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Torture

2nd Global Conference

Call for Participation 2017

Saturday 1st April - Monday 3rd April 2017

Lisbon, Portugal

As terrorism has seen a new rise in the past decades, organizations such as
ISIS, Boko Haram and similar others are thriving on the fear that is
increasingly gripping the world. Their way of spreading horror and gaining
the obedience of controlled population is largely based on mass torture and
killing. However, they are far from alone in this in this practice.
Throughout history, torture has been used for a great variety of reasons,
ranging from the twisted satisfaction of psychopathic criminals, to state
and/or Church sanctioned means of punishing evil doers or extracting
confessions; from violently resolving domestic disputes to means of
protecting national security.

Depending on context, point of view and ideology, torture has been seen
either as a barbaric, sub-human practice which needs to be prevented at all
costs or as a necessary evil which helps maintain peace, law and order in
society. Regardless of the different views on this violent set of
practices, one thing remains clear: for the person on the receiving end,
torture is deeply scarring on a physical and mental level, it has long
lasting psychological effects and it usually takes a long time to recover
from.

The Torture research stream offers a platform for inter-, cross- and
multi-disciplinary dialogue involving participants from across the
disciplinary spectrum. The event provides valuable opportunities for
knowledge exchange between individuals with an interest and expertise in
the topic, including policy and legal experts, representatives from NGOs
and philanthropic organisations, activists, medical and clinical
professionals, social workers and caregivers, educators, artists, business
people, journalists, survivors and perpetrators of torture, historians, and
researchers. It is intended that the deep inter-disciplinary engagement
facilitated by the event will foster greater understanding of torture,
awareness of its effects on survivors and society and action in the areas
of prevention and care-giving.

While papers dealing with state torture are very welcome, we would also
particularly encourage papers dealing with non-state torture. This may
include, but is not limited to, torture - contemporary or historical - by
religious institutions, communities, or armed groups, as well as non-state
actors involved in state torture. Papers touching on parallels,
differences, or connections between state and non-state torture are highly
welcome as well.

Proposals are invited for presentations, workshops, panels, interactive
round tables, performances, readings, screenings, or installations
concerning the effects of torture on its survivors throughout history and
in contemporary societies, from liberal democracies to totalitarian
states.. Submissions may deal with aspects of torture, including but not
limited to:

Defining Torture

Definitions, such as that contained in the UN Convention Against Torture
and Other Cruel, Inhumane and Degrading Treatment and Punishment, and the
debate around the usefulness and accuracy of definitions as a basis for
formulating treaties and improving practice. Issues around torture and:

• Sex

• Race

• Sexual orientation

• Asylum seekers

• Children

• Persons with disabilities

• Animals

• War

• Genocide/ethnic cleansing

The Torture Survivor

Socio-demographic profiles of torture survivors; accounts, experiences and
emotions of torture survivors; effects and efficiency of various methods of
torture on survivors; long term health effects of torture on survivors;
PTSD and the impact of having been tortured on one's social and family
life; psychological torture vs. physical torture; domestic abuse as a form
of torture; rape, forced nudity and harassment as forms of sexual torture;
torture in prisons, mental health facilities, military bases and other
total institutions; the limits of state torture; torture against minors and
its consequences; public torture as a form of punishment; the psychology
and sociology of torture; the social stigma associated with having been
tortured; Stockholm syndrome and cases of the tortured becoming torturers
and of brainwashing through torture in dictatorial regimes (e.g. communist
Romania's Pitesti Phenomenon); ways to care for and heal the survivors of
torture; torture prevention policies and actions; policies, state and civil
measures for supporting the survivors of torture;Creative practice as means
of coping with effects of torture; the documentation of effects such as by
The Istanbul Protocol in 1999; work by organisations such as Amnesty
International, The Red Cross and very many human rights organisations;
discussion and documentation of psychological consequences such as the loss
and regaining of trust, the hard task of forgiveness.

Causation

Norms and expectations within police, prison and army personnel;
international relations, manifestations of political power within national
states and ideological groups struggling to achieve statehood.

Issues of Practice

Interrogation and its legitimacy, setting boundaries in state practice,
exposure of the way that torturers are psychologically prepared and
trained, the sites of torture such as prisoner of war camps, state-run
detention centres, prisons, within civilian communities against persecuted
minorities and in areas of the world where genocide is being systematically
practiced.

History of Ideas

Influence of the Enlightenment, humanitarian ideals, varying political
ideologies, the rule of law; torture and cultural relativism, histories of
torture's use and effects.

Torture and the State

Powerful institutions within states; institutions such as the CIA and their
reach, values and power within a society; debates over extraordinary
rendition, accountability across borders, information sharing between
bodies within states.

Prevention, Reduction and Accountability

Treaties such as OPCAT and problems with implementation and accountability;
aspects of implementation of appropriate legal frameworks across borders;
information sharing; the usefulness of independent inspection regimes in
places of detention; installing penalties in places of detention and/or
instilling cultures of prevention through training and support; linking
progress to overseas aid; domestic and international criminal prosecutions
and civil suits seeking remedies against torturers and/or governments; work
by NGOs, charities and philanthropic organisations.

Perpetrators

Medical, social and psychological effects of torture on perpetrators

Societies that condone or tolerate torture

Punishment, retribution and rehabilitation of perpetrators

Torture and Medicine

Medical experimentation and torture

Ethical applications of knowledge gained through torture

Participation by medical professionals in acts of torture (e.g. capital
punishment)

Torture and mental health: psychological profiles on victims and
perpetrators

Torture and Religion

Torture narratives in religious/spiritual traditions

Torture carried out in the name of religion

Religion and spirituality as path to rehabilitation

The Business of Torture

Technologies and producers that support torture

Companies that do business with perpetrators of torture

Companies that engage in torture

Technologies and producers that assist in preventing torture

Designing and administering spaces of torture

Boycotts and ethical responses to corporate support for torture

Torture and Tourism

Dark tourism and the commodification of torture sites

Pilgrimages to sites of torture

The appeal of torture museums and sites associated with torture

Torture and the Arts

The literature and memoirs of survivors, both historical and
contemporaneous

Creative practice as means of coping with effects of torture

Depictions of/engagements with torture in art, music, television, film,
literature, drama, poetry, video games, graphic novels, etc.

Torture and Pedagogy

Strategies for teaching age-appropriate lessons

Challenges and strategies for researchers

Using the right language to talk about the issues

Further details and information can be found at the conference website:

http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/probing-the-boundaries/hostility-and-violence/torture/call-for-participation/

Details about our reviewing policy can be found here:

http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/probing-the-boundaries/hostility-and-violence/torture/call-for-participation/details-and-information/

What to Send

300 word abstracts, proposals and other forms of contribution should be
submitted by Friday 28th October 2016.

All submissions be minimally double reviewed, under anonymous (blind)
conditions, by a global panel drawn from members of the Project Team and
the Advisory Board. In practice our procedures usually entail that by the
time a proposal is accepted, it will have been triple and quadruple
reviewed.

You will be notified of the panel's decision by Friday 11th November 2016.

If your submission is accepted for the conference, a full draft of your
contribution should be submitted by Friday 3rd March 2017.

Abstracts may be in Word, RTF or Notepad formats with the following
information and in this order:

a) author(s), b) affiliation as you would like it to appear in programme,
c) email address, d) title of proposal, e) body of proposal, f) up to 10
keywords.

E-mails should be entitled: Torture Abstract Submission

Where to Send

Abstracts should be submitted simultaneously to both Organising Chairs:

Organising Chairs:

Diana Medlicott: di...@interdisciplinary.net
<mailto:diana@interdisciplinary.net>

Rob Fisher: tort...@interdisciplinary.net
<mailto:torture2@interdisciplinary.net>

Conference Outcomes and Outputs

The conferences we organise form a continual stream of conversations,
activities and projects which grow and evolve in different directions. The
outcomes and ‘outputs' which can productively flow from these is a
dynamic response to the gatherings themselves. And as our meetings are
attended by people from different backgrounds, professions and vocations,
the range of desirable outcomes are potentially diverse, fluid and
appropriate to what took place.

For detailed information on possible outcomes and outputs, please click
here
<http://www.inter-disciplinary.net/probing-the-boundaries/?page_id=36117&preview=true>
. (This will open a new window).

All accepted papers presented at the conference are eligible to be selected
for publication in a hard copy paperback volume (the structure of which is
to be determined post conference and subject to certain criteria). The
selection and review process is outlined in the conference materials. Other
publishing options may also become available. Potential editors will be
chosen from interested conference delegates.

Additional possible outputs include: paperback volumes; journals; open
volume on-line annuals; social media outputs (Facebook pages, blogs, wikis,
Twitter and so on); collaboration platforms; reviews; reports; policy
statements; position papers; declarations of principles; proposals for
future meetings, workshops, courses and schools; proposals for personal and
professional development opportunities (cultural cruises, summer schools,
personal enrichment programmes, faculty development, mentoring programmes,
consultancies); and other options you would like us to consider.

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commitment, please do not submit an abstract for presentation.

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