Workshop Trust and Deception,Birmingham,October 6, 2015

 Proposals are invited for a workshop on Trust and Deception, hosted by the Institute for Conflict, Cooperation and Security (ICCS) at the University of Birmingham on Tuesday 6th October 2015.

 The ICCS invites proposals from experts in a variety of disciplinary perspectives to discuss trust and deception in international politics. How do trust and deception affect each other? Why, when and how do leaders and policy-makers attempt to deceive each other and their publics? What are the available tools to detect deception? Can trust be built in an environment in which deception is perceived to be the norm? Proposals are particularly welcomed from scholars in political science, international relations, history, computer science, psychology and neuroscience. We are especially interested in papers on trust and deception as they relate to issues such as international cooperation, WMD proliferation, intelligence, cyber-security, and diplomacy. Suggested panel topics include, but are not limited to:

 •             How to conceptualize and theorize deception, in distinction to other types of communicative actions

•             Cyber-security: is it easier to deceive in cyberspace?

•             Weapons of Mass Destruction, proliferation and inspection: trust, verification, and deception

•             Intelligence: covert operations, deception and detection

•             Diplomacy: face-to-face communication, deception and interpersonal trust

 Please send an abstract of no more than 250 words by 28 August 2015 to Dani Nedal: dnedal@gmail.com

 The ICCS will reimburse all standard-class travel costs (and accommodation, if required) for speakers at this event.