Call for Abstract

Key Information

  • Conference Dates: August, 2025 
  • Abstract Acceptance: February 27th – June 1st, 2025
  • Deadline abstract submission: June 1st, 2025
  • Abstract acceptance notification: July 1st, 2025
  • Early birds registration: July 15th, 2025
  • Deadline full paper: July 25th, 2025

*Submit early to take advantage of the discounted registration rates. Learn more about our registration options.

The Conference Programme Committee is calling for abstract submissions. To present your research at the conference your abstract must first pass a double-blind peer review. Upon payment of registration fees, your attendance at the conference will be confirmed. Submit well before the submission deadline in order to benefit from Early Bird or Advanced Registration rates. 

Submit your abstract by sending them directly to:
icaios.conference@acehresearch.org 
Email subject must begin with “[ABSTRACT]” followed by author’s name, attached file should be in PDF format.

Submission Stream

The Conference Programme Committee welcomes papers from a wide variety of interdisciplinary and theoretical perspectives, and submissions are organised into the topics and sub-topics listed below:

1. Peace and Conflict Studies

  • Post-conflict governance and institutional rebuilding
  • The role of civil society, media, and education in peace processes
  • Addressing intergenerational trauma, and reconciliation efforts
  • Gender, family, and conflict-sensitive development

2. History and Cultural Studies

  • Cultural memory, identity, and narratives in post-conflict societies
  • The role of indigenous and traditional knowledge in peacebuilding
  • The impact of forced migration and displacement on cross-cultural understanding and development
  • Representation of conflict and resilience in literature, film, media, and public space

3. Environmental Studies

  • Post-conflict environmental degradation and restoration strategies
  • Climate change adaptation in fragile and post-conflict regions
  • Natural resource governance and conflict prevention
  • The role of community-led conservation in post-conflict areas
  • Environmental justice and sustainability in rebuilding efforts

4. Economic Development

  • Reconstructing economies in post-conflict societies: challenges and opportunities
  • Addressing economic inequalities and social cohesion post-conflict
  • Trade, investment, and regional economic cooperation after conflict

5. Law and Society

  • Legal reforms, enforcement, and transitional justice in post-conflict settings
  • Strengthening human rights protections in post-conflict societies
  • Addressing reconciliation and accountability
  • Gender justice and legal empowerment for marginalized groups
  • The role of customary and religious law in post-conflict justice

6. Disaster Risk Management

  • Integrating disaster resilience in post-disaster and post-conflict reconstruction
  • Lessons from conflict-affected areas in managing natural disasters
  • Climate-induced displacement and policy responses
  • Community-based disaster risk reduction in post-disaster and post-conflict areas

7. International Relations and Regional Cooperation

  • The role of ASEAN, SAARC, and other regional organizations in post-conflict recovery
  • Cross-border cooperation for stability and peace in Asia
  • The impact of international interventions on post-conflict societies
  • Diplomacy, mediation, and conflict prevention in the Asian context
  • The role of major powers in conflict and post-conflict  development

8. STEM for Development

  • Technology-driven solutions for post-conflict reconstruction
  • The role of digital infrastructure in rebuilding communities
  • Innovations in energy, water, and food security for post-conflict regions
  • Engineering resilience: rebuilding infrastructure after conflict and disaster
  • The ethical implications of AI, cybersecurity, and digital governance in post-conflict states

9. Health and Social Wellbeing

  • Addressing mental health and psychosocial support in post-conflict societies
  • Public health infrastructure and service delivery in post-conflict settings
  • Maternal, child, and reproductive health in post-conflict society
  • Nutrition and food security challenges in post-conflict recovery
  • Strengthening healthcare systems through international aid and local initiatives

10. Women, Youth, Peace, and Security

  • The role of women and youth in peacebuilding and conflict resolution
  • Implementation of the UN Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) and Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS) agendas in Asia
  • Addressing gender-based violence in post-conflict recovery
  • Youth leadership and participation in post-conflict governance
  • Education and economic empowerment as tools for resilience
  • The intersection of climate security, gender, and youth in conflict-affected regions
  • Culture, youth, and child protection

Submission Rules

  • All abstracts should be submitted in English 
  • All abstracts need to follow the format in this Abstract Template. 
  • Please note that you may submit only one abstract as the primary author/presenter. However, you may be co-author of other abstracts.
  • Abstracts will be selected after evaluation by the ICAIOS Academic Community
  • Acceptance of the abstract is subject to the decision of the organizers, who reserve the right to accept or reject the abstract.