[TimorLesteStudies] Call for Papers: IPRA 2008, 15-19 July 2008, Leuven, Belgium

[Jenny]

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>Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 07:38:13 -0500
>From: John M Miller <fbp at igc.org>
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>Call for Papers
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>The Institute for Development and Peace (Institut für Entwicklung und
>Frieden ­ INEF), University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, will organize four
>panels at the 2008 Global Conference of the International Peace Research
>Organization (ipra), to be held 15-19 July 2008, in Leuven, Belgium
>(http://www.ipra2008.org/).
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>Concurrent with the Conference’s theme “Building Sustainable Development:
>Enacting peace and development”, the panels will focus on issues
>connecting the fields of peace and development. Four specific themes are
>presented in more detail below.
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>Please send an abstract of 200-250 words no later than 29 February 2008 to
>Tome Sandevski (tome.sandevski at inef.uni-due.de). Please indicate for which
>panel you would like to have your abstract considered and include your
>institutional affiliation and full contact information (postal and email
>address, phone, fax) in your submission. We aim to inform you about our
>decision by 15 March 2008. Academics from developing countries are
>particularly encouraged to apply.
>
>Thanks to the support of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
>Development, we are able to provide partial or full travel and
>accomodation funds for selected attendees.
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>Please help us by forwarding this Call for Papers to anyone who might be
>interested. Thank you for your support.
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>Panel 1: The Internal Dynamics of Hybrid Political Orders
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>In most developing societies, the boundaries between the polity, the
>economy and societal institutions are blurred. This interpenetration of
>social spheres leads to the emergence of hybrid political orders which
>encompass the formal state apparatus, informal institutions, ‚civil
>society’ groups as well as economic actors. These hybrid orders are
>characterized by a plurality of overlapping rule systems which has a
>profound effect on politics and policies in these societies. However, at
>present very little is known about these orders’ internal dynamics. This
>lacuna includes such basic questions as: How do these orders form and how
>do they evolve? How do hybrid orders relate to external actors as well as
>broader processes of social change such as globalization, urbanization and
>modernization? And how do hybrid political orders influence processes of
>state-building and state failure?
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>Panel 2: Donors’ Responses to Hybrid Political Orders
>
>Hybrid political orders (see panel #1) are not only governed by a
>particular internal logic, their relationship to development and peace is
>ambiguous. While such orders can sometimes act as stabilizing
>institutions, development policy has a hard time coming to grips with
>these political formations. The questions that this panel will address are
>mostly empirical in nature: How have donors reacted to hybrid political
>orders? Have they adapted, broken off contact or are they turning a blind
>eye to these institutions? The panel particularly welcomes contributions
>that analyse the micro-level interaction between donor and recipient
>actors.
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>Panel 3: The Role of Youth in Development and Peace-Building
>The category of youth is closely related to cultural definitions and to
>processes of social change. In the discussions of international donors and
>NGOs children and youth have traditionally been perceived as victims (of
>maldevelopment as well as of violence), while the current debate focuses
>on youth as a security problem (e.g. youth bulges, former child soldiers).
>But for most developing societies youth represents an important potential
>for development. The challenge for national governments as well as
>international donors is how youth can be integrated into development and
>peace-building projects in spite of social stratification and limited
>economic prospects. What role does youth play in different social spheres
>and what are instruments for youth empowerment? Single case studies,
>comparative research and policy-oriented contributions are equally
>welcome.
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>Panel 4: The Role of Regional Organizations in Conflict Resolution In
>spite of great hopes being placed in them, regional organizations have yet
>to fully actualize their potential when it comes to the prevention and
>resolution of conflicts. Although there has been some recent progress
>(notably within the African Union), regional organizations have usually
>found themselves unable to decisively impact both inter-state and
>intra-state conflicts. And despite the widespread introduction of early
>warning mechanisms, preventive action still eludes regional organizations.
>The aim of this panel is to critically examine the role of regional
>organizations in different crises with the intention of addressing the
>broader question whether these organizations do have the potential to
>prevent and resolve conflicts, or whether such aspirations will remain a
>pipe dream.
>
>
>--
>Tome Sandevski
>Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter / Research Fellow
>Institut für Entwicklung und Frieden / Institute for Development and Peace
>Universität Duisburg-Essen
>47048 Duisburg
>Germany
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>Besucheradresse / Visitors: Geibelstr. 41, SG 067
>Tel. +49-203 379-1436
>Fax +49-203 379-4425
>E-Mail: tome.sandevski at inef.uni-due.de
>Homepage: http://www.inef.de
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