Call for Paprs: "Civil Wars in Sudan: Casualties, Displacements, and Injustices" 08, 2005

Sudan Studies Association
24th Annual Meeting Call for Papers:

"Civil Wars in Sudan: Casualties, Displacements, and Injustices" August 18-20, 2005

hosted by the Center for Refugee Studies York University Toronto, Canada

Since 1955 Sudan has suffered through multiple civil wars. The conflict between north & south has certainly been the major conflict throughout Sudan's history, but other conflicts have led to sizable numbers of casualties and displacement. The refugee population that has fled civil war in Sudan is the largest in the world, and the numbers of internally displaced persons are also staggeringly large. These wars have been the focus of substantial intellectual efforts to understand and alleviate human suffering. The conference invites papers on these subjects. Especially encouraged are papers dealing with the history of the current conflicts, their regional and national and international impact, effectiveness of humanitarian relief and developmental rehabilitation, political negotiations for conflict resolution at both the internationally-mediated and local level, reflections on the lived experiences of displaced persons, whether internal or as refugees, and critical commentary on the cultural production, both Sudanese and international, that has emerged out of civil war. The practice of the SSA has been to give priority, in terms of scheduling and inclusion, to papers relating to the conference theme. Papers on other topics are, however, most welcome for consideration.

The Sudan Studies Association (SSA) is an independent professional society founded in the United States in 1981. Membership is open to scholars, teachers, students, and others with interest in the Sudan. The Association exists primarily to promote Sudanese studies and scholarship. SSA works to foster closer ties among scholars in the Sudan, North America, Europe, the Middle East and other places.

Send abstracts for consideration by May 1, 2005 to: SSA President-elect and Program Organizer: Dr. Ali B. Ali-Dinar, African Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania, 650 Williams Hall, Philadelphia, PA, 19104 aadinar@sudanstudies.org

Registration forms and fees are available at SSA website and by emailing SSA President Michael Kevane at mkevane@scu.edu . Registration fees should be sent to Dr. Richard Lobban, Sudan Studies Association, Rhode Island College, 600 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Providence, RI 02908

Accommodation information will be available on SSA website.

SSA Website: www.sudanstudies.org

Page Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Ph.D.