We welcome submissions on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:
● Impact of Blockchain on human rights, democracy, and the rule of law and peace.
● Innovations and ways of promoting peace and justice.
● Digital Platforms and AI in promoting transparency and accountability.
● Digital Technologies and AI on the media and the public sphere
● Digital transformation to promote economic development and reduce inequality.
● Ethical considerations of using technologies in peacekeeping and conflict resolution practices
● New technologies and Artificial intelligence on democratic processes and institutions
● The challenges and opportunities of regulating AI to promote peace and democracy
● Technological advancements and commitment for Minimization of Ecological Footprint and sustainable practices
● The potential of digital technologies to enhance citizen participation in democratic processes
The conference also aims to address some of the cross-cutting themes:
● Arts, Performance and Creative Methods to Promote Peace
● Climate Justice, Just Transition and Sustainability
● Conflict Resolution, humanitarian aids, and disaster response on Peace Building
● Dynamics of migrations and mobilities of people
● Entrepreneurship, Empowerment and reconciliation for sustaining peace and Harmony Entrepreneurship and Peacebuilding
● Existing challenges to Peace in Asia-Pacific regions
● Indigenous Peoples, Human Rights, and democracy for sustaining peace and reconciliation processes
● Media, Human Rights and Peacebuilding
● Peace journalism, human rights journalism, communicating with communities (CwC) and nonviolent communication.
● Shifting power structures and world orders in international Relations