Panel One: Changing role of military in the 21st century

Chair: Asha Gupta, University of Delhi, India

Discussants: 1. Steve Eslary, Denver, Colorado, USA, 2. Philip Aka, Chicago State University, USA

Panelists:

1. Asha Gupta, University of Delhi, India on 'Can military be entrusted the role of police?'

2. Antonio C. Hsiang, New York University, Taiwan on 'Militarizing justice in the southern cone'

3. Maria Helena de Castro Santos, University of Brasília, Brazil on 'Transition types, civil-military relations and the quality of democracy: a comparative analysis of Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay'

4. Seth Kumi, UNO, Sudan on 'The role of the military in meeting the challenges of participatory democracy in post-conflict African states'

Panel Two: Changing role of military within a country with special focus on Nigeria

Chair: Moeed Yusuf, Boston University, USA

Discussants: 1. Maria Helena de Castro Santos, University of Brasília, Brazil, 2. Seth Kumi, UNO, Sudan

Panelists:

1. Gene Nweke, Nigeria on 'Election and democracy in a fragile state: military as imperative or obstacle in the 2011 general elections held in Nigeria'

2. B. U. Nwosu, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand on 'Two faces of civil society and the military in Nigeria’s democratization'

3. Philip Aka, Chicago State University, USA on 'The military and constitutionalism in Africa: Nigeria in comparative perspective'

4. Ezeibe Christian Chukwuebuka, Nigeria on 'Electoral malpractice and the threat of military intervention in Nigerian politics, 1999-2007'

Panel Three: Comparative study of military’s role in two or more countries or different stages within a country

Chair: Philip Aka, Chicago State University, USA

Discussants: 1. Asha Gupta, University of Delhi, India, 2. Miroslav Mareš, Masaryk University, Czech Republic

Panelists:

1. Ahmet Selim Tekelioglu and Moeed Yusuf, Boston University, USA on 'When do red lines move? A comparative study of civilian-military relationship in Turkey and Pakistan'

2. Yasmin Calmet Ipince and Rodrigo Valdivia Zamora, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil on 'State of emergency and power networks: a brief analysis of the paradox of "democracy" in Peru during the Fujimori government (1990-1995)'

3. Marybeth Ulrich, Department of National Security and Strategy, U.S. Army War College, USA on 'The Arab spring and Arab militaries: the role of the military in the transitioning Middle East'

4. Prashant Amrutkar, Aurangabad, India on 'The role of military in democratization of Afghanistan'

Panel Four: Future of military or the military in future

Chair: B. U. Nwosu, The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

Discussants: 1. Antony C Hsiang, New York University, Taiwan, 2. Moeed Yusuf, Boston University, USA

Panelists:

1. Miroslav Mareš, Masaryk University, Czech Republic on 'The armed forces and political extremism in the process of democratization in East Central Europe'

2. Elizabeth Devi Kh, Guwahati, India on 'The role of military in combating terrorism/insurgency or natural disasters

3. Sunny Lee, Las Vegas, USA on 'Who will be winning the Power Game in Case of North Korea’s Collapse?'

4. Surashree Pathak, Guwahati, India on 'Military as an obstacle to democratization in North East'