Current Conference
Rethinking the Standard(s) of Civilisation(s) in International Relations
19-20 October 2013
London School of Economics and Political Science
Abstract proposals due: 7 June, 2013
Confirmed speakers:
Keynote Speaker: John Hobson (University of Sheffield)
Opening and Closing Panels:
Brett Bowden (University of Western Sydney)
Edward Keene (University of Oxford)
Shogo Suzuki (University of Copenhagen)
The annual conference for volume 42 of Millennium: Journal of International Studies will take place on 19-20 October, 2013, at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
The theme of this year’s conference will focus on the standard(s) of civilisation(s) in International Relations. In recent years, there has been a renewed scholarly interest in the concept of ‘the standard of civilisation’ in examining international norms, practices and policies entrenched in world politics, including international law, human rights, the status of women, good governance and globalisation, global markets, the EU policy of ‘membership conditionality’, and state-building.
These are only some of the key aspects of international relations that illustrate the crucial relationship between civilisation and standards of conduct in global politics.
In addition to these topics, the conference will ask crucial questions about western modernity and Eurocentrisism in international relations, democracy promotion, civilisational discourses and identities, the rise of Asia, postcoloniality and globalisation, the eurozone crisis and market civilisation, war and genocide, and empire and civilisation.
In contrast to mainstream International Relations theories, the conference seeks to highlight the normative asymmetries of power and hierarchies embedded in “civilisational” practices, norms and discourses of global politics. In doing so, the conference aims at critically engaging with the concept of the standard of civilisation and investigating further the ways in which it remains relevant to the study of international relations today.
Individuals interested in presenting a paper are requested to submit a 300 word abstract to: millennium@lse.ac.uk by 7 June, 2013. Submissions for panels are also welcome.
A selection of the conference papers will be published in Millennium: Journal of International Studies, volume 42, no. 3.
Photo credit: “The Signing and Sealing of the Treaty of Nanking in the State Cabin of H. M. S. Cornwallis, 29th August, 1842” (detail). Painted by Capt. John Platt
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A selection of the conference papers will be published in Millennium: Journal of International Studies, volume 42, no. 3.
Previous Conferences and Special Issues
2012
Materialism in World Politics
To be published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 41 (3).
2011
Out of the Ivory Tower: Weaving the Theories and Practice of International Relations
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 40(3), June 2012
2010
International Relations in Dialogue
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 39(3), May 2011
2009
After Liberalism?
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 38(3), May 2010
2008
Interrogating Democracy in International Relations
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 37(3), May 2009
2007
Peace in International Relations
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 36(3), May 2008
2006
Theory of ‘the International’ Today
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 35(3), September 2007
2005
Between Fear and Wonder: International Politics, Representation and the Sublime
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 34(3), August 2006
2004
Facets of Power in International Relations
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 33(3), June 2005
2003
International Relations in a Digital Age
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 32(3), December 2003
2002
Pragmatism in International Relations
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 31(3), July 2002
2001
Images and Narratives in World Politics
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 30(3), December 2001
2000
Religions and International Relations
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 29(3), December 2000
1999
Territorialities, Identities and Movement in International Relations
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 28(3), December 1999
1998
Ethics and International Relations
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 27(3), September 1998
1997
War Endings: Reasons, Strategies and Implications
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 26(3), December 1997
1996
Poverty in World Politics
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 25(3), December 1996
1995
The Globalisation of Liberalism
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 24(3), December 1995
1994
Social Movements and World Politics
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 23(3), March 1994
1993
Culture in International Relations
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 22(3), December 1993
1992
Beyond International Society
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 21(3), December 1992
1991
Reimagining the Nation
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 20(3), December 1991
1990
Global Environmental Change in International Relations
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 19(3), December 1990
1989
International Relations of Japan
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 18(3), December 1989
1988
Women and International Relations
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 17(3), December 1988
1987
The Study of International Relations
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 16(3), December 1987
1986
Strategy and Arms Control in East-West Relations
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 15(3), December 1986
1985
The Nationalist Challenge
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 14(3), December 1985
1984
The Central American Crisis
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 13(3), December 1984
1983
The Falkland Crisis: One Year Later
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 12(3), September 1983
1981
Theoretical Approaches to the Study of International Relations
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 10(3), September 1981
1980
East-West Relations After the Middle East Crisis
Published as Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 9(3), December 1980
