Thematic Approach

GIRES, the Global Institute for Research, Education & Scholarship and the Center for Conflict, Peace and Justice Studies (CCPJS)  open the discussion on a highly interesting and complex issue. We live in the most technologically advanced era in human history, offering the unique privilege of access to limitless knowledge and information. Despite the knowledge we have gained from the painful lessons of the past, in many ways we face challenges similar to those of previous generations.

We wish to analyze and discuss various mass atrocities including genocides, ethnic-cleansings, massacres, and forced deportations. We hope to explore the newest research on these topics, examine the past, analyze the present, and contemplate the future.

We hope to answer a spectrum of questions through exploration of their multiple aspects. What are the semantics and limitations in characterizing or labeling such cases? Are international organizations able to face such challenges, what is the role of the international community and how effective is it? What lessons can we learn from the past; what are the shared roots, causes and prospects? How is modern global citizenship shaped? Are equality and freedom in the 21st century only a faded dream?

GIRES, dedicated to interdisciplinarity, invites scholars from diverse fields including but not limited to philosophy, religion, theology, sociology, anthropology, history, literature, art, economics, geography, cultural and political studies along with representatives from think-tanks and organizations to contribute to the discussion and to debate these issues.

Proposed Topics (Lingua franca: English)

–    Ethnic Cleansings
–    Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar
–    China: the case of Uyghurs
–    Tigray region crisis
–    Genocides, ethnic cleansing and massacres in literature
–    Cinematic and photographic depictions of genocides and forced deportations
–    Arts and photography: portraying the unspeakable
–    Genocides and history and the formation of memory and identity
–    Non-profit organization and the quest of saving the unprotected peoples
–    United Nations and the World Court: actions and non-actions towards genocides
–    Victims and Perpetrator, The next day: Phycology and Psychiatric analysis
–    Saving the memory: Oral history and archiving and saving history
–   Borderlines and new borders
–   Refugee camps: experiences, politics and reality
–   Refugee camps in African and Asia – case studies
–   African Genocides: Victims, Perpetrators – Past and Present
–   Reconciliation: Myths and Reality
–   Education and the effort to heal the wounds-Role of education in collective memory

Proposed Formats (Lingua franca: English)
-Individual papers (GIRES will included it in a panel)
-Panels (up to 4 presentations-chaired by one of the presenters or appointed by GIRES)
-Roundtable presentations (chaired by one of the presenters or appointed by GIRES)
-Poster presentations
-Student presentations (one paper presented by up to 3 young scholars)
-Keynote speech (depending on the time availability)
-Pre-recorder presentation (s) (Asynchronous Platform)
-Pre-recorder presentation (s) (Synchronous-live- Sessions: live participation of presenter (s) during the Q&A sessions)

Publication Opportunity 
The Organizing Committee and GIRES Press will publish the most powerful and dynamic presentations of the conference and include them
in a collective volume in the form of short articles and/or long essays. For more information please contact us

Live Sessions & Recording
All speakers are offered up to 30 minutes to present their work. All speakers have the option to have their presentations recorded (during live sessions) in HD quality.
The recordings will be uploaded to GIRES media for unlimited access and dissemination.

Asynchronous Options
All participants have the option to have their presentations (video/audio/text) uploaded to our Virtual Platform. All  registered participants will have access to the material for 5 days.

Our proposed topics & formats are not restrictive and we invite additional germane ideas
Due to the restrictions of Corona Crisis our event (for the time being) will take place VIRTUALLY