The Conference is of an interdisciplinary character, and aims at addressing different social and political issues from perspectives of history, philosophy, economics, theology, history of ideas, anthropology, political theory and other disciplines. Such conception of the scholarly exchange does not fulfill only the purpose of an historical investigation, but will provide a systematic treatment of the topic, thus clarifying existing ideas and advancing new ones. We welcome papers on topics like:

1. The concept of the polis in antiquity and modernity
2. Freedom and democracy
3. Politics and economy
4. Democracy, liberalism, totalitarianism
5. The philosophy of the polis: Citizen, polis and cultural ideals
6. Autonomy and responsibility in politics
7. The philosophy of the cosmopolis
8. The polis and happiness
9. Ethics and politics

and other relevant themes.