January 22nd -25th 2007

Theme: Peace Processes in Africa: Insights and Challenges

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

The first edition of the Biennial International Conference of the Society for Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP) will hold from January 22-25 2007 at the Abuja Sheraton Hotels & Towers Abuja Nigeria. The main goal of SPSP is to promote synergic relationship between peace scholars and practitioners in Africa. The Society seeks to standardize, moderate and professionalize peace practice and scholarship in Africa with a view to building a body of peace workers that can respond proactively to the internal,international, environmental and industrial conflicts in the continent. The Biennial International conference of the Society is one of the structures put in place by the Society’s Constitution for realising these objectives.

The Conference would enable policy-makers, conflict management scholars and peace practitioners (including security officials) to exchange ideas on best practices in peacebuilding, peacemaking and preventive diplomacy in Africa. It will also provide the opportunity for international development agencies doing peace-related work in Africa to disseminate information about their programmes and projects with a view to preventing duplication of efforts and identifying areas of possible collaboration. The Society intends to publish a selected number of the papers presented at the Conference.

Sub-Themes:
Day 1: Conflict Intervention in Africa
- Theoretical issues
- Peace Support Operations in Africa
- The role of NGOs and International Organizations
- Good Practices in Third Party Intervention
Day 2: Elections and Electioneering in Africa
- The Promises and Challenges of Electoral Laws
- Nature of Electoral Conflicts and Disputes
- Management of Electoral Disputes
- Best Practices
Day 3: Peace Processes in the Niger Delta, Nigeria
- State interventions
- The role of NGOs and International Organizations
- Best Practices in the Management of Environmental Conflicts
- Etc.
Day 4: General Assembly and Election of New SPSP Executives

Registration Fee:
Non-Members of SPSP: N20,000.00
SPSP Members: N10,000.00
Foreign Participants $200.00

Deadline for Submission of abstracts: December 28, 2006

Isaac Olawale Albert
Chairman, Organising Com.
Peace and Conflict Studies Program
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
ioalbert2004@yahoo.com

Oshita Oshita
Sec. Organising Com.
Inst. Of Peace and Conf. Res.
[The Presidency, Abuja].
(234-803)4974045
Oshita-oshita@yahoo.co.uk

Hassan Saliu
Member, Org. Committee
University of Ilorin, Nigeria
(234-803)5806281
hasansaliu@yahoo.com

Nurudeen Olarinde
SPSP National (Nigeria) President
(234-803)3235719
olaniyinuruden@yahoo.com

Stephen Faleti
SPSP National Secretary General
(234-803)3928090
adefaleti@yahoo.com

Temitope Olaifa
SPSP Publicity Secretary
(234-803)3430093
stepag4peace@yahoo.com