Round tables

I. Comparative Research into Multiculturalism: from Theory to Humanitarian Practice. Presentation of the Baku International Center of Multiculturalism

 Section A:

• The philosophy of multiculturalism and the peculiarities of comparative research in different countries
• The political and legal aspects of concepts of national identity and the practice of cultural diversity amidst a synthesis of liberalism and communitarianism
• Multiculturalism as a policy of the tolerant co-existence of different cultural practices

  Section B: 

• A pluralistic cultural paradigm as the basis of humane multiculturalism
• Comparative research into great works of literature and culture as a methodological basis for the formation of applied multiculturalism
• General and special aspects of comparative culturological research at the junction of civilizations (“The Song of the Nibelungs” and “The Book of Dada Gorgut”)

II. Media Transformation in the Digital Age: New Development Trends

• The problems of  21^st  century journalism in the context of intercultural and intercivilizational dialogue
• The social media boom: new models of development of journalism in information societies
• The place and role of the media in covering the humanitarian problems of modern science in the age of globalization

III. The Role of Interdisciplinary Integration in Innovative Development

• Interdisciplinary integration and innovation in basic and natural sciences
• Interdisciplinary integration as an instrument of innovation realization in the field of humanities and social sciences
• Methodological problems of interdisciplinary integration in education

 IV. Sustainable Development and Ecological Civilization

• Good governance practices in fostering sustainable development and ecological civilization
• Human capacity building for sustainable development
• The role of civil society and media in enabling the concept of sustainable development

V. Challenges of Globalization: between Tradition and Transformation  

• Orientalism and “postorientalism”: new perspectives in research
• East-West dialogue: transformation of the spiritual and cultural life of the East in the context of globalization and new paradigms
• New socio-cultural trends and the search for identity in the post-Soviet space

VI. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology in the 21^st Century: Theory, Practice, Prospects

• Theoretical and applied aspects of molecular biology in the present day
• Ethical and methodological issues  in introducing innovations in biotechnology
• Various aspects of the problem of the use of stem cells in modern medicine

VII. Converging Technologies and Outlines of the Future: Landmark Challenges of the 21^st Century  

• Nuclear technologies and thermonuclear power generation
• Nuclear and renewable energy convergence to reduce transgression
• Convergence of radiation technologies and nano and bionanotechnologies

VIII. Humanism as a Basic Value in the Postmodern Era

• Shift of priorities: the formation of a new universalism and promotion of tolerance as an integral moral value
• The norm-based value structure of postmodern morality and universal human values
• Cultural policy of Azerbaijan as a guarantee of social integrity