Thursday, April 16
All Day—Arrival
5:00-7:00 PM Reception for participants
Location: KSU Center
Friday, April 17
9:00-10:30 (Opening and Keynote Address)
Greetings
Dr. Robin Dorff, Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Kennesaw State University
Introduction of Keynote Speaker—Dr. Brandon Lundy, Associate Director, PhD in
International Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University
Keynote Address—Dr. Lisa Cliggett, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the
University of Kentucky
Topic: “Chronic Liminality: Living on the Edge in a Zambian Park Buffer Zone”
Questions & Answers—Ms. Rosezetta Bobo, Director of ADR Services and Training,
Kennesaw State University
10:30-11:00 Coffee/Tea break, Charrettes
11:00- 12:30 (Concurrent Sessions 1)
A1. Livelihood Issues & Natural Resource Conflict in Nigeria Chair/Discussant: Ms.
Rosezetta Bobo, Center for Conflict Management, KSU Presenters:
Adetola Odubajo, Department of Political Science, University of Lagos, “The Quest for
Peace on Nigeria’s Plateau”
Isiaka Abiodun Adams, Department of Political Science, University of Lagos, “Impacts
of Natural Disasters on Livelihood in Nigeria”
Abiodun Odusote, Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, “Nigeria: the Matrix between
Fragility of Livelihoods and Conflict”
Odiaka Ndubuisi, Peace and Conflict Studies Programme, University of Ibadan, and
Layi Egunjobi, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of
Ibadan, “Forced Eviction and Questions of Sustainable Peace in Lagos, Nigeria”
A2. Perspectives on Sustainability
Chair/Discussant: Dr. R. C. Paul, Kennesaw State University
Presenters:
R.C. Paul, & Professor of Biology, Kennesaw State University, Matthew Laposata,
Professor of Environmental Science, Kennesaw State University and Eriqah
Foreman-Williams, Campus Ecology Program of the National Wildlife
Federation, “Generational Perspectives on Sustainability”
A3. Transnational Migration and Conflict
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Darina Lepadatu, Kennesaw State University
Presenters:
Darina Lepadatu, Debarati Sen, and Mimi Endale, PhD Program in International
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Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University, “Transnational Migration and
Conflict”
Inga Zimmermann, University of Hamburg, “Migrational clash? Turkish Students
Facing the Turkish Diaspora in Germany and Denmark”
A4. Terrorism and Sustainable Livelihood
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Heather Pincock, Kennesaw State University
Presenters:
Bosede Awodola, Olalekan Babatunde, and Taofik Oyewo, Institute for Peace and
Conflict Resolution, Abuja, Nigeria, “Terrorism and Sustainable Livelihood in
North-Eastern Nigeria”
Genius GC, PhD in International Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University, and
Akanmu G. Adebayo, Center for Conflict Management, Kennesaw State
University, “Livelihoods, Sustainability and Conflict: Literature Review and
Contemporary Research Agenda”
12:30-2:00 Lunch
2:00-3:30 (Concurrent Sessions 2)
B1. Pastoral Conflict in Africa
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Bosede Awodola, Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Abuja,
Nigeria
Presenters:
Mayowa Fasona, Department of Geography, University of Lagos, Nigeria; and Eniola
Fabusoro, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Federal
University of Agriculture, “Some Dimensions of farmers-Pastoralists Conflicts in
the Nigerian Savanna”
Dan Yakubu, Whanda J. Shittu, and Galtima Mala, Department of Geography, Faculty of
Science, Gombe State University, “The Application of Geospatial Analytical
Techniques in the Assessment of Land Use Conflicts Among Farmers and CrossBoundary Nomadic Cattle Herders in the Gombe Region, Nigeria”
Babatunde Isaac Yiolokun and Mordakai Dansonka Sule, Department of History and
Diplomatic Studies, Federal University, “Poverty and Inter-Communal Violence
in Southern Taraba, Nigeria”
B2. Implications of Shifting Population Dynamics in Nigeria
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Phillip Agbebaku, Department of Political Science, Ambrose Alli
University
Presenters:
Tajudeen Akanji, Tajudeen Akanji, Associate Professor, University of Ibadan,
“Sociocultural and Demographic Factors as Determinants of Conflict Escalation:
A Theoretical Analysis of Selected Indigene-Settler Conflicts in Nigeria”
Olayinka Akanle and Oyindamola Adebola Okuwa, Department of Sociology, University
of Ibadan “Kinship Networks, Ethnic Background and International Migration
among the Youth in Nigeria”
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Babatunde Isaac Yiolokun, Department of History, Federal University, “The Paradox of
Conflict: Changing Patterns of Livelihoods and Sustainability in Wukari, Nigeria”
Bola Amaike, Department of Sociology, University of Lagos “Sustainability,
Retirement Livelihood and Quality of Life of Nigerian Retirees in Lagos State”
B3. Practices of Livelihood, Sustainability and Conflict
Chair/Discussant: Tom Pynn, Interdisciplinary Studies Department, Kennesaw State University
Presenters:
Tom Pynn, Mazida Khan, and Maia Hallward, Kennesaw State University, “Can
Nonviolence Transform our Ideas and Practices of Livelihood, Sustainability and
Conflict?”
B4. Social Media and the Impact of Conflict on Livelihoods
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Ngozi U. Emeka-Nwobia, Ebonyi State University, Nigeria
Presenters:
Audrey Redmond, Crystal Douglas, and Dave Gethings, PhD Program in International
Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University, “Social media and the impact
of conflict on livelihoods; ISIS, #indyref, & R2P”
3:30-4:00 Coffee/Tea Break, Charrettes
4:00-5:30 (Concurrent Sessions 3)
C1. Natural Resources, Conservation and Development in Africa
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Anne P. Santiago, Department of Political Science, University of Portland
Presenters:
Phillip E. Agbebaku, Department of Political Science, Ambrose Alli University, William.
E. Odion, Department of Political Science, Ambrose Alli University, and
Mohammed Itakpe, Ambrose Alli University, “Crude Oil Theft, Spillage and the
Implications on Livelihood in Nigeria”
Walter Gam Nkwi, Department of History, University of Buea, “Sacred Forest and
Python: Ecology, Conservation and Sustainability in Kom, Cameroon, c.17002000”
Victor Ojakorotu, Professor, North-West University, Mafikeng, “Nature’s Gift, Man’s
Curse: Natural resources and prospect of development in the Democratic Republic
of Congo”
John B. Idamkue, PhD Student, Kennesaw State University, “A Tale of Two Gulfs: A
comparative examination of oil production, livelihoods and environmental
fragility in the Gulf of Biafra and the Gulf of Mexico”
C2. Nigeria’s Security Challenges
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Akanmu G. Adebayo, Kennesaw State University
Presenters:
Ifeanyi Onyeonoru, Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan “Threats to Education
and Livelihoods and the Alimajiri Factor in Terrorism in Nigeria”
Ferdinand Ottoh, Department of Political Science, University of Lagos, “Challenges of
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Militancy and Extremism to Sustainable Livelihood in Nigeria”
Mary Edokpa, Department of Political Science, Ambrose Alli University, “Political
Violence and Insecurity in Nigeria: A threat to National Unity”
Isaac Olawale Albert, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan, “Beyond
Nigeria’s Sambisa: Environment, Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in Africa”
C3. Local Conflict, Global Reach
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Abiodun Odusote, Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Presenters:
Kumar Khadka, PhD Student, International Conflict Management Program, Kennesaw
State University, “Contemporary Conflicts in Nepal: Madhesh uprising and their
rise in national politics”
Pathmanesan Sanmugeswaran, PhD Student, Department of Anthropology, University of
Kentucky, “Protracted Displacement and Livelihood Strategies: A Case Study of
the District of Jaffna in Sri Lanka”
Joshua Holst, University of Arizona, “Sumak kawsay and the Amazonian indigenous
alternative to development planning”
C4. Humanitarian Action
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Sherrill Hayes, Kennesaw State University
Presenters:
Sherrill Hayes, Director & Associate Professor, Master of Science in Conflict
Management, Kennesaw State University Bryan Hutcheson, PhD Program,
Kennesaw State University and Pranay Rana, PhD Program, Kennesaw State
University, “McDonaldization of humanitarian action: Thinking critically about
crises”
6:00 PM Dinner and Entertainment
Location: Social Sciences Building or other TBA
Saturday, April 18, 2015
8:30-10:00 (Concurrent Sessions 4)
D1. Exploring the Use of Language/Literature in Understanding Conflict in Nigeria
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Akanmu G. Adebayo, Center for Conflict Management, Kennesaw State
University
Presenters:
Ngozi U. Emeka-Nwobia, Ebonyi State University, “Exploring the Linguistic Option in
Conflict Resolution in Nigeria”
Methuselah Jeremiah, Department of English and Drama, Kaduna State University
“Dramatizing Strategies for Conflict Management in Nigeria using Osofisan’s
Farewell to a Cannibal Rage”
Ezinwanyi E. Adam, Department of Languages and Literary Studies, Babcock
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University, “Issues of Livelihood, Sustainability and Socioeconomic Conflicts in
Selected African Novels”
D2. Peacebuilding in the African context
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Kingsley Adjei, Kennesaw State University
Presenters:
Anne Pitsch Santiago, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of
Portland, “Agenda Setting in Uganda: Utilizing Law and Policy to Change
Attitudes Toward Land”
Amanda J. Reinke, PhD. Student, Department of Anthropology and Program on
Disasters, Displacement, and Human Rights, University of Tennessee,
“Gendering Peacebuilding in Post-Conflict Northern Uganda”
Etsegenet “Mimi” G. Endale, PhD student, Kennesaw State University, “Conflict
Sensitive Peace-building Approach to Water Conflict in Pastoralist Region of
Ethiopia”
Ferdinand Danso, PhD Student, Kennesaw State University, “Beyond Livelihood:
Incorporating Justice Perspectives into Ex-combatant Reintegration”
D3. Special Session on Global Warming
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Volker Franke, Kennesaw State University
Presenter:
Isidor Wallimann, “Beyond Global Warming: Environmental Problems in Terms of
Social Change and Conflict Management”
10:00-11:00 Keynote Address
Welcome: Dean Dorff or other senior KSU administrator
Introduction of Keynote Speaker—Dr. R. C. Paul, Director of Sustainability, KSU Keynote
Address—George Bandy, Jr, Vice President of Sustainability, Interface, Inc. Topic: “People,
Planet, and Profit: Resolving Conflicts in the Triple Bottom Line” Questions & Answers—
Genius GC
11:00-11:15 Coffee/Tea Break
11:15-12:45 (Concurrent Sessions 5)
E1. Economy, Health, and Sustainability in Africa
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Nurudeen Akinyemi, Center for African and African Diaspora Studies,
Kennesaw
State University
Presenters:
Dlorah Jenkins, PhD Student, Kennesaw State University, Marcus Marktanner, Professor,
Kennesaw State University, “Simulating the Socioeconomic Impact of an Ebola
Outbreak”
Henry Kam Kah and Vera Nahbit Gansey, University of Buea, Cameroon, “The
Laimbwe Ih’neem Ritual/Ceremony, Food Crisis and Sustainability in Cameroon”
Nurudeen Akinyemi and Etsegenet "Mimi" Endale, Kennesaw State University, “African
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Refugee Crisis and the Rationale for Regional Refugee Protection Regimes:
Perspectives from West Africa"
Tunde Agara, Centre for Strategic and Development Studies, Ambrose Alli University,
“The Economics of Civil Conflicts: Globalization, Natural Resources and the
Dynamics of Conflicts in the West African sub-region”
E2. Rural-Urban Sustainability Strategies
Chair/Discussant: Dr. R. C. Paul, Director of Sustainability and Professor of Biology, KSU
Presenters:
A. Tafida, Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Modibbo Adama
University of Technology and M Galtima, Department of Geography, Modibbo
Adama University of Technology, “An Assessment of Rural Household
Vulnerability in the Hadeja-Nguru- Gashua Wetlands Region, Northern Nigeria”
Joseph Okwesili Nkwede and Nwuzor Chidi Iroko, Department of Political Science and
Public Administration, Ebonyi State University “Strategies for Urban Waste
Management and Employment Creation in Nigeria: A Study of Ebonyi State
Environmental Protection Agency (EBSEPA)”
Brandon Lundy, Mark Patterson, and Alex O'Neill, “Setting-up Shop in Small States: Is
Foreign Private Enterprise Easing Donor Decline in Guinea-Bissau?”
E3. Role of Religion in Promoting Peace
Chair/Discussant: Rev. (Dr.) Olatunde Adepoju, Federal Government Treasury, Atlanta
Presenters:
Elizabeth Bounds, Associate Professor of Christian Ethics, Emory University, Won Chul
Shin, Ph.D. Student, Emory University, Georgette Ledgister, Ph.D. Student,
Emory University, “So That We Can Live Together With One Another”: The
Role of Religion in Promoting and Sustaining Peace in Liberia”
E4. Refugee Resettlement
Chair/Discussant: Dr. Isaac Albert, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Presenters:
Sherrill Hayes, Birthe Reimers, Pranay Rana, and Selamawit Zeratsion, Kennesaw State
University, “Is refugee resettlement sustainable? Policies, programs, and people”
1:00-2:30 Tour, Lunch, and Special Presentation
Sustainability Tour of KSU Campus, Lunch and Culinary Sustainability Presentation at the
“The Commons,” KSU’s Award-Winning Cafeteria
Dr. R. C. Paul, Director of Sustainability and Professor of Biology, KSU
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