The Rights theme invites contributions that discuss global, national and local concerns across the full range of human rights issues, from political rights, through social and cultural rights, to questions raised by action on disability and Indigenous rights.

It explores the practical politics of achieving a national human rights framework within the international community.

The Reconciliation theme explores the challenges, success and failures in reconciliation across the world, and the specific dimensions of reconciliation in Australia.

In particular, it looks at younger people and their perspectives on future directions.

The reconciliation stream welcomes community presentations, and joint presentations between scholars, policy groups and Indigenous activists.

The Respect theme requires recognition of different approaches to everyday life, and a desire to understand those differences.

Australia has experienced serious challenges to the place of respect in societal discussions about diversity, as have many other Western societies.

Contributions are invited exploring the tensions around respect and representation globally.

The Responsibility theme explores the responsibilities citizens have for each other, for the well-being and protection of the state, and the responsibilities the state has for the well-being and freedoms of its citizens.

The responsibilities theme invites contributions that explore these multiple meanings of citizenship and the debate about tests for citizenship.