CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Sociology of Peace and Conflict CONTEXTS AND CHALLENGES PHILIPPINE SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETY 2015 NATIONAL CONFERENCE 15-17 OCTOBER 2015 MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY-ILIGAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY VISIST PHILIPPINESOCIOLOGY.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION SUGGESTED PANEL THEMES SOCIOLOGY OF PEACE AND CONFLICT CONTEXTS AND CHALLENGES MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY-ILIGAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 15-17 OCTOBER 2015 To make sense of intractable and emerging conflicts in contemporary societies is one of the biggest challenges sociologists face today. Whether the context is Mamasapano or the West Philippine Sea, an urban household or a rural village, within Philippine institutions or cosmopolitan spaces, the 2015 PSS National Conference aims to shed light as well as interrogate the complexities of peace and conflict. The conference welcomes theoretical, methodological and empirical papers that deepen and expand our understanding of the sociological dimensions of peace and social conflict from various levels of analysis – household, village, region, nation, and the world; involving different actors – individual, state and nonstate actors; and from a range of sociological perspectives. Critical reflections from peace practitioners are also welcome. Visit http://philippinesociology.com/national-conference/ for instructions on abstract submission, travel grants and more information. Email [email protected] for inquiries. Abstracts are due on 30 July 2015. • Theories of war and communal violence • Group/clan conflicts and collective violence • Ethnic inequality as driver of social conflict • Collective memory of victimhood • Emotions and grievances • Indigenous peoples in conflict zones • Sociology of the peace process and conflict resolution • Gender-based violence • Civil society as drivers of peace process • Peace and inclusiveness development • Peacekeepers and peace officers • Teaching sociology of peace and social conflict • Mindanao conflict and the peace process • The social construction of territorial claims and disputes • Extremism and terrorism • Positive peace vs. negative peace • Inclusion, exclusion and tolerance • Filipinos at war • Gender and peace building • Deconstructing the discourse of human rights • Crime and justice • Restoration and recovery • Crime deterrence and penal populism • Issues in incarceration