CONFERENCE 2024

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

organized by

University of Eastern Finland

together with

Nagasaki University, Zayed University, University of Canterbury,

and

International Political Science Association

Research Committee on Security, Conflict and Democratization (RC44) and

Research Committee on Climate Security and Planetary Politics (RC52)

on

Fostering Human Security in a 

Multipolar World 

25-26 October 2024, 05:40 - 17:00 UTC (GMT, Universal Time), and 08:30-20:00 (EEST, Finland Time) 

at University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland (and online)

Concept

　The contemporary global security scene is one of pronounced unpredictability and a complex combination of conflict, environmental crisis, and hybrid security threats confronting national societies. Moreover, while global concerns demand greater cooperation between states, international organizations, and civil societies, we are also seeing moves towards a more insular and bordered view of the world. In several cases, support for multilateralism is waning. At the core of much of this present turmoil are dramatic regional inequalities about human security and, thus, the socio-economic, cultural, health-related, environmental, and social conditions necessary for human flourishing.

　With this conference, we will address the need for a broader view of security regarding potential international and regional cooperation and a deeper understanding of (in)securities that impact everyday life locally. At the same time, we will also focus on possible cooperation scenarios and the conditions affecting their realization. While achieving equitable and de-centered forms of global governance appears daunting, different multi-actor and multilevel forms of cooperation across borders could promote learning, adaptation, and trust-building and provide resources for promoting human security.

　The conference addresses, but is not limited to, the following subthemes: 

• Redefining Security Paradigms 

　In the quest for a more comprehensive understanding of security, exploring alternative frameworks that extend beyond traditional state-centric approaches is imperative. This process involves analyzing the intersections between human-centric perspectives, environmental insecurities, and hybrid security threats, paving the way for more nuanced and effective security strategies.

• Challenges to Global Governance 

　The landscape of global governance is fraught with obstacles that impede practical cooperation on a worldwide scale. From the erosion of multilateralism to regional inequalities, these challenges hinder cohesive global governance structures. Moreover, insular and bordered worldviews complicate international cooperation efforts, necessitating critical examination of these dynamics to foster more inclusive and effective governance mechanisms.

• Regional Inequalities and Human Security

　Regional disparities profoundly impact human security outcomes across different geographical areas. By examining the nexus between regional inequalities and various dimensions of human security, including socio-economic, cultural, health-related, and environmental conditions, researchers can develop strategies to address disparities and promote conditions conducive to human flourishing at regional and local levels.

• Promoting Multilevel Cooperation 

Enhancing human security in an interconnected world requires fostering multilevel cooperation across borders. By exploring avenues for multi-actor and multilevel forms of cooperation, stakeholders can develop more effective responses to shared challenges. This process entails analyzing learning, adaptation, and trust-building processes among diverse stakeholders to facilitate cooperation mechanisms that address security concerns at various levels of governance.

• Adapting to Hybrid Security Threats 

Adapting to hybrid security challenges is paramount as security threats continue to evolve. Cyber warfare, disinformation campaigns, and transnational crime pose significant risks that demand innovative strategies and resilience-building measures. By identifying these threats and implementing adaptive responses, communities can enhance their ability to mitigate risks and maintain resilience in the face of evolving security challenges.

These subthemes offer in-depth analysis and discussion opportunities, providing a focused approach to addressing the complexities of fostering human security in a multipolar world.

* Convening times are in the Finnish (East European Summer Time,  EEST). Double check your local time with the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and your local time. You can use this link to the "Time and Date" website to confirm your local times: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Program (all times are in the local Finland time, EEST, and are subject to change)

 *Tentative schedule (as of 24 October 2024)

NOTE to PARTICIPANTS:

Two links to the two convening rooms (N100 and N106) were sent to all the participants by email one day before the start of the conference (24 October 2024) by the host, James Scott. Please refer to the two links in order to access the appropriate panel.

Panel 1 

Borders, Human Security and Politics of Division

Chair:

Liikanen, Ilkka, University of Eastern Finland

Discussant:

Scott, James, University of Eastern Finland

Panelists:

Laine, Jussi P.

University of Eastern Finland, Finland

(De)fencing security at the Finnish-Russian border

Scott, James

University of Eastern Finland, Finland

Reversing the Narrative: (Geo) Politics of Division and the Unravelling of Regional Cooperation

Powles, Anna & Sousa-Santos, Jose

Massey University, New Zealand

Russia and the Pacific Islands: Moscow’s Diplomacy and Disruption

Liikanen, Ilkka

University of Eastern Finland, Finland

Reassessing Multilevel Cooperation as Security Solution: Northern Dimension in Building Finnish and European Post- Cold War Foreign and Security Policies

Reshi, Firdoos Ahmad & Raina, Ruchika

Central University of Kashmir, India

Reconceptualising Border Security: Integrating People-Centric Approaches

Panel 2 

The Contours of Post-Liberal Multilateralisms

Chair:

Rocha, Isabela, Universidade de Brasília, Brazil

Discussant:

Powles, Anna, Massey University, New Zealand

Panelists:

Rocha, Isabela

Universidade de Brasília, Brazil

Worldwide Erosion of Multilateralism: a time-series topological analysis of cooperation networks across international blocs

Co-authors: DOMINGUES, Henrique, СПбГЭУ. LUDOVICO, Laura, PUC-MG.

Raharjo, Sandy Nur Ikfal

Universiti Malaya, Malaysia

Managing Mobility of People in Disputed Area: The Case of Indonesia-Malaysia Cross-Border Cooperation

 Co-authors: Hanizah Idris, Department of Southeast Asian Studies Universiti Malaya

Sinha, Neha

DR. B.R.Ambedkar University , India

Analysing Global Security in a Multipolar World

Kashyap, Aprajita

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, India

Climate-induced Human (In)Security: Multilateral Endeavours in Latin America

Panel 3

 Regional Inequalities and Human Security Crises

Chair:

Genyi, George Akwaya, University of Lafia, Nigeria 

Discussant:

Scott, James, University of Eastern Finland

Panelists:

Genyi, George Akwaya

Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria

The Non-obvious Drivers of Regional Inequalities that Impact Human Security in Nigeria (P7)

Rihmo, Hijam Liza Dallo

North Eastern Hill University , India

Regional Inequality and Human Security Crisis in North Eastern Region India: An Analysis

Kashyap, Aprajita

Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

Shifting Regional Perspectives on Human Security in Latin America

Rusetsky, Alexander

Caucasus International University, Georgia

Meta-cognitive Management of Meta-threats: Security of Human and Humanity  

Montilla-Aguilera, Francisco Javier

Universidad de Granada, Spain

BRICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST: ANALYZING ITS IMPACT IN THE REGION'S SECURITY ENVIRONMENT

Panel 4

 Climate Realities, Justice and Resistance

Chair:

Hassan, Hamdy, Zayed University, UAE

Discussant:

Mercedes Alda Fernández, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain

Panelists:

Schulz Meinen, Haimo

University of Hannover, Germany

Man the Menace

Karim, Mohd

Bangladesh University of Professionals, Bangladesh

Climate Justice and Human Rights: A Bangladesh Perspective 

Compel, Radomir

Nagasaki University, Japan

The Role of Extreme Weather and Post-Human Planetary Assemblages in the Transformation of Security and Sovereignty in the Pacific

Kurniati, Grevilma Pertiwi

University of Indonesia, Indonesia

The Close Resistance Of Dayak Tribe In The Agrarian Palm Oil Conflict In Sanggau West Borneo

Panel 5

 Planetary Challenges and Climate-Induced Insecurities

Chair:

Powles, Anna, Massey University, New Zealand

Discussant:

Schultz, Haimo, University of Hannover, Germany

Panelists:

Morales Martinez, Elias David

Federal University of ABC - UFABC, Brazil

The environmental dimension in Human Security: an analysis of the International Regime on Plastic Pollution and the impacts on Global Resilience

Powles, Anna

Massey University, New Zealand

Ocean of Peace: A New Pacific Security Paradigm In Response to Strategic Competition But Does it Hold Water?

Sale, Emma

University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Climate Crisis and Emerging Insecurities - The battle for survival of low-lying atoll nations in the Pacific

Soza, Soledad

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile

Redefining Security in the face of Planetary Collapse:  guiding principles for collective action

Hassan, Hamdy

Zayed University, UAE

Rethinking African Security in the Anthropocene: An Alternative Framework

Cannon, Terry

Institute of Development Studies, England

Competing narratives of injustice for international climate change politics

Panel 6

 Artificial Intelligence, Technology and Emerging Risks and Threats

Chair:

Aguilar, Sergio, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Brasil

Discussant:

Calmet, Yasmin, Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo, Perú

Panelists:

Henshaw, Andrew David & Austin, Jim

Macquarie University, Australia & NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre Of Excellence (CCDCOE), Estonia

Adapting to Hybrid Security Threats: Operationalizing the Human-Centric Technology Advantage 

Chai, Cassius Guimarães

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MARANHÃO (UFMA) and Vitoria Law School (FDV), Brazil

Technology and Power Dynamics in a Multipolar World Enhancing or Eroding Democracy (P8)

Moheyeldin, Shaimaa

Cairo University , Egypt

The political and Economic Repercussions of cybercrime in Africa: Nigeria as a case study

Borisov, Maxim

Not Affiliated, USA

Considering of Using New Technologies to Cope with Cyber and Media Threats

Rocha, Isabela

Universidade de Brasília, Brazil

The half life of fake news: measuring the persistence of disinformation in digital communities 

Co-authors: Ergon Cugler de Moraes Silva, FGV.

Panel 7

 Risks of Nuclear Technologies in Cooperation and Conflict

Chair:

Tseng, Yea Jen, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Discussant:

Compel, Radomir, Nagasaki University, Japan

Panelists: 

Tseng, Yea Jen

Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

China's Overachievement Strategy in ITER: A Pivotal Move in Leveraging Shifts in International Leadership amidst the US-EU Leadership to Enhance Position in Exclusive Global Collaborations

Hoban, Iuliia

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide, United States

(Dis)Information Warfare amid Nuclear Tensions: Media Dual Role in Exploiting and Countering Nuclear Anxiety in the Russia-Ukraine War 

Co-autors: Alex Rister, Department of Humanities and Communication,College of Arts & Sciences, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univesity

Cheerathadayan, Haseeb

Alliance Medical, University of Cumbria, United Kingdom

Medical use of radioactive sources and Radiological Terrorism; A critical analysis on threat to Human Security.

 Ruizhe, Song

Nagasaki University, Japan

Construction of Nuclear Insecurities and Formation of Radioactivity Anxiety

Panel 8

 Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding and Responsibility to Protect in Crisis and Change

Chair:

Inada, Juichi, Senshu University, Japan

Discussant:

Thabet, Hala, Zayed University, UAE

Panelists:

Dorokhina, Olga

Saint King Tamar University, Georgia

Defining the Boundaries of Humanitarian Interventions in a Changing World

Mori Aparecido, Julia

UNESP, UNICAMP, PUC-SP, Brazil

Peace operations’ adaptive processes: MONUSCO and MINUSMA and the COVID-19 pandemic

Aguilar, Sergio

Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Brasil

The United Nations Peacekeeping Operation in Lebanon: Prioritising, Improvising, Adjusting and Adapting to Complex Environments

Erdogan, Birsen

Maastricht university, The Netherlands

UN Peacekeeping in the Turkish Parliament: Politics, Identities, and Norms

Inada, Juichi

Senshu University, Japan

Security-Development Nexus in Post-conflict State-building:  Lessons learned from the Case of Afghanistan 

Panel 9

 Protection of Women, Children and Refugees under Threat

Chair:

Thabet, Hala, Zayed University, UAE

Discussant:

Hall, Rosalie, University of the Philippines, Visayas

Panelists: 

Maciel, Agustin

Rabdan Academy/Zayed Military University, United Arab Emirates

Chasing the Future: UAE's anti-extremism policies in a complex region

Selçuk, Zeynep

National Defense University, Türkiye

Anchoring the youth to shore: Finland's Quest For Success

Sokmen Alaca, Aşkın İnci

İstanbul Arel University, Türkiye

Child exploitation by terrorist organizations

Thabet, Hala

Zayed University, The UAE

Balancing Humanitarian Needs and National Security: A comparative study of the security impacts of Sudanese forced displacement on Egypt and Chad

Asangna, Clotilde

Franklin University, United States

Nonviolent Response: The Role of Women in the Anglophone Crisis

Panel 10

 Religious, Ethnic and Regional Rivalries, and the Threat of Terrorism

Chair:

Sanchez, Phoebe, University of the Philippines

Discussant:

Hamdy, Hassan, Zayed University, UAE

Panelists: 

Khan, Aslam

Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Bihar, India

State Sponsored Terrorism and Threat to Human Security in India: A Critical Analysis

Ordoñez Figueroa, Andrea  & Mancuso, Francesco

Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Colombia

Between crisis and reconstruction, the ELN case (1973 – 1998) analyzed use systemic thinking 

Co-authors: Luisa Fernanda Garcia Vargas, Justin Mateo Ballesteros Matiz, Andrea Ordoñez Figueroa, Michel Ivonne Perdomo Florez

Arias Abello, Juan José & Mancuso, Francesco

Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Colombia

An analysis of Israel – Palestinian diplomacy since the 2007 Hamas attack, from the point of view of Security Dilemma and Security Complex of Copenhagen School.

Sanchez, Phoebe Zoe Maria

University of the Philippines, Germany

Pan-Semitism and the Perpetual War at the Heartland

Panel 11

 Changing Concepts of Security and Hybrid Threats

Chair:

Black, Michelle, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA

Discussants:

Garcia, Francisco, Catholic University of Portugal

Panelists:

Dion, Eric

ENAP, Canada

Synergy as integrative theory;  A constructive pragmatic way forward

Lopes, Joana,

Independent Researcher, Portugal

Implementation of the Human Security Concept in the Fight Against Global Geopolitical Threats: A SWOT Analysis

Black, Michelle

University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA

Multi-Actor Risk Assessment: A Multi-Disciplinary and Innovative Approach to Analyzing and Understanding Risk 

Co-authors: Dr. Deanna House

Hassan, Gubara

Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

Cultural Security: Threats and Policy Option 

Co-authors: Aaisha Rashid AL Zaabi

Sousa-Santos, Jose

Massey University, New Zealand

Crime and Coercion in the in the Pacific: The Evolution of Hybrid Security Threats and the Implications for Human Security in the Pacific Islands 

Important dates

New abstract submission deadline is 9 June 2024 only through the Abstract Submission Form below or in the following link. Abstract Submission Form: IPSA RC Conference 2024-10

Registration opens: 30 June

Registration & payments final date:  25 July

Full papers are due on 10 October 2024. Papers should be in the Chicago 17 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 25-26 October 2024, and Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) indications prevail in case of time discrepancy (warning: Finland's summer time will change to EET winter time three days after the conference).

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) and other times are also exhibited, and further times can be found here:
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Venue

The whole conference will be held onsite in Joensuu (Finland) 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 general conference fee will be uniform 75 USD. 

Food, snacks and drinks will not be provided.

Travel Scholarship

There will be a limited scholarship available. However, it will be awarded only to a few individuals and the amount will be very small with the preference for PhD students, post-docs and early academics from the Global South countries (as defined by IPSA). 

Audience

A number of participants without presentations will be welcome to participate as audience. For registration, fill in the same form as presenters, indicating your preference not to present.

Organizing committee

James Scott, University of Eastern Finland, Finland

Radomir Compel, NUPPRI, Nagasaki University, Japan

Hamdy Hassan, Zayed University, UAE

Steven Ratuva, MBC, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Supporting institutions:

University of Eastern Finland, Karelian Institute, Finland

Nagasaki University, Research Platform on Planetary Risks (NUPPRI)

University of Canterbury, Macmillan Brown Center for Pacific Studies (MBC)

Zayed University, International Affairs and Social Science Department, United Arab Emirates

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.

Other

Form address: docs.google.com/forms