CFP: New Horizons in Conflict Systems Analysis

The organizers invite papers for a cross-disciplinary conference at the University of South Carolina on the theme New Horizons in Conflict Systems Analysis: Applications to the Middle East. The confernce, to be held 28-30 October 2011, will bring together conflict scholars, primarily from Political Science, applying a range of advanced, rigorous analytic and data gathering techniques, to address the single empirical domain of the contemporary Middle East conflict system. Analytic approaches from several other disciplines will also be represented, including network analysis (Sociology), GIS [geographic information system] techniques (Geography), and identity-based analyses to social conflict (Geography and Linguistics). Focusing on a single empirical domain (the Middle East conflict) will more readily allow for a head-to-head comparison of the various approaches to conflict analysis. Abstract submissions should have a one-line title, and be one page in length single-spaced (one inch margins, minimum 11 pt. type) with an additional page for examples, tables, and references.  All submissions should be formatted as Word or PDF files, and anonymous, with all identifying information deleted. Submitters should separately indicate their name(s), affiliation(s), status (student/faculty), disciplinary area (e.g. political science, geography, linguistics, etc.), and paper title. The deadline for poster proposals is March 15, 2011. A preliminary schedule for the conference, showing the placement of the poster session, can be found here.