International Interdisciplinary Conference - Advances in Comparative Culturology

About the Conference

The “Advances in Comparative Culturology” conference invites leading international and local scholars to explore the most fundamental questions in cultural research:

• What is culture, and how do we conceptualize and measure it?
• Why does culture change, and what patterns does this change follow?
• How is culture as an ecological construct related to individuals’ psychology?
• What role does culture play in driving social change?

This two-day event brings together diverse perspectives from sociology, psychology, anthropology, business, government, and other related disciplines.

Conference Topics and Themes

The conference focuses broadly on the concept of culture as patterns of (shared) meanings, practices, and values at the collective level that shape and are, in turn, shaped by human thought and behavior. Topics include:

• Conceptualizing and measuring cultural differences
• Cultural change and its drivers
• Societal and psychological implications of cultural differences and cultural change
• Origins and patterns of cultural variation
• Interdisciplinary approaches to culture
• Methodological developments in cultural research
• Other related topics

This two-day event brings together diverse perspectives from sociology, psychology, anthropology, business, government, and other related disciplines.

Conference Booklet