CONFERENCE 2023
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
organized by
Nagasaki University, STAR Research Platform for Collective Survival in the Anthropocene (NURECSA),
and University of Canterbury, Macmillan Brown Center for Pacific Studies (MBC),
together with
International Political Science Association
Research Committee on Security, Conflict and Democratization (RC44) and
Research Committee on Climate Security and Planetary Politics (RC52)
on
Re-imagining Global Insecurities in
the Age of the Anthropocene
5 March 2023, 23:45 (4/3) - 07:40 (5/3) UTC (GMT) Universal Time,
at Nagasaki University and Online
Concept
The conference raises new themes in an emerging area of research that integrates climate change and security studies. The topics touch upon a number of issues varying from disaster response to violent conflict, and to management of nuclear risks. The coronavirus crisis, floods in Pakistan, wildfires in Australia, droughts in Somalia, and energy and wheat shortages due to the war in Ukraine, all have underlined the magnitude of effects such disasters and conflicts have on the global community. Though limited or local in scope, these crises show the potential to spread throughout the globe via many mechanisms through which our societies are interlinked. The ensuing energy shortages, medical drug curtailments, food supply insecurities, and displacement of suffering communities have accentuated the depth of such planetary-scale interconnections. Scientific communities have increasingly come upon agreement that climate change has a share in aggravating such insecurities. While most of the discussions about climate change have not been directly linked to violent struggles, conflicts, wars, or outright nuclear destruction, they recognize that climate contributes to the rise of insecurities and reduction of crisis thresholds. The aim of this conference, thus, is to identify some of the linkages between climate risks and contemporary global security challenges, including impending nuclear hazards. Such considerations take a place within the dynamism of current global transformation, and the concerns over insecurities and conflicts need to be addressed from variety of perspectives many of which fall outside of the narrow framework of traditional security studies. Some themes are specified in the presentations below, but we openly encourage further creative elaboration, diversification of methodologies, and interdisciplinary exchanges.
Program (* as of 28 February 2023)
* Convening times are in Japan Standard Time (JST). Double check your local time with JST shown below in bold. You can use this link to confirm your local times: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
Opening Keynotes: 08:45 - 08.55 (JST) [23:45 - 23:55 UTC]
Steven Ratuva (International Political Science Association, Research Committee 52, President)
Radomir Compel (International Political Science Association, Research Committee 44, President)
12:45 - 12:55 NZ, 08:45 - 08:55 JP, 03:45 - 03:55 UAE, 00:45 - 00:55 FR, 18:45 - 18:55 US-EST
Session 1: 09:00 - 11:30 (JST) [00:00 - 02:30 UTC]
13:00 - 15:30 NZ, 09:00 - 11:30 JP, 04:00 - 06:30 UAE, 01:00 - 03:30 FR, 19:00 - 21:30 US-EST
Emerging Climate Insecurities and Local Responses: Mobilities, Conflicts and Fragile Pathways to Building Peace
Chair: Steven Ratuva (University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
Discussants:
Hamdy Hassan (Zayed University, UAE)
Christine Parthemore (The Center for Climate Security, Council on Strategic Risks, USA)
Radomir Compel (Nagasaki University, Japan)
Presentations:
Dalila Gharbaoui (University of Canterbury, New Zealand): Moving Beyond Climate Mobility
Inci Sökmen Alaca (İstanbul Arel University, Turkey): Global Climate Migration/Refugee Crisis and its Possible Effects on International Relations
Shaimaa Moheyeldin (Cairo University, Egypt): Climate Change and Conflict in Africa: The Case of Somalia
Aprajita Kashyap (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India): Climate Change and Security Challenges: Deciphering the Linkages in Caribbean SIDS
Cássius Guimarães Chai (Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Brazil): Flood Resilience and Urban Safety in a Climate Changed and Smart City World
Vunibola, Suliasi (University of Canterbury, New Zealand): From Absences to Emergence: Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Security in the Pacific
Session 2: 13:30 - 16:30 (JST) [04:30 - 07:30 UTC]
17:30 - 20:30 NZ, 13:30 - 16:30 JP, 08:30 - 11:30 UAE, 05:30 - 08:30 FR, 23:30 - 02:30 US-EST
Changing Global Risks and Nuclear Insecurities
Chair: Fumihiko Yoshida (Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University, Japan)
Discussants:
Fumihiko Yoshida (Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition, Nagasaki University, Japan)
Steven Ratuva (Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
Radomir Compel (SGHSS, Nagasaki University, Japan)
Presenters:
Sebastian Philippe (Princeton University, USA) : Nuclear Weapons and Emerging Technologies
Christine Parthemore (The Center for Climate Security, Council on Strategic Risks, USA) : Climate Change and Nuclear Risks
Closing Keynote: 16:30 - 16:40 (JST) [07:30 - 07:40 UTC]
Yoshida Fumihiko (Nagasaki University, Japan)
20:30 - 20:40 NZ, 16:30 - 16:40 JP, 11:30 - 11:40 UAE, 08:30 - 08:40 FR, 02:30 - 02:40 US-EST
Important dates
Full papers are due on 28 February 2023. Papers should be in the Chicago 19 style, best with in-text citations. All papers should be sent in MS Word format to: cmplrad@nagasaki-u.ac.jp
Conference will take place on 5 March 2023, and Japanese Standard Time (JST) indications prevail in case of time discrepancy.
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) and other times are also exhibited, and further times can be found here:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html
https://www.timeanddate.com/time/map/
Venue
The whole conference will be held onsite in Nagasaki and online over ZOOM hosted by the organizing committee. If you have concerns about connectivity, let us know.
Instructions
Microphone should be muted when listening, and can be un-muted only when speaking.
To request your turn to speak, raise your hand or send a message through Zoom Chat.
Because of the extreme time differences, all panel chairs are requested to stick to the original timetable.
The participation application form may be closed before the deadline, when the number of applicants reaches the conference limit.
Expenses
The conference is free of charge.
Audience
A number of participants without presentations will be welcome to participate as audience. For registration, fill the form in the link below:
Audience Registration Form
Forms
Organizing committee
Fumihiko Yoshida, RECNA, Nagasaki University, Japan
Radomir Compel, NURECSA, Nagasaki University, Japan
Steven Ratuva, MBC, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Supporting institutions:
Nagasaki University, STAR Research Platform for Collective Survival in the Anthropocene (NURECSA)
University of Canterbury, Macmillan Brown Center for Pacific Studies (MBC)
IPSA Research Committee on Security, Conflict and Democratization (RC44)
IPSA Research Committee on Climate Security and Planetary Politics (RC52)
Contact
In case you need further assistance, please contact us at cmplrad<a>gmail.com.