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Call for Papers: "Children of the World: Risk and Hope", 04/01

Call for Papers: "Children of the World: Risk and Hope", 04/01

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Ohio University Center for International Studies is pleased to announce the conference:

"Children of the World: Risk and Hope" April 5-8, 2001 Ohio University

This international and interdisciplinary conference will be held in Athens, Ohio. The conference is part of the Center for International Studies' innovative program of research on global issues from the comparative perspective of area studies. This year the theme of our activities is Children throughout the world. The first 2 days of the conference will be devoted to the African Girl Child, while the other two days will address international children's issues. Topics to be addressed include (but are not limited to): Child Labor, Child Soldiers, Early Childhood, Education, Gender, Health, Human Rights, Media, Poverty, Public Policy, Refugees, Street Children, and War.

The Ohio University Center for International Studies extends an invitation to graduate students, faculty, and others to participate in this conference. By bringing awareness about the issues affecting children, we also hope to inspire action. We seek the participation of students, teachers, development practitioners, health care professionals, community activists, and others who work with children. We intend to provide graduate students with an opportunity to present their work in a professional academic atmosphere.

By February 16, 2001, please submit a one page abstract, single spaced. Include a cover sheet with the paper's title, author's name, institutional affiliation, address, phone number and email address. If you would like to organize a panel presentation, please send a one-page abstract for the panel and a cover page listing the above contact information for each of the panelists. Send all contributions to:

Catherine Cutcher Center for International Studies Ohio University 56 E. Union Street Athens, OH 45701 Phone: (740) 597-1511 Fax: (740) 593-1837 Email: cutcher@ohio.edu

The selection committee will notify participants of successful submissions no later than March 2, 2001. Completed papers are due to panel discussants by March 23, 2001.



Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar
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