In conjunction with the Contemporary History Institute’s 2006 Baker Peace Conference, Ohio University’s History Graduate Student Association is sponsoring a graduate student conference organized around the themes of Religion, Violence, & Human Rights. While the conference is primarily intended for historians, political scientists, and philosophers, graduate students from any field in the humanities or social sciences are invited to submit their paper proposals.

In addition to the graduate student conference, presenters are cordially invited to attend the 2006 Baker Pace Conference on “Religion and Violence” (March 30 & 31) which immediately precedes the graduate student component. The conference will feature panels organized around the themes of: Religion as a Source of Violence; Religion and Peacekeeping; and The Debate on ‘Just War.’ In addition, there will also be a keynote address. The keynote speaker and panelists will be announced in the coming weeks Founded in 1982 by former Ohio University President John C. Baker and his wife, Elizabeth, the Baker Peace Conference has featured Nobel Peace Prize recipient Betty Williams, former National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter, Zbigniew Brzezinski, former Central Intelligence Agency Director, James Woolsey, and other leading scholars and officials as they grappled with issues of peace during the two-day conference.

The deadline for paper proposals is Monday March 13th. If you have any questions or want to submit a proposal or panel contact Jeff Bloodworth at jb326200@ohio.edu. Some free housing is available for eligible graduate students.

Submission Instructions
- names of all authors for panels (also note name of the person presenting the paper)
- institutional affiliation and title/position
- contact information: e-mail address, postal address, telephone/fax numbers
- title of paper
- an abstract of the paper, which is no more than 250 words. Requests for any audio-visual equipment (overhead, slide projector, PowerPoint, etc.) must be cited in the abstract.
- If you would like to serve as a commentator please submit a CV and brief statement detailing your areas of expertise.