In this issue: 

•  Welcome to IPRA 2023
•  From the S-Gs' Desks 
•  Essays•  Reports & Announcements•  New Publications

The IPRA Newsletter is a publication service of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA).*

Welcome to the 2023 IPRA Conference in Trinidad-Tobago

IPRA's 29th biennial global conference in Trinidad & Tobago, 17-21 May 2023, is coming soon. 

Call for Nominations / Applications

  1. IPRA SECRETARY-GENERAL(S)
    Nominations (including self-nominations) are open for IPRA Secretary Generals for the 2023-2025 term. See the Nomination Form for IPRA Secretary Generals.  The nomination process will remain open until 24 hours before the Administrative Meeting 2023.
  2. IPRA NEWSLETTER EDITORS
    IPRA's Executive Committee seeks applications and nominations for the IPRA Newsletter. Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Team. Please express your interest on the Nomination Form by May 16, 2023.  

From the Secretary-Generals' Desks


Matt Meyer introduces the 29th IPRA Biennial Conference in Trinidad-Tobago.  Read more...Christine Atieno explores how the international community could learn from the Tanzanian model of peace to address conflicts and promote peace cultures. Read more...

REPORTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Diana Marcela Agudelo-Ortiz of Colombia and Matt Meyer of the USA conducted an exploratory visit to the West Africa country of Burkina Faso. Read more…* * *In the press release "If you value peace, consult peace experts," Marty Branigan reviews the 40th Anniversary International Peace Conference, held 1-5 December 2022 at the University of New England, Armidale, Australia. Read more...
* * *The Latin American Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies (ReLaPaC) announces its call for papers for volume 5, issues 9 and 10 (2024).  Submission deadline is August 15, 2023. Read more…* * *The Peace and Conflict Studies Journal Conference will be held November 2-3, 2023 at Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA)  Read more... * * *The International Association for Reconciliation Studies. (IARS) is holding its next global conference in Kibuye (Rwanda) on August 1st to 3th (with tours from 4th to 7th). We will have some funding for participants, especially from Africa and Asia. Read more...* * *The Gandhian School of Democracy and Socialism, ITM University at Gwalior presents the International conference on "Sustainable Development Goals of the UNO and the Gandhian Way" from 14 to 16th April 2023.  Read more…: 

PRIZES AND AWARDS

The Global Jury of the HGB Foundation for Peace and Ecology in the Anthropocene has awarded its First International Science Prize to Tobias Ide (Murdoch University, Perth Australia). In addition, Tom Deligiannis (Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada) and Richard Marcantonio (University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA) will receive international recognition in the form of a publishing contract for a book with an honorarium. Read more…* * *The Peace History Society invites nominations (including self-nominations) for several book, article, and lifetime achievement awards.  Nominations must be received by May 1, 2023. Read more…

NEW PUBLICATIONS 

Marty Branagan (2022) ‘Women and Nonviolent Resistance to Nazism in WWII: Media,Sabotage, Smuggling and Hiding People, Social Alternatives,  Vol. 41, No. 4. 
Valentina Baú, (2023) Reality TV and Civic Engagement. Researching the lives of the Young Palestinians who ran for ‘The President’, Creative Industries Journal. Jwalin Patel (April 2023) Learning to Live Together Harmoniously: Spiritual Perspectives from Indian Classrooms, Palgrave Macmillan.  Roy Tamashiro (April 2023). "A Calling from Beyond: Pilgrimage in Search of Positive Peace" in Campbell, C. and Cordery, S. (eds), Building Positive Peace. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Joseph Wangba (2022), « La dynamique de construction de la paix au Cameroun : conceptions théoriques et approches pratiques », Adilaaku. Droit, politique et société en Afrique, Volume 2 – numéro 2, pp. 67-95.
DOI : 10.46711/adilaaku.2022.2.2.4.
Joseph Wangba (2022), « Les discours de la paix au Cameroun », in André Akam Akam ; Siméon Patrice Kouam, Le libéralisme communautaire de Paul Biya. Une idée de l’Etat et de l’unité nationale, Paris, L’Harmattan, pp. 575-611.

ESSAYS

The article "Spherons Global Peace MegaScience" introduces Leo Semashko's essay “The History and UN Bifurcation Point: Death in False Peace or Life in True Peace?” for discussion and dialogue.  Read more.... * * *
In "Silenced Accomplishments: Unlocking Women’s Potential," Syeda Rumana Mehdi brings attention to emerging, new narratives of female empowerment, which have been "silenced by patriarchal regimes, authoritarian press and a general culture of misogyny." Read more…* * *In the article, "Education for Handicapped Students," Ravi P. Bhatia spotlights the work at the Central Institute of Education and other institutions. Read more…

SPOTLIGHT ON IPRA-AFFILIATED NETWORKS

1. Latin American Peace Research Council (CLAIP) 

CLAIP held its 2023 Congress in Santiago de Chile, April 18th-21st 2023.  Read more...

2. Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) 

The PJSA Women, Gender, and Diversity Committee presents a conversation with Kumu Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, a Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) teacher, cultural practitioner, and community leader, via zoom on April 28th at 10 a.m. EDT.  Read more.... 
Updated Flier_PJSA WGD Workshop_Decolonizing Gender with Kumu Hina_04282023.pdf

*Publication Information

The IPRA Newsletter is a publication service of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) for its members and associates. IPRA members are invited to submit articles and announcements for future issues to ipranewsletter@gmail.com. The views expressed in the IPRA Newsletter are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views, opinions or beliefs of the IPRA organization, its leaders, or its editorial board members.  Although IPRA Newsletter’s editorial board has made every effort to ensure that the information in the newsletter was correct at press time, the board does not assume and hereby disclaims any liability to any party for any loss, damage, or disruption caused by errors or omissions, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. IPRA NEWSLETTER • ipranewsletter@gmail.comEDITORIAL BOARD: Roy Tamashiro (Editor-in-chief) • Janine Joyce • Maria Subert • Cris Toffolo CO-SECRETARY GENERALS:  Christine Atieno • Matt Meyer