THE JUST WAR NEWSLETTER
Issue No. 11, February 2018
1. Introduction
2. Conferences and Events 3. Recent Publications
4. Calls for Papers
5. Academic Programs and New Projects
6. Internet Resources
1. INTRODUCTION
The Just War Newsletter is an
electronic publication to announce new developments for scholars, teachers and
practitioners whose work involves just war theory. Written and published by
Michael Kocsis, it serves anyone working in academia, the public service,
non-governmental organizations, and the military.
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2. CONFERENCES AND
EVENTS
An event on
“Sovereignty” took place on November 29th at King’s College London.
Its purpose was to explore state sovereignty in the context of post-Brexit
revival, the concept’s significance, and its role in the 21st
century. Serena Ferente, Carmen Pavel, and Dave Runciman were speakers, and
Sarah Fine was the Chair.
A workshop
on the question “How Stable are Democracies?” took place on January 11-12 at
the University of Bristol, organized by the Bristol Centre for Complexity
Studies. Speakers included Andrea Migliano, David Garcia, Didier Sornette, Don
Ross, Henry Farrell, Patricia Palacios, Stephen Lewandowski and Tina Eliassi
Rad. Details can be viewed at: https://www.bristolmathsresearch.org/meeting/how-stable-are-democracies-complex-systems-perspectives-on-modern-society/
A conference on “The Public Uses of Coercion and Force: From Constitutionalism to War” was held from February 1-2 at the University of Amsterdam. Its purpose was to explore the Kantian project of achieving perpetual peace among states and to examine claims of modern states in their exercise of power and sovereignty. Arthur Ripstein's book manuscript on these themes was a focal point of discussion. Panels on Kant and War, Limits of Just War, and Cosmopolitan Right were held as sub-sections of the event.
A conference on “The Public Uses of Coercion and Force: From Constitutionalism to War” was held from February 1-2 at the University of Amsterdam. Its purpose was to explore the Kantian project of achieving perpetual peace among states and to examine claims of modern states in their exercise of power and sovereignty. Arthur Ripstein's book manuscript on these themes was a focal point of discussion. Panels on Kant and War, Limits of Just War, and Cosmopolitan Right were held as sub-sections of the event.
An event on
“New Perspectives on Cicero's Philosophy” will take place at Durham University from
February 10-11th, hosted in the Collier Room of the College of St.
Hild and St. Bede. Information about the event is provided in the
following PDF: http://www.dcamp.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Cicero-flyer.pdf. Further information can
be obtained from Nathan Gilbert via email: nathan.b.gilbert@durham.ac.uk
A workshop
on “Ideal and Non-Ideal Theories of Justice” will take place from February 23-24th
at the University of Coimbra (Portugal). Organised under the auspices of the
Horizon2020 research project ETHOS, and funded by the European Union, the
event will involve presentations by Jonathon Wolff, Sem de Maagt, and Eva
Kittay, who will discuss work in progress on ideal theory and ways in which
theories of justice can be non-ideal. The organizers are Miklos Zala, Bert van
den Brink, and Simon Rippon. Anyone interested in participating should submit
an abstract of 200-400W to Miklos Zala at the following email address: zalam@ceu.edu
A research
workshop on “Re-inventing Liberal Universalisms” will take place at the University
of Greifswald on February 26-27th. Paper proposals from a wide range
of disciplines, including political science, history, philosophy, cultural
sciences, linguistics, law, or journalism, are invited. The keynote speaker
will be Michael Freeden. The convenors are Rosario López, Lenka Strnadová,
Rieke Trimçev. Visit the following
website for more information: http://www.uma.es/costactionrecast/info/110336/wg-2-workshop-1
The University of Groningen will host a
manuscript workshop on the upcoming book “The Structure of Society: Freedom,
Responsibility and Rights in Collective Contexts” by Frank Hindriks. This event
will take place in Groningen, (the Netherlands) from March 8-9th.
Those interested in attending should send a CV and brief letter of motivation
to Frank Hindriks at the following email address: f.a.hindriks@rug.nl before February 1st.
Information can be found by downloading this file from Academia.edu: https://www.academia.edu/35643121/Call_THE_STRUCTURE_OF_SOCIETY._Freedom_Responsibility_and_Rights_in_Collective_Contexts
An event
entitled “Justice across Borders” will be held on March 25-26th as
the First Annual Graduate Conference of the Philosophy Graduate Student
Association at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Michael Blake will be the
keynote speaker. Abstracts from graduate and post-doc students are invited
which engage with any aspect of the relationship between state sovereignty and
individual civil and moral rights. Abstracts of 500-750W should be formatted
for blind review and submitted via email to utkphilgradconference@gmail.com by January 10th.
Authors should include their name, discipline, and institutional affiliation in
their email. More information can be obtained from the following website: http://utkphilgradconference.weebly.com/ or by email from: utkphilgradconference@gmail.com
The Sixth Annual
St Andrews Graduate Conference in International Political Theory will focus on
the theme of “Global Justice: Between Hope and Tragedy” and take place on April
6th. A keynote address will be delivered by Raimond Gaita. The aim
of the event is to provide graduate students with opportunities to discuss
ideas related to global justice. Presenters should send abstracts (of less than
500W) to: iptconf@st-andrews.ac.uk before February 5th.
Queries can be directed to the same address. For further information, visit: https://iptconf.wixsite.com/iptconference
A
conference on “Boundaries and Limits” will be held from April 17-29th,
hosted by the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada) Philosophy Graduate and
Postgraduate Conference. The keynote
speaker will be Achille Varzi. For more information, contact the event
organizers via email: uofaphilconference@gmail.com or visit the following
website: https://www.ualberta.ca/philosophy/graduate-program/annual-philosophy-graduate-and-postgraduate-conference
The Annual
Scottish Graduate Classics Conference will be on the topic of “Power and the
People in Undemocratic Regimes”. Held at the University of Glasgow from May 3-4th,
the event will bring together postgraduate students from an array of subject
areas in the hope of a far-reaching inter-disciplinary discussion. Those
wishing to present papers should submit an abstract of less than 250W with
their affiliation to the following email address: stageconference2018@outlook.com before February 28th.
Further information is available by email from the same address.
The Eighth
Annual Conference of the European Chapter of the International Society
for Military Ethics will be held at the Spanish Infantry Academy in Toledo from
May 13-16th. The event’s theme is “The Ethical
Implications of Emerging Technologies in Warfare”. Details about the conference
and registration information are posted here: http://www.euroisme.eu/euroisme-annual-conference-2018-ethical-implications-emerging-technologies-warfare/ Questions can be sent to
the event organizers at the following email address: admin@euroisme.eu
The first
“Cosmopolitanism Conference” will be held at the Pandisciplinary Network in
Waterford (Ireland) from May 21-23rd. It will include presentations on the
definition of cosmopolitanism, localism versus cosmopolitanism, implications of
cosmopolitanism, feasibility, identity, difference, rights, national borders,
and a host of other issues. The organisers are Seán Moran (sean@pandisciplinary.net) and Michelle Ryan (michelleryan22@gmail.com). The conference will be
held in the historic Mount Melleray Monastery in the Irish countryside. For
information, contact Sean Moran or visit the website of the Pandisciplinary
Network: http://www.pandisciplinary.net
A workshop on “Individual and Collective Duties to Rescue” will take place in Stockholm on May 31st, co-hosted by the Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace and the Institute for Futures Studies. The event will explore the refugee crisis in Europe and calls for intervention in conflicts in Syria and elsewhere. Paper topics might include: the duties of states and individuals to refugees, special duties to rescue, historical responsibility for political instability, and agent-relative prerogatives around the duty to rescue. Abstracts of less than 300W should include the author’s contact details and status, and should be sent to the workshop organizer at the following email address: helen.frowe@philosophy.su.se before March 1st. Inquires should be sent to the same email address.
The 2018
Annual Conference of the Centre for the Study of Global Ethics will take place
May 31-June 1st, and focus on questions arising from the idea of a “post-liberal”
world. It will examine how conceptions of liberalism have fueled disenfranchisement
from democratic values, and their tendency to undermine democracy and human
rights. Ryoa Chung, Alison Jaggar, Jason Stanley and Jonathan Wolff will be
some of the presenters. Submissions are welcome on topics like political
polarisation, globalisation, anti-elitism, economic austerity, distrust in the
sciences, anti-refugee sentiments and democratic values. Those wishing to propose
a paper should send an anonymized abstract and a separate document containing
author information (name, paper title, email address, affiliation) to the
following email address: globalethicsevents@contacts.bham.ac.uk Abstracts should be 500W
or less, should include three to five keywords, and should be suitable for a 20
minute presentation. The deadline is February 10th. For inquiries,
contact the organisers, Merten Reglitz and Wouter Peeters, at the following
email address: globalethicsevents@contacts.bham.ac.uk or visit the conference
information website: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/globalethics/events/2018/conference.aspx
An
international symposium on “Revisiting the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights” will be hosted by the Canadian Jacques Maritain Association as part of
the proceedings of the Canadian Philosophical Association at the Université du
Québec à Montréal, on June 6-7th. The event will consider the
relevance of rights and freedoms established in the UDHR at the time of their
70th anniversary. It will ask if any such rights have become problematic and whether
additional rights or freedoms warrant inclusion in the UDHR. Proposals for
papers in English or French (under 35 minutes) should be summarized in a
one-page abstract and submitted via email by March 5th to: William
Sweet, Department of Philosophy, St Francis Xavier University (wsweet@stfx.ca).
The topic
of the Annual Conference of the Association for Social and Political Philosophy,
which takes place from June 21-23rd, is “Legitimacy”. The event will
be held at Sapienza University (Rome), and keynote speakers will include Allen
Buchanan, Davina Cooper and Fabienne Peter. Panel and paper proposals are
invited on many themes related to legitimacy, such as public ethics, human rights,
transitional justice, Rawls and his critics, gender and sexuality, toleration,
religion, republicanism and Roman political thought. Details can be obtained on
the following website: https://aspprome2018.com/
An event on “Kant’s Legal Theory and Global Justice” will be
hosted from June 29-30th by the Department of Philosophy at the University
of Bayreuth (Germany). It will focus on questions around the continuing
relevance of Kant’s legal theory and their application to current global
challenges. Keynote speakers will be Alyssa R. Bernstein and Alessandro Pinzani.
Those interested in participating as a speaker should send an abstract of
500-700W (prepared for blind review) to this email address: kantandglobaljustice@gmail.com
before March 3rd. Contact the conference organiser Dr. Alice
Pinheiro Walla of the University of Bayreuth for more information and in order
to register: alice.pinheirowalla@uni-bayreuth.de
A joint
conference on “Nationalism in Times of Uncertainty” will take place as part of
the 2018 European Conference of the Association for the Study of Nationalities
(ASN) and Centre for Southeast European Studies (CSEES) at the University of
Graz from July 4-6th. The conference will include a broad range of
papers and panels devoted to questions of nationalism, ethnicity, national
identity and related concepts, with a focus on the Balkans, Central Europe,
Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia. Conference information will soon be available on
the CSEES website. The deadline for registration is April 31st. A draft
program will be available by the end of May. For more information, send emails
to: asngraz18@gmail.com or suedosteuropa@uni-graz.at or visit the the
conference website: http://nationalities.org/conventions/euro/asn-european-conference-nationalism-in-times-of-uncertainty
“War and
Peace” is the theme of the Fifth International Philosophy Conference, hosted by
the Philosophy Department, Uludag University (Bursa, Turkey) from October
11-13. The event will consider the meaning of terms like liberty, independence,
colonialism and terror, over time and from different philosophical points of
view. The deadline to receive abstracts is May 25th; full papers
should be received by August 17th. The conference website lists
detailed information here: http://philosophy5.home.uludag.edu.tr/preface/
3. RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Books (CDN$)
Baime, A.J. (2017) The Accidental President: Harry S.
Truman and the Four Months that Changed the World (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
$35.08
Bowden,
Mark (2017) Hue: The Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam (Grove Press)
$28.95
Hanson,
Victor Davis (2017) The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict was
Fought and Won (Basic Books) $39.57
Hathaway,
Oona A and Scott J. Shapiro (2017) The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to
Outlaw War Remade the World (Simon & Schuster) $30.41
Huang,
Reyko (2017) The Wartime Origins of Democratization: Civil War, Rebel
Governance, and Political Regimes (Cambridge UP) $48.30
Hurwitz,
Agnès and Reyko Huang (eds) (2017) Civil War and the Rule of Law (Lynne
Rienner) $24.50
Levitsky,
Steven and Daniel Ziblatt (2018) How Democracies Die (Crown) $21.00
Murphy, Colleen (2017) The Conceptual Foundations of
Transitional Justice (Cambridge UP) $29.99
Neu, Michael (2017) Just Liberal Violence: Sweatshops,
Torture, War (Rowman and Littlefield International) $32.95
Patrikarakos, David (2017) War in 140 Characters: How Social
Media is Reshaping Conflict in the Twenty-First Century (Basic Books) $31.28
Scheider, Walter (2017) The Great Leveler: Violence and the
History of Inequality from the Stone Age to the Twenty-First Century (Princeton
UP) $41.56
Snyder, Timothy (2017) On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Tim Duggin Books) $8.92
Tanaka, Yuki (2017) Hidden Horrors: Japanese War Crimes in
World War II/Second Edition (Rowman
& Littlefield) $116.00
Westad, Odd Arne (2017) The Cold War: A World History (Basic
Books) $42.53
A special book symposium is included in a recent issue of Journal of Global Ethics (Vol. 13,
Issue 1). The topic is Nir Eisikovits’s book A Theory of Truce; articles
by Thom Brooks, Thaddeus Metz,
David Lyons,
Nir Eisikovits,
Colleen Murphy,
and Daniel Alejandro
Restrepo are included. View the symposium here: http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjge20/13/1?nav=tocList&
4. CALLS FOR PAPERS
The
inaugural issue of the Journal for Ethics
and Moral Philosophy will be published in mid-2018. Articles are invited in
all areas of practical philosophy including just war theory. Submissions can be
in English or German, and should be original research articles, reports, or
book reviews. The length of articles should be between 7500 and 9000W. Reviews
should not exceed 1500W. Contributions should be sent to the following email
address: ZEMO@metzlerverlag.de before February 28th. Details
can be found (scroll downward for English translation) on this PDF: http://static.springer.com/sgw/documents/1626214/application/pdf/Call+for+Papers_Heft+1+%28004%29.pdf
The Social Ethics Society Journal of Applied
Philosophy
is accepting papers for its Fourth Volume (No.1) which will be published in
April 2018. Articles discussing politics and governance, peace and development,
and democracy and human rights, are especially welcome. The deadline for
submissions is January 30th. Submissions should exceed 6000W and should
be sent to one of the following email addresses: peterelicor@gmail.com or sesjournalofappliedphilosophy@gmail.com Visit the
following website for details: http://www.ses-journal.com
A special
issue of the journal Philosophical Papers
will be dedicated to the topic of “World Government”. Guest editors are Attila
Tanyi Ward E. Jones. The aim of the special issue is to add to the ongoing
debate with articles that discuss, clarify and defend new positions on the
matter of world government. Possible questions include: Is it desirable to have
a world government? How do we answer the classic arguments against world
government? Are there positive ethical arguments for world government? Does a
cosmopolitan outlook support world government? The deadline for receipt of
submissions is October 1st. This issue, comprising both invited and
submitted articles, will appear in March 2019. Manuscripts should be submitted
electronically, as a pdf- or word-document attachment, to: philosophical.papers@ru.ac.za. Authors should include
their full name, affiliation, and address for email correspondence. Further
enquires may be addressed to either Attila Tanyi at: attila.tanyi@uit.no or Ward E. Jones at: w.jones@ru.ac.za
5. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND
NEW PROJECTS
The Peter
McMullin Centre on Statelessness at the University of Melbourne is establishing
a PhD scholarship for the upcoming year, and research proposals are welcome
until February 19th. Proposals should identify innovative research
questions relevant to the themes of the Centre on Statelessness and should encompass
a range of research methodologies. Proposals may outline conventional legal
techniques of analysis and/or propose theoretical projects or projects based on
empirical study (or some combination of the methods). Details about the
program and the application process can be found on the following website: http://law.unimelb.edu.au/study/graduate-research-degrees/fees-and-scholarships/statelessness-phd-scholarship
A Summer
Course on the theme “Territorial Sovereignty in the Age of Migration” will take
place in Budapest at the Central European University (CEU). Organized by CEU
and Queen's University (Kingston, Canada), the course takes place from July
9-13th. It will explore the importance of territory in the current
world order and consider how more “traditional” territorial disputes have been
overwhelmed recently by dilemmas of mass migration. The aim of the course is to
give MA and PhD students a sense of normative dilemmas and political struggles
over territorial sovereignty. Financial aid and travel grants may be available.
Applications should be submitted by February 14th. Among the course
faculty will be Keith Banting, Nina Caspersen, Zsuzsa Csergő, David Miller,
Margaret Moore, and Szabolcs Pogonyi. Full details can be found at the
following website: https://summeruniversity.ceu.edu/territorial-2018
The Public Philosophy Journal is accepting applications
for participation in its 2018 New Engaged Scholars Digital Pilot Program. The
program is for graduate students likely to benefit from guided, collaborative
processes to shape ideas and drafts into publishable content. Participants will
discover networking opportunities, receive substantial peer-to-peer guidance, and
gain familiarity with practices of scholarly publishing. Activities will take
place mainly through engagement with the PPJ’s experimental Formative Peer
Review platform: http://publicphilosophyjournal.org/about/review/ Projects
should be publicly relevant and accessible to a wide audience; interdisciplinary
projects are strongly encouraged. The program begins on February 5th
and unfolds throughout the spring semester. Questions should be sent to Andrea
Walsh, PPJ Managing Community Director, at the following email address: walshan5@msu.edu
6. INTERNET RESOURCES
Three
upcoming “Live Webcasts” by the Global
Ethics Network and the Carnegie
Council for Ethics in International Affairs may be of interest. The first
is a lecture on February 20th by Gregg Easterbrook entitled “It’s
Better than it Looks: Reasons for Optimism in an Age of Fear”. The second is a
lecture by Timothy Snyder on February 21st under the title “On
Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the 20th Century”. The third, on March
1st by Amy Chua, is on the theme “Political Tribes: Group Instinct
and the fate of Nations”. All three Live Webcasts begin at 6pm; further
information and instructions for viewing/downloading can be found on the
following website:
http://www.globalethicsnetwork.org/events
Selected
portions of a new anthology on the ethics of war are appearing online. The
collection is called The Oxford Handbook
of the Ethics of War and it contains sections on Method, History, Resort,
Conduct and Aftermath. Numerous scholars of just war are represented. Visit the
following website for sample chapters and information on how to pay for access: http://www.oxfordhandbooks.com/view/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199943418.001.0001/oxfordhb-9780199943418
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