The Conflict Research Network West Africa (CORN West Africa), in partnership with the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), will host a conference themed, Social Protection and Economic Uncertainties in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Contexts. The conference provides an opportunity for scholars, researchers, development practitioners, and policymakers to reflect on social protection in fragile critically and conflict-affected societies. Scholars, researchers, and practitioners
are invited to submit papers and posters that provide a nuanced analysis of social protection as an effective response to violent conflicts, climate change, peacebuilding, and economic uncertainties. In particular, the conference provides an opportunity for scholars and researchers to critically reflect on social protection policies and practices and unpack issues such as the framework of coordination
among the different levels of government, between government and non-governmental stakeholders, challenges of coordination among the different stakeholders, inclusivity, and exclusivity in the selection of beneficiaries, politicization of social protection packages, implementation of social protection programs in hard to reach communities, unintended consequences of social protection in communities, the impact of social protection on power relations, and corruption in the implementation of social protection programs. While the conference emphasizes Nigeria, it welcomes submissions from other fragile and conflict-affected contexts.

The deadline for submission of abstracts is 30 August 2023.

More information about the call for papers and submission process can be found here.