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