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WISC Global Virtual Conference

WISC and the Globe – Achievements and Challenges

The Global Virtual Conference is designed as a relatively small virtual conference, in preparation of the 6th Global International Studies Conference in June 2022. The Virtual Conference will take place on June 30, 2021, and will run for ten hours, between 10:00am and 8pm [20:00 GMT/UTC (Greenwich Mean Time/Universal Time Coordinated)]. The Theme is "WISC and the Globe – Achievements and Challenges". It will include seventeen panels, across five different time slots of 105 minutes.

The Global Virtual Conference offers an opportunity for scholars around to world to participate free of charge through six parallel zoom tracks in a series of sixteen roundtables. In addition, one plenary session (Global Town Meeting) will take place between 2pm and 3:45pm (14:00-15:45). It will include brief addresses by the outgoing and newly elected Presidents of WISC, a roundtable with scholars from the Global North and Global South, and a discussion involving all the participants from around the world.

Two to six parallel panels will run in the other time slots (starting at 10:00, 12:00, 16:00, and 18:00). Ten of the panels will be conducted in English, six in Spanish, and one or two in both languages (as specified in the program).

The rationale of the Conference is based upon roundtable sessions (some of them include the presentation of papers), coordinated by the Section Chairs of the 6th Global International Studies Conference planned for Buenos Aires, Argentina, in June-July 2022. As part of the mandate of WISC, the Conference reflects the diversity of scholars from around the world, both from the Global North and South. Virtual participants are coming from countries all around the world, including Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, and the United States.

Academic Program

Note: Letters A,B,C,D, E, indicate time slots.

🗓️ June 30, 2021

⏰ 1000- 2000 GMT/UTC (Greenwich Mean Time/ Universal Time Coordinated)

Academic Convenor: Arie M. Kacowicz, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; arie.kacowicz@mail.huji.ac.il

Technical Support: Isaac Flores Delgado, Universidad del Mar, Mexico; iflores@huatulco.umar.mx

A1: Regulation of Migration Flows in the World

Language: English

Convenor and Сhair: Olga Zalesskaia, Blagoveshchensk State Pedagogical University, Russia; olgazalesskaya@gmail.com 

Discussant: Evgenii Gamerman, Russian Academy of Sciences; egamerman@mail.ru

Papers and Participants:

  • “Cities and migrations. Discussing global, international and multi-level governance” | Adriana S. Ortega Ramirez, Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Mexico; asletza@gmail.com
  • “Migration, inequality and insecurity - what role does international relation play” | Tajudeen Adebayo Sanni, Kabale University, Uganda; sadebayo@kab.ac.ug
  • “Protecting the new vulnerable in a pandemic world: the NGOs and the EU in managing migrants and refugees” | Daniela Irrera, University of Catania, Italy; danielairrera@gmail.com
  • “From fenced to digital walls? The impact of COVID-19 on young Syrian refugees in Turkey” | Emel Akcali, Dr Evrim Gormus, Swansea, United Kingdom; e.akcali@swansea.ac.uk
  • “Russia’s Brain Drain: The New Trends” | Andrei Vladimir Korobkov (Middle Tennessee State University, USA); Andrei.Korobkov@mtsu.edu
  • “Analysis of the Brazilian Armed forces response in Operation Acolhida: Challenges for Venezuelan refuges in a pandemic scenario” | Guilherme de Araujo Grigoli, Brazilian Army Command and Staff School, Brazil; guigrigoli@gmail.com

 

 

A2: The Changing Indo-Pacific Regional Order and Security Threats in Asia

Abstract: As the 21st Century is called the Pacific Century, we have been not only facing sectoral changes in the region, but also gradual redefinition of the regional system as the whole. Those changes have been caused by changing position of certain units of the system, including both nation-states: strong, but relatively diminishing position of the United States, falling role of Japan, increasing position of the People’s Republic of China or growing regional role of India, and non-state actors including regional actors (Association of Southeast Asian Nations, regional coalitions – e.g. quadrennial cooperation of Australia, India, Japan and the United States) or sub- and trans-national actors. Those changes are also visible in the evolving name of the region, including Asia, Asia-Pacific, Pacific Basin or the most current Indo-Pacific, somehow envisaging the aforementioned changing position of different units of the system. This roundtable aims at explanation of the changing dynamics of the Indo-Pacific region, including role of great-, regional- and middle powers in shaping the Indo-Pacific system, as well as sectoral analysis of political, military, economic, social and cultural challenges in the region. Regional integration, both institutionalized (APEC, ASEAN, TPP, RCEP, SAARC etc.) and non-institutionalized will be debated in the section. We also invite scholars interested in theoretical analysis of the region.

Language: English

Convenor and Chair: Marcin Grabowski, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland; marcin.grabowski@uj.edu.pl

Discussant: Yoichiro Sato, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan; yoichiro_sato@yahoo.com

Papers and Participants:

  • “Japan's Indo-Pacific strategy: interests, approach, and partners” | Yoichiro Sato: Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan; yoichiro_sato@yahoo.com
  • “Towards a Regional Development Finance Architecture in the Indo-Pacific” | Karina Jędrzejowska: University of Warsaw, Poland; karinajedrzejowska@gmail.com
  • “The United States in the Indo-Pacific Century: A Comparative Analysis” | Marcin Grabowski: Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland; marcin.grabowski@uj.edu.pl
  • “Geopolitics of information and economic development in South Asia” | Riaz A. Khokhar: Center for International Strategic Studies CISS, Pakistan; riazkhokhar11@gmail.com
  • “Dysfunctional SAARC and great powers rivalry in South Asia” | Lekhanath Pandey: Tribhuvan University, Nepal, pandey.lekhanath@gmail.com
  • “India and Global Trade Governance Reform” | Anna Wróbel, University of Warsaw, Poland; awrobel@uw.edu.pl

B1: Conflict and Peace Studies in the 21st Century: Problems, Challenges, and the Way Ahead

Roundtable

Language: English

Convenor and Chair: Aureo Toledo, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil; aureotoledo@gmail.com

Chair: Vanessa Matijascic, University of São Paulo, Brazil, vanessa.matijascic@gmail.com

Participants:

 

B2: Contestations of the Liberal Script in a Global Perspective

Roundtable

Language: English

Abstract: Since at least World War II and incorporated into the UN Charter, several liberal principles have characterized the international order, such as (collective) self-determination, basic human rights, an open international economic system, as well as rule-based and principled multilateralism. For the past ten years or so, this liberal international order (LIO) has become increasingly contested, both from within core Western powers (right-and left-wing populism) and external challengers (China, Russia, etc.). The roundtable will discuss these various contestations from global perspectives. Participants from around the globe will raise critical issues with regard to the LIO and its inclusionary as well as exclusionary features.

Convenor and Chair: Thomas Risse, Freie Universitat, Berlin, Germany; thomas.risse@fu-berlin.de

Participants:

 C1: Plenary & Roundtable

Plenary: "Global Town Meeting"

Academic Convenor and Chair: Arie M. Kacowicz, arie.kacowicz@mail.huji.ac.il, Department of International Relations, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Roundtable: “WISC and the Globe: Achievements and Challenges.”

Participants:

Discussion with Global Participants from around the world.

D1: Organized Crime

Language: English

Roundtable: “Manifestations of Organized Crime”

Convenor: Carolina Sampó, Conicet and Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina; carosampo@gmail.com

Chair: Marcos Alan Ferreira, Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil; marcosalan@gmail.com

Participants:

 

D2: Emotions and Affect in Contexts of Crisis, Trauma, and Political Transition

Language: Spanish

Roundtable: “Operation Condor: New Facts and Analysis about the Alliance that Internationalized Human Rights Repression”

Convenor: Erica Almeida Resende, ericaresendear@gmail.com, Brazilian War College, Brazil

Chair: Emilio Crenzel, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina; emiliocrenzel@gmail.com

Participants:

 

D3: Science and Technology: Implications for International Security and Development

Language: Spanish and Portuguese

Roundtable: “Science and technology for international security and development: debating theoretical and methodological approaches.”

Abstract: The aim of this roundtable is to exchange views over theoretical and methodological approaches to investigate the implications of science & technology for international security and development. This is an important topic to discuss, since it is widely believed that mainstream IR approaches are insufficient to examine the complex interactions between science & technology and the international. Thereby, the roundtable seeks to set the stage for the more case-specific presentations that shall take place in the panels of this track in the next WISC annual conference. To achieve this objective, five researchers from different countries in South America will answer a number of open questions, which will cover three main dimensions. First, panelists will be asked about their views on the suitability of IR theories for the study of science & technology, and what type of conceptual and theoretical approaches do they find useful from nearby research fields. Second, panelists will be questioned about the methodological strategies and challenges in operationalizing their research projects on science & technology. Finally, the panelists will be asked to briefly illustrate the previous points with examples from their research expertise in cyber, nuclear, space and surveillance technologies.

Convenors: Daniel Blinder, Universidad Nacional de José C. Paz, Argentina; dblinder@unsam.edu.ar; and Maximiliano Vila Seoane, Maximiliano Vila Seoane – Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Argentina; mvila@unsam.edu.ar

Coordinator/Discussant: Maximiliano Vila Seoane – Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Argentina; mvila@unsam.edu.ar

Participants:

  • Daniel Blinder, Universidad Nacional de José C. Paz, Argentina; dblinder@unpaz.edu.ar
  • Flávia Cavalcanti, Institute of International Relations and Defense (IRID) Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; flaviagcavalcanti@yahoo.com.br
  • Bernabé Malacalza, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes (UNQ), Argentina; bernabe.arg@gmail.com
  • Diana Marcela Rojas Rivera, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia; dmrojasr@unal.edu.co
  • María Nevia Vera, Centro de Estudios Interdisciplinarios en Problemáticas Internacionales y Locales (CEIPIL - CONICET), Argentina; nevia_vera@yahoo.com.ar

 

D4: International Relations of Latin America: Global, Regional, and Security Links

Languages: English/Spanish

Roundtable: Eurasia and Latin America: Opportunities and Challenges for Interregional Cooperation

Abstract: The roundtable will discuss the main topics of the interregional agenda: energy, infrastructure projects, arms sales, health diplomacy and ‘soft power’ initiatives within the COVID-19 context.

Convenors and Chairs: Ariel González Levaggi, UCA, Buenos Aires, Argentina; agonzalez@uca.edu.ar; Andrés Serbin, CRIES, Buenos Aires, Argentina; aserbin@cries.org

Participants:

  • Vladimir Rouvinski, ICESI University, Colombia (vrouvinski@icesi.edu.co)
  • Devika Misra, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India (devika.misra@gmail.com)
  • Eduardo Patrana, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia (efpastranab@gmail.com)
  • Oxana Katysheva, LACRUS, Russia (grinenko.o.v@gmail.com)
  • Dina Moulioukova, Miami University, USA (d.fernandez20@umiami.edu)

 

D5: Latin American Politics in a Global Order in Transition

Language: Spanish

Roundtable

Abstract: Global order is in a state of transition and uncertainty, marked by a complex geo-economic and geopolitical reordering. Multidimensional dynamics such as China’s rising as a global power and its dispute with the United States, and the fourth industrial revolution, pose new dilemmas to Latin America and demand adaptive responses. Latin American countries must face external phenomena that, besides being region-wide, impact in different ways throughout the regional societies. National interests associated to different development models and the frequent shifts on domestic political orientation generate multiple arenas of dissent and convergence.

In this panel, we approach the problems that affect states and other regional actors in that context. The topics will focus on economic diplomacy and integration mechanisms; challenges of climate change and the role of global governance; emerging Asian economies as decisive actors in Latin America’s economic and diplomatic strategies; the new agendas related to migrations, gender and human rights; and defense and security policies. This multidisciplinary perspective tries to articulate complementary views and to develop a comprehensive analysis of Latin American politics in a world order in transition.

Convenors, Chairs, and Discussants: Florencia Rubiolo, CIECS CONICET, Argentina; frubiolo@gmail.com; and Mauro Vega, USAL, Argentina; Jorge.vega@usal.edu.ar

Themes and Participants:

  • “Latin America and the United States” | Valeria Carbone, Instituto Interdisciplinario de Estudios e Investigaciones de América Latina (FFyL-UBA), Argentina; vale.carbone@gmail.com
  • “Latin America and East Asia” | Javier Vadell, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Minas Gerais, Brasil; javier.vadell@gmail.com
  • “Economic trends in Latin America” | Federico Trebucq, Universidad Siglo 21, Argentina; trebucqfederico@gmail.com
  • “Regional security in Latin America” | Jaime Baeza. Universidad de Chile, Chile; jbaezaf@u.uchile.cl
  • “The 2030 Agenda for sustainable development, climate change and Latin America,” | Dolores Gandulfo. Universidad del Salvador (USAL) & Asociación de Estudios de Relaciones Internacionales Argentina (AERIA), Argentina; loligandulfo@gmail.com

 

D6: Defense and International Security in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities

Language: Spanish/English

Roundtable: Challenges for Defense Policies in Latin America

Abstract: More than thirty years after the return to democracy in Latin America, academics in the region continue to discuss the challenges of defense policies in contexts increasingly marked by the growth of public insecurity and the temptation to involve the military in tasks for which they were not trained. While it is true that the absence of territorial conflict hypotheses among Latin American countries leads us to rethink the use of the military instruments, the debate avoids thinking about how we should adapt the armed forces to uncertain scenarios. The questions to be addressed in this roundtable include: What are the scenarios on which the armed forces need to act? How to think about defense policies based on these scenarios?

Convenor: Carina Solmirano, Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina; carina.solmirano@yahoo.com;

Chair: Rut Diamint, rutd@utdt.edu, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina

Participants:

E1: Feminism, Gender, and Queer Perspectives in International Relations

Language: English

Roundtable: Feminist Foreign Policy Frameworks and Cases in International Politics

Abstract: The Feminist perspectives in International Relations contribute with their approach to show the relevance of inequity, discrimination, and subalternity of women and non-binary´s gender at the international level. At this point, they consider in their studies the relevance of economic, symbolic, and institutional structural gendered violence over the half of world population and question it as we never saw before in the academic and political global agenda. In this sense, the rise of Feminist Foreign Policy from Sweden in 2014 allowed to question traditional lenses about foreign policy and propose to problematize international politics from an alternative point of view, questioning theories, methodologies and, traditional practices tensing the scope of policy and politics. In this context, the roundtable panel proposes the discussion and revision of different conceptions and practices of Feminist Foreign Policy in the world, which allow to reinterpret the reality with an alternative lenses. In sum, these approaches break into the field of our discipline and the contribution of a feminist and gender perspectives fill the vacancies and deficiencies of traditional studies analysis of foreign policy presents.

Convenor: Mariel R. Lucero – CoFEI, CERIMA, Universidad de Cuyo, Argentina mariel_lucero@yahoo.com.ar

Chair: Melisa Slep, Red de Politólogas #NoSinMujeres, mtslep@gmail.com

Participants:

E2: Critical IR Theory from Latin America

Language: English

Roundtable

Abstract: Ever since cepalismo had a major influence on dependency theory and world-systems theory, Latin American authors have had a major impact on the development of critical theories in International Relations. This work continues today with decolonial and other approaches. This roundtable will discuss both the academic impact of current trends in critical Latin American IR theory as well as their contribution to understanding a region which is, again, undergoing economic, political, and epistemic crises.

Convenors: Jochen Kleinschmidt, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, Germany; jkleinsch@gmail.com; and Ralf Leiteritz, Universidad del Rosario, Colombia; ralf.leiteritz@urosario.edu.co

Chairs: Mariela Cuadro, National University of San Martín/National Council of Research, Argentina; mcuadro@unsam.edu.ar; and Melody Fonseca, University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras; melody.fonseca2@upr.edu

Participants:

 

E3: Latin American Foreign Policies: Issues and Comparisons

Language: Spanish

Roundtable: Latin American Foreign Policies in Times of Crisis: Structural Effects and Agency Capacity

Abstract: Recently, several global challenges have affected the foreign policies of Latin American countries. Systemic factors such as the rise of China and its dispute with the United States and shock effects such as the Covid-19 pandemic and changes in political leaderships, such as the electoral defeat of Donald Trump, affect the political dynamics of our region. In this context, Latin American countries are experiencing a critical economic and social situation related to the phenomena of political polarization and the presence of far right-wing political actors. The aim of the round table is to reflect about agency capacity of Latin American foreign policies to react in this context. Some questions will guide the presentations: How do these foreign policies are conditioned by these factors? What is their degree of autonomy? And what we can expect in near future?

Convenors and Chairs: Miriam Gomes Saraiva, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; miriamgsaraiva@gmail.com; Camilo López Burian, Universidad de la República, Uruguay; camilo.lopez@cienciassociales.edu.uy

Participants:

Discussant: Gian Luca Gardini, GAU, Germany; Gian.luca.gardini@fau.de

E4: International Political Economy, Global Transformations, Regional Reconfigurations, and National Dilemmas

Language: English

Roundtable

Abstract: For the last past decade, the International Political Economy has become increasingly contested, from rising external challengers. Such contestation is shaking processes and procedures in a number of issue-areas and international economic organizations, such as the IMF, the OECD and regional development banks. The roundtable will discuss these various global contestations and regional reconfigurations. Participants will raise critical issues with regard to the politics of international development.

Chair: Pablo Nemiña, FLACSO, Argentina (pnemina@flacso.org.ar) and Melisa Deciancio, FLACSO, Argentina (mdeciancio@flacso.org.ar)

Convenor: Diana Tussie, FLACSO, Argentina; dtussie@flacso.org.ar;

Participants:

 

E5: Program Theme: The “International Around the World: Multiple Voices, Alternative Orders”

Language: Spanish

Roundtable: What do We Know What We Know in International Relations? Methods, Research, and Inference

Convenors: Andrea Oelsner, Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina, aoelsner@udesa.edu.ar; and Melisa Deciancio, FLACSO, Argentina, mdeciancio@flacso.org.ar

Chair: Gino Pauselli, University of Pennsylvania, USA, pauselli@sas.upenn.edu

Participants:

  • Julieta Zelicovich ,Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina; jzelicovich@yahoo.com.ar
  • Francisco Urdínez ,Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile; furdinez@uc.cl;
  • Patricio Yamin Vázquez, Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina; pyaminvazquez@udesa.edu.ar
  • Florencia Montal, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina; fmontal@utdt.edu
  • Luis Schenoni, Universität Konstanz, Germany; lschenon@nd.edu

 

E6: The Popular Culture of the ‘International’

Language: English

Roundtable

Abstract: In this roundtable, scholars working on various aspects of popular culture and politics will offer their thoughts regarding the state of the art in this rapidly growing field of research, the challenges it faces and regarding future directions for more and better research. They will do so using their own work to reflect on these issues. Hopefully, we will be able to generate an interesting and productive dialogue with our audience, despite zoom.

Convenants and Chairs: Kyle Grayson, Newcastle University, United Kingdom; kyle.grayson@newcastle.ac.uk; Matt Davis, Newcastle University, United Kingdom; matt.davies@newcaste.ac.uk; Galia Press-Barnathan, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; galia.press-barnathan@mail.huji.ac.il

Participants:

 

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