University of Leeds (15-16 June 2020)
Building on the success of our 2019 ‘Preparing for Battle’ conference, the War and Peace research cluster in the University of Leeds’ School of History is hosting a conference exploring the transition from war to peace. Drawing on a wide range of approaches, concepts, and time periods, we hope to discuss the consequences of this shift for individuals, organisations, and states. We invite proposals for papers that examine this moment of change and its individual, local, national, or international ramifications.
Further information is attached to this message. Potential themes include:
Peace treaties, conferences, and the creation of international bodies
Peacekeeping, continuing conflicts, and civil wars
International relations and the emergence of new states
Displaced people and forced migration
Post-war planning, reconstruction, and military occupations
Demobilisation and the transition from military to civilian life
Changes in military and civilian identities
Consequences for those who were unable or unwilling to enlist, or excluded from enlisting
Changes to the landscape
Humanitarianism, philanthropy, and caregiving
Science, knowledge and expertise in the aftermath of war
Imperialism and independence
Intelligence services and intelligence gathering
Burying the dead
Rehabilitation
Remembering the end of war
Application:
The War and Peace research cluster invites you to submit a proposal to contribute a twenty-minute paper to the conference. Postgraduate and early career researchers are particularly encouraged to submit proposals.
Proposals for papers should include a title, an abstract of up to 250 words, a short biographical statement (100 words), and a 1-page CV.
The deadline for submissions is 22 March 2020. Please e-mail them to: warandpeace@leeds.ac.uk. If you have any enquiries about the conference, please do not hesitate to contact us atwarandpeace@leeds.ac.uk.