5 top International Relations conferences

If you’re interested in the dynamic world of International Relations, conferences are a great way to keep your knowledge up-to-date.

Here are 5 conferences to attend if you’re interested in International Relations:

1. The London Conference on International Law

When? 3-4 October 2019

Where? London, UK

This year’s conference theme is ‘Engaging with International Law’.

What’s the use of international law and how do we engage with it in today’s society? In recent years, the focus seems to have been on disengagement. Yet meanwhile, international courts and tribunals are busier than ever before, and domestic courts are increasingly engaged with international legal issues. Similarly, international law features more than ever before in the conduct of public life and debate.

The conference will bring together international law academics, judges, practitioners, business leaders, and other stakeholders to explore how States and other actors engage with international law.

You can find out more about the conference and register online.

2. 2019 Association for Political Theory Annual Conference

When? 24-26 October 2019

Where? California, USA

This conference will bring together academics, independent scholars and practitioners from around the world interested in areas related to political theory, political philosophy and related disciplines.

Featuring workshop panels as well as discussion roundtables, the conference aims to encourage discussion and debate and the sharing of ideas around political theory and political philosophy.

You can find out more about the conference and register online.

3. 6th Annual International Conference on Ethnic and Religious Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding

When? 29-31 October 2019

Where? New York City, USA

This year’s conference theme is ‘Ethno-Religious Conflict and Economic Development – Is There A Correlation?’

Organised by the International Center for Ethno-Religious Mediation, this conference aims to provide a multi-disciplinary platform for participants to explore whether there is a correlation between ethno-religious conflict or violence and economic growth, and the direction of that correlation.

Participants will include university scholars, researchers, policy-makers, think tanks, and members of the business community.

You can find out more about the conference and register online.

4. 61st ISA Annual Convention

When? 25-28 March 2020

Where? Honolulu, Hawaii

This annual conference’s theme for 2020 is ‘Multiple Identities and Scholarship in a Global IR – One Profession, Many Voices’.

Organised by the International Study Association (ISA) – one of the oldest interdisciplinary associations dedicated to international, transnational and global affairs, with over 7,000 members worldwide – the conference will reflect on the impact of identities and roles in shaping the discipline of international studies, and how the discipline has shaped those identities.

Some of the questions that will be explored during the conference include: What do we know about international relations as a result of women’s increased participation in the ISA? Have some related topics become less marginalised because of the increased empowerment of voices within the ISA?

You can find out more about the conference and register online.

5. 2020 Salzburg Conference in Interdisciplinary Poverty Research

When? 2-3 July 2020

Where? Salzburg, Austria

This conference’s theme for 2020 is ‘Health and Poverty’.

Health and poverty are intertwined in both rich and poor countries. Poverty not only leads to a range of diseases and developmental disorders, but people with health problems and disabilities are more often poor and socially excluded than the rest of the population.

As well as searching for causal links between health and poverty at local and global levels, other important questions arise, such as: How can we ensure adequate health care for poor people? What role do gender, age, sexual orientation, cultural and ethnic identity and social status play in the context of poverty and health?

Organised by the University of Salzburg’s Centre for Ethics and Poverty Research, the conference will feature keynote talks exploring this theme, as well as related talks in panels and roundtable discussions.

You can find out more about the conference and register online.

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