OCIS2020
CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Proposals for papers and panels for OCIS 2020 have now closed.

Notifications have been slightly delayed. Apologies. They will be sent out in the week commencing 24 February 2020.

The OCIS 2020 Organising Committee invites paper and panel proposals in all areas of international studies.
We encourage gender-balanced full panel proposals with a mix of junior and senior scholars, but also welcome individual paper proposals.

Please review the Call for Proposal guidelines below (or in print friendly pdf) before submitting a proposal.

Key dates for submission of proposals

  • Submission Deadline
    11:59pm, Saturday 30 November 2019
    (Australian Eastern Daylight Time, UTC+11:00)
  • Acceptance Notification
    Week commencing Monday 24 February 2020
    (Australian Eastern Daylight Time, UTC+11:00)

Participation Guidelines

  • Each individual may submit a maximum of TWO (2) paper proposals (whether submitting an individual paper or a panel).
  • There is no limit to how many times an individual may appear as a non-presenting Chair or as a Discussant.

Proposal Guidelines

  • The word limit for paper and panel abstracts is 200 words.
  • We encourage proposals for full panels, but welcome both panel and individual paper proposals.
  • Panel proposals should include the names and institutional affiliations of 4-5 paper presenters, and a Chair. Panel Discussants are optional. (We request that graduate students are not nominated as Discussants). All proposed panellists must have agreed to be on the panel.
  • The deadline for proposals is 30 November 2019 (AEDT – Australian Eastern Daylight Time UTC+11:00).
  • Acceptance notifications will be emailed in week commencing 24 February 2020 (AEDT – Australian Eastern Daylight Time UTC+11:00).
  • Successful applicants will have to register to attend the conference by 31 March 2020 (Australian Eastern Daylight Time UTC+11:00) in order to be included on the program.
  • We will accept proposals presenting research on International Studies broadly defined.
  • Where possible, each submission must indicate ONE (1) or TWO (2) of the most relevant themes or categories from the following list:
    • Asia Pacific Studies
    • Gender and Feminism
    • Global Governance, International Law and International Society
    • International History, Diplomacy and Foreign Policy
    • International Political Economy
    • International Relations Theory and Methods
    • International Security
    • Justice and Rights, Normative Theory and International Ethics
    • North-South Relations
    • Peace and Conflict
    • Post-colonialism and Indigenous Rights
    • Regions and Regionalism

Paper and Panel Guidelines

  • The preparation of a formal paper is optional for individual presenters and for panels that do not have a Discussant.
  • If the panel has a Discussant, formal papers must be circulated TEN (10) days before the conference.
  • Presenters are encouraged to circulate papers to other panel members prior to the conference to facilitate feedback and discussion.
  • We encourage organisers to ensure that panel proposals include a mix of junior and senior colleagues and have gender balanced participation.
  • We request that graduate students are not nominated as Discussants.
  • Panel proposals must include the names and institutional affiliations of 4-5 paper presenters, and a Chair, all of whom have agreed to be on the panel.
  • The Chair does not present a paper, they act as moderator for the Panellists and Discussant and audience questions.

Presentation Guidelines

  • Panel sessions will run for 90 min.
  • Panel Chairs are asked to budget a minimum of 30 minutes for questions, therefore the total presentation time for all the panellists and discussant is 60 minutes.
  • Where applicable, discussants will be given 10 minutes for their comments.
  • Paper presentations should be between 7 -15 minutes long, depending on how many other panellists and discussant there are in your allocated panel –  Eg  7 minutes if there are 6 panellists and a discussant, up to 15 minutes if there are 4 panellists and no discussant.
For enquiries please email:
OCIS2020@anu.edu.au