Session 1: Sociology of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars

Mathieu Deflem reports on Iraqi civilian police as organizer and discussant Brigitte Neary looks on.

Ryan Ashley Caldwell explains that both soldiers and detainees were given one bottle of water a day at Abu Ghraib while Josh Klein reacts.

Session 2: Global Conflicts and Prospects for Peace

Amy K. Holmes makes a point about social movements in Turkey and the American military.
 

Aleksandra Milicevic reports on the impact of the Balkans war on family relations.  Other panelists: Joyce Apsel, Stephen J. Scanlan, Silvia Pasquetti, and Amy K. Holmes
 

Roundtables

Gregory Gibson discusses how the anti-Iraq war movement is framed in a paper called "When Yellow Ribbons Just aren't Enough."

Christopher Pieper talks about media and risk management in the age of terror.
 

James M. Murphy discusses war as process and event with regard to Northern Ireland.
 

Eran Shor discusses democracy and human rights in Israel.
 

Kristopher K. Robison discusses civil and state terror and human rights.