RPEU2018

Call for Papers

CALL FOR PAPERS

2nd International Conference on  Rohingya: Politics, Ethnic Cleansing and Uncertainty

Conference Date: September 1-2, 2018 

Abstract Submission Deadline: June 02, 2018

E-mail for Abstract Submission: conference2018.criminologydu@gmail.com  

Venue: Nabab Nawab Ali Choudhury Senate Building, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh Organized by: Department of Criminology, University of Dhaka

Removal of members of an ethnic minority in order to establish an ethnically homogenous geographic area has been evident in the history of human civilizations. Expulsion of Muslims from Southeast Europe, displacement of Roma people, Armenian Genocide in WWI and mass killings of Jews in WWII are significant examples of different ethnic cleansing during the last centuries. In contemporary world, however, the United Nations has called the Rohingya the world’s most persecuted minority group and described the atrocities by Myanmar’s authorities as “ethnic cleansing and crime against humanity,” whereby one group removes another ethnic or religious community through violence. This ongoing military crackdown by the Myanmar Army and police on Rohingya in Rakhine State in the country's western region is followed by a national declaration calling Rohingya as non-citizen of Burma. The army have been accused of wide-scale human rights violations, including extrajudicial killings, gang rapes, arson and infanticides, claims which the government dismisses as "exaggerations".

So far 647,000 distressed Rohingyas have entered into Bangladesh since August 2017 according to UNHCR. This influx created a huge pressure on the economy of Bangladesh while the Rohingyas are living with huge uncertainty. On the one hand, the Rohingya crisis symbolizes the misery, banishment and uncertainty of an impoverished minority group while Bangladesh, a recipient influx of destitute immigrants, became the prey of politics, power and injustice. Within this bleak scenario the Department of Criminology, University of Dhaka has arranged its second international conference on Rohingya crisis.

CONFERENCE THEMES:

 • Rohingya: History of the persecution/crisis

• International politics and Rohingya crisis 

• Mirroring ethnic cleansing and genocide?

• Crimes against Humanity: Violence against women and children 

• Repatriation and Resettlement of Rohingya: International and diplomatic efforts

• Conflict between the Rohingya and the local people

• Rohingya settlement and environmental degradation 

• Humanity and the role of Bangladesh Government 

• Issues in resettlement camps: management/environment/relief coordination/health, hygienic etc. 

• Rohingya in a new environment: Crime, Deviance and Security

• From Crisis to solution: what is to be done?

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Please submit paper abstracts of not more than 300 words along with a short biography of 200 words. Abstracts should be written in English and in Times New Roman, in MS Word doc/docx format. The deadline for submission of abstracts is June 02, 2018. Email submissions to: conference2018.criminologydu@gmail.com.  Decisions on acceptance of presentations will be communicated to applicants no later than June 15, 2018. The deadline for submission of full papers is July 15, 2018. Qualified papers will be published in the proposed Journal of Criminology. The papers should be properly referenced with APA style. All information regarding the conference is accessible from: www.criminology.ac.bd

IMPORTANT DATES

• Submission of Abstract Deadline : July 05, 2018
• Notification of Abstract Acceptance : July 12, 2018
• Submission of Full Paper Due : August 05, 2018
• Early Bird Registration Deadline : July 15, 2018
• Registration Deadline : July 30, 2018 for foreign delegates and August 05 for local participants.

• Conference Dates : September 1-2, 2018

REGISTRATION                                        •                Student Bangladesh 1500 BDT International 5000 BDT (60USD) •                Author Bangladesh 2000 BDT South Asia 8000 BDT (100 USD) Others 12000 BDT (150 USD) •                Participant Bangladesh 2000 BDT South Asia 5000 BDT International 8000 BDT (100USD)

CONTACT

Professor Dr. Zia Rahman Convenor, Conference Committee,  and Chair, Department of Criminology University of Dhaka Room No.: 1025, Arts Building (Ground Floor) Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh Website: http://criminology.ac.bd

E-mail: conference2018.criminologydu@gmail.com