneously increased an acute
This seminar addressed graduate students in philosophy, psychology, communication and social sciences, who are interested in attaining a deep understanding
How to authentically seek the “good life” in the modern world?
On principles of equality and non-discrimination and how they can be reconciled with freedom of conscience and religious liberty.
This Experts Meeting aimed to investigate whether it is possible to have a science in which there is room for
The latest financial crisis is often described as a severe credit crunch and a breakdown of trust among banks in
Analysis of the pervasiveness of health terms in everyday life and in fields other than health sciences –for instance, economics;
Exploring the cultural sources of declining fertility and its consequences for children, adults and the societies they live in.
How can we harmonize our modern self-consciousness as independent human beings with the fact that we are dependent and need
What makes a corporation truly responsible throughout?
How to distinguish between a human cell with the moral status of a human person, and one without personhood in
The consultation on “The Social Costs of Pornography” assembled leading experts in the fields of psychiatry, psychology, neurophysiology, philosophy, sociology,
How is globalization affecting family structure in Africa?
Effective business management is grounded in good business science and robust ethical and anthropological conceptions of human flourishing.