CALL FOR PROPOSALS AND PAPERS
IPRA GLOBAL CONFERENCE
‘PEACE AND JUSTICE IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD:
OPPORTUNITIES AHD CHALLENGES’
M
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NIVERSITY
, J
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24-28 N
OVEMBER
2012
DEADLINE 1 J UNE 2012
P
ARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT THEIR PROPOSAL VIA EMAIL to kkodama@human.mie-u.ac.jp, jake.lynch@sydney.edu.au and cecohen@brandeis.edu.
We realize that this application form is long. We ask for your patience to complete the entire form, as it will facilitate the secretariat in administration of the conference.
P
APER PROPOSAL FORM
First Name
Last Name
Sex
Date of Birth
Street
Town/City
Postcode
Country
F M
Telephone
Fax
E-mail
Institutional affiliation
Occupation/position
Academic status Professor Dr PhD student Other, please specify
Not in academia
Be sure you inform us about any change of address. The address indicated in the application form will be considered as you official place of residence and used for any correspondence.

3.
1.
Paper Title
2.
Abstract: Please provide abstract of approximately 200-250 words (introduce briefly the topic and the argument of the paper.
Despite the fact that an abstract is quite brief, it must do almost as much work as the multi-page paper that follows it. Use the following as a checklist for your next abstract: Motivation, Problem statement, Approach, Results, Conclusions).
Proposals will be forwarded to the relevant IPRA commissions/working groups. Please identify up to two commissions or working groups in THE ORDER you wish to have them considered in (you can do this with numbers 1 through 2 ). NOTE: If the commission/working group is not specified, the application will not be considered. If the order is not specified, the proposal will be sent only to the first commission/working group identified. If you have doubts which commission/working group to select, please send your proposal by electronic mail to IPRA Secretariat to kkodama@human.mie-u.ac.jp, jake.lynch@sydney.edu.au, and cecohen@brandeis.edu
The commissions are:
Art and Peace
Conflict Resolution and Peace Building
Development and Peace
Eastern Europe
Earth Charter
Ecology and Peace
Forced Migration
Gender and Peace
Global Political Economy
Indigenous Peoples Rights
Internal Conflicts
International Human Rights
Peace Tourism
The Working groups are:
Evaluation of Development and Peace Activities Group
World Governance and Peace Group
Knowledge and Peace Group
Middle East Group
Peace Psychology Group
Sport and Peace Group
Nonviolence
Peace Culture and Communications
Peace Education
Peace History
Peace Journalism
Peace Movements
Peace Theories
Peace Negotiations and Mediation
Reconciliation and Transitional Justice
Religion and Peace
Security and Disarmament
Youth

4.
Did you submit a proposal for the 2010 Conference?
Did you present at the 2010 Conference?
Do you wish to be considered as potential discussant?
Do you wish to be considered as a potential panel chair?
YES
YES
YES
YES
NO
NO
NO
NO
(The best discussants and chairs are often scholars with significant experience in the field. In general, graduate students should not fill this role.)
5.
Co-authors: For each co-author, the same information must be provided as above, on a separate form.
NOTE: if a co-author, is not planning on attending, please note it here (field)
6. If you are submitting another proposal to the same or another commission /working group, please indicate the title and the commission/working group
Title Commission
Conference fees are as follows. Prices are in American dollars:
Delegate from OECD = 350 With IPRA membership = 300
Non-OECD/student = 200 With IPRA membership = 150
Does your participation depend on funding from IPRA or other sources? (please select appropriate)
1.No 2. Yes, I need a grant from IPRA
(In principle, participants from low income countries are eligible for a grant, although numbers are very limited. Pls see guidelines for IPRA conference grants )
3.Yes, I applied to another source
(Please list which one, and mark if you need a confirmation letter from IPRA Secretariat in case your proposal will be selected) :
2.Application for IPRA Conference Grant
What grant you are a)travel grant b) accommodation c) registration exemption. applying for
(pls select appropriate) grant
-Please explain briefly what motivates you to apply for a travel grant d) complete cover of my travel, accommodation and registration for the conference

Please provide a short CV:
-University education: period from/to institution field of studies; qualifications obtained
-Other academic distinctions (fellowships, awards, scholarships) (5 Lines)
-List up to 5 of your best publications year Name of the publication publisher
-Professional experience: a)Academic (research and teaching experience) period institution job title subjects taught and research conducted

b)Non academic (period, name of employer, job title, description of responsibilities include sector
(education, ngo, etc). 15 (Lines)
Please give two Referees (name, position, relation to applicant, address, telephone, email)
In case your proposal will be selected, will you require visa to travel to Australia?
No
Yes (if yes, please fill in the following form):
Full Name (as it appears in your passport)
Birth Date
Passport Number
Date of issue
Date of Expiry
Address (where you would like to receive your invitation letter)
Tel
Fax (where you would like to receive your invitation letter)
Email
The address and the fax number of the embassy where you will be applying for visa
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL IS 1 June 2012 !