SESCO 2020

The fifth SESCO Conference is due to take place on 12 December 2020. It will bring together diplomats, experts and young researchers in the field of international relations and security studies. The conference consist of keynote lectures by diplomats and leading experts in the field of security policy and international relations; presentations of guest speakers and Q&A sessions. The submitted and confirmed papers will be published online. The main language of the conference is English.

⁞ Conference topics

Current affairs of security and defence policy and various sovereignty-related issues. The roles of state and non-state actors in cooperation and conflict; concerns of territorial, political and economic integrity of states and regions; safety and well being of people. Current issues of security threats, neighbourhood policies, violence and terrorism.

⁞ Aims

This interdisciplinary meeting welcomes presentations of research on security studies, international relations, political science, law, history, economics and cross-border cooperation topics. The conference is supported by the Institute for Cultural Relations Policy (ICRP), Kodolányi János University (KJU) and the International Alliance for Cultural Relations (IACR). Its aim is to serve as a meeting point to facilitate the public exposure of the perspectives and interests of different communities, governments, international organisations, NGOs, businesses, scholars, thinkers and common citizens.

⁞ Conference themes

(Possible directions may include, but are not restricted to, the following)
Global challenges and regional security; national security and defence policies, military strategies; security organisations; conflict transformation and conflict resolution; cyber security; economic issues; energy security; cross-border crime, counter-terrorism; immigration; self-determination; territorial sovereignty; financial sovereignty; separatism, ethnic minority issues; diaspora policies and interstate relations.

⁞ Conference presentations

The conference will be organised in a format of an online academic meeting. The event will comprise of live key-note speeches and pre-recorded video presentations.

⁞ Benefits of attending

• Opportunity to present individual and group researches within an online international forum and collaborate with experts from around the world;
• Conference papers and abstracts are peer-reviewed by members of ICRP international Advisory Board;
• Published papers in electronic format (proceedings available online);
• Get in touch with different views and new approaches;
• A chance to promote own research work by presenting it to relevant people and organisations (decision-makers, diplomats and experts);
• To get more knowledge about recent developments and new challenges in security policy.

⁞ Important dates & times

Early bird registration: 15 October 2020
Deadline for application of speakers: 1 December 2020
Deadline for registration of listeners: 5 December 2020
The conference: held on 12 December 2020, 12:00-17:00 CET
Deadline for submitting final paper: 1 March 2021
Final schedule of lectures and presentations will be disseminated to participants later.

Submitted abstracts will be evaluated by an international reviewing committee.
Authors will be notified of conditional acceptance or rejection in 5 working days after submission

Event organised by the Institute for Cultural Relations Policy in cooperation with Kodolányi University Budapest and the International Alliance for Cultural Relations

The event targets a broad spectrum of undergraduate, PhD student, candidate, lecturer and researcher participants, recognising the multidisciplinarity of research in security studies and other related disciplines

http://culturalrelations.org/portfolio/sesco2020/