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Islam, human security, and xenophobia conference

23 November 2005

When: Friday 25 -- Saturday 26 November
Where: ANZ Pavilion, 8th Floor, The Arts Centre, 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne

Hosted by: The Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights, Deakin University and the School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University

Further information, including a list of speakers and a program, is available at http://www.deakin.edu.au/conferences/islam.

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.

Keynote Speakers:

  • Professor James Piscatori, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and Wadham College, Oxford University.
  • Professor Bassam Tibi, Georgia Augusta Professor of International Relations, University of Goettingen/Germany and A.D. White Professor-at-Large, Cornell University, USA.
  • Professor Bryan Turner, Professor of Sociology in the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore.

Registration:

$250 (Student $130), visit http://www.deakin.edu.au/conferences/islam/REGISTRATION%20FORM.pdf

For inquiries, contact Robert Budd on +61 3 9244 6274, fax +61 3 9244 6755 or email robert.budd@deakin.edu.au.