Ohio University’s Contemporary History Institute announces the theme of “Religion and Peace: Global Perspectives and Possibilities” for the 2020 Baker Peace Conference on Feb. 20-21 at the Athens campus. The Keynote will be held in Baker Center, Ballroom A. Subsequent panels will be in Walter Hall Rotunda.
“Our speakers include former State Department officer Professor Peter Mandaville (keynote speaker) and experts on religion, politics, and identity ranging from South America to sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia,” says Dr. Ingo Trauschweizer, Professor of History and Director of the Contemporary History Institute.
The Baker Peace Conference is an annual event at Ohio University dating back to 1988. The upcoming conference will examine religion as a source of peace, a force in peacebuilding in the Global South, and a source of identity in the contemporary world. It will feature a Thursday evening keynote address and three panels on Friday in the format of a symposium.
“We hope that this interdisciplinary conference will appeal to a wide range of audiences from scholars to practitioners in the field. It is free and open to the public. We would love to meet you, your colleagues, friends, or students in Athens this February,” says Trauschweizer. Contact him at trauschw@ohio.edu or conhist@ohio.edu for more information.
Baker Peace Conference Program
Thursday, Feb. 20
Keynote
- 7:30 to 9 p.m.
- Baker Center, Ballroom A
Dr. Peter Mandaville
Dr. Peter Mandaville, Professor of Government and Politics at George Mason University, State Department Policy Planning Staff (2011-12) and Senior Advisor in State’s Office of Religious and Global Affairs (2015-16)
Friday, Feb. 21
Panel 1: Transnational and Religious Identities
- 10 a.m. to noon
- Walter Hall Rotunda
Moderator: Dr. Assan Sarr, Associate Professor of History at Ohio University
Dr. Cecelia Lynch
Dr. Cecelia Lynch, Professor of Political Science at University of California – Irvine
Dr. Jonathan Agensky
Dr. Jonathan Agensky, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Ohio University
Dr. Jeremy Rinker
Dr. Jeremy Rinker, Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of North Carolina – Greensboro
Panel 2: Christianity and Peace
- 1 to 3 p.m.
- Walter Hall Rotunda
Moderator: Dr. Brandon Kendhammer, Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of International Development Studies at Ohio University
Dr. Amy Erica Smith
Dr. Amy Erica Smith, Associate Professor of Political Science at Iowa State University
Dr. Slavica Jakelic
Dr. Slavica Jakelic, Associate Professor of Humanities and Social Thought at Valparaiso University
Dr. Margaret Scull
Dr. Margaret Scull, Post-doctoral researcher at the Moore Institute, NUI Galway
Panel 3: Religion and Peace in the Middle East and the Islamic World
- 3 to 5 p.m.
- Walter Hall Rotunda
Moderator: Dr. Loren Lybarger, Associate Professor of Classics & World Religions at Ohio University
Afra Jalabi, Ph.D candidate at Concordia University in Montreal in the Department of Religions and Cultures
Dr. A. Rashied OmarDr. A. Rashied Omar, Research Scholar of Islamic Studies and Peacebuilding at the University of Notre Dame
Dr. Nukhet Sandal
Dr. Nukhet Sandal, Associate Professor and Chair of Political Science at Ohio University
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