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Christoph Merdes, Interdisciplinary Centre for Ethics, Jagiellonian University; Natalia Filar, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Psychiatric and psychological diagnosis is an increasingly frequent component of social life and a subject of analysis in social sciences and philosophy. The role of diagnosis in the scientific as well as therapeutic discourse requires a consideration of its practices as well as its theoretical foundations, combining empirical, analytical and normative approaches. This workshop aims to create an interdisciplinary scientific discussion in which the various facets of diagnosis form the leading motif. We invite social scientists, especially anthropologists and sociologists focusing on field research and critical discourse analysis, and philosophers, examining the foundations of psychiatric diagnosis with ethical and epistemological normative frameworks. A particularly relevant philosophical framework presents itself in the theory of hermeneutical injustice. This approach analyzes harm stemming from deficient interpretive resources, a category arguably applicable to psychiatric diagnosis. This closely relates to the fact that diagnosis can also be a process in which new empirical and identity qualities are conceptualized. The process is embedded in institutional, economic, and social conditions, the influence of which has a direct impact on an individual's experiences.

PSY-DIA team;     Email: psydia.conference@gmail.com

Academic Philosophy,    Anthropology

SEIT Lab, Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus

Persuasive Technology is a vibrant interdisciplinary research field, focusing on the design, development and evaluation of interactive technologies aimed at influencing people’s attitudes and/or behaviors through persuasion, but not through coercion or deception. The research community aims at enriching people’s lives in various domains such as health and sustainability by supporting people in setting and achieving their own goals, thus helping them change their behavior.

General Chair;     Phone: [+35722892693];     Email: george@ucy.ac.cy

• Persuasive systems’ design • Behavior change support systems • Interaction with persuasive systems, interfaces, visualization • Interactive agents in persuasive systems • (Generative) AI for persuasive technology • Tailored and personalized persuasion • Gamification for persuasion • Evaluation and validation of persuasive applications • Fitting methods for development, evaluation and implementation of persuasive systems • Optimizing engagement with persuasive systems • Software architectures and technical infrastructures for persuasive systems • Smart environments, e.g. IoT, and persuasion • Digital Marketing, eCommerce, eTourism and SMART ecosystems • Motivational, cognitive and perceptual factors in persuasive technology • Application domains for persuasive technologies such as safety, healthy living, sustainable behaviors, learning and training, marketing and commerce, work environments, organizations • Positive technology • Humanizing and/or dehumanizing effects of persuasive technology • Values and ethics in persuasive technology • Privacy, perceived security and trust in persuasive technology • Resilience and counter-persuasion • Detecting persuasive strategies in social media posts • Encouraging adherence to safety measures in pandemic situations Questions that we hope to be addressed include, but are not limited to: • How to recognize and demonstrate the real life effects of persuasive technology on people’s attitudes and behaviours? • How to conduct studies that not just show their effectiveness but are also able to explain in more detail why a design or intervention works? • How to design an evaluation study so that it yields insights that are applicable to other designs or interventions? • How theoretical insight can help improve application and/or intervention planning and design? • How can design and intervention studies improve theory?

Multidisciplinary or General Events in Informatics,    Psychology

Common Ground Research Networks

Twenty-Fifth International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus. Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity: Navigating Intercultural Leadership.

business, change, communications, community, corporate culture, culture, diversity, education, gender studies, globalization, government, human capital, human resources, inclusivity, information technology, intellectual property, knowledge, knowledge construction, knowledge economy, knowledge management, leaders, leadership, lifelong learning, local government, management education, marketing, organisation, organisational resilience, organization, organizational resilience, strategy, vision, social sciences, management, education, human rights, identity

Sapienza University of Rome

Founded in 2011, Religion in Society Research Network explores the relationship between religion in society and the changing nature of spirituality. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.

Email: support@cgnetworks.org

anthropology, atheism, culture, diversity, globalization, human rights, identity, interdisciplinary studies, religion, religious studies, science, sociology, spirituality, theology, values

Common Ground Research Networks

Sixteenth International Conference on Sport & Society, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 2-4 July 2025. Founded in 2010, the Sport & Society Research Network is brought together around a common interest in cultural, political, and economic relationships of sport to society. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries.

Email: support@cgnetworks.org

competition, cultural identity, health, identity, leisure, nation building, physical education, popular culture, physical therapy, recreation, sociology, sport, sport science, sports management, sports psychology

Common Ground Research Networks

Aging & Social Change: Fifteenth Interdisciplinary Conference is a forum for discussion of challenges and opportunities for a rapidly growing segment of the population worldwide. The process of aging is a concern for individuals, families, communities, and nations. The social context of aging provides a rich background for community dialogue on this, one of the critical questions of our time. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries.

Email: support@cgnetworks.org

ageing, chronic diseases, community, culture, diversity, end of life care, family, gerontology, health, mental health, nutrition, politics, public health, public policy, sociology

Geriatrics,    Political science