Joint Sciences Po–EISS Conference 2024

Tuesday 25 June

1. 9:15–9:30

   Coffee

2. 9:30–9:45

   Introductory Remarks

   Chair:Hugo Meijer (Sciences Po-CERI / EISS)

3. 9:45–11:00

   Panel 1: Cooperation & Conflict in the Natural World

   Chair:Christian Lequesne (Sciences Po-CERI)

   View papers (2)

   1. Intergroup conflict in humans and other species

      Presenter: Carsten De Dreu (Leiden University)

   2. Cooperation and conflict in chimpanzees and bonobos

      Presenter: Liran Samuni (German Primate Center, Göttingen)

4. 11:00–12:15

   Panel 2: The Peace/Violence Paradox: The Evolution of Language & Self-Domestication

   Chair:Chiara Ruffa (Sciences Po-CERI)

   View papers (2)

   1. The peace/violence paradox in the human species: implications for international relationships

      Presenter: Richard Wrangham (Harvard University)

   2. Chimpanzee communication in conflict and cooperation: Implications for the evolution of language

      Presenter: Katie Slocombe (University of York)

5. 12:15–13:15

   Lunch

6. 13:15–14:30

   Panel 3: The Origins of War & Diplomacy: Insights from Archaeology

   Chair:Hugo Meijer (Sciences Po-CERI / EISS)

   View papers (2)

   1. Unwritten testimony from the past: Uncovering evidence of prehistoric violence and warfare

      Presenter: Christopher Knüsel (University of Bordeaux)

   2. Bioarchaeological approaches to gendered violence in prehistoric Europe

      Presenter: Linda Fibiger (University of Edinburgh)

7. 14:30–15:45

   Panel 4: The Origins of War & Diplomacy: Insights from Ethnography

   Chair:Chiara Ruffa (Sciences Po-CERI)

   View papers (2)

   1. Clothing and deception in forager warfare

      Presenter: William Buckner (University College London)

   2. Foreign policy before the State: Diplomatic practices in prehistory

      Presenter: Hugo Meijer (Sciences Po-CERI / EISS)

8. 15:45–16:00

   Concluding Remarks

   Chair:Hugo Meijer (Sciences Po-CERI / EISS)