METU-TEKPOL Science and Technology Policies Research Center will host Twelfth Annual Conference on Economics and Security in June 11-13 2008.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Twelfth Annual Conference on Economics and Security
11th-13th June 2008
Hosted by: METU TEKPOL Science and Technology Policies Research Center, Ankara, TURKEY
Venue: Cultural and Convention Center, METU, Ankara
Over the last few decades, economic analysis of security issues has been crucial for the public policy makers, with billions of dollars being spent on security related products and services each year and crucial peace making and keeping actions also playing an important role in European policy making. With the integration and the enlargement of the European Union, questions regarding the common understanding of economics of security have to be critically reconsidered, both theoretically and empirically.
Offers of papers regarding these issues are invited for this conference sponsored by
Economists for Peace and Security, Middle East Technical University, Turkish Scientific and Research Council (TUBITAK), and the University of the West of England.
The principal aim of this conference is to seek answers to the research questions: What roles do economists play in achieving peace and security and how can they contribute to developing an effective security policy? What are the impacts of security policies on different approaches to innovation, technology, and ethical aspects of government policy? How can these important issues be handled in a common Europe? It will take a comparative and interdisciplinary approach, bringing together academics from security, science and technology studies as well as policy makers at European and national levels.
Proposed topics include:
• European Security
• Economics of the RMA
• Globalisation and the restructuring of the MIC
• Militarism and Development
• Economics of conflict and post-conflict reconstruction
• Economics of the arms trade
• Procurement and offsets
• Arms races, offsets and alliances
• Peace science
• Conversion and Demilitarisation
• Terrorism
Offers of papers on other related topics are also welcomed. The conference will have a public lecture and plenary sessions with keynote speakers plus specialist workshop streams. If you are interested in presenting a paper or organizing a panel/workshop in the 2008 Conference, please send a title and abstract with a brief CV as soon as possible to:
Prof.Dr. Erkan Erdil METU – TEKPOL
Prof. Paul Dunne UWE
Prof.Nadir Ocal METU
STPS Research Center
MM No:320
ODTU CANKAYA
06531 ANKARA / TURKEY
Phone: +90 312 2103082
Fax: +90 312 21079 93
tekpol@metu. edu.tr
Please remember to submit:
YOUR FULL NAME
INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION
E-MAIL, POSTAL ADDRESS, and TEL.
PAPER TITLE
ABSTRACT (at most 300 words)
Important Deadlines and Dates
March 17, 2008 Deadline for receipt of abstracts
April 14, 2008 Decisions on acceptance/rejectio n of abstracts by Conveners
May 16, 2008Deadline for Registrations (otherwise paper will be withdrawn from the conference programme)
May 16, 2008 Final date for submission of full papers
June 11-13, 2008 Twelfth Annual Conference on Economics and Security in Ankara
For Registration and further information:
Please find the registration form and more details on the conference homepage:
www.stps.metu. edu.tr/conferenc e08
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