In this issue: 

•  Update on IPRA 2023
•  From the S-Gs' Desks •  Spotlight on IPRA-Affiliates•  Essays•  Announcements•  New Publications
[updated: January 17, 2023, 11:49 CST]

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

Update on the 29th IPRA General Conference in Trinidad-Tobago

IPRA's 29th biennial global conference, will be held in Trinidad & Tobago, 17-21 May 2023, on the theme, "Rooted Futures: Visions of Peace & Justice." The Conference Planning Committee reports there are over 250 proposals for papers and panels. The Committee is planning a dynamic series of plenaries and ceremonies. * * *
The Trinidad and Tobago Newsday published a feature article on Hakim Williams, co-chair of the IPRA 2023 Conference Planning Committee.. Read more....
On World Peace Day, September 21, 2022, Newsday spotlighted Angelique Nixon and Attillah Springer, co-chairs of the local organizing committee of IPRA 2023. Read more....* * *

From the Secretary-Generals' Desks


As we bid 2022 farewell and look forward to a New Year, Matt Meyer, IPRA SG, reflects on IPRA's collective work. Read more...
Christine Atieno, IPRA SG, delivered an Inaugural Address to the Asia-Pacific Peace Research Association (APPRA) Conference Read more...  

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The International Network of Museums for Peace (INMP) and Fredens Hus invite you to participate in the 11th International Conference of Museums for Peace in Uppsala, Sweden August 14-16, 2023. The call for proposals is now open. See: https://uppsala2023.se/* * *The Cambridge Peace and Education Research Group (CPERG) invites IPRA members to join their mailing lists and attend their events. CPERG is a research group at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education affiliated with the Knowledge, Power, and Politics research cluster. Read more...* * *The Journal of Peace Education has published a special collection on Equity and Access. This collection aims to level the power dynamics inherent in the academic publishing process by providing access to high quality, exemplar articles from the Journal of Peace Education. The articles can serve as models of the quality of articles the Journal seeks to publish. Read more...* * *The Journal of Resistance Studies is published in June and December and accept papers continuously all year round. Read more... * * *Registrations are open until 31 January  2023 for postgraduate Studies in Sport, Development and Peace at the University of the Western Cape (South Africa) where Archbishop Tutu was Chancellor for 18 Years.  Read more...

NEW PUBLICATIONS 

The premiere issue of the China Journal of Peace Studies, the first of its kind in the People's Republic of China has been published. Read more...* * *Marty Branagan (2021). ‘Women in Environmental Nonviolent Action’. In: Standish K., Devere H., Suazo A., Rafferty R. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Positive Peace. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3877-3_13-1
Marty Branagan (2022) ‘Women and Nonviolent Resistance to WWII Nazism (Part One)’, Social Alternatives.
Marty Branagan (2022) ‘Nonviolence and Sustainability: An Indivisible Connection’,Sustainability, 14, 6426, https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116426 
Ernesto Erazo Acosta (November 2022). Sumak Kawsay—Alli Kawsay-Buen Vivir, Epistemology in the Indigenous Communities of Ecuador and Colombia, an Opportunity for Environmental Justice and Rethinking the Global Community. In: Dalei, N.N., Gupta, A. (eds) Economics and Policy of Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5061-2_15  
Liz Carmichael (October 2022). Peacemaking And Peacebuilding In South Africa The National Peace Accord, 1991-1994  Boydell & Brewer[Use promo code BB082 for  40% off when ordering through  www.boydellandbrewer.com ]
Roy Tamashiro (October 2022). Toward Witness Consciousness: Journeying into Transpersonal Knowing and Being, Journal of History & Philosophy of Education, 72  xlix-lx. http://www.journalofphilosophyandhistoryofeducation.com
Romano Wyss, Tobias Luthe, Lydia Pedoth, Stefan Schneiderbauer, Carolina Adler, Martha Apple, Eduardo Erazo Acosta, Haley Fitzpatrick, Jamila Haider, Gözde Ikizer, Angelo Jonas Imperiale, Nuray Karanci, Eva Posch, Olimjon Saidmamatov, Thomas Thaler (October 2022) Mountain Research and Development, 42(2):A23-A36.

ESSAYS

In her essay "Keeping to our Values Amidst Uncertainty in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict", Maria Subert (USA) discusses how our views of war, and our personal and communal values affect uncertainty..  Read more.... 
* * *The essay, “What the historic women’s uprising in Iran teaches us about resisting authoritarianism” by Nilofar Sakhi (Afghanistan), was featured in the IPRA Peace Search community site. Read more…* * *Gina Vargas (Peru) explains that "The long-term crisis in Peru" is not the result of a single political action, but rather the process of democratic weakening. Read more…

SPOTLIGHT ON IPRA-AFFILIATED NETWORKS

1. African Peace Research and Education Association (AFPREA)

The 2022 AFPREA  Conference was held with great success in Juba, South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, just emerging from war and conflict. Read more... 

2. Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) 

The 2022 PJSA Conference was held 14-16th October at the University of Mount Union (Alliance, Ohio, USA). Read more.... 
The latest issue of the PJSA Peace Chronicle features articles on the war in Ukraine. Read more.... 

2. Asia-Pacific Peace Research Association (APPRA) 

The 2022 APPRA  Conference was held at the University of Science and Technology Meghalaya (India) on 10th-12th October 2022. Kelli Te Maihāroa (New Zealand) and Rajib Timalsina (Nepal) were elected as APPRA's Secretary-Generals. Read more.... 

4. Latin American Peace Research Council (CLAIP) 

The XIII Latin American Peace Research Congress of the Latin American Peace Research Council (CLAIP) will be held in Santiago, Chile in hybrid / face-to-face mode on April 18- 21, 2023 , .  Read more... 
The Latin American Journal of Peace and Conflict Studies (ReLaPaC) announces the call for papers for its Volume 4, Issues 7 and 8 (2023). Deadline is May 15, 2023. Read more... 

5. IPRA Foundation 

The IPRA Foundation announces: (a) the latest Peace Research Grant recipients, (b) the call for applications for The 2023 Peace Research Grants, and (c) the closing date for the The Senesh Fellowship application process.  Read more... 

6. Peace Education Commission (PEC) 

IPRA’s Peace Education Commission (PEC) will celebrate its 50th anniversary at the IPRA 2023 Conference, highlighting its work for peace through education and research. The conference program will also include discussions about the PEC’s future directions. Join us at the IPRA General Conference in Trinidad, May 2023. See: https://www.ipra2023.org/ or contact Candice Carter (ccarter@peacemaker.st). 

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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