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SUMMARY:The Ideational Approach to Populism: Consequences and Mitigation
DESCRIPTION:“The Ideational Approach to Populism: Consequences and Mitigation” will be a three day conference held at the IE School for Global and Public Affairs in Segovia\, Spain June 24-26\, 2019. The conference is organized by Team Populism\, a research group based at Brigham Young University. \nWith populist forces gaining power in several countries for the first time in years\, policymakers and citizens are more concerned than ever with populism’s consequences and how we should respond. In this conference\, Team Populism will explore the consequences of populism and how they are mitigated. Participants will focus on different levels of analysis\, including countries and the international system (democratic norms and institutions\, economic and other policy outcomes\, media behavior\, and consequences for parties or party systems)\, as well as the level of individual citizens (social polarization and the psychology of populism). Participants will work towards the creation of an edited volume.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/the-ideational-approach-to-populism-consequences-and-mitigation/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190624T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190626T170000
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SUMMARY:African Peacebuilding Network Grantee Research Methods Training Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) program held a week-long joint workshop in Peduase\, Aburi\, Ghana for the 2019 cohort of APN Individual Research Grant (IRG) recipients and the 2019 cohort of Next Gen fellows. The workshop was organized in collaboration with the University of Ghana\, Legon from June 24—28\, 2019. \n15 APN Individual Research Grant participants benefited from lectures\, working group sessions\, and one-on-one dialogues with experienced facilitators\, including senior scholars\, and current and former APN Advisory Board members. The grantees met from June 24th to June 26th\, 2019. The workshop involved a mix of plenary lectures\, small working groups and one-on-one feedback sessions. During breakout sessions\, each small working groups led by a facilitator guided grantees through presentation of their projects and peer-review and feedback on each other’s projects.  These sessions helped grantees refine their proposals\, research questions and methods before heading out to conduct fieldwork and collect data for their research projects. \nOn June 24th\, the workshop began with Ron Kassimir\, the Vice President of Programs at the Social Science Research Council making some opening remarks. Professor Yaw Ohenaba-Sakiy\, Dean of the School of Continuing and Distance Education\, College of Education\, at the University of Ghana\, Legon also gave welcome remarks\, noting the diversity of participants coming from ten different African countries. He also spoke about how he and the University of Ghana were proud to collaborate with the APN and Next Gen programs in promoting research capacity on the African continent. Honorable Sam Okudzeto\, former Member of Parliament in Ghana and special guest of honor also discussed the importance of peace as a necessary tool for sustainable development in Africa. \nThe keynote lecture at the workshop was delivered by Dr. Chukwuemeka Eze\, the Executive Director of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP)\, based in Accra\, Ghana. Dr. Eze spoke to “ideal mediation” and how it is of importance to creating synergy between peace and mediation. He also spoke about how peacebuilding is for the good of everyone and emphasized the importance of developing strong national peace infrastructures\, and long-term governmental funding of peacebuilding initiatives and programs. \nDay two of the workshop involved four plenary lectures by senior scholars and experts in various aspects of peacebuilding research. The first lecture was delivered by Professor Kenneth Omeje on\, “The Fundamentals of Peacebuilding Knowledge Production in Africa: Critical Reflections on Qualitative Research Methods.” He encouraged participants to think about how to find the best ways to formulate research projects that address or are capable of helping to structure Africa’s social realities. Professor Omeje also emphasized the fact that primary data can and should only be collected from relevant persons and highlighted the epistemological imperatives of peacebuilding knowledge production. \nProfessor Temitope Oriola gave the next lecture\, titled “Conducting Research in Conflict-Affected Zones: Understanding Particularities\, Risks and ‘Insiderness’.” He expressed the view that researchers would be naïve to think they can stand outside history and politics. In this regard\, Prof. Oriola advised scholars on the need to find ways to connect to individuals and communities in order to gain access and acceptance. He also emphasized the importance of taking into account the ethical challenges that may occur when researchers are in the field. \nThe third lecture by Professor Heidi Hudson spoke to “Mainstreaming Gender into Peacebuilding Research Methods.” She made the succinct point that “our gender identity is constructed through the interaction with other identities and that intersectionality is about multiple subjectivities.” Prof. Hudson also emphasized the importance of every researcher working on peacebuilding to remember that the most fundamental part of their fieldwork is to “do no harm”. \nThe last lecture of the day was given by Professor Ismail Rashid. It was titled\, “The Ethics of Fieldwork-based Research in African Peacebuilding.” The lecturer urged participants to always take into account the historical and economic contexts of the countries they are working in. Prof. Rashid also spoke about the need to be constantly challenging our assumptions and ideas and that we should not take theory as unchallengeable. \nThe third and last day of the workshop was made up of a series of joint activities with Next Gen fellows. The day began with opening remarks and introductions by Professor Ismail Rashid and Professor Sarah Ssali. This was followed by joint working group session with APN grantees and Next Gen fellows during which participants were able to get to know each other and share constructive feedback on each other’s projects. \nIn the afternoon\, APN grantees and Next Gen fellows went to the University of Ghana\, Legon for a special keynote speech by Professor Michael Tagoe\, Acting Provost at the College of Education. The keynote speech was titled “Why Research Matters: Relevance and Challenges.” During his presentation\, Professor Tagoe spoke about the place of research in the University of Ghana and Africa\, and advised researchers to apply their research findings towards framing social questions and solving societal problems. . The day activities were concluded with an informative and inspiring off-site visit to the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) where fellows and grantees were given a brief presentation on the history of the Centre and its goals and objectives. Following the visit\, APN and Next Gen fellows went to a group dinner.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/african-peacebuilding-network-grantee-research-methods-training-workshop/
LOCATION:Peduase Valley Resort\, Peduase\, Aburi\, Ghana
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190628T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190628T170000
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SUMMARY:China-Africa Peace Fellowship Preparatory Workshop
DESCRIPTION:On June 28\, 2019\, Understanding Violent Conflict Director Tatiana Carayannis and Program Associate Nisreen Yonis participated in the first of three workshops for the 2018-2020 cohort of China-Africa Peace Fellows. \nGuided by program staff and hosted by Professor Wang Yi Zhou\, the deputy dean of the School of International Studies at Peking University\, the Fellows reflected on findings\, challenges\, and the current status of their fieldwork research and writing.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/china-africa-peace-fellowship-preparatory-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190709T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190709T150000
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SUMMARY:Abe Fellowship Setsumeikai 2019 - Tokyo
DESCRIPTION:安倍フェローシップ・プログラムへの申請をお考えの皆様を対象に、下記の通り申請説明会を開催いたします。当日は、申請書・研究計画書の書き方についてご説明する他、過去の安倍フェローを迎えて質疑応答の時間も予定しております。ぜひ万障お繰り合わせの上ご参加下さいますようお願い申し上げます。 \n  \nDATE&TIME：July 9\, 2019 1:30 PM~3 PM \n 2019年7月9日（火曜日）13時30分〜15時 \n  \nPLACE：2F Sakura Hall\, Japan Foundation (4-4-1 Yotsuya\, Shinjuku-ku\, Tokyo) \n国際交流基金（ジャパンファウンデーション）2階JFICさくらホール \n東京都新宿区四谷4-4-1 http://www.jpf.go.jp/j/access/map.html \n  \nSPEAKER：Nishikawa Kunio  西川 邦夫 \nAssociate Professor\, College of Agriculture\, Ibaraki University | 2016 Abe Fellow \n茨城大学農学部地域総合農学科 准教授  | 2016 年安倍フェロー \n参加ご希望の方は、メールでabetokyo[at]ssrc.orgまでお申し込み下さい。
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/abe-fellowship-setsumeikai-2019-tokyo/
LOCATION:Japan Foundation\, Sakura Hall
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190711T173000
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SUMMARY:Abe Fellowship Setsumeikai 2019 - Osaka
DESCRIPTION:安倍フェローシップ・プログラムへの申請をお考えの皆様を対象に、下記の通り申請説明会を開催いたします。当日は、申請書・研究計画書の書き方についてご説明する他、過去の安倍フェローを迎えて質疑応答の時間も予定しております。ぜひ万障お繰り合わせの上ご参加下さいますようお願い申し上げます。 \n  \nDATE&TIME：July 11\, 2019 5:30 PM~7 PM \n 2019年7月11日（木曜日）17時30分〜19時 \n  \nPLACE：Kansai University Room\, Umeda Campus\, Kandai MeRise\, Rm 705\, 7th Floor \n(1-5 Tsurunocho\, Kita Ward\, Osaka) \n関西大学梅田キャンパスKandai MeRise　7階705号室 \n(大阪府大阪市北区鶴野町1-5) \nhttp://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/umeda/access/index.html \n  \nSPEAKER：岡本 章    Okamoto Akira \nProfessor\, Faculty of Economics\, Okayama University (2015 Abe Fellow) \n岡山大学経済学部社会文化学科　教授  (2015年安倍フェロー \n  \n参加ご希望の方は、メールでabetokyo[at]ssrc.orgまでお申し込み下さい。
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/abe-fellowship-setsumeikai-2019-osaka/
LOCATION:Kansai University Room\, Umeda Campus\, Kandai MeRise\, Rm 705\, 7th Floor\, 1-5 Tsurunocho\, Kita Ward\, Osaka\, Kita Ward\, Osaka\, Japan
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190713
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190714
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SUMMARY:Digital Threats to Democracy: Comparative Lessons and Possible Remedies
DESCRIPTION:“Digital Threats to Democracy: Comparative Lessons and Possible Remedies” was a two-day research workshop that brought together both emerging and senior scholars to present comparative research on the impact of digital media on democratic processes and institutions\, including topics such as dis- and misinformation\, propaganda\, and political polarization. The workshop was held June 13-14 at the Social Science Research Council in Brooklyn\, New York. \nThe workshop was organized in partnership with the International Journal of Press/Politics. Participants in the workshop were invited to submit their work for a special issue in IJPP\, an open call for which is now available here (deadline: September 1\, 2019). \nThe original call for proposals for the June workshop  may be found here. \nFaculty Chair: \nCristian Vaccari\nReader in Political Communication\, Loughborough University\nEditor-in-Chief\, the International Journal of Press/Politics \nPresentations: \nShelley Boulianne\nAssociate Professor\, MacEwan University\nProblems of Democracy or Problems of Disposition? The Role of Personality and Ideology in Political Talk and Like-Minded Discussion \nErik Bucy\nProfessor\, Texas Tech University\nBuilding Societal Resilience to Digital Disinformation \nCody Buntain\nPostdoctoral Fellow\, New York University\nCross-Platform State Propaganda: Russian Trolls on Twitter and YouTube During the 2016 US Presidential Election \nJessica Collier\nPhD Candidate\, University of Texas\, Austin\nExposure to Fact-Checks on Facebook: Field Experiments in Four Continents \nEdda Humprecht\nSenior Research and Teaching Associate\, University of Zurich (IKMZ)\nResilience to Online Disinformation: A Framework for Cross-National Comparative Research \nEleonora Kirkizh\nPhD Candidate\, GESIS Leibniz Institute for Social Sciences\nPopulist Attitudes and Selective Exposure to News \nOzan Kuru\nPostdoctoral Fellow in Science of Science Communication\, University of Pennsylvania\nUnderstanding Political Informational Processing in WhatsApp Groups: A Comparative Study of User Perceptions and Practices in Turkey\, Singapore\, and the USA\n\nGordon Ramsay\nSenior Research Fellow\, University of Westminster\nRussian Needles in Western Media Haystacks: Propaganda Detection through Text Matching in British and U.S. Media \nChris Tenove\nPostdoctoral Research Fellow\, University of British Columbia\nDisinformation as a Democratic Threat: Conceptual Models and Policy Approaches\n\nShawn Walker\nAssistant Professor\, Arizona State University\nThe IMPED Model of Misinformation \nJenifer Whitten-Woodring\nAssociate Professor\, University of Massachusetts\, Lowell\nLessons from Myanmar’s Facebook-Driven Communal Violence: The Divisive Potential of Social Media in an Intolerant Society \nMagdalena Wojcieszak\nAssociate Professor\, University of California\, Davis\nand Andreu Casas\nPostdoctoral Fellow\, New York University\nDetecting Long-term Media Effects on Affective Polarization: Evidence from Web-tracking and Longitudinal Surveys in Three Countries Guests \nOther Guests: \nDavid Karpf\nAssociate Professor\, the George Washington University \nBaird Howland\nData Scientist\, Harmony Labs
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/digital-threats-to-democracy-comparative-lessons-and-possible-remedies/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190828T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190828T170000
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SUMMARY:2019 Democratic Erosion Conference
DESCRIPTION:To mark the conclusion of the second year of Democratic Erosion\, a student conference will be held at American University on August 28\, 2019. \nDemocratic Erosion is a cross-institutional collaborative course that aims to help students critically and systematically evaluate the risks to democracy both in the US and abroad through the lens of theory\, history\, and social science. The syllabus project began in 2017\, and the Anxieties of Democracy program is a proud co-sponsor. You may learn more about the initiative here.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/2019-democratic-erosion-conference/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190919
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190921
DTSTAMP:20241213T153033Z
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SUMMARY:Experts Consultative Meeting for Developing A Course Module for Conflict-Sensitive Journalism in Africa
DESCRIPTION:This meeting\, organised jointly by the University of Ghana (School of Information and Communication Studies) and the African Peacebuilding Network of the Social Science Research Network\, convened on the 19th of September\, starting off at 9 am. The two conveners\, former APN grantees Dr. Admire Mare (Namibia University of Technology) and Prof. Audrey Gadzepo (University of Ghana)\, also the Dean of the School of Information and Communication Studies\, welcomed guests and proceeded to give opening presentations. In attendance were an expert group of media practitioners\, lecturers of media studies and journalism across the continent\, most of whom are former grantees of the Africa Peacebuilding Network (APN). \nThe meeting congregated APN alumni\, among them Tendai Chari (University of Venda\, South Africa)\, (Frederick Ogenga (Rongo University\, Kenya)\, Jacinta Maweu (University of Nairobi\, Kenya)\, Sivalie Mbayo (Fourah Bay College\, University of Sierra Leone)\, Noah Echa Atta (Federal University\, Kashere\, Nigeria)\, Amanda Coffie (Legon Centre for International Affairs\, University of Ghana)\, and representatives from WANEP-West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (Beatrice Brew and Queeneth Tawo). It also included both media practitioners\, scholars\, and security personnel from KAIPTC (Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Centre)\, among them Brigadier General E. Kotia and Colonel M’Bawine Atintande (rtd). The APN was represented by Dr Duncan Omanga\, the Program officer for Social Science Research Council’s (SSRC) African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa (Next Gen) programs. \nThe opening session laid out the agenda of the meeting\, which was to deliver a module on conflict-sensitive reporting in Africa.  This module was borne out of a need of producing a university level course module that would speak to the realities of African contexts and African journalistic practice. Thereafter\, Dr Ernest Ampadu\, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education and Leadership\, at the University of Ghana\, took the audience through the intricacies of making both a curriculum and a course module. He advised that it was important for members to distinguish between course outcomes and course objectives\, as well as between course descriptions and course content. This lecture set the ball rolling into the details of the work. \nThe workshop was structured through both plenaries and intensive group working sessions\, with more work being done within the working sessions. The plenaries focused on debates on Afrocentric and decolonised knowledge within media and conflict studies\, while the groups focused on fleshing out the details of what each sub-section of the module entailed. The first draft of the module on conflict-sensitive reporting in Africa was finally produced on the second and final day. It comprised of extensive sub-modules modules of conflict theories and concepts\, conflict in Africa\, and conflict-sensitive reporting in Africa. Participants observed that besides being a stand-alone module that could be used across universities in Africa\, the module could be further consolidated and extended in the future for a postgraduate degree or a postgraduate diploma in the same field. The draft module will undergo further review and validation by practitioners in the field before being finalized. The APN plans to publish the finalized version of the module on its website and hopes that the module will be launched and piloted in several African universities.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/experts-consultative-meeting-for-developing-a-course-module-for-conflict-sensitive-journalism-in-africa/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190923
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190924
DTSTAMP:20210916T163506Z
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SUMMARY:2019 College and University Fund for the Social Sciences Conference
DESCRIPTION:The Present and Future of Transnational and Global Research\n\nMonday\, September 23\, 2019\nNew York University\nNew York\, NY \nThe 2019 gathering of the College and University Fund for the Social Sciences brought together representatives from the fund’s member institutions to discuss persistent challenges and potential opportunities for the social sciences on their campuses. This year’s conference focused on the present and future of transnational and global research\, and featured panel sessions on “Thinking Global AND Local: International Knowledge Production Today\,” “Experiments in Global and Transnational Studies: Intellectual and Institutional Innovations\,” and “The Internationalization of Higher Education: Peering Into the Future.” \nThe conference agenda was developed in collaboration with the 2019 planning committee: Dean Rachel Croson (Michigan State)\, Dean Charles Hale (UC Santa Barbara)\, Dean Kevin McLaughlin (Brown)\, Deputy Provost Cybele Raver (NYU)\, and Vice President Celeste Watkins-Hayes (Northwestern). \nHeld every other year\, the College and University Fund Conference provides a rare opportunity for academic leaders to devote a full day to collectively considering shared\, fundamental challenges facing the social sciences. The inaugural conference in 2017 focused on the challenge of securing knowledge in a digital and “post truth” age. The conference was central to the development of the SSRC’s Task Force Report\, “To Secure Knowledge: Social Science Partnerships for the Public Good.” \nThe Social Science Research Council’s College and University Fund for the Social Sciences is a consortium of higher education partners providing annual support to the SSRC to enhance the infrastructure of global social science research\, catalyze interdisciplinary and cross-institutional collaborations\, and help launch the careers of junior scholars through fellowships\, workshops\, and mentorship. For more information on the College and University Fund\, please contact CUF@ssrc.org or call (718) 517-3713.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/2019-college-and-university-fund-for-the-social-sciences-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191001T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191001T203000
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SUMMARY:Sowing Resolution: The Case for Reparations in Action
DESCRIPTION:What is the true impact of racial slavery in the United States today? Newly available archival sources and new technological methods create unprecedented possibilities for understanding America’s past\, especially as it pertains to racial and ethnic groups that have been systematically excluded from traditional social and historical analyses. In 1838\, Georgetown College (now University) sold more than 272 enslaved people (the GU272) “down river” to secure its financial health. The Georgetown Slavery Archive is beginning to bring to light\, in unprecedented detail\, how an entire community was transformed by slavery. \n\nAs a national conversation about reparations takes root\, the Social Science Research Council and Brooklyn Historical Society gathered a panel of experts to discuss how the legacy of slavery might be confronted and repaired\, and to explore one concrete example happening today. What is owed to these descendants\, and how has Georgetown made amends? \nNew York University journalism professor and New York Times contributing writer Rachel Swarns moderated a conversation with Adam Rothman\, Georgetown University historian and principal curator of the Georgetown Slavery Archive; Mélisande Short-Colomb\, student activist at Georgetown University and descendant of the GU272; and Katherine Franke\, author of Repair: Redeeming the Promise of Abolition and Sulzbacher Professor of Law\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies at Columbia University. \nWith support from the Ford Foundation. This program is presented as part of the Social Science Research Council’s Inequality Initiative\, a series of programs and projects that bring innovative social science analysis to bear on our understanding of the roots and consequences of unequal participation in political\, economic\, and social systems across the globe.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/sowing-resolution-the-case-for-reparations-in-action-2/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191003
DTSTAMP:20210921T012138Z
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SUMMARY:Sowing Resolution: The Case for Reparations in Action
DESCRIPTION:What is the true impact of racial slavery in the United States today? Newly available archival sources and new technological methods create unprecedented possibilities for understanding America’s past\, especially as it pertains to racial and ethnic groups that have been systematically excluded from traditional social and historical analyses. In 1838\, Georgetown College (now University) sold more than 272 enslaved people (the GU272) “down river” to secure its financial health. The Georgetown Slavery Archive is beginning to bring to light\, in unprecedented detail\, how an entire community was transformed by slavery. \n \nAs a national conversation about reparations takes root\, the Social Science Research Council and Brooklyn Historical Society gathered a panel of experts to discuss how the legacy of slavery might be confronted and repaired\, and to explore one concrete example happening today. What is owed to these descendants\, and how has Georgetown made amends? \nNew York University journalism professor and New York Times contributing writer Rachel Swarns moderated a conversation with Adam Rothman\, Georgetown University historian and principal curator of the Georgetown Slavery Archive; Mélisande Short-Colomb\, student activist at Georgetown University and descendant of the GU272; and Katherine Franke\, author of Repair: Redeeming the Promise of Abolition and Sulzbacher Professor of Law\, Gender\, and Sexuality Studies at Columbia University. \nWith support from the Ford Foundation. This program is presented as part of the Social Science Research Council’s Inequality Initiative\, a series of programs and projects that bring innovative social science analysis to bear on our understanding of the roots and consequences of unequal participation in political\, economic\, and social systems across the globe.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/sowing-resolution-the-case-for-reparations-in-action/
LOCATION:Brooklyn Historical Society\, 128 Pierrepont Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191009T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191009T080000
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SUMMARY:Congolese Research Network on Peace and Security (ResCongo) - Annual Conference 2019
DESCRIPTION:ResCongo held its second annual conference from 9-10 October 2019\, in collaboration with the SSRC’s Understanding Violent Conflict (UVC) program\, the University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN)\, Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Bukavu (ISP-Bukavu)\, and the Conflict Research Group (CRG) at Ghent University\, at Hôtel Beau Lieu in Bukavu. UVC director Dr. Tatiana Carayannis was invited to attend as a member of the advisory committee. ResCongo invited members and interested researchers to submit abstracts\, draft papers\, and present their work through a call for proposals. The theme of the conference was “Citizenship\, Conflict and Cross-Border Mobility: A Look at DRC and its Neighbors.”The conference began with opening remarks from Godefroid Muzalia\, Professor at the department of history & social science at the ISP-Bukavu and head of the research group for conflict and human security (GEC-SH) at the University Research Center of Kivu. Over the course of two days\, conference leaders and participants held panels on topics ranging from “Dynamics of armed groups and contexts of insecurity” to “Socio-professional mobility and cross-border trade.” Prominent Congolese researchers led most of the panel discussions\, while Dr. Carayannis was asked to co-lead a discussion on methodologies\, the usefulness of scientific research\, and how scientific research can best inform public policy.ResCongo\, the first national Congolese network of researchers working on peace and security issues\, is a virtual platform that promotes and facilitates exchanges among Congolese scholars\, connecting and enhancing the participation of these researchers in international academic and policy discussions. ResCongo was created in October 2016 and is coordinated by Professor Jose Bazonzi (UNIKIN) and Professor Godefroid Muzalia Kihangu (ISP-Bukavu & GEC-SH).Support for the creation of the website and virtual presence of ResCongo comes from the UK Department for International Development (DFID)\, while funding for the conference was provided by LSE’s Centre for Public Authority and International Development (CPAID) through the UK Economic and Social Research Council and Global Challenges Research Fund (ESRC-GCRF). For more information on ResCongo\, please see their website: http://rescongo.org/ and Twitter handle @ResCongo.
URL:https://www.ssrc.org/events/congolese-research-network-on-peace-and-security-rescongo-annual-conference-2019/
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