IEP21 is committed to supporting the work of Kamran Mofid and Globalisation for the Common Good.

Their mission is to promote ethical, moral and spiritual values in the areas of economics, commerce, trade and international relations, to advance understanding and action on major global issues by civil society, the private sector, the public sector, governments, and national and international institutions.

The organization is committed to the view that the marketplace is not just an economic sphere, but "a realm of the human spirit".

Jim Kenney and IEP21 Trustee Alan Race are members of the International Advisory Council for the Conferences. In addition, Interreligious Insight, co-published by IEP21, Common Ground, and the World Congress of Faiths, has published a number of related articles and will be covering the organization's upcoming July 2007 conference.

The Istanbul Conference
July 5-7, Istanbul, Turkey

The 6th Annual International Conference on an Inter-Faith Perspective on Globalisation for the Common Good.

"A Non-Violent Path to Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding"

Call For Papers

Papers, pre-organised panels, and roundtable submissions are invited from observers, commentators, academics, post-graduate students and NGOs to address issues related to globalisation and non-violent conflict resolution within the identified theme of the conference. Individuals may propose linked panels, panels or papers.

We specifically welcome papers from economists, businesspersons, philosophers, theologians, historians, political scientists with an interest in international relations, political theory or political economy, sociologists, psychologists, medical professionals, peace researchers, conflict resolution specialists, lawyers, environmentalists and geographers, as well as those engaged in inter-faith in action projects.

For more information on the call for papers click here.