Canadian Consortium on Human Security
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 – 12:20Session 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
10:40-10:50Expert Contribution: Gated Communities and Land Invasions in Cape Town - Charlotte Lemanski
10:50-11:00Peer 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
