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Call for Papers "The Future of Statebuilding: Ethics, Power and Responsibility in International Relations" International Conference Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Westminster London (UK) 9-11 October 2009 __________________________________________________ The Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Westminster, in conjunction with the BISA working group Sovereignty and its Discontents and the Taylor & Francis Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, are hosting a conference on The Future of Statebuilding; Ethics, Power and Responsibility in International Relations on the 9-11 October 2009. Theme In the post-Cold War era intra-state issues, from ethnic cleansing and underdevelopment to terrorism and civil war, have dominated the international security agenda. The integration of the domestic and the international has led to calls for more direct and invasive international involvement in the internal affairs of states. This has been manifest in the marked increase in both UN-sanctioned and unilateral interventions and numerous statebuilding operations. This conference seeks to interrogate the contemporary currency of intervention and statebuilding and highlight the key questions and challenges raised by recent practice. Keynote speakers Professor Alex Bellamy, University of Queensland Professor Simon Chesterman, New York University School of Law Professor Roland Paris, University of Ottawa Professor Oliver Richmond, University of St Andrews Papers In particular we seek papers that broadly address the following issues: - Aspiration and Practice: How do we understand/explain the gap between the aims and achievements of statebuilding? - Failed States: Rhetoric and Reality: What is the true nature of the influence of failed states on contemporary international security? - The Responsibility to Protect: How has R2P changed the norms governing the use of force? Is this a progressive development? - The Peacebuilding Commission: What role can/should the UN play in intervention and statebuilding? - The Future of Statebuilding After Iraq: What will the legacy of the invasion and occupation of Iraq be? Submission instructions If you wish to present a paper, please email a 300 word proposal and a short biographical note to <[email protected]> by May 21st 2009. Organisers Professor David Chandler, University of Westminster Dr Philip Cunliffe, Kings College London Dr Aidan Hehir, University of Westminster Contact: Dr Aidan Hehir Centre for the Study of Democracy University of Westminster 32-38 Wells Street London, W1T 3UW UK Email: [email protected] __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
