Call for Papers

[Susan Maneck]

RELIGION, PEACE-BUILDING, AND CONFLICT IN AFRICA CALL FOR PAPERS! On April 1-3, the Kroc Institute's Program in Religion, Conflict and Peacebuilding (PRCP) will convene a conference entitled, Religion in African Conflicts and Peace-building Initiatives: Problems and Prospects for a Globalizing Africa, at the Jinja Nile Resort in Uganda.  In an effort to develop the promising new sub-field of religion, peace-building, and conflict in the African context, with an emphasis on the cross-fertilization of theory and practice, we are inviting submissions from scholars, activists, and practitioners from inside and outside of Africa. Religion in African Conflicts and Peace-building Initiatives: Problems and Prospects for a Globalizing Africa Conference Theme Why is it that, in contemporary Africa, such apparently progressive and universalizing processes as democratization and liberalization have been accompanied by an unprecedented increase in religious conflict and revivalism?  By focusing on the increasing salience of religion in the public sphere, as well as changing religious-state configurations, we seek to generate new perspectives on conflict and peace-building in the African context.  We invite papers on a broad range of issues concerning the role of religion in African conflicts and peace-building, covering regions throughout the continent.  Some topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) religion, African states, and the crisis of governance, 2) multi-religious peace-building initiatives, 3) Islamic activism, 4) the politics of indigenous revivalism, 5) media access and representation,  6) gendered and generational dimensions of religious conflict and conflict transformation, 7) religion and the AIDs crisis, 8) proselytization and social conflict, 9) the development of new local-global religious networks (including the "NGO factor"), and 10) the role of religious ideologies and organizations in the popularization of human rights discourses. (Deadline for Submissions: December 15, 2003) Conference Package: USD2000 The conference fee will cover air-transport from Chicago to Entebbe via British Airways, six day accommodation and all meals at the Jinja Nile Resort for the full duration of the conference and an excursion to Kampala. Flights will leave out of Chicago on March 29 and return on April 6, 2004. As funds are limited, PRCP will not be able to provide financial support. Participants are encouraged to seek their own funding. (A limited amount of scholarships are available only for scholars currently based in Africa). Submitting a paper for consideration If you wish to have a paper considered for inclusion, or to attend the conference, please contact the PRCP coordinator, A. Rashied Omar, with the following information: a paper title; an abstract of up to 250 words; your name and full contact details including e-mail address; a short bio of less than 50 words. Proposals may be made either by e-mail, by mail or by fax. Deadline for submitting abstracts or panel proposals: December 15, 2003. For all inquiries please contact the PRCP Coordinator: A. Rashied Omar The Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies University of Notre Dame P.O.Box 639 Notre Dame, Indiana 46556-0639 USA Tel: + (574) 631-7740 Fax:+ (574) 631-6973 EMAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please feel free to copy to associates or colleagues working on these issues. ---------- You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.jccc.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=bahai-st news://list.jccc.net/bahai-st http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (public)