Call For Papers: Eastern Mediterranean University-Center For Women's Studies: 4th International Conference On Gender/Women's Studies-Gender Equality And The Law
Eastern Mediterranean University Center for Women's Studies (CWS) in collaboration with Koç University Center for Gender Studies (KOÇ-KAM) and Ankara University Women's Studies Center (KASAUM) invite paper, panel and event proposals addressing various themes on women/gender studies.
The Fourth International Women/Gender Studies Conference, which will be held in Famagusta, North Cyprus at Eastern Mediterranean University Conference and Culture Center, between October 3-5, 2012. aims at bringing together scholars, researchers, performers and activists from various disciplines to present their works and exchange ideas in a wide range of issues such as economic, socio-cultural, law, politics, communication, design and etc. under the general theme "Gender Equality and the Law" to explore how gender equality and women's experiences have been structured, impacted, controlled, or ignored by law and the possibilities and limits of realizing women's rights through the law.
The conference will be held over three days at Eastern Mediterranean University Conference and Culture Center and will explore the following themes:
Law, Justice and Gender
• Feminist Litigation
• Theories of Law and Gender: Feminist Legal Theory
• Law Based on Gender Equality.
• Comparative History of Law and Women: Legal History of Gender Equality
• Women in Constitutional Law: Gender equality in Constitutional Practice and Constitutionalization Process
Women & Peace
• U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325: Historical Process, Achievements and Difficulties in Practice
• Empowerment of women in the peacemaking process
• Women's participation in peace processes
• The Role of Media
• The Role of National Governments
• The Role of U.N.
Women & Violence
• Human Rights Violations and Violence Against Women as a Form of Discrimination
• Theories of Justice and Violence Against Women
• Women in Criminal Law And Penal Policy: Prevention of Violence, Victimization and Gender in Sentencing.
• Women Trafficking as a Form of Violence Against Women
• The Role of Media
Women & Discrimination
• International Law and Women: Achievements of Mechanisms for Protection and Issues.
• Women's Human Rights Activism: From Concept to Practice
• Conceptual Development of Women's Human Rights: Philosophical and Legal Bases
• CEDAW: Historical Process, Achievements and Difficulties in Practice
• Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence
• National Machineries for Women
• The Role of Media
Gender & Development
• Women in Development
• Feminization of Poverty
• Women's Land Rights
• Education on Women's Human Rights: Responsibilities/Role of State and Non-governmental Organizations
• Women's Human Rights and Globalization: Modernization, Democratization and Culture
• Women & Reproductive Rights/Health
• Women in Labor and Social Security Law: Legal dimension of Women Labor
• Gender and the Environment
• Women Status in Family Law: Marriage, Divorce and Matrimonial Properties
• Gender Equality and Equity
• Gender Needs
• Intra-household Resource Distribution
• Social Justice
Women & Public Policy
• Cultural Change and Public Policy Today
• Gender Mainstreaming
• Gender Planning
• Women's Empowerment
• Gender Budgeting
• National Machineries for Women
• The Role of Media
Paper and event proposals written in Turkish or English will be accepted.
Therefore, the language of the international conference will be both English and Turkish although translation is not available.
Submissions are subject to blind peer review at every stage. Abstracts and papers will be accessible to all participants on the conference web site once the complete program is set.
The deadline for submitting proposals is 5th of July 2012. Please send your abstracts (not more than 300 words) through http://cws.emu.edu.tr/GEL2012
The deadline for submitting full papers is 15th of September 2012
Detailed information is available on http://cws.emu.edu.tr/GEL2012
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact:
Conference secretariat:
Şerife Özbiler
Eastern Mediterranean University - Center for Women's Studies
e-mail: cws-kaem@emu.edu.tr
Tel: +90 392 6302269