PEACE AND SECURITY NOW

Now, more than ever, discussions about the peace and security sector must attend to the logics of gender and race. Driven by feminist theory and practice that insists upon critical interrogation of systems of power that uphold and perpetuate war, militarism, and violent security practices, this conference brings together academics and practitioners to discuss what is most at stake in contemporary peacemaking. From the enduring impact of the global war on terror, to the promotion of women’s inclusion in security institutions such as military and police, to the complex intersection of the humanitarian, peace, and development sectors: this conference promises a provocative look at the most pressing and urgent issues facing our world—and the possibilities for peace—today.

This event is organised by the University of Basel and the Gender Centre with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation, swisspeace and the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform. The agenda can be found on the event website of the Geneva Graduate Institute.

Agenda

13:30 - 14:00 OPENING REMARKS

Opening by Nicole Bourbonnais, Associate Professor of International History and Politics, IHEID

Welcome Address by Elizabeth Mesok, SNF PRIMA Fellow, University of Basel

14:00 - 15:30 PLENARY SESSION

Looking Back, Looking Forward: Transformations in Peace and Security in the Ongoing War on Terror

Moderated by Mohamed Mahmoud Mohamedou, Professor of International History and Politics, IHEID

Amal Abu-Bakare, Lecturer of Politics of Race and Decolonial Studies, University of Liverpool

Khaled Beydoun, Professor of Law, Arizona State University

Jayne Huckerby, Clinical Professor of Law, Duke University

Hiba Qasas, Executive Director, Principles for Peace

Stuart Schrader, Associate Research Professor of Sociology, Johns Hopkins University

16:00 - 17:00 PANEL I

Intersectionality and the Security Sector: Empowerment, Assumptions and Inclusion

Moderated by Darja Schildknecht, PhD Candidate, University of Basel

Gretchen Baldwin, Researcher, Stockholm Intenrational Peace Institute

Toni Haastrup, Professor of Global Politics, University of Manchester

Paul Higate, Professor in Conflict and Security, University of Bath

Madeleine Rees, Secretary General, Women's International League of Peace and Freedom

17:15 - 18:15 PANEL II
Beyond Security: Rethinking the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus

Moderated by Nora Naji, PhD Candidate, University of Basel

Ella Abatan, Senior Researcher, Institute for Security Studies

Lisa Bhungalia, Assistant Professor of Geography, Kent State University

Arthur Boutellis, Non-Resident Senior Advisor, International Peace Institute

Sahana Ghosh, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, National University of Singapore

18:15 - 18:30 CLOSING REMARKS

Keith Krause, Professor of International Relations/Political Science, IHEID

18:30 - 20:00 APERO

Registration for online participation

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