Reconsidering Conflict, Terror and Resolution

Call For Papers
Reconsidering Conflict, Terror and Resolution
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow 11-12 September 2008

The Strathclyde Conflict and Resolution (SCAR) group is hosting an
interdisciplinary conference which will analyse the themes of conflict,
terror and resolution at various levels: past-present; private-public;
local-global. In doing so it aims to reach across disciplinary barriers
by bringing together experts from the whole of the social sciences
spectrum, including (but not limited to) politics, history, law,
sociology and psychology. Such a holistic analysis of conflict and
terror will provoke, stimulate and question contemporary thought, while
advocating the need for joint efforts to address common challenges.

We welcome submissions, individual papers, as well as three paper
panels, on any of the following or related themes:

Constructing Conflict
Linguistic representation
Visual representation
Propaganda and spin
Speech-acts and securitisation
Collective memory
Silencing of conflict
Narratives of conflict
War reportage

Experiencing Conflict
Living with, and fleeing conflict
Prisoners of war
Implications for human rights
Divided cities and sectarianism
Conflict and the body
Gendering conflict
Conflict in schools and in the home
The ‘War on Terror’

Managing & Resolving Conflict
Restorative justice
Civic justice
Just war and military intervention
Diplomacy and multilateralism
Culture and reconciliation
Crisis and contingencies management
International organisations
Technologies of security

Abstracts of 300-500 words and a one-page CV should be submitted by 31
March 2008 to scar-group@strath.ac.uk
A selection of papers will be considered for publication.
For more details please visit www.strath.ac.uk/scar or contact us at
scar-group@strath.ac.uk