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FINAL CALL FOR ABSTRACTS SES-PUP INTERNATIONAL ETHICS CONFERENCE AT WASEDA UNIVERSITY, TOKYO

 

The SES-PUP International Ethics Conference at Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan 

September 5 and 6, 2025, to be held at the Center for International Education, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

BACKGROUND

Waseda University in Tokyo is known for its cutting-edge research and training in Peace and Conflict Studies. The inaugural SES-PUP International Ethics Conference at Waseda University will be held come September 5 & 6, 2025, at the Center for International Education, Waseda University. The event is co-organized by the Social Ethics Society and the Polytechnic University of the Philippines Center for Philosophy and the Humanities. The confirmed Plenary Speakers are Dr. Juichiro Tanabe (Waseda University), Dr. Ian Clark Parcon (Ateneo de Davao University), Dr. Rhee Maji (Waseda University), Dr. Napoleon Mabaquiao (De La Salle University), and Dr. Christopher Ryan Maboloc (Ateneo de Davao University). The theme of this international ethics conference is “Harmonizing the Ethics of Global Justice & Peacebuilding: Towards a Sustainable Planetary Future.” 

The world is at the crosspoint of social, political, and cultural tensions. As the world moves closer into the next phase of the modern Industrial Revolution, we are witnessing many political disruptions, the threat of climatic change, and social upheavals that challenge our present ethical norms and moral perspectives. Today, nations are linked together by issues of globalization, social justice, and environmental sustainability. The moral questions need to be posed if humanity must find the right direction and determine a better future for the generations ahead. Liberal and post-liberal concepts of peace are at the forefront of these vicissitudes. We can mention the present and continuing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, including the peacebuilding efforts in Mindanao in the Philippines after many decades of conflict.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The conference organizers would like to invite academics, researchers, and students, ASEAN and Japanese scholars, to join the event. All those who wish to present papers can send their abstracts. Abstracts should not be more 300 words and must be based on topics such as Global Justice, Peace and Conflict Studies, Philippine Democracy, Climate Justice, Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Education, and Sustainable Development. The event will be held fully in-person. Foreigners who are interested to join the conference must secure their visa. The conference chair, Dr. Juichiro Tanabe of Waseda University, will send an Invitation Letter as an Attachment for your Japanese Visa Application purposes. The participants are expected to book their own hotel rooms in Tokyo. Participants who are not affiliated with Waseda University, the SES and PUP are required to pay a $100-dollar registration fee on site. 

Send your abstract to Professor Menelito Mansueto at migs_mansueto@yahoo.com, Secretariat, Organizing Committee, of the SES-PUP International Ethics Conference at Waseda University on or before June 30, 2025. The file must include your complete name (First Name, Middle Name, and Last Name), Position and Affiliation, Institution and Address, Local Telephone or Mobile Numbers, and your Email Address. The said information will be treated with strict confidentiality and will be used for Visa Application purposes only, if your abstract/paper is accepted. Selected papers presented during the conference will also have the opportunity to be published in an indexed journal, subject to a regular peer review process.

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