South Asia: Human Security, Environment, People and Place

The Centre for Muslim States and Societies (CMSS) is pleased to invite you to attend the symposium on
South Asia: Human Security, Environment, People and Place
on 29 August 2023, to be held at the University of Western Australia.

Dominant discourses on South Asia tend to view the region by focusing on its power players and geopolitical struggles. This overlooks its great intra-regional diversity, the plight of minorities, its growing diasporas, the ecological and environmental risks, and the larger human security related issues such as food security, which have deep implications for communities, politics, and international relations of the region. This one-day symposium aims to focus precisely on these aspects of the region, going beyond the usual focus on geopolitics and state actors.

On this occasion a new book, The Geopolitics of Melting Mountains, by Dr. Alexander E. Davis, Lecturer, the University of Western Australia, will be launched by Dr Ruth Gamble, Lecturer, La Trobe University

Speakers: The symposium will feature several academics and practitioners specialising in the different aspects of South Asian region, including:

•  Ambassador Nasir Andisha
•  Dr. Ram Pandit, Senior Lecturer, UWA
•  Professor Kadambot Siddique, UWA
•  Emeritus Prof. James Trevelyan
•   Professor Michael Gillan, UWA
•   Dr Rita Afsar, Senior Researcher, OMI
•   Dr Ari Jerrems, UWA
•   Dr Azim Zahir, UWA
•   Dr Laila Bushra
•   Dr Felix Pal, UWA

DATE                Tuesday, 29 August 2023
TIME                 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
VENUE             ECON 373 Conference Room (Adjacent PerthUS Asia Centre), Old Economics Building, Hackett Entrance, University of Western Australia Crawley WA 6009

TICKET              

General Admission – $50
Students – $35

TICKET Promo code: cmss2908 (for 100% discount).  

Eventbrite Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cmss-symposium-south-asia-human-security-environment-people-and-place-tickets-666337432197

Lunch and refreshments are included in the ticket.
Followed by Dinner at the University Club of Western Australia, to be paid for individually at the club (if interested in dinner, confirmation is required at the event)

Centre for Muslim States and Societies
Website:https://www.uwa.edu.au/able/research/centre-for-muslim-states-and-societies
Email: cmss-ss@uwa.edu.au

For further enquiries, reach out to:
Dr Azim Zahir
Research Fellow, CMSS
Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, UWA
E: azim.zahir@uwa.edu.au

Shifa Kouser
Research Assistant, CMSS
E: shifa.kouser@uwa.edu.au