2026 Annual Student-Faculty Conference on Peace and Conflict Studies
Sponsored by the Wisconsin Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies and Edgewood University
Friday, April 10, 2026
Edgewood University, Madison, Wisconsin
“From DEFENSE to WAR: New Challenges to Global Peacebuilding”
The Conference
EDGEWOOD UNIVERSITY and the WISCONSIN INSTITUTE FOR PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES invite students, academics, and activists to submit proposals for papers, presentations, posters, roundtable discussions, artistic products, and/or performances for a one-day conference at the Edgewood University campus in Madison, Wisconsin.
TOPICS MAY INCLUDE (but are not limited to) challenges related to mass migration, human rights violations, military interventions, and changes in various national economic and defense strategies and in the structure of international organizations and alliances.
Deadline to submit is Friday, March 6, 2026
Contact
PLEASE SEND PROPOSALS AND REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION TO
John Fields, at jfields@edgewood.edu or at 608-663-3407