The University of Notre Dame's annual Student Peace Conference will take place on March 31 and April 1, 2006. The conference is

sponsored by the Kroc Institute and is planned and directed

by undergraduate peace studies students.

Titled "Voices of Today, Changes for Tomorrow", the conference will highlight student activism, youth leadership, and the role of youth in peacebuilding. The conference also will explore the consequences of war and conflict on youth and society. To register, click here.

The two-day conference will feature seminars, lectures, artistic performances and exhibits, and a keynote speaker. Undergraduate and graduate peace students of all majors are invited to submit proposals regarding potential presentations. The organizers welcome presentations of peace from all disciplines and perspectives.

The Peace Conference Committee invites papers, panel proposals, performances, audio-visual presentation, interactive sessions or workshops and other programs broadly exploring the role of youth in conflict and in the peacebuilding process. Presentations on additional aspects of peacebuilding are also encouraged. The presentations may be completed research, research in-progress or case studies, especially those reflecting innovative practice. Students will be given ten minutes for presentation and ten minutes for discussion.

The submission can be on any issue that contributes to the conference theme. Sub-themes could focus on, but are not limited to:

• Changing nature of warfare
• Ethnic Conflict / Resolution
• Women, Children, and Peace
• The Impact of Globalization on Peace
• Transnationalism and peace
• Religion and Peace-building
• Peace in a post 9/11 society
• International Law
• International, cross-cultural, or inter-religious dialogue
• International organizations and non-governmental organizations
• War and the politics of memory
• Changing scholarly and popular conceptions of war and peace
• Strengths and weaknesses of existing peace movements
• Role of the media in war-making and peacekeeping
• Peace in contemporary literature
• The role of the mediator
• Effects of propaganda
• Economics of peace

  Submissions and/or questions may be made via email to peacecon@nd.edu.

  The deadline for proposals is Friday, February 17, 2006.

  Submissions will be acknowledged within 3 days. Notifications of acceptance of proposals will be sent as soon as the reviewing process is completed, not later than February 24, 2006.

  
  Kevin Walsh
  2006 ND Peace Conference Chairman

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