Events
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PRESENTATION |
Arms Transfers and Organized Groups: Challenges and Opportunities
Valerie Yankey-Wayne and Pablo Policzer,
Armed Groups Project
Monday, July 14 | 1:15-2:30 pm
United Nations Headquarters, New York
Armed Groups Project Director Pablo Policzer and Research Associate Valerie Yankey-Wayne will be presenting their paper, "Arms Transfers and Organized Groups: Challenges and Opportunities" at a side event by Member States, international and regional organizations, UN agencies and departments, and non-governmental organizations at the UN headquarters on the occasion of the Third Biennial Meeting of States, to be held July 14-18, 2008.
Sponsored by the Government of Ghana and the Armed Groups Project of the University of Calgary.
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LECTURE |
The Proliferation of Small and Light Arms
and Accentuation of Conflicts in Central Nigeria
Dr. Olayemi Akinumi, Nasawara State University, Nigeria
with introductory commentary by Pablo Policzer, Director, Armed Groups Project
Wednesday, May 21 | 2 pm
MacKimmie Library Tower (MLT) 909
University of Calgary
The future of West Africa may well rest on what happens in Nigeria. Dr. Olayemi Akinwumi offers a frank look at how small arms pose one of the greatest challenges facing Nigeria and West Africa today. An accomplished university professor, global lecturer, and conflict management visionary, Akinwumi has become a recognized voice on issues of African conflict and African affairs. As a Nigeria-based scholar, Dr. Akinwumi provides a rare insider look into the dynamics that contribute to, and sustain, Africa's most intractable conflicts. From inter-group conflict to oil exploration, Dr. Akinwumi provides insight into many of the issues and factors that hold the future of Nigeria and Africa in the balance.
Dr. Akinwumi is the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and the Head of the History Department at Nasawara State University, Nigeria. He has written over 43 publications on Africa and African conflicts, has presented his research across Africa, Europe, and the United States, and has won major awards in Africa, the United Kingdom, and Germany.
Dr. Pablo Policzer is Director of the Armed Groups Project and holds the Canada Research Chair in Latin American Politics at the University of Calgary. His research centres on how authoritarian regimes liberalize, and on mechanisms to regulate coercive organizations from militaries to rebel groups. His book manuscript, The Rise and Fall of Repression in Chile, is forthcoming from Notre Dame University Press.
This talk is made possible with funding from the Special Projects Fund at the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies and is co-sponsored by the Armed Groups Project at the University of Calgary's Latin American Research Centre, and CMSS's Peacebuilding, Development and Security Program.
For information contact Nancy Pearson Mackie: njmackie@ucalgary.ca
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WORKSHOP |
Arms, Violence and Politics in Latin America
April 25, 2008
University of Calgary
This one-day workshop will address how the relationships between arms, violence and politics has changed over time, and where these relationships may be heading in the future. The Workshop will bring together key individuals who have grappled with different aspects of the problem of armed violence in Latin America, to compare and contrast findings and experiences.
Sponsored by the University of Calgary's Latin American Research Centre, Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, Institute for United States Policy Research, and Institute for Advanced Policy Research.
Please click here to visit the Workshop pages.
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PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM |
The Politics of Violence in Latin America
April 24, 2008 | 7 pm
Conoco Philips Theater, Glenbow Museum
Latin America is more democratic today than at any time in history, but the continent remains mired in violence. Guns are widely available, and state controls over all types of armed force are increasingly weak, as street gangs, guerrillas, and paramilitary forces operate freely and perpetuate a long and multi-faceted history of violence. The armed forces may be out of power in many countries, but they continue to question civilian supremacy. Police forces regularly abuse marginalized citizens, and the distinction between political and criminal violence is increasingly blurry. The problem of violence cuts across social classes, and threatens to undermine hard fought-for democratic institutions.
This symposium brings together leading analysts of the politics of violence in Latin America. They will explain why the problem remains so difficult to address, and comment on its implications for democratic governance and economic development.
Sponsored by the University of Calgary's Latin American Research Centre, Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, Institute for United States Policy Research, and Institute for Advanced Policy Research.
Please click here to download the poster for this event.
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CONFERENCE |
An Inclusive Approach to Armed Non-State
Actors and Humanitarian Norms
October 31- Novemeber 2, 2004
Geneva, Switzerland
co-organised with Geneva call and the Programme for the Study of International Organizations (PSIO) , the Rockefeller Foundation, the Simons Foundation, and other partners.
Click here to see the call for Papers
Click here to read the Keynote Address to the conference by Jacques Forster, Vice-President of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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CONFERENCE |
Curbing Human Rights Violations by
Non-State Armed Groups
November 13- 15 2003
Centre of International Relations, University of Bristish Colombia, Vancouver
Organized with the generous support of the Rockefeller Foundation, the Simons Foundation, and other partners.
Please click here to read the Conference Report and download the papers.