Call For Papers
Reconsidering Conflict, Terror and Resolution
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow 11-12 September 2008
The Strathclyde Conflict and Resolution (SCAR) group is hosting an interdisciplinary conference which will analyse the themes of conflict, terror and resolution at various levels: past-present; private-public; local-global. In doing so it aims to reach across disciplinary barriers by bringing together experts from the whole of the social sciences spectrum, including (but not limited to) politics, history, law, sociology and psychology. Such a holistic analysis of conflict and terror will provoke, stimulate and question contemporary thought, while advocating the need for joint efforts to address common challenges.
We welcome submissions, individual papers, as well as three paper panels, on any of the following or related themes:
Constructing Conflict
Linguistic representation
Visual representation
Propaganda and spin
Speech-acts and securitisation
Collective memory
Silencing of conflict
Narratives of conflict
War reportage
Experiencing Conflict
Living with, and fleeing conflict
Prisoners of war
Implications for human rights
Divided cities and sectarianism
Conflict and the body
Gendering conflict
Conflict in schools and in the home
The ‘War on Terror’
Managing & Resolving Conflict
Restorative justice
Civic justice
Just war and military intervention
Diplomacy and multilateralism
Culture and reconciliation
Crisis and contingencies management
International organisations
Technologies of security
Abstracts of 300-500 words and a one-page CV should be submitted by 31 March 2008 to scar-group@strath.ac.uk
A selection of papers will be considered for publication.
For more details please visit www.strath.ac.uk/scar or contact us at scar-group@strath.ac.uk
Ann Bartlett
Secretary
Department of History
Room 4.50, McCance Building
16 Richmond Street
Glasgow G1 1XL
Telephone No: 0141-548-2206
Fax No: 0141-552-8509