Call for papers: IPSA RC44 Conference on Democratization and the Military

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IPSA RC44 Conference on Democratization and the Military

University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

4 - 5 July 2017

Deadline: 31 January 2017

Submission: https://sites.google.com/site/ipsarc44/our-projects/other-projects/ipsa-rc44-2017-in-christchurch-nz

Early responses: https://sites.google.com/site/ipsarc44/our-projects/other-projects/ipsa-rc44-2017-in-christchurch-nz

Contact: ipsarc44@yahoo.com

Theme: Democratization and the military

This is a general invitation for papers for the conference on democratization and the military to be held at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, organized by Research Committee 44 (RC44) of the International Political Science Association. The conference will provide a forum for discussions on a number of issues including:

the changing role of the military in politics

the democratic oversight of the military

military as guardian of democracy

militarization of the state

authoritarianism, democracy and the role of the military

the role of the military in constitutional and state reform

civil-military relations

the role of the military in peace-building

the military and human security

militarization of democracy promotion

peace-keeping and the military

disaster relief, emergency powers and the military

the military and internal repression

resistance and people power

militarism as an ideology

democratic education, indoctrination and the military

the military, propaganda and the media

relationship between military coercion and democratic hegemony

the military and migration (militarization of humanitarian crises and border controls)

military conflict and refugees

military, democracy and marginalization

gender, democratization and the military

indigenous rights and militarism

military justice, human rights and war crimes

military occupation (military government, civil affairs)

overseas military deployment

the military, language and intercultural communication

democracy and nuclear weapons (democratic control, nuclear proliferation and abolition)

military technology and democratization

terrorism and the military

privatization of the military

corporate interest and military-industrial complex

neo-colonialism and militarization

post-colonial democracy and military rule

developmental states and the military

We invite papers related to any of these areas or any aspect of democratization and the military not covered above. It is envisaged that the papers will attempt to provide a wide and comparative prism of the different regions of the world (Americas, Africa, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Pacific) as well as the unique circumstances of different countries and specific situations.

As much as you can, try to incorporate the theme of the 2018 Brisbane Congress, “Borders and Margins,” into your presentation. The papers can be based on theoretical discourse, empirical case studies, comparative analysis between regions or countries or critical narrative and reflection of an ongoing situation. We also welcome interdisciplinary approaches that include other areas of study including history, geography, international relations, international law, philosophy, sociology, indigenous studies, cultural studies, feminist and gender studies, queer perspectives, security studies, anthropology, sociolinguistics, development studies, psychology and economics. We hope to publish the papers in a special journal issue.

Abstracts of about 300 words should be submitted through the form below (https://goo.gl/forms/n0mOUdvalFYOFzq23). Only if you are unable to submit through the entry form, you may send your abstracts to the RC44 interim secretary, Radomir Compel, Nagasaki University (cmplrad@nagasaki-u.ac.jp). The abstracts will be accepted from Dec 1, 2016 and we encourage you to send us your early response before that. The deadline for abstracts is January 31, 2017 and the deadline for the final papers is June 10, 2017.

Conference expenses

The conference fee is NZ$50 and Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies (University of Canterbury) will be responsible for conference logistics and catering.

Hosted by Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies (University of Canterbury) and Centre for Defence and Security Studies (Victoria University), New Zealand

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/ipsarc44/our-projects/other-projects/ipsa-rc44-2017-in-christchurch-nz