5 – 7 September, University of Brighton, UK - note: extended
deadline for abstracts:
Friday 27 April
The Making Democracy network, hosted by Research in Ethics and
Globalisation (REG) at the University of Groningen and its
international partners, invite the submission of abstracts for the
above-mentioned panel.This panel will be part of the Centre for
Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics (CAPPE)’s conference on
Riot, Revolt and Revolution at the University of Brighton.
The general theme of the conference is the relation between social,
political and economic change and forms of resistance. It
investigates to what extent specific forms of resistance are
necessary to inaugurate social and political change.It particularly
examines those moments of historical change when existing orders are
put into question.
This panel seeks to engage the broader theme of the conference with
specific reference to the Arab revolts that have spread through the
Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) region during 2011 and are
still continuing.These revolts – also often labeled the ‘Arab
Spring’ – particularly challenged the dominant status quo as people
took to the streets to demand dignity, freedom and social
justice.They also challenged the Western perception of the region as
an area of exception – as an area where the only option was either a
(stable?) dictatorial ruler or radical islamists.Yet the Arab
revolts have also unleashed many questions about the nature of
revolt, the process of democratic and economic transition as well as
prospects of change in the region, and it is those question s that
this panel seeks to critically engage with through both empirical
and theoretical expositions.
Hence, focusing on Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, Libya, Yemen and Bahrain,
but not forgetting the protest movements in Iran and Saudi Arabia,
this panel invites papers that address questions such as the
following:
Will the political, social and economic situation in the affected
countries actually change? Or will the status quo remain intact?
Can and should the revolutionary demands be incorporated in
institutional political channels? What will the effects of this be
on the revolutionary demands?
What is the relation between external foreign policy (including
external democracy promotion and military intervention) and internal
uprisings?
Will the living conditions improve or deteriorate for the people
living in these countries? What are the right social, political and
economic policies?
Do the Arab revolts challenge established conceptions of
citizenship, modernity, and democracy? What will be the effect on
political practice and theory?
Are regimes really transformed or do they more or less remain the
same? How it the transitional process handled in the region? What
are the forms of transitional justice we see emerging?
The deadline for the submission of abstracts is now extended to
Friday 27 April 2012. Abstracts should be sent to
reg@rug.nl .
The conference fee is £210. This includes refreshments; lunch on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; and a buffet dinner on the Thursday
evening. There are a limited number of places available for graduate
students and for people who have no institutional affiliation at the
reduced price of £105. Please indicate if you wish to be considered
for one of these places when sending your abstract.
More information on Research in Ethics and Globalisation can be
found on:
http://www.rug.nl/gsg/reg.
General information on the CAPPE conference can be found on:
http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/research/cappe/conferences/cappe-conference-riot-revolt-revolution
Practical conference enquiries should be directed to Nicola Clewer
on:
nc95@brighton.ac.uk