The Interdisciplinary Studies Section of the International Studies Association, in collaboration with the University of Crete will host an international conference in Rethymno, Greece, from 17 - 19 June, 2022. The theme of the conference will be: Global Crises: Responses and Recoveries.
The current world faces overlapping crises that are global in scope from the COVID-19 pandemic, to expansive and multiple refugee movements, to intensifying poverty throughout the world, to global warming and consequent threats to ways of life and erosions of the landscapes around the world. New forms of power and domination are often manifest and made possible in each of these problematic arenas. Often, as well, these involve technical and scientific solutions that are difficult to reconcile with democratic values and institutions. This has encouraged authoritarian political movements as well as enhanced novel efforts at cooperation, interstate and in civil society.
This conference will provide an interdisciplinary forum for scholars, government officials, representatives of intergovernmental and non¬governmental organizations, and civic leaders to critically discuss some of the theoretical and practical challenges posed by global crises (as well as the contestability of the concept of ‘crisis’) and explore the prospects for sustainable policy responses consistent with international norms and standards.
The deadline is 1 February 2022. For more information click here.
