Call for Papers: Post-war Development in Asia and Africa Symposium

Apr 7, 2014 | Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium and Centre for Poverty Analysis

The symposium approaches the question of post- war/conflict development policy as encompassing distinctive goals and processes but addressing two overarching, inter-related, and equally important imperatives. These include addressing questions of distributive justice, economic reconstruction, and sustainable and inclusive growth on the one hand, and ensuring political inclusion, democratic participation, social cohesion, and rule of law, on the other.

The symposium is envisaged as a multi-disciplinary and multi-stake holder forum that aims to examine trends, differences, special cases and best practices with the objective of a) enabling learning and dialogue between post-war polities, and b) informing and rendering post-war development policies and practice more evidence based and relevant.

The symposium will also allow the SLRC to share outputs with, and receive critical feedback from, a range of different actors. This in turn will support the development of research and knowledge to guide post-war/conflict economic and social development policies, especially in the global South.

The concept note for the symposium can be downloaded here 

Abstracts for research papers must be submitted by email (symposium@cepa.lk) to reach us no later than 30th April 2014.

Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be informed no later than 10th May 2014.
Authors will need to submit full-length draft papers no later than 15th August 2014and be prepared to present their papers at the Symposium to be held in Sri Lanka between the 1st to the 3rd September 2014.

Limited support for travel and participation maybe available, but authors are encouraged to look for their own funding to attend. Participation at the Symposium is by invitation only.