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[ecrea] Call for Papers- The Second International Conference on Conflict, Terrorism, and Society

Wed May 05 13:21:24 GMT 2010



II. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONFLICT TERRORISM, AND SOCIETY
“Putting People First: Terrorism and Human Security”
 
Dear Colleagues,
 
We are pleased to announce the Second International Conference on Conflict, Terrorism and Society, to be held at Kadir Has University on November 2 - November 4, 2010.
 
The Organising Committee cordially invites you to submit papers and posters. Below are a copy of the Call for Papers and information regarding the conference. More details on the conference, including keynote speakers, will be posted as arrangements are finalized.
 
On behalf of the conference organising committee, we look forward to your participation in this conference.
 
Conference Name
: Putting People First: Terrorism and Human Security
Place:
Kadir Has University, Istanbul, TURKEY
Date: November 2, 2010 – November 4, 2010.
Language of Papers: English.
Call for Papers:
There seems to be a growing acceptance that the traditional state-based security paradigm fails to accommodate and rightfully address the complex causes of insecurity in contemporary world politics. Millions of people are killed every year by civil wars, environmental disasters, famine, preventable diseases, poverty and violation of human rights that are largely brushed aside by the narrow understanding of security as derived merely from military threats. The idea of a state as a sufficient and effective provider of security to its people becomes highly dubious when states in fact become the primary source of insecurity for many people who live under their sovereignty rather than the armed forces of third parties. Thus, the status of the state as the primary referent of security has become highly suspect as states are becoming less adept in fulfilling their traditional tasks in the face of challenges that defy their boundaries.
 
A people- centered approach is integral to national and global security as violent conflicts in the post-Cold War era increasingly have their origins in human insecurity. Human security approach has become widely accepted as a valuable analytical and policy tool in understanding and responding to the changing nature of conflict in the current era. This conference aims to explore security within a multidisciplinary framework drawing insights from a number of research fields including international relations, peace and conflict studies, human rights and global communications as the purveyor of security discourses. The severity and distinct character of current security challenges requires a fundamental overview of the dominant approaches that have so far proven ineffective in tackling them We hope that this conference will ignite much needed fresh thinking on security and collaboration among various disciplines. Possible topics for papers include but not limited to:
 
                   
Submit a 500 word maximum proposal or paper to:
Banu Baybars-Hawks
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Faculty of Communications, Kadir Has University, Istanbul-TURKEY
(banubhawks /at/ khas.edu.tr) or,
 
Aylin S. Görener
Assistant Professor of International Relations
Faculty of Economics, Kadir Has University
(gorener /at/ khas.edu.tr)
 
Proposals should be submitted in the following order
:
Name of the author(s)
Telephone, fax, and e-mail address
Affiliation
Title of proposal
Body of proposal
 
You will be notified by June 25, 2010 regarding the status of your proposal.
 
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION
: June 4, 2010

For further information about the conference, contact:
Dr. Banu Baybars-Hawks ((banubhawks /at/ khas.edu.tr)), or
Dr. Aylin S. Görener ((gorener /at/ khas.edu.tr))
 
 

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