THE WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES Advancing Understanding of Conflict, Justice, and Peace CALL FOR PROPOSALS for our 26th Annual Student Conference Negotiating in a Polarized Society A Conference FOR STUDENTS hosted by the Marquette University Center for Peacemaking Friday, March 30, 2012 The Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies invites college and university students from Wisconsin and surrounding states to submit proposals for its 26th Annual Student Conference. The conference is open to students from all disciplines and seeks submissions on the theme: Negotiating in a Polarized Society. Proposals dealing with the challenges of peacemaking will be considered, including ones addressing the topics of: Haves and have nots Religious and secular State and non-state terrorism Wealth and poverty Self and structural transformation Gender, ethnic, racial, and religious conflict Left and right Restorative and retributive justice Absolute nonviolence vs. just war Analysis of seemingly intractable conflicts Peace and war International legal and political institutions KEYNOTE ADDRESS Sara Terry, filmmaker and former correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, and Libby Hoffman, international peacemaker and founder of Peace Discovery Initiative and Catalyst for Peace, www.catalystforpeace.org WHAT TO SUBMIT PAPERS Papers for the conference should be 5-15 pages in length and based on individual or collaborative research and critical thinking. All research must be documented. Presenters will have 10-15 minutes to present a summary of their paper at the conference. Cash prizes for best papers! ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS Students may propose a full roundtable with at least three participants. Proposals should contain a one-page description of the issue to be discussed, as well as the names and addresses of the participants. CREATIVE WRITING AND THE ARTS Creative writing and other artistic expressions on the topic may include poems, short stories, visual art, songs, brief performance art, and theater. HOW AND WHEN TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK Proposals for papers, roundtables, arts presentations, and persuasive speeches can be made by mail or e-mail and are due February 20, 2012. Students whose submissions are accepted are expected to attend the conference. Finished work must be submitted in hard copy by March 19, 2012, and should include a title, the student’s name, mailing and e-mail addresses, and phone number, and (on a separate page) the category of submission. Send proposals and finished work to Patrick Kennelly, Marquette University Center for Peacemaking, PO Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, and to patrick.kennelly@marquette.edu. www.wisconsin-institute.org