Introduction

The challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic since early 2020 has brought widespread harm across societies in Asia and globally. Amidst acts of solidarity, the pandemic has placed into intense focus the consequences of inequality, the resilience of social welfare systems, and the responsibilities of governments as well as society at large. It has also led to a critical scrutiny of the current economic system together with the relationship between people and nature. Thus, this ‘time of disruption’ has intersected with existing issues in international development, human rights and international relations.

Conference Theme

The virtual international conference on “New research in international development, human rights and international relations at a time of disruption” invites papers both on the underlying issues, as well the challenge of disruption in the present. Conference themes include:

• Risk, Vulnerability and Resilience: Disaster, Climate, Ecology and SDGs

• Mobility: Human, Resources and Capital

• Peace and Conflict, Transformation and Resistance

• Media, Information ,Communication and Digital politics

• Non Traditional Security

• Governance: Public, Private and People Partnership

• Human Rights

• Gender, Chauvinism, Intersectionality

• Resource grabbing

• Green politics and green economy

• Extremism, Ultra-Nationalism, Statism

• Neoliberalism, Populism

• Democracy and Authoritarianism

• International Relations: Trans-boundary and Transnationalism

• Great, Declined and Emerging Powers

Conference format

Due to the current constraints on organizing large public events in Thailand, this international conference will be held as a virtual event on zoom. It comprises of a keynote session, followed by parallel sessions based on the themes of the conference.

There is no fee to present your paper at this international virtual conference. Due to logistical constraints, the number of papers presented will be limited to 70. Amongst accepted papers, priority will be given to graduate students required to present papers to fulfill the requirements of their degree.

The conference is a one-day event at which accepted papers will be presented for 15 minutes each. Each session will be moderated and with a discussant allocated.