CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Conferences and
Events
3. Recent Publications
4. Call for Papers
5. Academic Programs
1. INTRODUCTION
The Just War Newsletter is
an electronic newsletter for announcements and new developments
for researchers and practitioners interested in the ethics of
war. Written and published by Michael Kocsis, it is designed for
those who work in academia, the public service, non-governmental
organizations, and the military. To be added to the mailing
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2. CONFERENCES AND
EVENTS
A
conference entitleded “EFAK X: Disagreements” was organized in
Tartu, Estonia from September 25-27, as the
Tenth Annual Estonian Philosophy Conference. Organized by the
Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics of the University of
Tartu, the Keynote Speaker was Prof. Esa Diaz Leon (University
of Manitoba/University of Barcelona). Information is available
on this website: http://www.flfi.ut.ee/en/department-philosophy/efak-x-disagreements
The theme for the recent annual
conference of the International Society for Military Ethics
(ISME) was “The Ethical Dimensions of Civil War.” The event was
held at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana,
October 12-15, with a keynote address delivered by Kit Wellman
called “A Moral Analysis of the US Civil War.” Details and a
conference program are posted here:
Canada’s Conference of Defence
Associations Institute (CDA Institute) hosted its 17th
Annual Graduate Student Symposium on October 16-17 at the Royal
Military College of Canada (Kingston, Ontario). Organized on the
theme of “Canada’s Security and Defense Interests,” the
Symposium brought together Canadian and international graduate
students, members of the Department of National Defence and
Canadian Armed Forces, for two days of presentations,
discussions, professional development and networking.
A Seminar on the Ethics of War will be held on Monday,
December 8th in Room E339 of Frescati Campus,
Stockholm University. This informal seminar
will include two of the Stockholm Centre's Affiliated
Researchers: Victor Tadros (Warwick), who will speak on “The
Persistence of the Right of Return”; and David Rodin
(Oxford/CEU) who will speak on “The Reciprocity Theory of
Rights.” The seminar is open to all, but those interested in
attending should register by emailing Jonathan Parry: jonathan.parry@philosophy.su.se
The
Faculty of Law at the University of Ljubljana is organizing its
second international interdisciplinary conference on
“Responsibility to Protect in Theory and Practice.” The
conference will be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia on April 23 - 24,
2015, and it will enable scholars in fields of law, political
science, the military, and other fields to engage in
interdisciplinary academic debate on the concept of
Responsibility to Protect (RtoP). Further information can be
obtained by sending an email to conference organizers at the
following address: R2P@pf.uni-lj.si
Event information is posted at the following website: http://www.r2pconference.com/
In
International Conference on the “Workings of Democracy:
Practices, Norms and Understanding” will take place at the
University of Iceland from May 27-29, 2015. The Keynote Speaker
will be Simone Chambers (University of Toronto). The conference
will attempt to facilitate critical and conceptual analyses of
democratic theory and practices, and to bring together
perspectives on key issues such as democratic representation,
accountability, political participation and institutional venues
for deliberation. For further information contact Henry
Alexander Henrysson (hah@hi.is)
or Vilhjalmur Arnason (vilhjarn@hi.is).
The
Hague Institute for Global Justice will host a conference on
“Human Rights and Justice” from June 8-10, 2015. Organized by
Anji and Kurt Mills, the event is a collaborative effort of the
Human Rights Sections of the International Studies Association
(ISA), the American Political Science Association (APSA), the
European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), and the
International Political Science Association (IPSA). For full
details, visit the following website: http://global-human-rights.org/HRJ.html
or send questions to the conference organizers at this email
address:
A Panel entitled “Feeling like a
State: Producing Citizens in Theory and Practice” will take
place as part of the 2015 meetings of the Canadian political
Science Association (CPSA). The panel will attempt to bring
approaches to public policy together with political theory to
address the production of citizens and practices of
citizenship. Abstracts of 250w should be received by October 29,
and should be sent to the Conference Organizers at one of the
following email addresses:
Jessica L. Merolli (merollj@mcmaster.ca)
or Michael N. Di Gregorio (digregmn@mcmaster.ca).
3. RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Books (US$)
Allen, Joseph L. (2014) War: A Primer for
Christians (Texas A&M University Press) $11.66
Axelrod, Alan (2014) Mercenaries: A Guide
to Private Armies and Private Military Companies (CQ
Press) $142.50
Biggar, Nigel (2014) In Defence of War
(Oxford UP) $26.46
Charles, J. Daryl and David D. Corey (2012) The
Just War Tradition: An Introduction (Intercollegiate
Studies Institute) $21.78
Coren, Michael (2014) Hatred: Islam's War
on Christianity (Signal) $20.48
Cosar Unal, Mustafa (2013) Counterterrorism
in Turkey: Policy Choices and Policy Effects toward the
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) (Routledge) $50.63
Coster, Patience (2012) The Ethics of War
(Franklin Watts Ltd.) $11.01
Fabre, Cécile (2012) Cosmopolitan War
(Oxford UP) $31.50
Frowe, Helen and Gerald Lang (Eds.) (2014) How
We Fight: Ethics in War (Oxford UP) $47.11
Gertz, Nolen and Thom Brooks (Eds.) (2014) The
Philosophy of War and Exile (Palgrave Studies in Ethics
and Public Policy) $86.46
Gunn, Giles (2013) Ideas to Die For: The
Cosmopolitan Challenge (Global Horizons) $37.44
Kasher, Asa (Ed.) (2014) Ethics of War and
Conflict (Routledge)
Kaurin, Pauline M. (2014) The Warrior,
Military Ethics and Contemporary Warfare: Achilles Goes
Asymmetrical (Ashgate) $99.70
Ling, L.H.M. (2014)
Imagining World Politics: Sihar & Shenya, A Fable for Our
Times (Routledge) $30.22
Lon Weaver, Matthew (Ed.) (2014) Applied
Christian Ethics: Foundations, Economic Justice, and Politics
(Lexington Books) $90.00
Lynch, Cecelia (2013) Interpreting
International Politics (Routledge) $25.56
Meagher, Robert Emmet (2014) Killing from
the Inside Out: Moral Injury and Just War (Cascade Books)
Kindle: $8.87
Michael, George (2014) Extremism in America
(University Press of Florida) $67.46
Michael, George (2012) Lone Wolf Terror and
the Rise of Leaderless Resistance (Vanderbilt University
Press) $23.98
O'Meara, Richard Michael (2014) Governing
Military Technologies in the 21st Century: Ethics and
Operations (Palgrave Pivot) $62.84
Pattison, James (2014) The Morality of
Private War: The Challenge of Private Military and Security
Companies (Oxford UP) $82.16
Poole, H. John (2014) Strategic Rifleman:
Key to More Moral Warfare (Posterity Press) $11.14
Ryan, Allan A. (2014) Yamashita's Ghost:
War Crimes, MacArthur's Justice, and Command Accountability
(Kansas University Press) $17.97
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
(2014) Law, Ethics, and Morality in War During the Battle of
Algiers (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform)
$11.66
Whitt, Jacqueline E. (2014) Bringing God to
Men: American Military Chaplains and the Vietnam War
(University of North Carolina Press) $27.80
Wilcox, Lt Col Raymond H. (2014) The Ethics
Of Bombing Dresden (Pickle Partners Publishing) Kindle:
$1.97
Witt, John Fabian (2013) Lincoln's Code:
The Laws of War in American History (Free Press) $12.06
4. CALL FOR PAPERS
Submissions
are
welcome for a Special Issue of Essays in the Philosophy of
Humanism on the topic of “Humanism, Pluralism and
Cosmopolitanism.” The deadline for submissions is January 1st
2015. For further details and questions contact: John Shook,
Editor, Essays in the
Philosophy of Humanism; American Humanist Association;
1777 T Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009-7125, USA; email: jshook@americanhumanist.orgVisit
the journal website to view the contents of past issues and find
details about submission: http://www.equinoxpub.com/journals/index.php/EPH
5. ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
An Intensive Course on the Ethics of
War will be hosted by the Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War
and Peace from February 2-6, 2015. Organized by Helen Frowe and
Jonathan Parry, the event is aimed at
upper-level undergraduates and graduate students. No prior knowledge of just war theory
will be assumed, but participants will be expected to prepare
with a set of advance readings. The course
will be free of charge and open to all interested parties, for
either ECTS credits or for general interest.
Places will be limited, so potential students should contact
organizers via email to: helen.frowe@philosophy.su.se. The course will be taught
in English.
A workshop on analytic Just War Theory will take place at Jindal
Global University (New Delhi) on February 28th,
2015. Co-hosted by Jindal Global University, the Stockholm Centre for the
Ethics of War and Peace, and the Jack
and Mae Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime
and Security, the Workshop is intended to be part of a larger
project engaging with Indian researchers interested in
analytic just war theory. It will be led by Helen Frowe
(Director, Stockholm Centre for the Ethics of War and Peace) and
François Tanguay-Renaud (Director, Jack and Mae Nathanson
Centre), and key texts of contemporary just war theory will be
assigned. Participants will be asked to prepare a brief comment
for presentation. Attendance is free, but participants should
register in advance with an email to the following address: jwtconference2015@gmail.com. More information can be found
at the following website: http://www.stockholmcentre.org/delhi-workshop-on-the-analytic-just-war.html
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