CALL FOR PAPER: Eleventh ASEFUAN Academic Conference and Annual General Meeting, Manila

Call for Paper: Eleventh ASEFUAN Academic Conference and Annual General Meeting, Manila, The Philippines,

31 July – 2 August 2012

The 11th ASEFUAN Annual Conference and General Meeting will be held at the Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, Philippines on 31 July-2 August 2011 with the theme Conflict Transformation and Peaceful Settlement of Disputes in Asia and Europe. For the programme (PDF, 220KB), ASEFUAN members and select non-ASEFUAN participants working or studying in the field of peace will be tackling issues of security and geopolitics, religion, minority rights, international and community-based peace-building, new media activism, alternative dispute resolution, sustainable development, and arts for conflict transformation. A workshop will also be conducted to develop skills for conflict resolution for young leaders.

There will also be a Call for Papers, which will seek out the most outstanding intellectual work on the topic from around the Philippines and the two regions. The best papers will be presented during the conference and will be included in the publication which will be released after the conference.

This event is being co-organised with the Ateneo de Manila University European Studies Programme, Ateneo’s Association of European Studies Students (AEUSS), Institute for Strategic and Development Studies, Conflict Resolution Group Foundation, Inc., and the Ateneo Human Rights Center.

It will feature some of the most prominent figures from Asia and Europe who are known as agents of peace.

For members of ASEFUAN, please proceed to the registration page. Deadline of registration is on 30 May 2012

Call for papers

Throughout history, regions, nations and peoples have been beleaguered by conflicts, with many still enduring persisting tensions and disputes that hamper progress and ultimately, the achievement of lasting peace. Stirred by a desire to create an avenue for thoughtful reflection on the sporadic but pervasive presence of conflict in different parts of the world, this event aims to foster interdisciplinary discussions on conflict prevention, resolution and peace-building.

To this end, we invite post-graduate students, academics and young professionals to submit papers on the theme of the Academic Conference, with particular focus on any of the following subtopics:

• Contemporary Peace and Security Issues in Asia and Europe
• Religion and Peace
• Minority Rights and Peace-Building
• The Role of the International Community in Peace-building
• Innovative Methods Towards Peaceful Change
• The Responsibility to Protect
• Non-Traditional Security Issues in Asia and Europe

This invitation for paper submissions is open to the public. Co-authored papers are allowed, but previously published works will not be considered.

Interested parties may send their paper abstracts (approximately 300 words), along with a copy of their Curriculum Vitae, to agm2012@asefuan.org not later than 27 April 2012. The authors of the abstracts accepted for the Academic Conference will be notified before 15 May 2012. The full draft paper should be submitted by 29 June 2012. All selected papers will be published online in the conference website and will be included in the post-conference publication to be released after August. Since the Academic Conference already has a complete roster of speakers for the panel discussions, only a limited number of papers will be chosen for presentation.

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