Call for papers - post-disaster recovery conference 4/15 at Maxwell School of Syracuse Uni

Conference on Post-disaster Recovery
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs,
Syracuse University
CALL FOR PAPERS
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: FEB 28, 2011

The South Asia Center of the Moynihan Institute at Maxwell School is hosting the first Annual Conference on post-disaster recovery to bring into focus the recent disasters that have wreaked havoc in many parts of the world—the southern US, Haiti, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, among others. The conference is scheduled to be held April 15,2011 at Maxwell School.
Through this one day conference, we hope to bring together scholars and practioners of post-disaster recovery to elucidate the commonalities and differences among these events and how we can best plan for and mitigate the effects of these devastating events.

We have selected four overarching themes for the one day conference and invite papers that address these themes:
1. Climate change and disasters
2. Role of faith based organizations and NGOs in post-disaster recovery
3. Role of advocacy, media in post-disaster recovery
4. Post-disaster recovery and humanitarian assistance
Paper guidelines/ criteria:
- Deadline : Abstracts should be submitted by February 28, 2011 as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx). Email them to Emera at elbridge@maxwell.syr.edu. Please include your name and affiliation. The abstract should not exceed 250 words.
- Length and format : Policy papers not to exceed 25 pages. You are encouraged to present posters too
For further information please contact :
Emera Bridger Wilson, Outreach coordinator, South Asia Center : elbridge@maxwell.syr.edu and Sabith Khan, graduate student, Maxwell School : skhan02@syr.edu