In this issue:
• 2021 IPRA Conference Update• IPRA News • Essays and Articles • New: Comments Form• Publications • ConferencesPrevious issues:
• Vol 9 No. 4 Sep.-Dec. 2019• Vol 9 No. 3 April-Aug 2019• Archived issuesVolume 10 No. 1 • January - March 2020
Preparing for the 28th Biennial IPRA Conference in Nairobi, Kenya in a Time of Uncertainty
Preparing for the 28th Biennial IPRA Conference in Nairobi, Kenya in a Time of Uncertainty
Multimedia University of Kenya (MMU) will be hosting the 28th Biennial International Peace Research Association IPRA Conference themed, PEACE TECHNOLOGY; Positioning Fourth Industrial Revolution and Emerging Technologies in Fostering Global Peace’ in Nairobi -Kenya from the 11th to 15th January 2021.
Since the establishment of IPRA in 1964, this shall be the first gathering of the Global Network of Peace Researchers in the East Africa region and the third (3rd) of this kind in Africa as a continent (1998 – Durban, South Africa ; 2016 – Freetown, Sierra Leone).
The conference is expected to attract participants from the academic circles, practitioners from multi-disciplines - nationally, regionally and internationally - to deliberate on issues affecting global security through the use of Technology. It offers an excellent platform for researchers, educators and policy-makers to examine past and current approaches to peace with a view of identifying viable options to addressing emerging global peace challenges especially in the field of Information, Communication and Technology.
The event holds great significance for Kenya, as it will be coming prior to the country’s General Elections expected in August 2022. In the past, Kenya elections have been hotly contested with numerous threats of violence. On the other hand, the country has also played a key role in promoting peace in the region. Kenya continues to execute its duties under the Regional and International laws on peacekeeping, the United Nations and the African Union. Click HERE to read more.
The general call for presentations and papers is currently being prepared and will be announced when ready. Save the date for the 28th Biennial IPRA Conference in Nairobi, Kenya on 11 -15 January 2021.
Since the establishment of IPRA in 1964, this shall be the first gathering of the Global Network of Peace Researchers in the East Africa region and the third (3rd) of this kind in Africa as a continent (1998 – Durban, South Africa ; 2016 – Freetown, Sierra Leone).
The conference is expected to attract participants from the academic circles, practitioners from multi-disciplines - nationally, regionally and internationally - to deliberate on issues affecting global security through the use of Technology. It offers an excellent platform for researchers, educators and policy-makers to examine past and current approaches to peace with a view of identifying viable options to addressing emerging global peace challenges especially in the field of Information, Communication and Technology.
The event holds great significance for Kenya, as it will be coming prior to the country’s General Elections expected in August 2022. In the past, Kenya elections have been hotly contested with numerous threats of violence. On the other hand, the country has also played a key role in promoting peace in the region. Kenya continues to execute its duties under the Regional and International laws on peacekeeping, the United Nations and the African Union. Click HERE to read more.
Call for Proposals and Papers
The general call for presentations and papers is currently being prepared and will be announced when ready. Save the date for the 28th Biennial IPRA Conference in Nairobi, Kenya on 11 -15 January 2021. Call for Proposals and Papers
IPRA News
Message from SGs: COVID-19, Peace Research, and the 2021 IPRA ConferenceThough the current Covid-19 pandemic and related economic, social, and other crisis have led to much misinformation, confusion, and some false hopes raised based on faulty or incomplete research, there is an actual silver lining and good news in the world. Click HERE to read more. IPRA News
New Comment Feature in IPRA Quarterly eNewsletter Readers are invited to comment on the IPRA News, reports, essays or other articles in the IPRA Newsletter. Beginning with this issue of the IPRA Newsletter, we are launching a new "Comments" section, where readers (and authors of contributed articles) may post comments, critiques or questions about the reports, articles and essays. Readers may point out confusing or controversial assertions in an article, and author(s) have the opportunity to reply to those comments, The Comments feature of the newsletter enable greater exchange of ideas, new learning, and valuable clarification of misunderstandings. Click HERE to post a comment or question on an item in this current issue of the IPRA Newsletter. Click HERE to view the posted comments.
Reports, Essays and Articles
Editors' Note: The reports, essays and articles below express the views of the authors, and are not those of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) or its officers.Reports, Essays and Articles
The Boriken Declaration: A report from the Gathering of the Americas:Resistance, Environments, Decolonization, Indigeneity. En español | In English. | To comment, click HERE.
Playing peace in the classroom: How simulations train students to comprehend the world by Daniela Irrera. Click HERE to read | To comment, click HERE.
Pilgrimage and Peace-Building in China by Ian S. McIntosh. Click HERE to read. | To comment, click HERE.
A Shout-Out to Our Field by Patrick T. Hiller. Click HERE to read. | To comment, click HERE.
Peace, a Victim of Vested Interests by Fida Firdous. Click HERE to read. | To comment, click HERE.
Sustainable Global Peace in our Age of Chaos and Confusion. by Prof. P.C. Baral Click HERE to read. | To comment, click HERE.
The Dissolution of Identities in Neo-Liberal Globalization by Andreas Herberg-Rothe. Click HERE to read. | To comment, click HERE.
Call for Chapters
Educating for Global Peace (EGP) seeks to mainstream peace education in educational systems worldwide. EGP is conducting research on how peace education is being implemented in several countries, both by governments (i.e., top-down) and by community groups and NGOs (i.e., bottom-up). This research will be published in an edited volume and will contribute to the creation of a Global Peace Education Index, which will report on the progress countries are making on implementing peace education.. We invite peace educators, researchers and practitioners to contribute to this project. Click HERE for the Call for Chapters. Call for Chapters
Decolonizing Peace and Conflict Studies Through Indigenous Research. Authors are invited to contribute to this collective volume. For details, click HERE.
Publications
Basabose, Jean de Dieu Anti-corruption Education and Peacebuilding. Click HERE for details. Publications
Gleditsch, Nils Petter (Ed.): Lewis Fry Richardson: His Intellectual Legacy and Influence in the Social Sciences. Click HERE for details.
Oswald Spring, Ursula: Earth at Risk in the 21st Century: Rethinking Peace, Environment, Gender, and Human, Water, Health, Food, Energy Security, and Migration. Click HERE for details.
Reychler, Luc, Langer, Arnim (Eds.): Luc Reychler: A Pioneer in Sustainable Peacebuilding Architecture. Click HERE for details.
Taylor, Charles Lewis, Russett, Bruce M. (Eds.): Karl W. Deutsch: Pioneer in the Theory of International Relations. Click HERE for details.
IPRA Member Publications
BOOK REVIEW by Leo Semashko: Gandhian Varnas/Spherons: Global Peace, Nonviolence and Humanity’s Survival Click HERE to read. | To comment, click HERE.
Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed (Research Fellow, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalization, Deakin University, Australia) has recently published two journal articles and two book chapters. Click HERE for details.
Other recent and featured IPRA book publications are listed HERE.
Other Peace Research Conferences
Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) Conference Call for Papers has been extended to May 1st. The conference will take place Sept. 23-26 at the OMNI Championsgate Resort, Orlando, Florida USA.Other Peace Research Conferences
Because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Consortium of North American Peace Programs (CONAPP) 2020 Conference has been postponed to early June 2021. During the summer and fall, we will post more details about the new dates. Please continue to stay safe. For details, see http://conappgburg.com/call-for-proposals/
Psychology & Peace 2020 conference will be held on the campus of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas (USA), May 29-31, 2020. For details, see http://peacepsychology.org/conference
The 10th International Conference of Museums for Peace will be held in Kyoto and Hiroshima (Japan) on 16-20 September 2020. More information is available HERE.
11st International Congress on Current Debates in Social Sciences - Sakarya, TURKEY – June 2-4, 2020. We welcome paper proposals from all areas of Social Sciences. Deadline For Proposals: May 1st, 2020. For further information please visit: http://currentdebates.org/