Salzburg Festivals & Explorations
Summer Festival 2008
19 Aug - 26 Aug, 2008
Sessions
Peace-Making and Peace-Building: Securing the Contributions of Women and Civil Society 
07 Sep - 12 Sep, 2008 (Session 455)
This session will focus on increasing the coherence and effectiveness of conflict resolution, peace-building, reconciliation and peace-keeping efforts by focusing specifically on mechanisms to increase the effective participation of civil society organizations (CSOs), political minorities, and, in particular, ...
Sovereign Wealth Funds: Risks and Opportunities for Global Financial Markets
27 Sep - 01 Oct, 2008 (Session 456)
The emergence of SWFs as powerful and highly visible players on global financial is raising key questions for markets, investors, policy-makers and analysts. Do these non-transparent, government-backed funds present a risk to the global financial architecture? Will a new influx of liquidity from SWFs ...
Islamic and International Law: Searching for Common Ground
25 Oct - 30 Oct, 2008 (Session 457)
The majority of contemporary debates about Islamic law tend to focus on the Sharia law tradition as a subjective doctrine rooted in strict religious code. Recent controversies surrounding "personal status laws," including, but not limited to the rights of women, have served to further this view, characterizing ...
The United States in the World: New Strategies of Engagement
10 Nov - 15 Nov, 2008 (Session 458)
Whatever the outcome of the US presidential elections in November 2008, the change in administration will bring about a reorientation of US foreign policy. George W. Bush's successor will inherit a number of acute international crises and a country whose military power and economic dominance have been ...
Salzburg Festivals & Explorations
Thanksgiving Festival 2008
25 Nov - 29 Nov, 2008
Sessions
The Global Energy Fulcrum: Asian Development and International Response
30 Nov - 05 Dec, 2008 (Session 459)
Asia's galloping thirst for energy has fundamentally changed the global landscape, creating eastward shifts in the gravity of geopolitics, wealth, and consumption. And as Asian demand has skyrocketed, it has become clear that the awesome energy challenges facing Asia represent a central issue for the ...
New Models of Intellectual Property: Predictability and Openness as Spurs to Innovation
06 Dec - 11 Dec, 2008 (Session 460)
It is generally assumed that intellectual property rights (IPR) are essential for competitiveness and innovation, and thus to the functioning and progress of what have come to be known as "knowledge-based economies". At the same time, it is clear that very different attitudes and practices prevail in ...
Salzburg Festivals & Explorations
Winter Festival 2008
22 Dec - 29 Dec, 2008
New Year's Festival 2008-2009
30 Dec - 06 Jan, 2009
