Events of recent years remind us that violence still plays a powerful role in national and international affairs. From outright conflict in Ukraine, to the type of systemic exploitation we see in human sex trafficking, or the violent protests erupting on both sides of the racial tensions that are intensifying in the USA, violence takes myriad forms. In each case, the complexity of both the root causes and its wider impact requires careful examination. At this conference we hope to offer some insight into the origins, mediation, and forms of violence in modern society, and consider what can be done to ameliorate and manage it.

Areas the applicant may wish to address include, but are not limited to, the following:

Sexual/gender violence
Populism
Social justice
Human trafficking
Interstate conflict
Technology and conflict
Media and conflict
Political reform
Philosophy of violence