13 Jul 2005

Islam, Human Security, and Xenophobia, Nov 2005
Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
Self description: "Islam, Human Security, and Xenophobia, An International Conference, 25-26 November 2005, [ANZ Pavillion, Melbourne Arts Centre, St.Kilda Rd. - ed. ] Melbourne.
The conference focuses on Muslim responses to increasing political, social and security challenges in a global era. The conference will explore the increasing salience of Islam in contemporary world politics and the impact of this salience on domestic politics in the Muslim world as well as Western states with major Muslim populations. The conference will also consider the policies toward Islam and Muslims adopted by Australia and major international players in particular in the context of regional and civil conflicts. In addressing these issues, the conference will bring together prominent researchers from Australia and overseas working on diverse but related issues ranging from human rights and civil society to international politics, human security and conflict resolution.
Themes: * Political Islam and Democracy; * Islamic radicalism/reformism; * Islam, human security and political violence; * Global Islam and the politics of identity; * Muslim NGOs and the discourse of human rights in Islam; * Representing Islam and Muslims in government policies and the media; * Xenophobia and Muslim Diaspora in the West; * Transnationalism and identity formation among Muslim Diaspora.
Keynote speakers: * Prof James Piscatori, The University of Oxford * Prof Bassam Tibi, The University of Goettingen * Prof Bryan Turner, The National University of Singapore."
URL http://www.deakin.edu.au/conferences/islam/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
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