International scientific conference “Challenges of the Modern World” with the title »Decline of Democracy and Geopolitical Friction« - online event on 30 November and 1. December 2023 in MS Teams
Faculty of Organisation Studies in Novo mesto, Slovenia, together with UCLL (Belgium), FINI (Slovenia), Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego (Poland), Universidad de Buenos Aires (Argentina), Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia (Spain), Faculty of Law and Administration of Nicolaus Copernicus University (Poland), Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Szczecin (Poland) and Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam (Netherlands) organizes the international scientific conference “Challenges of the Modern World” with the title »Decline of Democracy and Geopolitical Friction«, which will be held virtually on 30 November and 1. December 2023 in MS Teams environment (ON-LINE).
The virtual conference, which aims to stimulate thinking and delve into the pressing challenges of our modern society, will address the following topics:
- organizational challenges in VUCA context times: diversity and inclusivity leadership, work-related stress challenges, hybrid work, engagement and commitment, division between professional and private life, geopolitical risk, pandemia, etc.
- the dual challenges of democratic crisis and crisis in democracy (erosion of democracy/escalation of authoritarianism),
- geopolitical frictions,
- social responsibility and sustainable development,
- education,
- healthcare,
- environmental challenges,
- migration,
- active aging,
- hate crime and freedom of speech: examining the boundaries of free expression,
- domestic and transnational violence,
- energy, workforce, transport and food challenges,
- digitalization, ethics, and artificial Intelligence: navigating the implications on democracy, geopolitics, and society.
Registration to the conference is open until the 29th of November, 2023. You can register here.
Please, find more information about the conference and registration on our website, which you can find here.