For more than thirty years, the triennial International Symposium on Victimology has provided scholars, researchers, practitioners, teachers, and students in or related to the field of Victimology with a vibrant forum to present and discuss the latest research findings and practices in the field. The 13th Symposium in 2009 will continue this rich tradition as it focuses on topics surrounding the theme of "Victimology and Human Security."

Those looking to share their research and ideas have the options of presenting a paper, poster, or hosting a parallel session. All submissions should be related to the Symposium’s main theme, or one of the sub-themes listed below.

 

 

Sub-themes to be addressed at the symposium

1. Theory on Victimology and Human Security
2. The Draft UN Convention on Victims in the light of international instruments and national norms
3. The work of the UNHCR and victims of abuse of power, refugee victims and displaced persons
4. Victims of Human Trafficking, sexual exploitation and other transnational victimizations
5. Victim issues in the national justice systems, especially in Asia
6. Responses to disaster victimization
7. Psycho - traumatological and psychological interventions, building a network and coordination of victim,-specialized interveners (professional and volunteers)
8. Victimization of indigenous people and other socially marginalized groups
9. Special Victimizations, among them victims of family violence, torture, terrorist attacks, consumer fraud, or cyber victims.

 

 

 

General Information for the Applicant

The information you provide on your application form will help to determine whether your presentation will be accepted in the symposium program. Please make sure that you read through all of the information thoroughly and complete in full all of the required sections.

The Scientific Program Committee has framed a set of principles guiding the work of the symposium. It understands Victimology as the scientific study of victims, of victimizations and of the reactions to both, on the individual, institutional and societal level. All contributions to the symposium - Papers Presentations, Parallel Sessions and Poster Sessions - must be related to one of the victimological approaches and to the general theme.

The general theme, "Victimology and Human Security," creates room for contributions in the field of General and Special Victimology, as well as those relating to victimizations by Human Rights violations including crime. In this framework, papers will mainly deal with the nine sub-themes.

The sub-theme list is not intended to be exhaustive or exclusive. The symposium will promote and reflect new and timely developments. Other related topics may be addressed such as post-traumatic stress disorder, restorative justice, restitution, compensation, victim services, witness assistance and such. The Scientific Program Committee will either include those topics under one of the existing sub-themes or a new theme might be developed from the submissions. Most paper presentations will be expected to address one of the above sub-themes.

If you intend to make more than one presentation, please fill out a separate application form for each presentation. Below you will find important presentation-specific details in the linked files.

In all linked texts, the term "WSV" refers to the World Society of Victimology as well as its partner, Tokiwa University, in organizing the symposium.

 

 

Presentation type-specific information:

1. Information for Oral Paper Presenters
2. Information for Poster Presenters
3. Information for Parallel Session Organizers

 

 

Submission for Oral and Poster presentation:

After confirming the presentation type-specific information, please fill out the online abstract submission for oral/poster presentation.

 

*Oral and Poster

 

 

 

Deadline for abstract submission: March 31, 2009

After submitting an abstract, you will be contacted by the Scientific Program Committee regarding the acceptance of the submission. Upon abstract acceptance, participants are expected to submit their full paper in English.

 

 

Deadline for full paper submissions: May 31, 2009

Detailed information for preparing and submitting a full paper will be announced later.

 

 

Application for organizing parallel sessions:

If you plan to organize a parallel session, please fill out the application form bellow and send it to the paper submission office at isv2009_p@ics-inc.co.jp.

 

*Parallel Sessions

 

Deadline for application: March 31, 2009

 

Notification of acceptance will be announced. Upon acceptance, please ask the presenters in your session to submit their full papers online. A full paper submission form for parallel session presenters will be available at a later date.

 

Deadline for full paper submissions: May 31, 2009

 

Finally, please note that the most outstanding contributions to the symposium will be published in a reader after the symposium.

 

 

For questions about paper submission, please contact the ISV2009 Paper Submission Office:

 

ISV2009 Paper Submission Office
c/o ICS Convention Design, Inc.
E-mail: isv2009_p@ics-inc.co.jp
Tel: +81-3-3219-3600
Fax: +81-3-3292-1811

Scientific Program Committee Chair
Gerd Ferdinand Kirchhoff, Prof. Dr. jur.
Professor of Victimology
E-mail: gerd@tokiwa.ac.jp

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