INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: Religious Extremism and Violence in Africa: Reviewing the Practice of Intervention & Inter-religious Dialogue

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: Religious Extremism and Violence in Africa: Reviewing the Practice of Intervention & Inter-religious Dialogue

Dates: 9-10 October 2018

CALL FOR PAPERS

Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations (HIPSIR), Hekima University College, Nairobi, Kenya, invites paper presentations for the above conference. The deadline for submission of the abstracts is 1^st July 2018.

1. OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE

The primary objective of this conference is to examine the strategies and responses applied to addressing religious extremism and violence, the extent to which they have been effective, the challenges they have faced and possible review of such strategies from political, security, economic, religious and socio-cultural perspective.

The conference also seeks to expound on the understanding of religious extremism, what it is and what it is not, clarify its dynamics and functions, pinpoint its actors and their motivation, identify major stakeholders and elucidate on its multiple consequences.

III. EXPECTED OUTCOMES

1. Review of strategies of response to religious extremism phenomenon: A comprehensive understanding of the religious extremism will not only help inform the academic scholarship, national and international policies and decision makers in dealing with the problem, it will also contribute to the lessening of prejudices and tensions among religious communities and nations and thus contribute to peaceful relations..
2. It is expected that the conference will shed light on the phenomenon of religious extremism through open debate across methodologies and subjects of inquiry from the interdisciplinary participants’ forum.
3. The results of the discussions of the conference will be published widely to policy makers, religious and civil society actors, peacebuilders and government officials. The papers presented at the conference will be reviewed and edited for publication in a special volume. There will also be conference proceedings for wider circulation.

Individuals interested in presenting papers at the conference are required to send a 250 word abstract toconference.hipsir@hekima.ac.ke

The conference invites presentations on:

1. Applied strategies in addressing religious extremism and violence (REV)
2. Role of government in addressing REV
3. Role of civil society in countering REV
4. Instrumentalization of religion for violence
5. Religion and Militarism
6. Youth vulnerability to radicalization
7. Economic factors in radicalization
8. Inter-religious dialogues as a tool for countering REV
9. Role of religious leaders in countering REV
10. It has nothing to do with religion
11. Supporting returned recruits of militant groups
12. Regional strategies for addressing REV
13. Government anti-terrorist policy and bill of rights

Selected articles will be published in an edited volume by February 2020.

IV.VENUE AND DATES

The Conference will take place at Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations (HIPSIR ), Hekima University College, 9-10 October 2018

Registration Fees