The Consortium for Comparative Research on Regional Integration and Social Cohesion (RISC) is pleased to announce its 2012 conference “Globalization, Violence and Security: Local Impacts of Regional Integration” to be held 30 October – 1 November, 2012 in Mexico City, ITESM, Campus Santa Fe / CIESAS.
Conference Synopsis: The conference aims to bring together a multidisciplinary group of specialists, that will meet in order to reflect, debate and contribute elements of analysis towards a better understanding of the political, social, economic and cultural fragilities that have contributed to generate historical or current contexts of violence and insecurity in different case countries. The analysis will include models, policies and actions generated by civil society, from a comparative perspective that privileges regional integration and social cohesion.
In addition to two keynote panels (organized by invitation) the conference includes seven open panels that are organized by the working groups of the RISC consortium, including: 1) The Management of Strategic Resources, Environment and Society, 2) Comparative Border and Migration Politics, 3) Civil Society, Vulnerable Populations and Public Health, 4) Risk and Disasters, 5) Urban Violence and Citizen Security, 6) The Quality of Democracy, and 7) Development, Equity, and Policy Coherence.
Call for Papers
Paper proposals are invited for any of these seven panels (further details on these themes may be found in the conference announcement)
The conference will include presentations made in English, Spanish or French, with simultaneous translation provided by the conference organizers.
The RISC Consortium will pay for four nights’ hotel accommodation and meals of all speakers (one per paper) participating in the conference. Travel arrangements are the responsibility of conference participants or their home institutions. The RISC Consortium does not have grants available for either international or domestic travel to and from Mexico City.
General enquiries should be sent to: risc2012(at)ciesas.edu.mx or RISC2012(at)itesm.mx