A call for papers and posters (CFP) for a conference at NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences on 20-22 June 2023, and a special issue of Intelligence and National Security
Foreign interference, disruption and covert manipulation have been integral to European statecraft long before modernity, yet have dramatically escalated in recent years along with the increasing post-cold-war geopolitical instability and contemporary technological transformations.
The stakes are high, and the challenges are great. Interference and covert action are situated in the liminal space between war and diplomacy, and often exploit entrenched social, economic and political vulnerabilities. Their effects and unintended consequences can be no less powerful and devastating as those of open, kinetic warfare.
NHL Stenden Universty’s Thorbecke Academy, ICT and CT Academy and Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz will hold a conference to explore these themes. The conference is planned for 20-22 June 2023. The conference will be held primarily in Leeuwarden, with a special session in Assen and a possible tour of Terschelling Island.
We invite submissions from both scholars and practitioners. We are interested in presentations and posters from a range of disciplines including intelligence studies, security studies, cyber security, political science, communications, informatics and social sciences that explore the nature of foreign interference and covert manipulation, how they work, what their effect is, and what challenge they pose to contemporary Europe.
We plan to include discussion panels alongside traditional presentations, and would welcome proposed panels as well as individual papers.
Contributions that meet the criteria for academic publication will be invited to be included in a special issue submission to Intelligence and National Security.
If you are interested, please submit one (or more) of the following:
- To propose a paper: An abstract of your proposed paper outlining the topic, indicating what would be covered and why it is significant.
- To propose a poster please submit either a brief verbal outline or graphical presentation of what you have in mind.
- To propose a panel or a session please send a brief outline. (Sessions should be of 3-4 presentations. Panels should have 3-5 participants.)
- If you have specific presenters in mind who are happy to come on board, please include their abstracts.
- If your proposed session is not full, we will circulate your proposed abstract or include relevant papers in it.
In principle, presentations should not exceed 15 minutes although longer ones will be considered. Please indicate in your proposal if you expect to require more time. We request that presenters stick to the allotted time to facilitate questions and discussions.
Presenters who are interested in including their papers in the special issue of Intelligence and National Security will be asked to submit their manuscripts for consideration shortly after the conference. These are the instructions for authors: Submit to Intelligence and National Security (tandfonline.com).
Posters are ideal for work in progress, specific case studies, or brief grounded observations. They should be self explanatory and include the names and contact details of those who prepare them. Please ensure that the poster is visually user friendly (not cluttered, easily legible font type and size etc.) Please also ensure that copyrights aren’t breached. Please note that prospective presenters may also submit posters.
Tentative timeline:
- February 2023 – Submissions of abstracts and proposals (late submissions will be considered.)
- March 2023 – Confirmations of acceptance by conference management committee.
- 20-22 June 2023 – Conference
- July 2023 – Papers to be submitted for the special issue of Intelligence and National Security.
For questions or any further information please contact one of the following:
- Allon Uhlmann (allon.uhlmann@nhlstenden.com)
- Stephen McCombie (Stephen.McCombie@nhlstenden.com)
(Copyright note: This image of Y Prigozhin and V Putin at the top of this post is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.(https://creativecommons. org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en). It was originally released by the Government of the Russian Federation (http://archive.government. ru/))
