AGENDA — 9th Peace and Conflict Resolution Conference
5th-7th of November 2022, Bangkok, Thailand
Venue: Holiday Inn Bangkok Silom Hotel
Saturday - November 5th, 2022
13:00 - 13:50 Registration
13:50 - 14:00 Welcome speech from the Tomorrow People Organization
14:00 - 14:25
Elevating the ‘emic’ in Conflict Analysis: Going Deep When Understanding Conflict Actors and Dynamics
Dr. Kenneth Houston [Mahidol University International College, Thailand]
14:30 - 14:55
Sustaining Peacebuilding
Ms. Jenn Weidman [Space Bangkok, Thailand]
15:00 - 15:20
Examining Humanization and its Potential to Aid in Conflict Transformation Processes
Ms. Maclaine Day [Brigham Young University Hawaii, USA]
15:20 - 15:45 Coffee break
15:50 - 16:10
Nuclear Flashpoint: War in the Disputed Territory of Kashmir
Prof. Farhan Chak [Qatar University, Qatar]
16:20 - 16:45
Environmental (in)Justice and Protected Areas: Compensation in Nepal’s Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
Dr. Dhirendra Nalbo [Open Institute for Social Science, Nepal]
16:50 - 17:10
An Analysis of the Violent Situations of Kerala and the Scope of Peace Education in Education Curriculum
Mr. Sarath Thomas [Lincoln University Malaysia, Malaysia
17:15 - 17:35
DDR, SSR and Transitional Justice: A Better Way Forward for Security, Disarmament and Long-term Peace Consolidation
Ms. Christina Mammone [Flinders University, Australia]
Sunday - November 6th, 2022
09:30 - 09:55
Is Palestine a State Under International Law
Ms. Israa Daas [University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA]
10:00 - 10:25
Mindful Journalism To Promote Social Harmony
Dr Kalinga Seneviratne [Lotus Communication Network, Australia]
10:30 - 10:55
Just Spying: Defending the Legitimacy of Covert Action as a Means of Diplomacy
Dr. Brendan Walker-Munro [The University of Queensland, Australia]
10:55 - 11:20 Coffee break
11:25 - 11:50
The Role of Religious Leaders and Civil Society in Interreligious Reconciliation Processes: A Case Study of Conflict in Ramu 2012, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Venerable Lablu Barua [International Buddhist Studies College (IBSC), MCU, Thailand]
11:55 - 12:20
Compassion in Conflict Resolution
Venerable Bhante Tenzin Dorjee [International Buddhist Studies Collage (IBSC), Thailand]
12:25 - 12:45
Peacekeeping: International Media Coverage of Cyprus
Dr. Marquita Smith & Mr. Md Sazzad Hossain [University of Mississippi, USA]
12:45 - 14:15 Lunch
14:20 - 14:45
Wicked Problems: Threats and Opportunities
Ms. Safiya Ibn Garba [Generations For Peace, Jordan]
14:50 - 15:15
Nepal's Violence and Enforced Disappearance: A Case Study of Tharu Communities
Ms. Susmita Bastola [Osaka Jogakuin University, Japan]
15:20 - 15:45
Dangerous Love Mentoring: a Model for Creating Ambassadors of Change
Ms. Gracie Messier & Ms. Sydny Short [Brigham Young University-Hawaii, USA]
15:45 - 16:10 Coffee break
16:10 - 16:35
Introduction of the UN Security Council Dataset
Mr. Cedric Van Labeke [Open University, Netherland]
16:40 - 17:05
Conflict Resolution Comes from Yourself
Dr. Amnaj Buasiri [Faculty and International Buddhist studies College, Mahachulalongkorn University, Thailand]
17:10 - 17:30
No Peace for Afghanistan: A Case-Study of the Failure of Peace-Building Process in Afghanistan from a Transnational Feminist Standpoint
Ms. Tahmina Sobat [University of Minnesota, Department of Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies, USA]
Monday - November 7th, 2022
A Buddhist Approach to Peace Based on the Middle Way in Theravāda Buddhist Scriptures
Dr. Myint Aung [International Buddhist Studies College, MCU, Thailand]
Peace Activism: Forging Change in a Complicated World Case Study focus: Israel/Palestine and Myanmar
Dr. Shirley Worland [Faculty of Social Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand]
The Impact of Consistently Practicing Mindfulness on Internal and External Conflicts
Ms. Isabelle Finch [Brigham Young University-Hawaii, USA]
Human Dynamics: Its Role in Conflict Resolution, Peace building & Peacekeeping
Dr. Rupali Jeswal [Xiphos-ISS, Thailand]
11:55 - 12:20 Closing Ceremony, Evaluations and Photography opportunity