04/06/2021
The Jadavpur Association of International Relations
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
on
The Developing World and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Issues, Challenges and Policy Responses
21-23 August, 2021
Call for Papers
The conference invites papers from research scholars, doctoral scholars, faculty members and independent researchers from across the world. The conference aims to discuss the multi-dimensional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the developing world.
CONCEPT NOTE
If the early wave of the coronavirus pandemic depicted for the first time in the post-war history of epidemics that world’s wealthiest countries were heavily affected by the virus, the later stages showed that the developing states accounted for half of the global mortality. The parameters of social security and economics in the developing world has been a constant worry – the pandemic creating a global economic downturn has led to a disproportionate impact on low-income and emerging economies. In words of the World Bank President David Malpass, the global recession could also set back decades of progress in developing countries. This would, undoubtedly, hamper the graph of growth and sustainability that could have otherwise given these developing economies a much comfortable position. In all probabilities, the impact of the pandemic on the developing world would be visible in matters of vaccine procurement and vaccination infrastructure.
With economic recession, unemployment and health concerns, it needs to be understood how policymakers are responding to this crisis? How should saving lives and livelihoods be prioritized? What mechanism is being incorporated to vaccinate more and more people in order to bring stability to their economy? To find answers to these queries and many more, this conference intends to better comprehend the impact of the crisis and also between low income countries and middle income emerging markets given that these country groups are facing increasingly similar challenges.
The sub-themes for the conference are as follows:
1. Latin America and COVID-19
2. Sub-Saharan Africa and COVID-19
3. South Asian states and COVID-19
4. Impact on East Asian states
5. Impact of the crisis on marginalized communities of the developing world
6. Sustainability and the pandemic
7. Regional governance and leadership
8. Role of multilateral institutions
9. Multilateral institutions and overall recovery of developing states
10. Impact on women
11. Impact on human security
12. COVID-19 and regional cooperation
13. COVID-19 challenges and road ahead
Important Dates:
Abstract submission: 20 June, 2021
Notification of accepted proposals: 25 June, 2021
Full paper submission: 23 July, 2021
Requirements: The abstract must not exceed 300 words limit. It shall include a title, name of author, institutional affiliation, email address and a brief personal biography (100 words). Abstracts should be submitted via email to [email protected] by 20 June, 2021.
Selected full papers will be published in the JAIR Journal.
Registration Fee for Indian Participants:
Registration fee: 500 INR
Participation fee for students: 100 INR
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Registration is on First Come First Served Basis
There is no Registration Fee for International Participants
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