Event

"War and Peace in Africa" will explore the reasons behind African conflicts and the ramifications of these conflicts both regionally and globally. Issues pertaining to the role of the state and citizenship will also be addressed. The symposium will also focus on the challenges facing many African countries today, and how these conficts are interrelated in this time of global interconnectedness.

Schedule

Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Panel One 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

    Jessica Stanton, Department of Political Science - "Domestic Prosecutions for Terrorism in Civil War: Law as as Tool of Counterinsurgency"

    Lee Cassanelli, Department of History - "African Initiatives for Conflict Resolution in the Horn of Africa"

    Eve Trout Powell, Department of History and Africana Studies - "Refugees in Revolution's Aftermath"?

    Chair: Deborah Harrold, Department of Political Science

Panel Two 2:45 PM - 4:15 PM

    Cheikh Babou, Department of History - "Islamism and Violence in West Africa"

    Ali Dinar, Department of Africana Studies - "UN Peace Keeping Missions in Africa"

    Carol Muller, Department of Music - "The Many Uses of Music in Conflict / Oppression in Contemporary Africa"

    Chair: Hocine Fetni, Department of Sociology

Reception 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Free and open to the public.

Hosted by the Center for Africana Studies with support from the School of Arts and Sciences Conference Support Grant.