IPSA RC44 2019 NAGASAKI

International Conference on

Global Risk, Security and Ethnicity

Organized by

International Political Science Association

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

and

Transdisciplinary Research Platform on “Risk Society” in

Humanities and Social Sciences (Nagasaki University)

Hosted by

School of Global Humanities and Social Sciences

Nagasaki University, Japan

In cooperation with

IPSA Research Committee on Politics and Ethnicity (RC14),

IPSA Research Committee on Religion and Politics (RC43),

IPSA Research Committee on Biology and Politics (RC12),

IPSA Research Committee on Technology and Development (RC35),

IPSA Research Committee on Women and Politics in the Global South (RC07),

and

Palgrave Handbook on Ethnicity Project (Palgrave Macmillan Publishing)

Venue and date

Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan

10 - 11 August 2019

Theme: Global Risk, Security and Ethnicity

International conference on global risk, security, and ethnicity was held in Nagasaki, Japan, on 10-11 August 2019. The conference was organized by Research Committee 44 (Security, Conflict and Democratization) of the International Political Science Association in collaboration with Nagasaki University, United Nations University, and other research committees of IPSA, including RC07 (Women and Politics in the Global South), RC14 (Politics and Ethnicity), RC43 (Religion and Politics), RC12 (Biology and Politics), and RC35 (Technology and Development).

Risk sciences, such as risk management or safety science, have increasingly encountered the problem of assessing risks associated with intentionality of human agency. Having their origins in natural sciences, safety sciences have had limited results in accommodating human behavior embedded in ethnic, cultural and psycho-social contexts. The problem of intentionality (especially in relation to conflictual behavior) has been thoroughly studied by security sciences, which have kept themselves at distance from risk analysis. The purpose of this conference was to re-introduce security debate into risk analysis, and at the same time, make social scientists acquainted with concerns and debates of risk sciences. With topics ranging across many different areas, such as ethnicity, religion, gender, poverty, technology, energy, bioethics, health sciences, and many others more traditionally associated with comparative politics and security studies, the general approach of the conference was inherently inter-disciplinary in nature.

Today the world is faced with pervading tensions and violent changes which challenge the way we define risk and security, and respond to such challenges. The conference provided an opportunity to critically examine and share experiences on the causes and consequences of conflict, security threats, societal risks, dilemmas of controlling nuclear energy and nuclear weapons, dynamics of ethnic conflict, and consequences of large scale violence to human health and gender relations. Many discussions were carried on both meta-theoretical and practical levels, and many will provide possible strategies as well as theoretical implications for the future.

The conference received over 150 applications, out of which, after several rounds of review, 85 participants from 48 countries were accepted and welcome to deliver their presentations, and participate in our future projects. With their rich intellectual and geographical backgrounds the participants delivered papers with wide and comparative prism of different regions of the world (Americas, Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Pacific) as well as unique circumstances of different countries and specific situations.

We are looking forwards to continue the debates initiated at the conference in various forms, including extension into future projects and publication of some of the papers as we did with the Palgrave Handbook of Ethnicity, or Guns and Roses.

Program

Conference program can be downloaded here:

Paper download

The paper download website is here. For password, contact the staff or refer to our previous communication on August 4th.

Post-event Questionnaire

Please send us your impressions from the conference. We would welcome especially comments about weaknesses and suggestions for improvement.

Photographs from the Conference

Photo 1: Keynote by Prof. Junichi Himeno (10 August)

Photo 2: Keynote by Prof. Tatsujiro Suzuki (11 August)

Photo 3: Beginning session (Ethnic and Religious Violence, 10 August)

Photo 4: One session among the many (no. 7 on Global Risks of Nuclear Weapons, 11 August)

Photo 5: Last session (no. 15 on Risks in Ethnic Relations, 11 August)

Photo 6: A snapshot from a lunchtime break (10 August)

Photo 7: Board members of RC44 Security, Conflict and Democratization

Photo 8: Board members of RC35 Technology and Development

Photo 9: A photo of the conference organizer with RC14 board member Ryo Nakai

Photo 10: Book launch of Guns and Roses at the dinner session (11 August)

Photo 11: Book launch of The Palgrave Handbook of Ethnicity at the dinner session (11 August)

Photo 12: Dinner session at Horaiken Restaurant (11 August)

Important dates

30 September 2018 - Early submission deadline

20 December 2018 - Abstract submission deadline

31 January 2019 - Acceptance notifications to successful candidates and start of registration

31 March 2019 - Early bird registration deadline

30 June 2019 - Late registration deadline

10 July 2019 - Full paper submission deadline

Full paper preferred writing style: Chicago 17, in-text references, no footnotes, 8000-14000 words

Submit to: cmplrad<at>nagasaki-u.ac.jp

Flights and access

Most of the international flights to Nagasaki go through Tokyo (Narita or Haneda), Osaka, or Fukuoka. Only a few international airlines fly directly to the Nagasaki Airport. Flights to Tokyo, Osaka or Fukuoka from any part of the world are frequent, and there are many domestic flights from there to the Nagasaki Airport. Access by express train or highway bus is also possible, generally from/to Fukuoka. Further access directions are provided here: Nagasaki University Sakamoto Medical School Campus directions.

From Nagasaki Airport:

Prefectural bus Nagasaki Airport bus stop no. 4 -> (Destination: Nagasaki Station, via Showa-machi and Urakami) -> Get off at Urakami-ekimae (22) -> (See: access from Urakam Station JR)

From Nagasaki Station (Japan Railways):

Street car (tram) Nagasaki-ekimae (27) -> (Destination: Akasako) -> Get off at Atomic Bomb Museum (20) (old name Hamaguchi-machi) -> Walk

From Urakami Station (Japan Railways):

This is a walking distance, but in hot summer you may prefer boarding the tram for a two-stop ride.

Street car (tram) Urakami-ekimae (22) -> (Destination: Akasako) -> Get off at Atomic Bomb Museum (20) (old name Hamaguchi-machi) -> Walk

Streetcar (tram) or taxi are most convenient for local transportation from a city hotel to the conference site. Names of some streetcar (tram) and bus stations have been renamed recently, so you may encounter a problem finding your destination in older maps, which is ATOMIC BOMB MUSEUM (old name HAMAGUCHI-MACHI).

Learn more about travel by streetcar, buses, or other transportation in Nagasaki here: http://www.naga-den.com/publics/index/305/ and here: https://travel.at-nagasaki.jp/en/transportation/bus/

Venue

The conference will be held at the Ryojun Kaikan (Ryojun Conference Hall) of the Sakamoto (Medical School) Campus of Nagasaki University. Nagasaki University has three campuses and Sakamoto (Medical School) Campus is NOT the main campus (where the organizing committee is located), nor is it at the same location with Nagasaki University Hospital.

Closing Session and dinner will be held at Horaiken Restaurant located about 7 minutes walking distance from the campus in the vicinity of Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum. For directions click here.

Ryojun (Commemoration and Conference) Hall, Sakamoto (Medical School) Campus, Nagasaki University

Tentative list of panels:

Keynote speakers:

Accommodation

There are a few conference-friendly hotels around the university, and many more hotels are located in the center of Nagasaki. The city is a popular tourist location, and hotels tend to be fairly occupied during the period of the atomic bomb and peace memorial ceremonies held shortly before the time of the conference. We advise you to secure hotel booking well in advance of the conference, best soon after the notice of acceptance in late January. Booking.com and other meta-search engines may aid you in finding your accommodation. The following link is for reference only (accommodation tips). The organizing committee can help you in making reservation for your accommodation. If you need help in obtaining reservation, please e-mail the organizer. We also encourage you to come one day earlier to witness the atomic bomb and peace memorial ceremonies, or to extend your stay and enjoy the many historical tourist attractions for which Nagasaki is renown.

Following hotels offer 30%~50% conference discounts. You will have to check with individual hotels by e-mail (and/or by phone), because the discounts are not disclosed on booking webpages. When contacting them, please do mention the venue, date and title of the conference (Nagasaki University, 8/8~8/13 are available, "Global Risk, Security and Ethnicity"). Many other hotels can be reached through general booking websites or individual hotel webpages.

Registration and expenses

Authors of accepted papers have been contacted by e-mail on 31 January 2019. This is the starting date for registration and payment. Early bird registration deadline is 31 March 2019, and late registrations will be accepted until 30 June 2019. All payments will be through Paypal and following rates apply.

Late registration (1 April - 30 June, 2019): faculty and non-student presenters - 150 USD, graduate students - 70 USD, non-presenting audience 170 USD

Dinner fee (highly recommended): 50 USD

Students and participants from global south countries (link to IPSA on Global South countries) may apply for a limited bursary at the time of abstract submission or through the early bird registration form. The decision on recipients and amount will be made by 30 June 2019.

Public access 非会員の参加について

While the purpose of this conference is to provide an opportunity for scholarly exchange, a small number of non-presenting audience will be allowed for the participation fee of 170 USD. All visitors have to fill the registration form and pay the participation fee by 31 July 2019 via the following link.

本会議の目的は学術交流です。報告を行わない一般の聴講者は、少人数であれば参加可能ですが、事前の申込みが必要です。参加費は170米ドルで、支払いは以下のリンクにあるように、ペイパルサービス［クレジットカード払い可］のみで受け付けております。申し込みおよび支払いの期限は2019年7月31日までとなっております。ぜひ懇親会にもご参加下さい（参加費は別途50米ドルかかります）。

Link to non-member registration (and payment) pages 非会員（一般）参加者の申し込みページへのリンク

Tips for travel and sightseeing

Nagasaki is a renown tourist location with rich and unique history of international communication. For those who plan to come with families, relatives or friends, or those who plan sightseeing before and after the conference, some tips for sightseeing and for travel around Nagasaki are here: https://travel.at-nagasaki.jp/en/travel-guides/ and here: https://visit-nagasaki.com/AboutNagasaki/

Conference schedule (revised):

*revised on 2019/8/5

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Organizing committee

Radomir Compel, Nagasaki University, Japan

Steven Ratuva, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Rosalie Hall, University of Philippines Visayas, Philippines

Katsuhiko Takizawa, Nagasaki University, Japan

Ryo Nakai, University of Kitakyushu, Japan (for RC14 Politics and Ethnicity)

Luca Ozzano, University of Turin (for RC43 Religion and Politics)

Albert Somit, Southern Illinois University (ret., for RC12 Biology and Politics)

Dhirenda Vajpeyi, University of Northern Iowa (for RC35 Technology and Development)

Jo-Ansie van Wyk, University of South Africa (for RC07 Women and Politics in the Global South)

The PDF version of the call for papers can be downloaded here.