PSSIR 2011

Annual International Conference on Political Science, Sociology and International Relations (PSSIR 2011) http://www.pssir.org/

Date: 7-8 November 2011 Venue: Hotel Fort Canning, Singapore

[KEY TOPICS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:]

Political Science Political theory Political philosophy Political systems Policy analysis Policy studies Public policy Public administration Ideology Game theory Political economy Geopolitics and political geography Policy studies and public policy analysis Comparative politics National systems Courts and Judicial Politics Democratic Innovations Green Politics Cross-national political analysis Supranational and intergovernmental politics Political development Foreign policy analysis Analytical Politics Intelligence Governance Peace studies, conflict analysis, international law and politics, public administration and local government studies Political psychology, bureaucratic, administrative and judicial behaviour Legislative processes and public law Political Methodology Interdisciplinary Perspective on Violence and Politics Internet and Politics Political Communication Sociology

Sociology of Culture & Cultural Studies Criminology, Sociology of Law, Sociology of Punishment, Deviance Economic sociology Environmental Sociology, Sociology of Disaster & Human Ecology Sociology of Education Sociology of the Family, Sociology of Childhood, Sociology of Gender, Feminist Sociology, Queer Theory Sociology of Health and Illness, Medical Sociology Sociology of the Internet Sociology of Knowledge and Sociology of Scientific Knowledge Media Studies Military Sociology Political sociology Sociology of Race and ethnic relations, Sociology of Immigration Religion Social networks Social psychology Social Stratification, Social Mobility, Social Class Urban and rural sociology Industrial Sociology International Relations

Globalization Global Governance International Political Economy state sovereignty Ecological Sustainability Nuclear proliferation Nationalism Economic Development Global Finance Crisis and Global Change Change and Order in World Politics Managing Global Capitalism International Terrorism Territorial Conflicts International Security International Law Political Theory and International Justice Principles and Practice of International Ethics New trends in foreign policy analysis Quantitative and qualitative methods in IR research NGOs – IGOs relations Environmental Issues and Green Diplomacy Culture, Religions, and World Politics International Negotiation and Diplomacy Global Health Problems Collective Security and Sanction Policy Organized Crime Human Security Foreign Interventionism Human Rights and Democratization Civil Society Civilizations and World Order

[GENERAL CHAIR]

Prof. the Hon. Dr. Stephen Martin Member, Board of Governors, Global Science & Technology Forum (GSTF) Former Speaker Parliament of Australia Former Deputy Vice Chancellor (Strategy and Planning) Curtin University of Technology Former Pro Vice Chancellor International, Victoria University

[PROGRAM COMMITTEE]

Prof. William Harris University of Otago

Prof. Jose Esteban Castro Newcastle University

Prof. Martin Holland University of Canterbury

Prof. Mark Francis University of Canterbury New Zealand

Prof. William Outhwaite Newcastle University

Assoc. Prof. Alex Tan University of Canterbury

Assoc. Prof. Shirley Scott The University of New South Wales

Assoc. Prof. Andrew Tan The University of New South Wales

Dr. Remy Davison Monash University

Dr. Betsi Beem University of Sydney

Dr. Irfan Ahmed Monash University

[CONTACT INFORMATION]

Email: info@pssir.org Website: http://www.pssir.org/ DID: +65 6327 0165/66 Fax: +65 6327 0162