CALL FOR PAPERS: Conexões Parciais (Anthropology)

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Revista Digital de Antropologia e Filosofia

The Journal Conexões Parciais (Anthropology) is calling for articles, essays, analytical reviews and interviews produced by undergratuate, graduate, postgraduate students and Professors.
It is an indexed (ISSN 2238-0159), based on peer-review and open-access Journal linked primarily to the State University of São Paulo “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP).

Editorial board.

Chief-Editor
Prof. Paulo Santilli (Unesp)
Responsible Editors
Leif Grünewald (PPGA/UFF)
Priscila Santos da Costa (University of St. Andrews)
Conselho Editorial
Prof. Roy Wagner (University of Virginia)
Prof.a Renata Medeiros Paoliello (Unesp)
Prof. Edgar Teodoro da Cunha (Unesp)
Prof. José Antonio Kelly Luciani (Ufsc)
Prof. Paride Bolletin (Università di Perugia)
Prof.a Silvia Maria Schmuziger Carvalho (Unesp)
Justin Shaffner (University of Cambridge)
Prof. Tony Crook (University of St. Andrews)
Prof. Edmundo Antonio Peggion (Unesp)
Prof. Martin Holbraad (University College London)

The Journal receives papers all year round, but the deadline for writings to be published on this second number is 11.04.2012.

The first number can be accessed here: http://conexoesparciais.com.br/?p=20
And the papers must be sent to: conexoesparciais@gmail.com

New Contributions: Conference Papers

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AWARD: Excellence in Security and Defense Education

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The Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS) announces the opening of the nomination process for the 2012 Dr. William J. Perry Awards

Annually, the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS) selects individuals and/or institutions to receive the Dr. William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education. The awards recognize significant contributions in the fields of security and defense education that reflect the Center’s mission focus. These contributions include the promotion of education, research, outreach and knowledge-sharing in defense and security issues in the Western Hemisphere that lead to enhancing professional security and defense capacity, advancing a cooperative international security environment, fostering effective civil-military relations and adherence to CHDS’ core values. The Center recognizes both individual and organizational efforts.

Eligibility

Candidates for eligibility include any individual or institution that has made or sustained a significant contribution in either academic or policy issues related to the security and defense sectors. They may be educators, practitioners, or institutions of defense and security throughout the Hemisphere, or from outside the region.

Nomination process

Nominations should be sent to the CHDS selection committee, providing the name of the individual or organization, the name of the nominator and contact information for both, a justification for nomination, and strong supportive material. The total package should not exceed 3,000 words. The process for nominating a candidate is open until June 15, 2012.

Presentation

The Dr. William J. Perry Award will be presented to the individual and/or representative of the institution selected, at a ceremony held during the third week of September, 2012, coinciding with the anniversary of the Center’s foundation.

Deadline

All nominations must be submitted by June 15, 2012.

Contact

The point of contact to which nominations should be sent is Mr. Michael Mann, CHDS Perry Award Project Coordinator. Electronic submissions should be sent to: mmann@ndu.edu; paper copies should be sent to: CHDS Perry Award Selection Committee, attn: Michael Mann, c/o National Defense University, Abraham Lincoln Hall, 260 5th Avenue, S.W., Bldg. 64, Washington, D.C. 20319-5066, the United States of America

More information

http://www.ndu.edu/chds/docUploaded/PERRY_AWARD_ENGLISH.pdf

CALL FOR PAPERS: Special Issue of Peace, Conflict, & Development: An Interdisciplinary Journal

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Thinking about Peace Research in 21st Century Latin America (December 2012 Special Issue)

The idea for this special issue originated from the Latin American Research Group (LARG) of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford. The Group was initiated and is run by PhD researchers, working on different aspects of peace and conflict issues in Latin America. With the forthcoming publication we would like to initiate a debate beyond the boundaries of our institution on what such a perspective can add to research on Latin America.

Theme of the Special Issue

With the end of military dictatorships in the Southern Cone and the signing of peace accords after Central American civil wars, most conflicts in Latin America were assumed to belong to the past. Consequently, the region has been overlooked by peace research. Nevertheless, in many countries of the region violence has only further escalated in the last 30 years. Countries such as Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Mexico are now considered to be some of the most violent countries in the world. Fuelling both violent conflict and structural injustice is economic inequality together with impunity, lack of rule of law, and continuing human rights abuses. These issues prompted various theoretical explanations.  But a Peace Studies perspective that challenged prevalent definitions of war, conflict and peace is missing from these explanations.

This Special Issue invites critical and innovative contributions on distinct Peace Studies perspectives into issues impacting the region. Peace Studies, here, is understood as a multidisciplinary field that explores and understands conflict and its structural issues. Submission should contribute to raising new awareness of continuing and new conflicts in the region. At the same time, options to overcome conflicts could be analysed, and examples of encouraging work for peace may be presented. We particularly urge young researchers and practitioners to submit academic articles, fieldwork reports, and book reviews in English. Some examples of thematic aspects include:

  • Regional development and conflict resolution/prevention
  • Peacebuilding and political systems
  • Critical theories and concepts of Peace Research applied to Latin America (e.g. structural violence, positive peace, conflict transformation, power and empowerment)
  • The role of the State in the reproduction of violence
  • Peace, restorative justice, and reconciliation
  • Economic inequality and social (in)justice
  • Civil society and social mobilisation
  • The impact of conflict on societies (focussing on areas such as gender, ethnicity, and race)

More information

www.peacestudiesjournal.org.uk

Deadline for Submission: 1st June 2012

Release: December 2012

Papers must be in English and should be submitted to: editor@peacestudiesjournal.org.uk

Please follow the submission guidelines in the Notes to Contributors section.

CONFERENCE: SLAS Annual Conference 2012, University of Sheffield (18 – 20 April 2012)

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The Department of Hispanic Studies at the University of Sheffield is hosting the 48th Annual Conference of the Society for Latin American Studies. The Conference will be as wide ranging as is customary, and will run from 1.30 on Weds 18th April, to lunchtime on Friday 20th.

Booking and fees

The 2012 SLAS conference fee will be as follows: £170 (full time employment), £100 (postgraduate / unwaged).

This price includes evening meals on Wednesday and Thursday, lunch on Thursday and Friday and teas/ coffees/ refreshments at intervals. You will be able to book and pay online in the New Year; a link will be provided. The link to a website for booking accommodation and discounted travel tickets will also be made available soon.

Proposed Panels (small selection)

• Approaches to Political Violence in Latin America

• Imagining Better Futures in Brazil

More information

http://www.slas.org.uk/events/annualConference.htm

CALL FOR PAPERS: Second ISA Forum of Sociology, Social Justice and Democratization, Buenos Aires (1 – 4 August 2012)

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Research Committee on Social Classes and Social Movements (RC47)

Subjective affirmation, social movement changes and construction of democracy

Session J: Civil society against violence

Organizers
Jeff GOODWIN, New York University, USA, jgoodwin.nyu@gmail.com
Geoffrey PLEYERS, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium, Geoffrey.Pleyers@uclouvain.be

This panel will focus on the struggles of social movements and civil-society actors more generally against the violence generated by authoritarian states, civil wars, and drug trafficking. How do social actors and civil society attempt to stop violence? In what contexts and to what extent have their efforts been successful? Some mobilizations against state violence have played a key role in the collapse of dictatorial regimes, notably in Argentina. In other cases, when violence does not leave much space for mass mobilizations, cultural, expressive and artistic forms of resistance have nevertheless been emerging. The panel welcomes contributions drawing on case studies in Latin America and other regions.

Session L: Climate justice, “buen vivir” and voluntary simplicity: New lifestyles and political commitments

Organisers
Geoffrey PLEYERS, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, geoffrey.pleyers@uclouvain.be
Stewart LOCKIE, The Australian National University, Australia, stewart.lockie@anu.edu.au

Across the world, social actors are showing growing concern about global warming and environmental devastations. While international institutions seem unable to cope with these challenges, grass-roots actors and activists’ networks are mobilizing support for a global agreement aiming at environmental protection and are developing alternative practices and visions of the world. The concept of ‘buen vivir’ illustrates the notable contribution of Latin American indigenous communities to the debate. In Europe and North America, citizens have appropriated alternative lifestyles, consuming less natural resources. This panel will focus on citizens’ initiatives and social movements envisioning to deal with environmental issues both by developing alternative lifestyles and promoting active participation in public debates.

Deadlines

  • On-line abstract submission from August 25 to December 15, 2011.
  • All Forum participants (presenters, chairs, discussants, etc.) need to pay the early registration fee by April 10, 2012, in order to be included in the programme. If not registered, their names will not appear in the Programme or Abstracts Book.
  • On-line registration will open August 25, 2011.

More information

http://www.isa-sociology.org/buenos-aires-2012/rc/rc.php?n=RC47

CONFERENCE REPORT: Gendered Violence, Bristol (23-25 Nov 2011)

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Conference Report: Maintaining a public profile and engaging with the research community whilst still being a novice researcher

by Jenna Murray de López, November 2011

Once we are initiated into the world of post graduate study, research and academia part of our learning and opportunities arise via the networking we do at conferences, symposiums and workshops outside of our own departments. This post has been written as a reflective piece and a report of a conference I am presenting at this week in Bristol, UK – Gendered Violence International Conference (www.genderedviolence.com ). As well as linking gendered violence debates to our global blog theme of researching security, I also want to draw attention to the importance of fledgling researchers and academics to engage in conference activity from the outset – as both a method to bust the ivory tower myths of academia and a way of building confidence in your work and learning to argue your standpoint.

Background to the Conference

Timed to coincide with the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on the 25th November 2011, this conference is concerned with promoting cross-disciplinary and cross-sector debate about the causes and prevention of gendered violence and aims to provide a forum in which dialogue between academics, practitioners, policy makers and grass roots organisations can develop.

Highlights and Main Points of the Conference

The Gendered Violence Conference was a mixture of academic speakers, activists and professionals who work with women in various contexts. There is always a great challenge for the academic or researcher to put their work into accessible language, free of jargon and with meaning in a wider context. I find that having a tradition in qualitative methods and ethnography by presenting (as much as is possible) the voices of the people whom I research with I am already breaking down barriers that allow me to publicly engage with my research. The challenge is to do this without being reductionist and shying away from the complex theories that inform our work and approaches.

Although titled the Gendered Violence International Conference there was a strong emphasis on women and the different forms of violence they are subjected to in the domestic context, sex work, human trafficking. The themes were opened up by the international streams which included my own work on Obstetric Violence in Mexico, Women Survivors of gender violence in Chile, FGM and migrant communities in the EU and various global speakers on the violence and performance of masculinity (see website for more details on all of these papers).

There was an emphasis at the conference on looking for solutions to tackling gendered violence and some good discussion was achieved throughout the three days.

Questions in relation to Researching Security

Apart from the benefits mentioned above, conferences are a good place to think and test new ideas out of the direct context of your own research. This week has made me think of how gendered violence is understood in terms of questions of global security, some of the issues I have begun to think about are as follows (any comments on these questions would be appreciated):

  • How are questions of security troubled by complexities of gendered violence in cultural contexts?
  • Does gendered violence (both in masculine and feminine terms) become lost in macro political economic analysis, or only present if a feminist or queer theory analysis is used?
  • Does State sponsored violence reinforce the practice and gendered violence, or does it work towards challenging it? This question has arisen because my paper focused on how an analysis of Obstetric Violence represents the attitudes to and practice of violence in the society at large – both in terms of State and Non-State. In other words do wider accepted forms of State sponsored violence normalise violence in other environments, or vice versa?
  • Can we understand female perpetrators of violent acts via the scope of Structural Violence? Or does that assume that females are not capable of being violent unless conditioned to do so by state apparatus?