[csaa-forum] CfP: Second Australasian Conference on Islam

[Andrew Hickey]

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

SECOND AUSTRALASIAN CONFERENCE ON ISLAM (ACI’2)

“Radicalisation and Islamophobia: Roots, Relationships and Implications in Religiously Diverse Societies”

26–27 November 2015 – Sydney, Australia


Organised By:
ISRA Australia, Islamic Sciences & Research Academy of Australia
Charles Sturt University, Centre for Islamic Studies & Civilisation
in partnership with
The University of Western Sydney, School of Social Sciences and Psychology
The University of Melbourne, National Centre of Excellence for Islamic Studies Australia
Monash University, Centre for Islam in the Modern World
University of South Australia, International Centre for Muslim and non-Muslim Understanding
University of Western Australia, Centre for Muslim States and Societies


Abstract submission date:           30 March 2015

While the themes of radicalisation and Islamophobia have been broadly addressed, to date there has been little or no investigation into the relationship between the two. Is radicalisation a response to Islamophobia? Or is Islamophobia a peripheral issue in light of the serious threat posed by radicalisation? Despite seeming to be independent from one another, there is a counter-intuitive link between radicalisation and Islamophobia as each serves to perpetuate its own radical narrative and generalisations. While radicalisation of Muslims causes fear and anxiety in the broader society, Islamophobia can be a source of excessive legal measures, discrimination of Muslims and vilification of Islam. Such Islamophobia feeding attempts are used by radical ideologues to justify their extreme narrative and recruit power which in turn increases Islamophobia.

This conference aims to explore how radicalisation and Islamophobia feed one another and work hand in hand to pull society towards polar extremes. By tackling these issues from political, sociological, psychological and theological angles, this conference aims to explore the root causes of radicalisation and in particular the significant impact of Islamophobia to that process. The 2nd Australasian Conference on Islam invites abstracts for original and critical research papers addressing the theme Radicalisation and Islamophobia: Roots, Relationships and Implications in Religiously Diverse Societies.

Topics of interest for abstract submission include, but are not limited to:


·        Relationship between radicalisation and Islamophobia

·        Impact of radicalisation and Islamophobia on religiously diverse societies

·        Exploring and contesting the legitimacy of the theological roots of radicalisation and Islamophobia

·        Social roots of youth radicalisation in Western societies

·        Roots of Islamophobia and its link to religious radicalisation within other religious communities

·        Impact of social media on extremism, radicalisation and Islamophobia

·        Alternative discourses/initiatives/movements to extremism, radicalisation and Islamophobia

·        Case studies from countries, social groups and faith based movements as alternatives to radicalisation and Islamophobia

·        Effects of Islamophobia on Muslims living in the West

·        The empirical evaluation of counter-terrorism policy, counter-radicalisation and de-radicalisation through theoretical and practical cases

·        Gender dimensions of radicalisation and Islamophobia

·        The cultural construction and consumption of the radical and Islamophobic discourse

·        Strategies and attempts to resist ‘radicalisation’, ‘de-radicalisation’ and ‘counter-radicalisation’ and the surrounding discourses

·        Strategies and attempts to resist Islamophobia and incompatibility theories

·        Rigorous evaluations of the local contexts fuelling radicalisation and Islamophobia

Abstracts of no more than 300 words must be submitted together with the contributor’s short biography (no more than 200 words) by 30 March 2015. If an abstract is accepted for the conference, a full draft paper must be submitted by 25 September 2015.

Submit abstracts should be submitted to Dr Derya Iner diner at csu.edu.au<https://3c-lxa.mail.com/mail/client/mail/mailto;jsessionid=9D1861F5171B0FE641CB8385BBF21EC9-n1.lxa02a?to=diner%40csu.edu.au> and copied to info at isra.org.au<https://3c-lxa.mail.com/mail/client/mail/mailto;jsessionid=9D1861F5171B0FE641CB8385BBF21EC9-n1.lxa02a?to=info%40isra.org.au>. Abstracts should be in Word format with the following information in this order:

a) author(s) name; b) affiliation; c) email address; d) title of abstract; e) body of abstract; f) author’s biography.

Email subject should be titled: Australasian Conference on Islam Abstract Submission.

Use plain text (Times New Roman, 12 point, double spaced) and abstain from using footnotes and any special formatting, characters or emphasis (such as bold, italics or underline).

We will acknowledge receipt and respond to all abstracts submitted. If you do not receive a reply within a week, assume we did not receive your abstract. We suggest to then look for an alternative electronic route or resend.

Select papers will be published in peer-reviewed publications.

Organising chairpersons:  Dr Derya Iner, diner at csu.edu.au<https://3c-lxa.mail.com/mail/client/mail/mailto;jsessionid=9D1861F5171B0FE641CB8385BBF21EC9-n1.lxa02a?to=diner%40csu.edu.au>

                                                A/Prof Mehmet Ozalp, mozalp at csu.edu.au<https://3c-lxa.mail.com/mail/client/mail/mailto;jsessionid=9D1861F5171B0FE641CB8385BBF21EC9-n1.lxa02a?to=mozalp%40csu.edu.au>

Conference Website: http://ausconfislam.net/<https://3c-lxa.mail.com/mail/client/dereferrer?redirectUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fausconfislam.net%2F> (note that it is currently under construction)








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