CFP: 5th Biennial International Conference - CPSS Unilorin

Sudden and (un)foreseen human and natural exigencies test the capacities of state institutions on one hand and expose the fragility of social cohesion and individual resilience on the other. Much as advanced countries with functional institutions are able to forecast, as much as possible, and respond to natural and human disasters especially those caused by violent conflicts, terrorist attacks, wars and low-intensity conflicts continue to test the resolve and capacity of stakeholders in the management of disasters and their attendant humanitarian crises across the world.

As a country that is living through complex security challenges that have created series of humanitarian challenges, rethinking and exploring novel means of forecasting and responding to human and natural disasters require putting all hands on deck. Mindful of the gains being recorded in Nigeria’s war against terror and other forms of disasters arising from violence in some parts of the country, taking a holistic and proactive look at disaster management has become imperative.

The Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin, considers it timely to create a platform of interaction among scholars, administrators and other critical stakeholders in the management of human and natural disasters, cognisant of the broad ramifications that disasters and emergencies have on state institutions and society as attested to during the Ebola Virus crisis of 2014. This is why the Centre opines that in creating a safer and more secure world, the time for town and gown collaboration and inter-disciplinary cooperation is now.

Flowing from the foregoing, the 5th Biennial International Conference of the Centre is hinged on critically taking a holistic look at existing policies, practices and strategies of managing human and natural disasters in the country.

Submission of papers/abstracts are invited from academics, administrators, civil society and humanitarian actors on any of the following or relevant sub-themes:

Conceptual and Epistemological Issues on Human and Natural Disasters
Operational, Strategic and Policy Responses to Disasters
Inter-agency Collaboration in Forecasting and Responding to Disasters
Civil-Military Cooperation in the Management of Disasters
Management of Information and Communication before, during and after Disasters
Rehabilitation and Reconstruction in Post-Disaster Settings
Funding, Recovery and Resilience of Disaster-affected Communities
Religion and Disaster Management
Indigenous Socio-cultural Practices and Approaches to Disaster Prevention and Management
ICT in Disaster Prevention and Management
Medics and Para-medics in Emergencies
The Political-economy of Disaster Management and Recovery
Ethical and Legal Issues in Disaster Management
Language, Culture and Communication in Disaster Management
Pharmaceutical Practice and Drug Administration during Disasters and Recovery
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Challenges of Disaster Management
International Responses to Disaster Management
Disaster, Gender and Food Security
NEMA and Disaster Management: Strategies, Opportunities and Challenges
Farmers/Herders Conflict and Human Security

Theme: Managing Human and Natural Disasters: Strategies, Opportunities and Challenges

HOST: Dr Mahfouz A. Adedimeji Director, Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin, Ilorin

CHIEF HOST: Prof. Sulyman Age Abdulkareem, Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Ilorin

Important Dates

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS: 30th of October 2017

NOTIFICATION OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF ABSTRACTS: 5th of November, 2017

SUBMISSION OF FULL PAPERS: 18th of November, 2017

ARRIVAL: 20th of November, 2017

OPENING CEREMONY: 21st of November, 2017 @ 9:00 a.m. Prompt

CLOSING CEREMONY: 23rd of November 2017

REGISTRATION FEES:

Paper Presenters: N15,000

International Participants: $100

Other Participants: N10,000

All Payments Should Be Made To:

Account Name: Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies

Account Number: 1100024186

Bank Name: Unilorin Microfinance Bank

Submission Guideline

Full Conference Papers must be submitted in MS Word, Times New Roman, Size 12 Point and not more than 20 pages

Reference Style must be in American Psychological Association (APA) Format

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Professor Ursula Oswald Spring

Secretary-General, International Peace Research Association (IPRA)

National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

All Papers and Enquiries to: cpss@unilorin.edu.ng ||mahfouzade2@gmail.com

About the Author

Aptly described by the Independent newspaper as “a man of many parts”, Prof. Mahfouz A. Adedimeji is a Fulbright scholar, interdisciplinary researcher, university don, public affairs analyst, communication consultant, peace advocate, interfaith worker and public intellectual. He obtained his academic degrees from the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, where he was a Professor of English (Pragmatics and Applied Linguistics) before his appointment as Vice Chancellor as the pioneer Vice Chancellor of Ahman Patigi, Nigeria, in February 2021. He started his academic career in 2000 at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, shortly after which he joined the services of his alma mater, the University of Ilorin. A man of eclectic academic background, Prof. Adedimeji was educated in Arabic and Islamic Studies at Markaz Shabaabil Islam, Iwo, Osun State and Markaz Ta’aleemil Araby, Agege, Lagos. He obtained advanced training in Education, Political Science, Communication and Media, Research and Peace Studies at the National Universities Commission’s (NUC) Virtual Institute for Higher Education Pedagogy (VIHEP); the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) Virtual Institute for Higher Education in Africa (VIHEAF); Governors State University, University Park, Illinois, USA; University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana; and Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana, USA. Apart from serving as a cultural ambassador to the US under the auspices of the Institute of International Education (IIE), New York, Prof. Adedimeji had won or co-won the research and conference awards/grants of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) of the National Research Council, Nigeria, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU). He has written extensively for a wide range of newspapers and periodicals including “Unilorin Bulletin”, “Unilorin Watch”, “DeLight”, “National Pilot”, “Daily Independent”, “Daily Newswatch”, “New York Parrot” and “New Telegraph”, among others. A versatile academic and award-winning scholar, Prof. Adedimeji has attended academic conferences and undertaken research in several universities across Nigeria as well as in Ghana, Cameroon, Kenya, Malaysia, Sierra Leone, Australia, France and United States of America, among others. His hundreds of academic, Islamic and general/opinion articles have been published across outlets in Nigeria and beyond. He has also facilitated and participated in seminars and workshops both nationally and internationally. A former Head of the Directorate of Corporate Affairs of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Adedimeji was the Director of the Centre for Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin, between 2013 and 2017. Apart from serving as Rapporteur-General to the Presidential Committee that organised the 2017 Federal Executive Council’s Retreat on Education in Nigeria, he has consulted for the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Nigeria Inter-religious Council (NIREC), the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence and Corps (NSCDC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). For years, he was a Coordinator and Facilitator of the Executive Management Course of the Nigerian Army Education Corps (NAEC) and Editor-in-Chief of the “Journal of Peace, Security and Development”, University of Ilorin. He has also served as a resource person to agencies like the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), National Orientation Agency (NOA), National Institute for Security Studies as well as a number of Civil Society Organisations. He is a recipient of several awards and honours including those of the International Chartered World Learned Society, American Biographical Institute, National Congress of Nigerian Students (NACONS), Union of Campus Journalists, University of Ilorin, the Nigerian Army Education Corps, Postgraduate Students Association, UNILORIN, Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), UNILORIN, Students’ Union, UNILORIN, and National Association of Osun State Students (NAOSS), just to mention a few. A Fellow of bodies like the International Association of Research Scholars and Administrators (FIARSA), Institute of Corporate Administration, Nigeria, (FICAN), Society for Peace Studies and Practice (fspsp) and World Institute for Peace (FWIP) , Prof. Adedimeji is a former Member of the Governing Council of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) and until recently a Member of the Executive Council of the English Scholars’ Association of Nigeria (ESAN). He is a member of the Editorial Boards of Research in Pragmatics, journal of the Pragmatics Association of Nigeria (PrAN) and ANUJAT, an international multidisciplinary journal of the All Nations University, Koforidua, Ghana. He has about 15 books to his credit as author, co-author, editor and co-editor.