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IPRA (International Peace Research Association) 2008 GLOBAL CONFERENCE Building Sustainable Futures: Enacting Peace and Development
Dates: 15-19 July 2008
Venue: University of Leuven, prostate Belgium
Details: http://www.ipra2008.org
CALL FOR PROPOSALS Panels, papers, roundtables in the following topics: art & peace ● conflict resolution ● development & peace ● earth charter ● Eastern Europe ● ecology & peace ● forced migration ● gender & peace ● global political economy ● indigenous people's rights ● internal conflicts ● int'l human rights ● non-violence ● peacebuilding ● peace culture & communications ● peace education ● peace history ● peace journalism ● peace movements ● peace negotiations ● peace theories ● reconciliation ● religion & peace ● security & disarmament ● sports & peace ● peace psychology ● world governance & peace ● youth
- Application deadline: 1 December 2007
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
Every two years, peace researchers from the whole world gather to exchange ideas and experiences, to initiate joint projects, and develop new avenues for research. The conference focuses on the most urgent challenges for peace. This year we will concentrate on the crucial links between sustainable development and peace building.
PLENARY SESSIONS
- Sustainable Development and Human Security
- Peacebuilding in Africa
- Listening to the Middle East
- Religions Dealing with Their Own Violent Extremisms
- Nonviolent Policy Shaping
- Confronting the Challenges of Youth and Conflict
- Peace Research in Latin America
- Intellectual Solidarity and Peace
INVITED SPEAKERS
Samir Amin ● Lamisse Azab ● Elise Boulding ● Monica Juma ● Herbert Kelman ● Andrew Mack ● Louis Michel ● Naison Ngoma ● Carolyn Nordstrom ● Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh ● Federico Mayor Zaragosa
http://www.ipra2008.org
