We welcome abstracts on the following themes:

 

Political and Cultural Science

• Democracy and good governance

• Small developing states in a global world

• Cultural heritage of ex-colonial states

• Diasporic culture

• Endangered cultures

 

Sociology of Culture

• Multiculturalism, respect, tolerance and understanding

• Race, ethnicity and culture

• Culture and gender

• Information and communication technologies for development

• Sports and culture 

 

Science and Culture

• Climate change

• Visual cultures

• Sustainable development

• Culture, landscape and the environment

• Cultural ecology

 

Research Methodologies

• Interdisciplinary research

• Mixed-method approaches to research

• Researching culture

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These themes reflect developmental considerations of Commonwealth countries 

and their postgraduate research scholars.

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