IFRA-Nigeria partners with the Society for Peace Studies and Practice to organize its Annual Conference and General Assembly - 7th, 8th and 9th March 2012 - Jaji, Kaduna State, Nigeria.

From 7 to 9 of March 2012, IFRA Nigeria will participate to the 6th Annual Conference and General Assembly of SPSP (Society for Peace Studies and Practice), organized in Jaji (Kaduna State, Nigeria) in collaboration with the Nigeria Army Peacekeeping Centre.

Scholars, professors, PhD students and members of army corps involved in conflict resolution in Nigeria will be part of this event.

The main theme of the conference : "the management of national and international security in a globalized world", will be divided on issues of terrorism, weapons proliferation, border security and the lecturers will also discuss the technical and human resources developed in the last few years by the Nigerian authorities to fight against political, social or religious violence.

On this occasion, IFRA Nigeria invited Mr Marc-Antoine Pérouse de Montclos, political scientist, scholar from IRD (Institute of Development Research), who will present a paper entitled : "From political science to intelligence : an academic point of view on security issues ". In addition, twenty-one IFRA research Fellows are associated to this event as speakers and will also present their papers during these three days of work.

To view the program of the conference