Category: Conferences

Int’l Conference on Conflict Mitigation, Dialogue & Reconciliation in Syria (Lebanon)

Call for Papers and Participation

International Conference on Conflict Mitigation, Dialogue, and Reconciliation in Syria
17-18 November 2016, Beirut – Lebanon

The Institute for Social Justice and Conflict Resolution (ISJCR) at the Lebanese American University (LAU) in collaboration with the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID) are organizing a two-day peer-reviewed conference at the Lebanese American University – Beirut to address conflict mitigation, dialogue, and reconciliation strategies in Syria. The conference aims to map comparative models in identity-conflict societies with a particular attention given to  power sharing arrangements, local initiatives, and the role of non-state actors and religious leadership. Innovative approaches to conflict mitigation and peace-building through dialogue, deliberation, education, mediation, reparations, and transitional justice within the Syrian context are of primary interest.

We welcome papers that focus on the conceptual as well as comparative practical framework of successful reconciliation strategies applicable to Syria.  Papers and presentations that address the role of religious and local leaders, institutions, Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) in promoting reconciliation are highly encouraged. Demonstration of reconciliation experiences from the region that showcase initiatives taken by local leaders, including tribal and civic in promoting reconciliation are also encouraged to participate.  Presentations will be recorded for social media broadcasting purposes. Selected papers and documented practices will be published in a special volume.

To participate
Please submit a short abstract  along your  institutional affiliation, short bio, and contact information to peer review committee: isjcr[at]lau.edu.lb by June 30 , 2016*.  Showcases and full paper submission deadline is September 15, 2016.  There are limited travel grants available by USIP and KAICIID, please express your interest  to receive travel fund when submitting your abstract. There are no conference registration fees.

*The Institute for Social Justice and Conflict Resolution would like to bring to your attention that the deadline to submit paper abstract for the Syria Conference has been extended until July 30, 2016.

Preliminary Conference Schedule

Thursday, 17 November 2016
1. Keynote Speaker by KAICIID
2. Session I: Challenges to conflict mitigation and reconciliation in divided Society and Syria
3. Session II: Role of religious leaders in reconciliation (Moderated by KAICID)
4. Lunch
5. Session III: Dialogue as a strategy in reconciliation (Moderated by KAICIID)
6. Policy Resolutions and Recommendations I

Friday, 18 November 2016
7. Keynote Speaker by USIP
8. Session IV: Comparative reconciliation strategies in divided society and Syria
9. Session V: Showcases of Local Reconciliation Initiatives (Moderated by USIP)
10. Lunch
11. Session VI: Peace Building through moderation and power sharing (Moderated by USIP)
12. Policy Resolutions and Recommendations II

For additional information, please contact:
Lebanese American University
Institute for Social Justice and Conflict Resolution
P.O. Box 13-5053 Chouran
Beirut, Lebanon 2801
Phone Number: +961 1 786456; Ext: 1494
Fax number +961-1-867-098.
email: isjcr[at]lau.edu.lb

Or, you can directly email the institute director, Dr. Imad Salamey: imad.salamey[at]lau.edu. lb

IAMCR 2017 (Colombia)

IAMCR 2017
Cartagena, Colombia

On Friday 20 May 2016 IAMCR president, Janet Wasko, and Uniminuto Rector, Leonidas López Herrán signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see IAMCR’s 2017 conference taking place in Cartagena, Colombia from 16-20 July.

The theme of the conference will be New Discourses and New Territorialities: Cultural and political mutations and communication. The local organising committee, chaired by longtime IAMCR member Amparo Cadavid, Dean of Uniminuto’s Faculty of Communication, is preparing an exciting academic and social programme what will, among other things, expose participants to some of the new communication work emanating from Latin America, Colombia and the beautiful Caribbean city of Cartagena.

The host Institution is Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios – UNIMINUTO, School of Communications, in cooperation with other Colombian and Latin American universities and institutions such as CIESPAL (Centro Internacional de Estudios Superiores en Comunicación para América Latina – International Centre for Advanced Studies in Communication in Latin America), FESCOL (Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Colombia), la Universidad Javeriana, the Universidad del Norte, the Universidad de Cartagena, the Universidad Tecnológica de Bolivar and the Fundacion para el Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano (the foundation that was established by Nobel prize winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez, a longtime resident of Cartagena).

CFP Intercultural Communication for Western States Communication Association (Utah)

Call for Papers and Programs
INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION INTEREST GROUP
WESTERN STATES COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION
2017 Convention – Salt Lake City, Utah
February 18-21, 2017

Conference Theme: Centralizing Marginality, Marginalizing the Center

Reflecting on nascent activity in social and political contexts brings to the fore various tensions: in particular, that of the margin(s) and the center. Multiple and significant strides, as well as setbacks, in society communicate particular rights, groups or populations moving from the margins to the center of a controversy. In those instances, we must inquire if what we observe are efforts to centralize marginality or efforts to marginalize the center. Similarly, for some of us, the experience of being marginalized, living on the margins, or working on/at the margins are familiar. Those experiences likely produce an array of communicative approaches and tactics of survival, regardless of the settings in which we exist.  Alternatively, our positionalities as teachers, scholars or (un/documented) citizens likely have us occupy spaces that both centralize and marginalize us. We may (un)knowingly center particular epistemologies in the classroom and in scholarship, adopt ontologies that carry the potential to shift how we study that which we do, and/or embrace pedagogies that require we rethink how marginality and the center manifest in our classrooms.

The 2017 WSCA conference theme “Centralizing Marginality, Marginalizing the Center” asks participants to think in diverse and innovative ways about the relational natures of margin(ality) and center (centrality). This theme encourages us to consider the ways that centralizing marginality carries the potential to reshape how we think about, study, and teach processes of communication. When marginality is centralized, what foundational theories are we encouraged to reconsider from the position of the margins? Which, if any, approaches to communication call for marginalizing the center in order to bring to light new ways of producing scholarship? Alternatively, we might reflect upon does the center need to be marginalized? If so, in what instances and why? Finally, the conference theme asks us to think of the dialectic of margin/center as the fulcrum of communicative activity and scholarly activity.

The Intercultural Communication Interest Group encourages papers and programs that explore this year’s conference theme, “Centralizing Marginality, Marginalizing the Center.”  Open to different topics relevant to Intercultural Communication, ICIG especially invites submissions from teachers, scholars, and practitioners who examine work within international contexts and topics that challenge Western constructs and performances of culture, identity, gender, queerness, and other identity markers in various environments.  ICIG also supports co-sponsored programs with other interest groups that consider the conference theme.

The deadline for submission is September 1, 2016. Please send competitive papers and program proposals electronically to: Dr. Richie Neil Hao (Columbia College Hollywood), Chair/Program Planner, Intercultural Communication Interest Group. Email: icig.wsca [at] gmail.com

I. COMPETITIVE PAPERS
A. All authors are encouraged to send their papers to the Intercultural Communication Interest Group for competitive selection. Papers should reflect the conference theme and may include research employing any methodology, theoretical developments, critical analysis as well as critiques. Please submit each paper to only one interest group. All papers should be submitted by e-mail attachment as .doc or .pdf file format to the ICIG email account (icig.wsca [at] gmail.com) by September 1, 2016. Your electronic submission should include two separate attachments (see B).

B. Submitted papers should include the following:
Attachment 1: Cover Page
a.     The paper’s title
b.     Names of all authors, affiliation(s), email address(es), phone number(s)
c.     Any audio-visual requests. This information should be included for each author. Equipment availability is extremely limited. See the WSCA policy on Audio-Visual Equipment at Conventions in the Policies and Procedures Manual on the website
Attachment 2: Paper with all author identification removed
a.    A 100-200 word abstract of the paper (with title appearing on this page);
b.    A maximum of 30 pages of text;
c.    No information in the paper that identifies the author(s) beyond that which
appears on the title page.

C. Student/Debut Papers: The Intercultural Communication Interest Group welcomes student and debut papers. If your paper is a student or debut paper please note this on the title page under the title of the paper. In addition, please indicate whether each author is a bachelors, masters, or doctoral student.

II. PROGRAM PROPOSALS
A. Program proposals should focus on a unifying theme relevant to research, theory, or instruction in the area of intercultural communication. Programs may consist of a chair, individual presenters, and a respondent in a format traditionally presented at conferences. However, debates, round table discussions, performance activities, or other unique formats are encouraged. Innovative program proposals, especially those that provide opportunities for interaction among participants and attendees, are encouraged. Programs co-sponsored with other interest groups are also welcome. Programs that relate to and extend the convention theme are encouraged.

Proposals should be submitted as .doc or .pdf file to ICIG email account (icig.wsca [at] gmail.com) by September 1, 2016, and should include:
a. Thematic title of the panel and 150 word abstract
b. Names, addresses, phones, e-mail addresses, and affiliations of all participants
c. Up to 400 word rationale for the panel
d. Title and brief description/abstract of each presentation on the panel
e. Equipment needed for panel (keeping in mind that equipment may be limited)

If you have any questions, please contact to Dr. Richie Neil Hao (Columbia College Hollywood) at rhao [at] columbiacollege.edu.

Int’l Conference on Communication & Management (Greece)

Call For Papers 3rd Annual International Conference on Communication and Management (ICCM2017)

The Communication Institute of Greece (COMinG) invites you to submit your paper at the 3rd Annual International Conference on Communication and Management (ICCM2017)
24 -27 April 2017, Athens, Greece.

Important deadlines:
Deadline to submit abstracts

Deadline to Register & to submit Full Papers : specified at your Acceptance Letter sent to you after submitting the Registration Form

The conference (!): 24 -27 April 2017

For more information : info [at] coming.gr

To register (submit an abstract): submit your abstract using the abstract template.

The aim of this cross-disciplinary conference is to bring together academics, students, researchers and professionals from different disciplines and cultural backgrounds, encourage them to present their work, exchange and collaborate. Academics and professionals can participate by presenting a paper, chairing a session, organising a panel, or even by being an observer.

*Dr Rudy R. Pugliese, Head of the Mass Communication part of the conference, Professor, School of Communication, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York
* Dr Christian Schnee, Head of the Political Communication, Political Marketing part of the conference, in collaboration with with
*Dr Carolin Rekar Munro, Associate Professor of Leadership, Faculty of Management, Royal Roads University, Canada
Dr Omoregie Charles Osifo, Head of the Management part of the conference, Assistant Professor of Public Management at the University of Vaasa Finland, in collaboration with
*Dr David H.Hartmann Professor, Department of Operations and Supply Chain Management, University of Central Oklahoma, USA
*Dr Ané Pearman, Head of the cultural communication part (Intercultural Communication) of the conference, Assistant Professor, Communication, Humanities Division, Tidewater Community College, USA, in collaboration with
* Dr Catherine Herrgott (intangible cultural heritage), Associate researcher, Phonetics and Phonology, University of Paris III, Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris, France, and the other members of the conference scientific committee are waiting for your abstracts!

You can submit your abstract (about 300 words) at registation@coming.gr using the abstract template http://coming.gr/index.php/paper-guidelines/ or use http://coming.gr/index.php/abstract-submiting-form/ (using the abstract template given!)

Decisions will be made within two (2) weeks after your submission. In case you do not receive an acknowledgement of your registration, please contact us via email at info [at] coming.gr

Deadline to register and to submit full papers will be specified at your acceptance letter, in case your abstract is accepted.

In case you would like to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. organise a panel (session, mini conference), chair a session, review papers to be included in the conference proceedings or books, contribute to the editing of a book, or any other contribution, please send an email to Dr. Margarita Kefalaki, President of Communication Institute of Greece (mke [at] coming.gr).

All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings online with ISBN number. Selected papers will be published at the Journal of Media Critiques [JMC] and/or the Cambridge Scholars and/or the Journal of Management and Training for Industries.

The registration fee is €300 (euro), covering access to all sessions, 2 lunches, coffee breaks and conference material. In addition, a number of cultural activities are organised such as a Greek Night entertainment with dinner, an educational tour around Athens (includes the Acropolis), a social dinner, a Greek islands’ cruise and a one-day visit to Delphi. For details concerning the social program, please click at Conference Social Program

The conference will take place at the 5 * Metropolitan Hotel in Athens. A special price is reserved for ICCM2017 conference participants (you will get more information after your acceptance at the conference).

For more information please visit http://coming.gr/index.php/call-for-papers/ or send an email at info@coming.gr 

CFP Critical Issues in Eastern and Western Philosophy (Nepal)

Critical Issues in Eastern and Western Philosophy
19th December 2016
Nepal Academy Hall, Kathmandu, Nepal

The Department of Philosophy at the Nepal Academy, Kathmandu, Nepal, together with the Department of Philosophy at the University of Malta, Malta are collaborating by organizing a conference at the Nepal Academy on issues that are pertinent to the Eastern and Western philosophical traditions.

Philosophy, as a discipline with its own distinct territory, is undergoing a current revival of interest that is encouraging to practitioners of the subject. The questions that philosophers of both traditions are engaging with appeal, not only to academic professionals, but also to a broader public that thirsts for a greater degree of understanding of issues that are central to their lives.

To this end, a call for papers is being issued for those who are interested in presenting a 20-minute paper (3,000 words max.). Speakers are invited to discuss any theme related to:
Metaphysics
Philosophy of Ethics
Philosophy of Technology
Political Philosophy
Philosophy of Communication
Comparative Philosophy

Those interested in participating are asked to submit an abstract of a paper (c. 300 words) by email to the seminar organizing team. For Nepali contributors the abstract should be sent to Dinesh Raj, while international contributors should send their papers to Claude Mangion by Friday 14th October. Notification on acceptance of papers will be sent by Friday 28th October. The deadline for submission of papers is Friday 2nd December 2016.

CFP Uprooted – Refugees/Migrants/The Displaced (US)

Call for Papers
Uprooted—Refugees/Migrants/The Displaced: An International Multidisciplinary Conference—–9th International Conference on Transatlantic Studies
October 10-12, 2016
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, Missouri, USA

This multi-disciplinary international conference explores the diverse social justice issues involving refugees/ immigrants/ the displaced confronting both sides of the transatlantic world. Various conflicts throughout the world have led to multiple crises as refugee and displaced persons place demands on societies that are seen as vulnerable resulting in demands for greater security despite the critical humanitarian needs.  These crises continue to strain international and domestic politics.  The crises scattered throughout the world likely involve a symmetry of experiences and responses.  Many features might be held in common, many are likely unique.

This international multidisciplinary conference seeks to explore the diverse aspects of these intertwined issues, including definitions of terms, national and private level responses, social justice issues, impacted intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, and international relations concerns.  The event will serve as a forum to allow participants to learn by comparison and through international dialog about these crises in international social justice.

The University of Central Missouri (USA) Departments of Criminal Justice and Government, International Studies, & Languages, and Sociology, Gerontology, & Cross-Disciplinary Studies in partnership with the Instituto Franklin Universidad de Alcala (Spain) and the Consortium for Transatlantic Studies & Scholarship invite papers on issues related to any aspect of Refugees/Migrants/The Displaced.  Papers are anticipated to derive from a variety of disciplines including but not limited to: communications, criminal justice, disaster management, history, international relations, international studies, journalism & media studies, legal/justice studies, philosophy, political science, psychology, safety sciences, sociology …. Comparative or international perspectives on these issues are encouraged.

The Conference organizers see a variety of topic areas that underlie the broad themes of current social justice crises involving Refugees/Migrants/The Displaced:
–       Public health
–       Homeland security
–       Refugee resettlement
–       Immigration enforcement
–       Human trafficking
–       Juvenile migrants
–       Women’s issues (violence, family impacts, etc)
–       Terrorism
–       Challenges to law enforcement/corrections
–       International coordination/partnerships
–       Border communities (effects of, response to)
–       Drugs (smuggling, abuse, trafficking)
–       Political context (public opinion, media studies, electoral issues)
–       Migration to areas in central US (Migration to the Midwest and plains states, suburbanization of migration/immigration)
–       Historical responses to mass migration
–       Asylum
–       Conflicts that lead to these crises
–       Impact of Climate Change

To submit proposal/abstract of paper use the form provided on the website.  Proposals are due August 15, 2016.  Papers will be accepted on a rolling basis.

For further information, please email Professor Don Wallace, wallace[at]ucmo.edu

CFP Media & Migration (Prague)

Call for Papers
Media and Migration, Prague Media Point conference 2016
Prague, 7-9 November 2016
Pre-Conference to ECREA´s sixth European Communication Conference

As an ECREA pre-conference and in cooperation with ECREA’s Diaspora, Migration and the Media section. next fall’s event will address the broad topic of media and migration, focusing on topics such as the role of the media in the so-called “refugee/migrant crisis”; media depictions of refugees, asylum seekers, immigrant and migrant communities; and the media’s influence on belonging and identity – especially in the context of transnationalism, multiculturalism/diversity, and a globalized world. We are seeking papers that will contribute to a critical examination of this topic and result in fruitful discussion panels at the event. We invite abstracts on any of the following topics.*
– The narratives used by mainstream media to cover the so-called “refugee/migrant crisis”.
– The depiction of refugees, asylum seekers and migration in the media.
– The ways that new/social media are changing our perception of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants.
– Comparisons between the approaches of public and private media.
– The role of the media in culturally diverse democracies.
– Journalist as observer or actor when covering the crisis.
– The role of immigrant/diaspora/minority media.
– Discourses of racism and anti-racism in European media

*Please note, this is not an exhaustive list of topics, and we will review any abstracts related to the media and migration/immigration/multiculturalism and related topics.

Please submit your 500-word abstracts and a short bio by 31 May, 2016. The abstracts will be subjected to a peer review process and should be submitted via email to: Kateřina Kusáková.

Prague Media Point is an annual international conference, dedicated to discussing the changing media landscape in a professional, political, economic, and social context. These events gather leading academics, journalists, media executives, and experts from around the world to exchange experiences, establish new contacts, and debate challenges facing both traditional and new media. In November 2016 Prague Media Point will be an ECREA pre-conference. It is organized by Transitions, a nonprofit organization established to strengthen the professionalism, independence, and impact of the news media in the post-communist countries of Europe and the former Soviet Union, and KEYNOTE, an organization specializing in organizing conferences and events that lead to cutting-edge international encounters, bring new ideas to life, and facilitate a unique networking experience.

The organizers have also reserved a number of spaces for non-presenting conference attendees.

Please see the conference website for information about registration and fees. You can also follow the conference on Facebook and Twitter at #PragueMediaPoint.

The conference is supported by the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Prague, the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), the London School of Economics, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Prague, the Institute of Communication Studies and Journalism at Charles University, and the Comparative Interdisciplinary Studies Section (CISS) of the International Studies Association (ISA).

Youth Forum Pula: Culture of Peace: Migrant Crisis and the Youth (Croatia)

The European Center for Peace and Development  (ECPD) University for Peace (UPEACE) established by the United Nations – Regional Center for International Postgraduate Studies and Development Researches, Pula, within the ECPD International Program of Transfer of Knowledge System, in cooperation with Istria Region and the City of Pula, organizes

YOUTH FORUM PULA : CULTURE OF PEACE: MIGRANT CRISIS AND THE YOUTH
Pula, Croatia, 24 – 25 September 2016

In an effort to make culture of peace and tolerance spread throughout the world, ECPD continues, in cooperation with Istria Region and the City of Pula, its activities towards exploring the possibilities for international and interethnic reconciliation, religious tolerance and human security and organizes Youth Forum in Pula. Starting from the fact that the current migrant movements have been significantly changing the demographic map of the world and of Europe in particular, the understanding of the cultural and religious differences presents one of the biggest challenges of the today’s global development as well as the significant component of the long-lasting peace and sustainable development. In the era of globalization, when the world has been connected more than ever, it is extremely important to promote a responsible leadership in all the spheres and all the levels of society. The worldwide youth presents the significant potential and leaders of the future world system of the joint values and tolerance.

EPCD is pleased to invite you to take part in the Youth Forum which will be dedicated to the extremely current topic – Culture of Peace: Migrant Crisis and the Youth. The special focus of this year’s Youth Forum will be put on the importance of improving the existing and acquiring the new knowledge and skills for peaceful interaction with migrants, prevention of conflicts and peace building process. The main topic of the Youth Forum “Culture of Peace: Migrant Crisis and the Youth“ will be covered through two workshops and the following discussion panels :
• Migrant movements and their influence on the stability of Europe
• Social inclusion of the migrants through economic development and cooperation
• Youth – Partners today, peace leaders in the future

CERTIFICATE
Based on the participation and acquired knowledge and skills during the Youth Forum, the participants will receive an internationally valid and accredited Certifi cate of the European Center for Peace and Development (ECPD) of the University for Peace established by the United Nations.

APPLICATION FORM
Applications due July 31, 2016 as an email attachment.

ACCOMMODATION
For Youth Forum participants are provided accommodation at the Hotel “Pula” in Pula at preferential rates : 34€ on a full-board basis per day for a double and triple room, per person. In order to enjoy preferential hotel prices, please specify, when booking the accommodation, that you are a participant of the Youth Forum.

Note: The participants are free to choose another type of accommodation at their own preference. Participants who submit their application forms by the above submission deadline and confirm their attendance shall not be charged participation fee. The organizers cover local transfer costs; all other costs (transportation, accommodation, visas) shall be borne by participant.

CFP Intercultural Dialogue (Lithuania)

Institution “Intercultural Dialogue” (Minsk, Belarus) invites proposals from those who wish to take part in the Intercultural Dialogue Section of the 6th International Congress of Belarusian Studies that will be held on 7-9 October 2016 in Kaunas (Lithuania).

Topics for discussion:
Will intercultural dialogue become an alternative model of assimilation and multiculturalism?
Can it contribute to overcoming of the European crisis (euro zone crisis, terrorist attacks, problem of refugees, war in Ukraine)?
How does it correlate with a conflict of values, adaptation and integration, concept of solidarity laid down in the Lisbon Treaty of the European Union?
Does it comply with the modern ideology of nationalism of the European and post-colonial nations?
Does it build national and European identity and what role does it play in the modern Belarusian nation-building?

Deadline: July, 15, 2016

Please send a title and 1-2 page summary of a 15-20 minute talk via email to the organizer of this session, Liubou Uladykouskaja, Director General of the Institution “Intercultural Dialogue” in Minsk.

International Metropolis Conference 2016 (Japan)

On 7 November 2014, the Steering Committee of International Metropolis in Milan made the decision that the 21st International Metropolis Conference (IMC) be held in Aichi-Nagoya on October 24-28, 2016. On 7 September 2015,  Aichi-Nagoya was confirmed as the venue of the International Metropolis Conference after Mexico City.

In the meantime, migration and integration have become one of the most crucial issues in the international society as a result of refugee crisis in Europe and Middle East. Now we really need global discussions not only at the level  of  political summit, but on a broader basis including practitioners, policy makers and researchers. Furthermore, it is necessary to involve Asia when we discuss about such global agenda.

Therefore, it is of great  significance that  the International  Metropolis Conference takes  place for the first time in Asia. This is of great significance to the International Metropolis Project too, and we hope that our discussions in Aichi-Nagoya will enlighten and enliven the migration policy discussion in Asia and contribute to the global discussion.  We hope also to strengthen the Metropolis network throughout Asia and to motivate increased collaboration between migration scholars, policy makers and practitioners in the region and their counterparts in North America, Europe, and beyond.

Creating Trust through Wisdom on Migration and Integration 

Main Themes :
・Refugee protection: Our most pressing migration dilemma
・Managing global risk: migration in situations of crisis
・Creating Trust through Wisdom: Co-development and migration in East Asia
・Migration, trade, and diaspora: Engines for  economic integration
・Asia’s demographic precipice: Migration, technology, and greater workforce participation
・Inclusive development: a new perspective on immigrant integration
・When internal and international migration meet:best practices for cities
・Comprehensive migration policy-making for a   re-vitalized Japan

Workshop submission deadline
Proposals can be submitted starting February 15, 2016 through the website.
The deadline is midnight, July 30, 2016 (Japan time).

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