Human Security and Cities Conference Agenda - March 3-4, 2008

2nd Human Security and Cities Conference

Hosted by:
The Canadian Consortium on Human Security (CCHS) and the
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

Liu Institute for Global Issues
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Multipurpose Room
March 3-4, 2008

CONFERENCE AGENDA

MONDAY, March 3, 2008

Morning Session – Chair: Brian Job

9:00 – 9:20 Welcome and Introduction - Robert Lawson, Brian Job

9:20 – 12:20 Session 1 – The Dynamics of Failed Public Security

9:20-9:40 Failed Public Security Master Narrative - Shelina Ali, Erin Koenig

9:40-9:50 Peer Review - Pablo Policzer

9:50-10:20 Open Floor - All participants

10:20-10:40 Coffee Break

10:40-10:50 Expert Contribution: Gated Communities and Land Invasions in Cape Town - Charlotte Lemanski

10:50-11:00 Peer Review - Pablo Policzer

11:00-11:10 GRA Case Study: Security but not Safety: The Primeiro Comando de Capital and Sao Paulo’s Drop in Homicides - Graham Willis

11:10-11:20 Peer Review - Charlotte Lemanski

11:20-11:30 GRA Case Study: Failed Public Security in Central Asia: a Structural Analysis of the Drug Economy as a Threat to Human Security - Chris Van Herk

11:30-11:40 Peer Review - Pablo Policzer

11:40-12:20 Open Floor - All participants

12:20 – 1:30 Lunch

Afternoon Session – Chair: Brian Job

1:30 – 4:30 Session 2 – Endemic Urban Violence and its Human Security Consequences

1:30-1:50 Endemic Urban Violence Master Narrative - Emma Moore, Anita Grace

1:50-2:00 Peer Review - David Mutimer

2:00-2:30 Open Floor - All participants

2:30-2:40 Expert Contribution: The Role of Failed Public Security in Endemic Urban Violence - Robert Muggah, Oliver Jütersonke

2:40-2:50 Peer Review - Margaret Shaw

2:50-3:05 Coffee Break

3:05-3:15 Expert Contribution: Urban Policing and Corruption, Repression, Social Cleansing and Inappropriate Policies - Margaret Shaw

3:15-3:25 Peer Review - Oliver Jütersonke

3:25-3:35 Expert Contribution: Urban Insecurity Actors and Transnational Gangs - Nielan Barnes

3:35-3:45 Peer Review - Dennis Rodgers

3:45-3:55 GRA Case Study: The Child Protection Gap - Carla Barquiero

3:55-4:05 Peer Review - Nielan Barnes

4:05-4:45 Open Floor - All participants

4:45 – 5:00 Concluding Remarks - Robert Lawson

5:00 – 5:30 Photo Session - Award Ceremony for all Research Interns and GRAs

5:30 – 9:00 Group Dinner - The Fish House, Stanley Park

TUESDAY, March 4, 2008

Morning Session – Chair: Robert Lawson

9:00 – 12:10 Session 3 – Urban Conflict Resilience

9:00 - 9:20 Conflict Resilience Master Narrative - Kathryn Travers, Chantal Amirault

9:20-9:30 Peer Review - Marie-Joelle Zahar

9:30-10:00 Open Floor - All participants

10:00-10:10 GRA Case Study: Overcoming Material Deficits with Social Surpluses: Promoting Conflict Resilience in the Slums of Addis Ababa - Dariusz Dziewanski

10:10-10:20 Peer Review - Dennis Rodgers

10:20-10:40 Coffee Break

10:40-10:50 GRA Case Study: Exploring Civil Society Working for Peace (CSWP) in Colombian Cities - Juliana Ramirez

11:00-11:10 Peer Review - Carla Castañeda

11:10-11:20 GRA Case Study: Monrovia: A Leader in Liberian Conflict Resiliency - Allison Fedorkiw

11:20-11:30 Peer Review - Dennis Rodgers

11:30-12:10 Open Floor - All participants

12:10 – 1:10 Lunch

Afternoon Session – Chair: Robert Lawson

1:10 – 2:30 Session 3 – Conflict Resilience (Continued)

1:10-1:20 GRA Case Study: Lack of Security Despite the Upgrading of Squatter Settlements: Conflict Resilience in Rio de Janiero? - Kenan Handzic

1:20-1:30 Peer Review - Margaret Shaw

1:30-1:40 GRA Case Study: Local Forms of Peace in Aceh - Shane Barter

1:40-1:50 Peer Review - Marie-Joelle Zahar

1:50-2:30 Open Floor - All participants

2:30-2:45 Coffee Break

2:45 – 4:30 Session 4 – Municipal Governance and Democratization

2:45-3:05 Municipal Governance and Democratization Master Narrative - Katherine Daly, Andreea Vasiliu

3:05-3:15 Peer Review - David Mutimer

3:15-3:45 Open Floor - All participants

3:45-3:55 GRA Case Study: What Policies and Practices of Municipal Governance are Relevant to the Prevention and Mitigation of Violence, and How Are They Effective? - Andrew Parker

3:55-4:05 Peer Review - Mark Seniuk

4:05-4:30 Open Floor - All participants

4:30 – 5:00 Concluding Remarks – Robert Lawson/All participants