18th International Conference on Sustainable Development
December 13-14, 2023
Event Location
Conference Centre
Montclair State University
1 Normal Ave, Montclair, NJ 07043,
USA
The Conference Center is located on the 7th Floor of University Hall
The College of Education and Human Services at Montclair State University.
Important Dates
Last Day to submit Abstract / Paper / Presentation - December 02, 2023
Last date to register - December 05, 2023
Note:
Abstracts/Papers, acceptances issued on a rolling basis until December 02, 2023
Please submit your Abstract/Paper as early as possible
Major Themes
The International Conference on Sustainable Development consists of following themes.
1. Development, 2. Economics, 3. Environment and Natural Resources, 4. Food and Agriculture, 5. Governance,
6. Health, 7. Information and communication, 8. Science and technology, 9. Social policy. 10. Gender equality
Program
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Christopher Afoke Isike, Ph.D.
Christopher Isike, PhD, is a Professor of African Politics and International Relations in the Department of Political Sciences,
which he heads at the University of Pretoria, and Director of the African Centre for the Study of the United States, University
of Pretoria (ACSUS-UP), South Africa. He is also the current President of the African Association of Political Science
(AAPS), and a member of the Board of Directors of Global Development Network (GDN).
Professor Isike conducts research from an Africanist lens and teaches international relations theory, strategic and security
studies, and security theory at the University of Pretoria. His research interests include African soft power politics, women,
peace and conflict studies, women and political representation in Africa, rethinking state formation in Africa, politics in a
digital era and African immigration to South Africa.
A C2-rated researcher by the NRF, Prof Isike has over 80 publications in top national and international peer-reviewed
journals, including chapters in books published by reputable publishing houses globally. His latest edited books include Big
Brother Naija and Popular Culture in Nigeria: A Critique of the Country’s Cultural and Economic Diplomacy Palgrave
Macmillan (2023, with O. Ogunnubi and O. Ukwueze) and Conflict and Conviviality: The Ambivalence of African
Migrant/Host Relations in South Africa, Palgrave Macmillan (2022, with E. Isike).
He is Editor-in-Chief of Africa’s foremost political science journal, Politikon: South African Journal of Political Studies (2020
to 2024). He has been Editor of Ubuntu: Journal of Conflict and Social Transformation since 2017. He also serves on the
editorial board of several reputable international journals, such as International Political Science Abstracts, Canadian
Journal of African Studies, African Journal of Political Science and Strategic Review for Southern Africa. Professor Isike is
also a member of the editorial board of the OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development.
Prof Isike consults for the UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, and the KwaZulu-Natal provincial government on gender equality
and women's empowerment issues in South Africa. He is a Social Cohesion Advocate of South Africa appointed by the
Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture (2020 – 2024).
Program (pdf)
December 13, 2023
8:30 AM - Attendence ( No onsite Registration)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM - Opening Plenary
11:00 AM- 12:30 PM - Sessions
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM - Lunch
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM - Sessions
05:00 PM - End First day
December 14, 2023
8:30 AM - Attendence ( No onsite Registration)
10:00 AM - 12:30 PM - Sessions
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM - Lunch
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM - Sessions
05:00 PM - End Second day
Panel discussion on the Perspectives on Durable Solutions to the Challenges of Rohingya’s Plight
December 13, 2023 from 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM
If you require more information, please contact our office.
Conference Secretariat
Ontario International Development Agency
2581 River Mist Road
Ottawa,
Ontario, K2J 6G1
Canada.
Tel: + 1 613 612 7615
e-mail: oida@ontariointernational.org
website: www.ontariointernational.org