CALL FOR PAPERS: 5^th annual Trinity-IID International Relations Student Conference

The International Relations program at Trinity College, the Margaret MacMillan Trinity One program,  the Department of History at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), and the International Issues Discussion (IID) series are proud to present the 5^th annual Trinity-IID International Relations Student Conference: Friday, March 21^st, 2025 at Trinity College, University of Toronto.

The conference is open to students at the undergraduate level to showcase their own work in any field of international relations history or contemporary international studies. This will be an excellent opportunity for students to gain important conference experience: ideal for those aspiring to graduate studies, but, more broadly, also for anyone seeking to improve on their presentation/participation skills. The intent of the conference is to showcase student talent and help foster a scholarly community between TMU and University of Toronto students, while offering them an invaluable experience to present their well-developed academic work.

The Trinity-IID Student Conference will be held in-person at Trinity College, University of Toronto as a one-day event. Presenters will be chosen on a competitive basis by a panel of academics. A full schedule of presentations will be determined by the topic matter of successful entries. Presenters will have 15 minutes to summarize their work and findings/arguments, after which panellists and/or the audience will pose questions. Depending on how many entries there are for the conference, time allocations may change.

This call for papers is open to any undergraduate student at either Toronto Metropolitan University or the University of Toronto. Applicants can be in any programme of study. Topics must be generally focused on international relations or international history. There is no specific issue/theme/chronology expected.

Full papers are NOT required/expected.  Students are welcome to submit proposals from papers previously submitted or papers they are working on in current courses.

Proposals:

• no more than 500 words, indicating clearly the title and topic of the presentation and how it fits into the conference parameters.
• applicants should also include their school, year, programme of study, and details about any course from which the essay stems if applicable
• applicants must include their full names and email contact

The deadline for proposals is Monday, February 24 at 11:59 pm, with notification of acceptance and presentation guidelines being sent out as soon as possible after that. Please email any proposals to:  Dr. Arne Kislenko at akislenk@torontomu.ca OR arne.kislenko@utoronto.ca