Two panels were organized under the theme Military’s Role in Democratization

Panel One: Military’s Role in Democratization

Chair : Okechukwu Ibeanu, University of Nigeria, Nigeria

Discussants : 1. Zillur khan, University of Wisconsin, USA, 2. Philip Aka , Chicago State University, USA

Panelists:

Session-I:

1. Maria Helena, Castro Santos, University of Brasilia, Brazil on 'Speed and depth of the demilitarization process and types of democratic transitions in Southern Cone South America: how do them affect civil-military relations in the new democracies?’

2. Jyoti Kumari, Magadh University, India on 'Military seize power, domestic order and controlling the military’

3. Asha Gupta, University of Delhi on ‘Evolving role of the military in 21st century’

Session-II:

1. Moeed Yusuf, Boston University, USA on ‘Pakistan’s failure at democratic consolidation: explaining the cyclical pattern of civilian and military rule’

2. Pramod Kumar Mishra, University of Delhi, India on ‘Pakistan's quest for democratization with a proactive military’

3. Sharda Jain, University of Delhi, India on ‘Combating terrorism through military: assessing its urgency and ugliness’

Panel Two: Shifting Rules and Shifting Roles: Military as Peacekeepers

Chair : Asha Gupta, University of Delhi, India

Discussant : 1. Sharda Jain, University of Delhi, India, 2. Rasul Bakhsh Rais, LUMS, Lahore, Pakistan

Panelists:

Session-I:

1. Okechukwu Ibeanu, University of Nigeria, Nigeria on ‘The military, militants and public safety in the Niger Delta, Nigeria: antinomies of security decision-making in a fragile democracy’

2. Philip C. Aka, Chicago State University, USA on ‘Consolidating democracy in Africa: comparing civilian control of the military in Nigeria and South Africa’

3. Cardona Zuleta Luz Margarita, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellin, Colombia on ‘Colombia, old and new war: insurgent backward movement and degradation of the conflict’ Session-II:

1. Mehtap Söyler, Humboldt Universitat zu Berlin, Germany on ‘The ‘deep state’ phenomenon and the judicial autonomy of the Turkish military’

2. Graicy Sierra Ospina, Universidad de Medellin, Colombia on ‘The Colombian dictatorial democracy’

3. Iwan Sudjatmiko, University of Indonesia, Indonesia on ‘President, military and democracy (the case of Indonesia)’