Call for Proposals: 6th Benjamin V. Cohen Peace Conference - Cultivating Paths to Sustainable Peace
The BSU Center for Peace and Conflict Studies welcomes your proposals to present at the 6th Benjamin V. Cohen Peace Conference - Cultivating Paths to Sustainable Peace. The Conference will he held on Zoom on April 4 & 5.
Scholars, students, practitioners, and activists from all disciplines as well as laypersons are invited to submit proposals to present symposia and lightning rounds.
Proposals will be blind reviewed. We welcome submissions, in particular, that focus on strategies, research, and recommendations surrounding peacemaking and peacebuilding, as well as those that explore the bridge between activism and research.
Suggested topics include (but are not limited to):
Community peacemaking/peacebuilding theory and praxis
Community violence causes, analysis, alternatives, solutions
COVID-19 and peace
Political polarization
School violence causes, analysis, alternatives, solutions
Structural violence relative to race, gender, sexuality, class, religion
Justice and reconciliation
Race relations
Law enforcement and marginalized populations
Mediation
Domestic violence
Volunteerism
Restorative justice
Poverty
Religious intolerance and/or conflict
Community corrections
Community organizing
Legislative access
Immigration
Gun reform
Internet and social media for peacemaking/peacebuilding
Post-conflict reconstruction
National/international law and local politics
International peacemaking and peacebuilding/peacemaking and peacebuilding across borders
Ethnic conflict
Meditation and mindfulness
Sports for development and peace
Suicide prevention
Human rights
Sexual harassment
Economic inequity or equality
Health disparities
Environmental issues
Homelessness
Deadline for submitting proposals: January 27, 2025 (5 PM EST).
Further information including how to submit a proposal can be found on the conference website.