SGEM Conference on Social Sciences and Arts

1. Section POLITICAL SCIENCES

POLITICAL HISTORY, THEORY AND PRACTICE
History, Contemporary Political Philosophy, Political Principles etc.
MODERN POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES
Anarchism, Communism, Conservatism, Environmentalism, Liberalism, Nationalism, Socialism etc.
POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY AND ETHICS
Social Structure, Public Opinion, Political Participation, Identity, Gender, Human Rights, Liberty and Equality, Ethics etc.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY
Decision-making, Governmental Systems and Practices, Distribution and Regulation, Implementation and Evaluation, Formulation etc.
ELECTORAL AND LEGISLATIVE PROCESSES AND COMMUNICATION
Voting, Campaigning, Elections, Communication, Mass Media in the Political Process etc.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS – HISTORY AND THEORY
History, Theories, Social Constructivism, Critical Theory, Marxism, Leadership Theories etc.
CONCEPTS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Sovereignty, Power, National Interest, Interdependence, Dependency, Unit-level Concepts, Individual etc.
INSTITUTIONS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Inter-state Organizations, Economic Institutions, Legal Bodies, Regional Security Arrangements, NGO’s etc.
COMPARATIVE POLITICS
Methodology, Comparative Strategies, Comparative Government, Political Systems etc.
INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
Developing Countries, European Integration, State Politics, Politics of Industrialized Countries, Foreign Policies etc.
POLITICAL ORDER AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
State-formation, Peace, War, Conflict Zones, Global Refugees, Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict, Military Studies and Terrorism etc.

2. Section LAW

PRIVATE LAW
Civil Law, Contract Law, Law of Torts, Property Law, Family Law, Labour Law etc.
PUBLIC LAW
Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Criminal Law etc.
EU LAW
Supremacy, Internal Market and Free Movement, National Identity etc.
INTERNATIONAL LAW
Private International Law – Conflict of Laws, Jurisdiction, Public International Law etc.
COMPARATIVE LAW
Legal Pluralism, Sociology of Law etc.
CONSUMER PROTECTION
Competition Law - History, Theory and Practice etc.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Copyright, Trademarks, Patents etc.
LAW and CYBERSPACE
IT Law, Internet Censorship, Net Neutrality etc.
HUMAN RIGHTS and FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
Recognition, Limitations, Universality, Flexibility and Actual Application etc.
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Mediation, Negotiation, Conflict Resolution etc.
PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOLOGY & LAW
Prejudice and Stereotyping, Criminal Responsibility, Evidence, Reliability of Eye Witness etc.
COMMERCIAL, COMPANY AND BUSINESS LAW
Importance in Time of Crisis, Powers and Weaknesses etc.
LEGAL SYSTEMS and INSTITUTIONS
Judiciary, Legislature, Executive, Military and Police, Bureaucracy, Civil Society etc.

3. Section FINANCE

FINANCIAL CAPITAL
Concepts of Capital, Sources of Capital, Differences between Shares and Debentures etc.
FINANCIAL CONTROL
Internal Control, Continuous Monitoring, Accounting, Fraud – Prevention and Detection etc.
FINANCIAL MARKETS
Types, Raising Capital, Derivative Products, Currency Markets, Analysis of Financial Markets etc.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
History of Services, Banks, Foreign Exchange Services, Investment Services, Insurance etc.
GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS
Causes and Consequences, Prevention, Management and Resolutions etc.
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
Global Financial System, International Monetary Systems, International Trade etc.
FINANCE AND INVESTMENT
Assets, Income Generation, Investment Strategies, Risk, Alternative Investments etc.
INFRASTRUCTURE & PROJECT FINANCE
Project Development, Financial Model, Contractual Framework etc.
TRADE, COMMODITY & EXPORT FINANCE
Current Trends, International Trade, Financial Services etc.
PERSONAL FINANCE
Credit and Debt, Employment, Retirement, Personal Budget etc.
CORPORATE FINANCE
Investment Analysis and Capital Budgeting, Capital Structure, Working Capital Management etc.
PUBLIC FINANCE
Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy, Trade Policy, Revenue and Spending etc.
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
World Bank, IMF, WTO etc.

4. Section ECONOMICS & TOURISM

ECONOMICS
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and International Economy etc.
PUBLIC FINANCE and ECONOMICS
Scope of Government, Unemployment, Economics of Developing Countries etc.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Negative effects, Power of Annual Growth, Innovation, Inequality and Economic Growth etc.
SOCIOLOGY OF ECONOMICS, EMERGING MARKETS
Classical and Contemporary Period of Sociology, Influence, Classifications, IMF etc.
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Origins, Development, Subsidies, Challenges, Policy etc.
INFLATION
History, Definitions, Measures, Effects, Causes, Controlling Inflation, Monetary Policy, Fixed Exchange Rates etc.
MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
Demand Decision, Production Decision, Theory of Exchange, Assessment of Investment Funds etc.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
Consumer Preferences, International Institutions, Scope and Methodology, Theories etc.
PRICES AND ECONOMIC POLICY
Dumping, Anti-Dumping Actions, Pricing Strategies, Policies etc.
TRADE, EXCHANGE AND INTERDEPENDENCE
Definitions and Basics, Free Trade, Free Market, Spatial Economics, Barriers to Trade, Trade Policies etc.
ECONOMIC SYSTEM
Components, Types, Social Systems etc.
ECONOMICS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Foreign Trade, Foreign Aid, Private Foreign Investment and Multinational Companies etc.
TOURISM AS AN ECONOMIC FACTOR IN A COUNTRY
Policy, Planning and Governance, Development, Demand, Supply etc.
TOURISM AND ITS IMPACT
Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Impacts of Tourism etc.
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM
Community Empowerment, Poverty Reduction, Tourism and Stakeholders etc.
TOURISM MANAGEMENT
Tourism Statistics, Marketing, Economics and Forecasting, Evaluation of Resources etc.

5. Section BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

BUSINESS HISTORY AND ETHICS
Evolution of Business Systems, Entrepreneurs and Firms. Ethical Business Policies and Practices, Insider Trading, Bribery, Discrimination, Corporate Social Responsibility etc.
MARKETING AND ADVERTISING
Methods, Stages and Theories for Promoting and Selling Products or Services, Planning, Designing and Writing Advertisements etc.
FORECASTING AND STRATEGY
Quantitative Methods, Qualitative Forecasting Models, Stage of Forecasting, Strategic Policies, Techniques, Practices, Game Theory etc.
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Corporate Entrepreneurship, Ethnic Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Behavior etc.
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Business Theory, Practices, Management etc.
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
Models, Philosophies, Theories etc., aiming to explain the way people interact within groups
CONSUMER RESEARCH
Quantitative and Qualitative Methods, Techniques, Models etc., related to consumer research
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
Application of Analytical Data, Statistics and Methods to increase the efficiency of Management Systems
HUMAN RESOURCE AND LEADERSHIP
Formal Systems Devised for the Management of People within an Organization. Studies of Authority, Power, Influence, Interrelations etc.
TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
Internal Guidelines and Process Standards aiming to increase the quality of an organizations outputs