18: International Security

Dalia Dassa Kaye, RAND Corporation, dkaye@rand.org
Deborah Avant, University of California, Irvine, Deborah.Avant@gmail.com

In keeping with this year's theme of "politics in motion," the International Security division is particularly interested in paper, panel and roundtable submissions that focus on changes, continuities and adaptations of state and non-state actors to evolving security challenges. This includes (but is not limited to): the dispersion or concentration of power centers, stability or change in nation-states faced with complex internal and global pressures, the causes and effects of ungoverned spaces, the causes and effectiveness of post-conflict stabilization efforts and humanitarian intervention, the nexus between political transitions and security, various forms of political violence (including insurgencies, mass killings, and terrorism), proliferation of weapons and technology, and the security dimensions of a variety of global challenges (such as refugee flows, economic crises, and environmental catastrophes). Proposals may also revisit traditional security challenges (causes of war, deterrence theory, civil-military relations) in light of new global actors and changing internal political dynamics within states.

Consistent with this year's call to bring knowledge to bear beyond the academy, we also encourage submissions to reflect not only important scholarly debates but also policy implications and solutions for real world problems. Panels and roundtables that mix scholars and practitioners are particularly welcome.