Call for Abstracts: Peace Conference at Wageningen University

Apr 21, 2015 | Wageningen University
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Natural resources often lie at the heart of wars and civil strife. At least forty percent of all intrastate conflicts over the past sixty years have had a link to natural resources and the environment. Global trends such as population growth, climate change and environmental degradation place a significant, and often unsustainable pressure on the natural resource base, such as minerals, land and water. Good governance of natural resources and environmental protection are seen as key ingredients for peace and post-conflict development. National Committee Commemorations Capitulations 1945 (Wageningen45) and Wageningen University are organizing the second Peace Conference from 7-10 October 2015. This international academic conference will focus on the role of natural resources in preventing, managing and resolving violent conflict.

Keynote speakers: Massimo Morelli (University of Bocconi), Christopher Cramer (SOAS University of London) and Francesco Casseli (London School of Economics).

We invite abstracts from any academic discipline related to natural resources and conflict.  Relevant topics in this context may include (but are not limited to):

  • The role of natural resources in peace negotiations and peace keeping operations;
  • High value natural resources, state fragility and peace building
  • Water governance and implications for water conflict;
  • Preventing and managing resource conflicts
  • Conflicts around investments in land
  • Governance, natural resources and peace building
  • Corporate conduct, natural resources and fragile states

The scientific committee is currently accepting submissions. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries.

 

Date of conference: October 7-10 2015

Location: Wageningen, The Netherlands

Deadline for submission of abstract: July 15 2015

Guidelines

Abstracts of papers, in the range of 400 to 500 words, should be sent to info@peaceconference.org. A short biography should also be included, containing relevant information about the author's academic background and previous publications.

More information

www.peaceconference.org

Scientific Committee: Erwin Bulte (Wageningen University), Paul Richards (Njala University), Päivi Lujala (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) and Macartan Humphreys (University of Columbia)