The Asia-Pacific Conference on Security and International Relations 2016 (APSEC2016)
Welcome to The International Asia-Pacific Conference on Security & International Relations 2016 (APSec2016), organised by IAFOR and in association with the University of Osaka, Japan, through the Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), and the Asia Political and International Studies Association (APISA).
The Abstract Submission Deadline is August 1, 2016.
To submit an abstract: http://iafor.org/iafor/iafor-submission-system/login.php
Please remember to submit your abstract(s) before the deadline in order to complete the review process.
The Registration Deadline is November 1, 2016.
http://iafor.org/apsec2016-registration/
Join us in Osaka, Japan and contribute to the conference dialogue along with APSec2016 Keynote Speaker, Yukio Satoh of Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) as we discuss this year’s conference theme “Fearful futures – Peace and Security in Asia”. For more information on APSEC2016 Conference Co-Chairs, Keynote & Featured Speakers, please visit our website.
Join IAFOR at APSec2016 to:
Deliver your research findings to a global audience
Have your work published in the conference proceedings and considered for peer-reviewed, open access IAFOR Journals
Benefit from IAFOR’s interdisciplinary focus by hearing the latest research in the field of Security and International Relations
Participate in a truly international, interdisciplinary and intercultural event
Participate in interactive audience sessions
Access international networking opportunities
Conference Theme
The APSec2016 conference theme is “Fearful futures – Peace and Security in Asia”. Whether military incursions in the blue waters of the South China Sea, ethnic violence in Southeast Asia or the threat of nuclear proliferation in Northeast Asia, there is an increasingly uneasy jostling for power and position in the Asia-Pacific.
In the context of rising global economic uncertainty, with a background of religious, cultural and societal fractures, the rise of nationalism and authoritarianism is a symptom detected across the states in the region, including those which are democracies. Perceived threats from traditional and non-state actors are being used to justify stifling dissent, increasing surveillance, and the removing of freedoms, as security and defence apparatus are turned as much on enemies within a state as outside.
This international and interdisciplinary conference on Asia-Pacific Security and International Relations will bring together a range of academics, policy makers, and practitioners to discuss the evolving issues in security and international relations in the Asia-Pacific. Relationships between China, Japan and the US will be explored, as well as in and between those countries and the rest of this volatile region, as states and peoples fight for power, influence, resources, and basic human rights.
About IAFOR and its events
IAFOR welcomes thousands of academics to our conferences each year, which range in size from around 100 to in excess of 500 attendees. They do so because of the supportive and nurturing research environment, because of the unique networking opportunities, and because of the strength of the organization’s platform.
Our conferences are meticulously planned and programmed under the direction of prominent academics to ensure that they offer programs of the highest level, and are also quite unique in the way in which they are supported by some of the world’s leading academic institutions, including the University of London (UK), Virginia Tech (USA), Monash University (Australia), Barcelona University (Spain), Waseda University (Japan), the National Institute of Education (Singapore), and The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKSAR).
IAFOR’s credibility has enabled it to become a genuine pioneer, and has grown to be the most respected and trusted organization encouraging international, intercultural and interdisciplinary study. The organization is a formative influence in providing new research avenues and visionary development solutions necessary in our rapidly emerging globalized world.
We welcome you to engage in this expanding global academic community of individuals and network of institutions, and look forward to seeing you at one of our future events, as we look forward to breaking new ground, together.
To learn more about IAFOR - iafor.org
Mr. Kiyoshi Mana
Director of International Operations