Flex Conference (Physical / Digital)

International Conference on Foreign Military Studies - (ICOFMS -25)

6th-7th August 2025, Kunming, China

Call For Papers

The contributions of critical analysis to military studies
Comparative and cross-national accounts of militaries, militarism and militarization
Social, political, cultural and economic forms of authoritarianism, militarism and militarization
Race, Empire and Postcolonialism in military studies
Gendered and queer analyses
Disability and embodiment, including critical studies of military mental health and resilience
Legacies of military occupation
Geographies and landscapes of militarism and military activities
Military strategy (including counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism)
Military atrocities
Militias, paramilitary groups and private militarised security
Child soldiers and military youth programs
Military-industrial-complex
Conscientious objection, war resistance and peace movements
Disaster relief, military humanitarianism, peacekeeping and reconstruction
Military education and cadets
Military families
Social relations in military bases and base towns