CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
25th Annual Conference of the International Association for Conflict Management
July 11-14, 2012 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Stellenbosch</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region></st1:city></st1:place>
Submission Deadline: February 1, 2012, 5:00 p.m. Central European Time
The International Association for Conflict Management (IACM) was founded to encourage scholars and practitioners to develop and disseminate theory, research, and experience that are useful for understanding and improving conflict management in organizational, societal, family, and international settings. We invite papers as well as proposals for symposia and workshops for the 2012 meeting of IACM to be held in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Stellenbosch</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region></st1:city></st1:place>.
Program Chair
Lindred Greer, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Amsterdam</st1:placename></st1:placetype></st1:place>, l.l.greer@uva.nl
Faculty Chair, Local Arrangements Committee
Barney Jordaan, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Stellenbosch University</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region></st1:city></st1:place>, Barney.Jordaan@usb.ac.za
TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS
You are invited to submit a paper, symposium or workshop. Submissions should present new material, distinct from published works (including those that will appear in-print before the conference) and presentations at other conferences. Submissions should be consistent with one or more of the general content areas listed below. We encourage a broad range of topic areas, and priority is given to those with clear relevance to conflict and conflict management research. We encourage innovative submissions that highlight dialogues between theory and practice, different cultures, different content areas, and different disciplines.
Individual Presentations: Presentations can be submitted as either full length papers or extended abstracts.
Papers: Papers are limited to 30 TOTAL PAGES (including title page, abstract, references, tables, and figures) and should be formatted according to guidelines set forth in the latest edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Papers may be empirical or theoretical. Papers that do not fit logically with others or would benefit from more time or a face-to-face discussion will be scheduled in showcase poster sessions.
Extended Abstracts: Extended abstracts must include at least 1000 WORDS and contain sufficient information for review. Every effort will be made to include favorably-reviewed abstracts into the conference program, but priority will be given to full papers. Extended abstracts will not be considered for awards.
Multi-Presenter Submissions:
Symposia/Debates/Roundtables: Symposia are focused sessions in which participants present their views on a common issue. Debates typically include a moderator and two teams of one or two speakers each. Roundtable discussions typically involve a moderator/facilitator and a panel consisting of participants from a variety of different traditions or perspectives on an issue. Symposia, Debates, and Roundtable submissions should include a THREE PAGE MAXIMUM statement describing the focal issue and the qualifications of each participant. It should also include ONE PAGE for each participant describing their expected contributions and a statement declaring their intention to register for and attend the conference.
Workshops: Workshops are highly interactive, specialized sessions that focus on sharing new techniques or approaches related to teaching, research, and/or practice. There is limited space on the program for workshops. A THREE PAGE MAXIMUM workshop proposal should explain its relevance to IACM, articulate the session's goals, give details on the format to be used, indicate constraints on time and the number of participants, and describe the relevant qualifications of those who intend to conduct the workshop. We welcome creative formats for either short workshops (1.5 hours) during the conference or longer workshops before or after the conference.
Novel Session Formats: We greatly encourage proposals for innovative or experimental conference sessions that do not fit any of the categories described above.
PROGRAM CONTENT AREAS
Conflict Frames and Dimensions
Conflict Research Methods
Cultural Dimensions of Conflict
Emotions and Conflict
Environmental and Public Resource Conflict
Ethnic, Religious and Regional Conflicts
Decision Processes in Conflict
Diversity and Identity in Conflict
Games and Social Dilemmas
Individuals in Conflict (i.e., individual differences and cognitions)
Intergovernmental Conflict
Intra- and Inter-Group Conflict
Law and Social Conflict
Mediation
Negotiation Processes
Organizational and Workplace Conflict
Power and Status in Conflict
Peacemaking, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding
Relational and Family Conflict
Social and Organizational Justice
Third Party Intervention and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Technology or Communication Media for Managing Conflicts
Terrorism
Trust and Conflict
Verbal and Nonverbal Communication in Conflict
METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES IN PROGRAM
Archival Research
Case Study
Field Study
Laboratory Study
Meta-Analysis
Multi-Method /Hybrid Research
Novel Methods of Conflict Intervention
Other:_____
Qualitative Research
Not Applicable: Theoretical Paper
SUBMISSION PROCEDURES
All submitters will be asked to verify and indicate in the online submission: (1) the person(s) responsible for presenting the submission; (2) a promise that each presenter will register and attend the conference should their submission be accepted; (3) their willingness to present at the time and date scheduled by the Program Chair; (4) their willingness to present in the format (paper presentation or poster session) specified by the Program Chair; (5) up to three keywords from the above program content list, and new this year: 1 or more methodological keywords from the methodological approaches list, that will be used to help assign reviewers; and (6) if the first author is a graduate student.
All submitters will be asked to review papers for the conference program. At the time of submission, submitters who will not be available to review papers will have an opportunity to nominate a co-author.
After notification from the Program Chair, the submitter is responsible for notifying co-authors and other session participants about the acceptance/rejection decision and information concerning session location, timing and format.
Submit papers: Submissions will not be accepted after February 1, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Central European (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:country-region></st1:place>) Time. The online submission portal will open by mid-January (please check the IACM website for updates). Papers should be submitted through the IACM website: www.iacm-conflict.org.
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
There will be multiple scholarships available to assist students with travel or registration costs. The following criteria will be used in allocating these scholarships:
(a) graduate student as solo or first author on an accepted paper or poster
(b) preference will be given to first-time attendees and/or graduate students who have not previously received a scholarship
(c) preference will be given to highly rated papers
Authors who are interested in being considered for any of these student scholarships should submit their papers to the conference through the normal submissions procedure by February 1, 2012. In addition, you should indicate your interest in being considered for one (and only one) of the scholarships when prompted on the submissions website. You will then receive detailed application instructions.
All recipients will be honored with a certificate at the awards ceremony.
AWARDS AND PROCEEDINGS
Awards will be given for papers that make outstanding empirical, theoretical, and practical contributions to the field -- as well as the best paper with a graduate student as sole or first author.
Abstracts of papers, symposia, roundtables and debates presented at the conference will be included in the Conference Program.
CONFERENCE SITE AND ACOMMODATIONS
The Conference will take place at the 4**** Spier hotel, resort, and spa (http://www.spier.co.za/) near <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Stellenbosch</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">South Africa</st1:country-region></st1:city></st1:place>. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Stellenbosch</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:placename></st1:place> is hosting the conference. The conference facilities will include PowerPoint projection capability.
Spier is located in the heat of the South African winelands, and can be reached in just 20 minutes by bus or taxi from the <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Cape Town</st1:place></st1:city> airport. The conference center is also located only 10-15 minutes from the centre of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Stellenbosch</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on"> City</st1:placetype></st1:place> (by bus/taxi). The Spier resort offers numerous amenities, including a variety of restaurants (farmer-to-table, an African restaurant, an Indian restaurant...), an on-site vineyard, a full spa, the Spier art collection (one of South Africa's most comprehensive contemporary African arts body of work), a local arts and crafts market, a Cheetah outreach, eagle encounters, horse riding, and hiking through the local countryside. Additionally, SPIER was awarded the Fair Trade in Tourism SA Accreditation because of their nature conservation projects and their focus on quality and sustainability.
While the accommodation at Spier is luxurious, please note the prices are still low and comparable to US prices at around €140 per person per night. However, there is also an option to share rooms or to stay in nearby guest houses for around €70 per night (http://www.stellenguest.co.za/contact.swf ). Students can choose to stay in student accommodations for €30 per night at nearby <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Stellenbosch</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on"> University</st1:placetype></st1:place> (http://www.stayatstellenboschuniversity.co.za/www/index.html). Both the student accommodations as well as the guesthouses are located in the city center of Stellenbosch and will be connected to the Spier conference center during the conference by free shuttle buses.
For additional details on the conference site and hotel accommodations, as well as answers to frequently asked questions about the conference and venue, please visit:
http://www.bus.umich.edu/Conferences/IACM-2012
INFORMATION / MEMBERSHIP
For membership information and updates regarding the association and the conference, please see the IACM website:
http://www.iacm-conflict.org.
IACM BOARD AND OFFICERS 2011-2012
Martin Euwema President, <st1:place w:st="on"> <st1:city w:st="on">Leuven University</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Belgium</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Wendi Adair President Elect, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">University of Waterloo</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Dan Druckman Past-President, <st1:placename w:st="on"> George</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Mason</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on"> University</st1:placename>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">University of Southern Queensland</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></st1:place>
William Bottom Board Member (2010 – 2012), <st1:placename w:st="on">Washington</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">St. Louis</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Peter Coleman Board Member (2010 – 2012), <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Columbia University</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>
David Johnson Board Member (2011 - 2013) , University of Minnesota, USA
Jana Raver Board Member (2011 - 2013), Queen's University, Canada
Shirli Kopelman Officer, Executive, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">University of Michigan</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Don Gibson Officer, Treasurer, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Fairfield University</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Cheryl Rivers Officer, Communications, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">University of Otago</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">New Zealand</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Godfrey Steele Officer, Signal Newsletter, University of the West Indies, Trinidad & <st1:place w:st="on"> Tobago</st1:place>
Linda Steele Officer, Signal Newsletter, University of the West Indies, Trinidad & <st1:place w:st="on"> Tobago</st1:place>
Mara Olekalns Officer, NCMR Editor, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Melbourne Business School</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Karen Jehn Officer, NCMR Editor, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Melbourne Business School</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Wolfgang Steinel Officer, Web Development, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Leiden University</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Bruce Barry Chair, IACM Advisory Board, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Vanderbilt</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>
Shelly Whitmer IACM Administrative Assistant, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">University of Michigan</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>
IACM 2012 PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Lindred Greer University of <st1:city w:st="on">Amsterdam</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on"> <st1:place w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:place></st1:country-region>
Hillie Aaldering University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Ashleigh Rosette Duke University</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Ozum Saygi <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">University of Amsterdam</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:country-region></st1:place>
Shaul Shalvi <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">University of Amsterdam</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:country-region></st1:place>
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IACM 2012 LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE
Barney Jordaan Stellenbosch University, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">South Africa</st1:place></st1:country-region>
David Venter Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Belgium</st1:place></st1:country-region>
Alexandra de Beer Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Katalien Bollen <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Leuven University</st1:city>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Belgium</st1:country-region></st1:place>