Upcoming Events and Conferences
By e-International Relations on March 1, 2012
Our bi-monthly list of forthcoming academic conferences and events, complete with abstract deadlines, compiled by our Research News Editor, Maysam Behravesh. If you are an organiser of an IR related conference or event, and would like your event added to a future list, please email Maysam with details.
Change and Continuity in the Middle East: Rethinking West Asia, North Africa and the Gulf after 2011
Organizer(s): Graduate Section, British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES), London, UK; Middle East Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK.
Venue: London, UK.
Date: 11 June 2012Deadline for abstracts: 13 April 2012
Themes: Democracy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA); Political Islam; Discourse of resistance; Politico-economic and socio-cultural transitions in the MENA region; Civil society, social networking and collective memory in the MENA states; Violence and conflicts in the MENA region; Mass uprisings and revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa; Regime change in the Middle East; The foreign policies of non-MENA states towards the MENA states etc.
20th Annual Illinois State University Conference for Students of Political Science
Organizer(s): Illinois State University Department of Politics and Government, Normal, Illinois, United States.
Venue: Bone Student Centre, Normal, Illinois, USA.
Date: 20 April 2012Deadline for abstracts: 17 March 2012
Themes: Issues and debates within the field of Political Science.
Understanding Britain 2012: The First Annual British Studies Conference
Organizer(s): Academic Conferences London Ltd.
Venue: Institute of Education, University of London.
Date: 22-24 June 2012Deadline for abstracts: 31 March 2012
Themes: Britain in Europe, Britain and the US, Britain at war, British-ness and its Others, British media, British economies, Political governance in Britain, British democracy, British empire and after, Gendered Britain, Global Britain, Multicultural Britain, Religion and belief in Britain, Law and disorder in Britain, Local and national identities in Britain, etc.
Research Frontiers in the Study of Africa: 55th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association
Organizer(s): African Studies Association, USA.
Venue: Marriott Philadelphia Downtown Hotel, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Date: 29 November-1 December 2012Deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2012
Themes: Disciplines and disciplinary practices in African studies; Advancing research methods and data collection in African Studies; Africa and the African diaspora; Democracy and autocracy in Africa; Agriculture and food sovereignty; Education in African contexts; Economics and political economy; African history; Human rights and legal change; Gender and women in Africa; Policy and politics in African societies; Peace and security in Africa; Religion and spirituality in Africa etc.
International Relations in Perspective: Sovereignty, Security, and Human Rights
Organizer(s): Society without Borders, Lithuania; Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania.
Venue: Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Date: 27 April 2012Deadline for abstracts: 25 March 2012 (No registration fee).
Themes: Politics and international relations; Security issues; Human rights; Governance and sovereignty; Comparative politics etc.
African Studies Association UK Biennial Conference 2012
Organizer: The African Studies Association UK (ASAUK); Leeds University Centre for African Studies (LUCAS)
Venue: University of Leeds, UK.
Date: 6-8 September 2012Deadline for abstracts: 27 April 2012
Themes: African politics; African economic development; Transitional justice in Africa; Contemporary African cinema; Culture and citizenship in Africa; Governance and state in Africa; African history and heritage etc.
Solidarity, Memory and Identity: An Interdisciplinary Conference
Organizer(s): University of Gdańsk, Poland; Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; Gdańsk Branch of the Adam Mickiewicz Literary Society.
Venue: University of Gdańsk, Poland.
Date: 20-12 September 2012Deadline for abstracts: 30 April 2012.
Themes: Solidarity after 9/11; Solidarity and globalization; Solidarity and nationalism; America and Europe in the face of the “Arab Spring of Nations” 2011; The terror-driven rage and pride; The solidarity of genocide perpetrators ad victims; Holocaust; Memory and trauma; Solidarity and amnesia; Solidarity and minority identities; Solidarity and identity crises; Solidarity with the Other; Solidarity and the media, etc.
History and the “New” Middle East and Africa: 5th Annual ASMEA Conference
Organizer: Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa (ASMEA), United States.
Venue: Key Bridge Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Date: 11-13 October 2012Deadline for abstracts: 15 May 2012
Themes: Middle East affairs (politics, governance, society, history, and culture)
Rule of Law: Contemporary Issues
Organizer: Centre for Public, International and Comparative Law, T C Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland, Australia; Rule of Law Institute of Australia; Australia Bar Association.
Venue: Hilton, Brisbane, Australia.
Date: 20 April 2012Deadline for abstracts: No Abstract Required (Registration until 13 March 2012)
Themes: The rule of law and land management issues; The rule of law and legal ethics.
3rd International Congress on Chinese Studies: Economy and Society
Organizer: Centro de Estudios Chinos Lu Xun, Spain; The University of Basque Country, Spain.
Venue: University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Basque, Spain.
Date: 10-12 September 2012Deadline for Abstracts: 10 May & 10 August 2012
Themes: Chinese politics and economy; Chinese ethics and society; China’s economic trends for the future; China’s international economic relations; Chinese mass media; Chinese development and growth etc.
Organizer: Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD), Berlin.
Venue: Ankara, Turkey (a number of important political, historic, and cultural locations across the city)
Date: 17-19 April 2012Deadline for abstracts: Papers should be submitted no later than 7 days before the event commences.
Themes: Conflict resolution in the Mediterranean countries; Cultural diplomacy as a tool for building peace in the Mediterranean; Regional developments with a special emphasis on the Arab Spring; Political and cultural relations between the Mediterranean states; The rise of Turkey as a regional power; The problems and prospects of regional integration; The major challenges to peace in Mediterranean states etc.
International Congress on Social and Cultural Impact Assessment
Organizer(s): Bushehr Province Council of General Culture, Iran; Bushehr Governorate, Iran (plus a number of sponsors including UNESCO and some Iranian universities)
Venue: Bushehr, Bushehr Province, Iran.
Date: 5-7 December 2012Deadline for abstracts: 19 April 2012
Themes: Socio-cultural impact assessment in various communities; Globalization and inter-cultural relations; Politics of socio-cultural relations; Socio-cultural impact of mass media and communication technologies; Socio-cultural aspects of security arrangements; Development and its socio-cultural effects; Socio-cultural impact in economy etc.
International Conference on Asian Studies (ICAS) 2012
Organizer(s): Graduate School of International Relations (GCIR), International University of Japan; International Center for Research and Development (ICRD)
Venue: Nogombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka.
Date: 26-27 July 2012Deadline for abstracts: 31 March 2012
Themes: East Asian studies (including Sinology, Japanology, and Korean studies); Central Asian studies (including Turkology, Syria studies); West Asian studies (including Middle Eastern studies, Iranian studies); Southeast Asian studies; South Asian studies; Politics, foreign policy, and international relations in Asia; Human rights in Asia, Asian migration and diasporas etc.
Women, Authority and Leadership in Christianity and Islam Conference
Organizer: University of Roehampton, UK.
Venue: Southlands College, University of Roehampton, London.
Date: 10-12 September 2012Deadline for Abstracts: 31 May 2012
Format: Historical and contemporary perspectives on women as religious leaders and role models; Theological and doctrinal issues relating to the role of women; Secularism and women’s rights; Women’s religious communities and societies; Feminine authority and leadership; Women imams, preachers, priests and ministers etc.
International Conference on Applied Economics 2012
Organizer: Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Uppsala, Sweden; Department of International Trade, Technological Educational Institute of Western Macedonia, Kastoria Campus, Greece.
Venue: Uppsala, Sweden.
Date: 28-30 June 2012Deadline for Abstracts: 30 March 2012
Themes: Applied international economics; Applied work on international trade theory including European economic integration; Applied macroeconomics; Applied labour and demographic economics; Applied microeconomics including industrial organization etc.
Venice Academy of Human Rights
Organizer: European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation
Venue: Monastery of San Nicolò, Venice – Lido, Italy
Date: 9-18 July 2012Deadline: Online registration is open until 1 May 2012.
Themes: Participants attend morning lectures, afternoon seminars and workshops and can exchange views, ideas and arguments with leading international scholars and other experts. This includes the opportunity to present and discuss their own “work in progress” such as drafts of articles, chapters of doctoral theses, books and other projects.
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