A. THEME 

“HUMANITY AND THE CHANGING OF SOCIAL AND POLITICAL LANDSCAPE IN POST COVID-19 WORLD”

B. BACKGROUND 

The Covid-19 is considered among global events that have caused major changes to the world since the end of the second world war. By the end of 2020, this virus has infected more than 60 million people globally and has killed 1.5 million of them. The  virus has led to fundamental changes in various areas such as health, social, economic, and political as well as posing new challenges for the future of global humanity.

In the health sector, the pandemic has uncovered the real capacity of the Health system of a country. Some countries are overwhelmed because the capacity of their health services is smaller than the number of patients that need to be treated. This happened not only in southern countries but also in developed countries in the north. This situation forces various countries to make adjustments and reform their health systems.

The Covid-19 has slowed down the global economy. The social distancing and mobility restriction policy has made global economic activities decrease. Tourism is among the economic sectors that were hit by the pandemic. Likewise, the industrial sector has also experienced a similar situation. Consequently, several companies implemented layoff policies which further weakened the economic situation due to the decline in consumer buying power.

The pandemic outbreak has also affected the global political order and political processes in various parts of the world. A government policy in dealing with the pandemic has a significant effect on public satisfaction and the popularity of the government. The failure of Donald Trump in the United States General Election is an indication of the decline of Trump's electability due to his ineffective policies for COVID 19. The pandemic has also been used to overthrow a democratically elected government. As happened in Myanmar. The military took over the power of the democratically elected Aung San Suu Kyi. Violations of the Health protocol during the pandemic are among the reasons used by the military to arrest this Myanmar democracy figure.

In the field of religion, the outbreak has changed religious rituals and traditions which never been imagined before. This situation forces religious institutions to adapt dan reformulate their teachings to ensure the relevance of religions in a pandemic situation. Communal orientation in religious practices has changed to an individual orientation due to social distancing policies and the emergence of clusters of infection in places of worship.

From a gender lens, the COVID 19 has impacted men and women differently. Some data show that the working from the home policy has made women and girls bear unequal pandemic burdens compare to men and boys. Women are also prone to experience domestic violence as indicated by the increase of gender-based violence cases worldwide. But the COVID-19 has also revealed that female leaders showing outstanding success compared to male leaders in handling the transmission of the corona virus, as indicated by the Prime Minister of New Zealand, the President of Taiwan, and the German Chancellor.

Based on the above background, the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UIN Walisongo Semarang Indonesia is organizing an international conference to create a space for academic conversation as an effort to generate ideas for the future of humanity after the COVID-19. The International conference also aims to develop scientific frameworks, enhance institutional capacities, and foster academic international cooperation.

C. OBJECTIVES

1. To discuss humanity issues in social and political dynamics in the post-COVID-19 world.
2. To discuss and brainstorm the direction of the future of social and political science in a post-COVID-19 World.
3. To revitalize and mainstream humanity in social and political dynamics in Post-COVID-19 World.
4. To discuss future research of social and political sciences as well as humanity issues in the post-COVID-19 World.

D. TIME AND PLACE

Konferensi Internasional

• Day/Date : Wednesday  15 September 2021
• Time         : 08.00 – 17.00 (on scheduled)
• Place         : Zoom Meeting.

Student Event

• Day/Date : Wednesday  15 September 2021
• Time : 08.00 – 17.00 (on scheduled)
• Place : Zoom Meeting.

E. CONFERENCE PANELS

Six sub-topics will be conferred at the panel sessions during the conference. The committee is currently putting up a request for academic papers or articles based on the topics as listed below :

1. Humanity and Religion in post COVID-19 
2. Political Identity and Ethnocentrism in Contemporary Political Landscape
3. Peace and Security Issues and Their Impact on Humanity in Post COVID-19
4. Environmental Issue as New Challenge for Humanity in Post COVID-19
5. Gender and Sexuality issue in Post COVID-19
6. Democracy and Militarism in Post COVID-19 World

Student Event : 

The Role of Student in Mainstreaming Humanity in social and political change in Post COVID-19

F. KEYNOTE SPEAKER

      Prof. Dr. Imam Taufiq, M.Ag (Rector UIN Walisongo Semarang)

G. SPEAKERS

1. Peter Suwarno, Ph.D. (Arizona State University, USA)
2. Prof. Edward Aspinall (Australian National University Australia)
3. Azmil Mohd Tayeb, Ph.D (University Sains Malaysia)
4. Prof. Souad T. Ali (Arizona State University, USA)
5. Freek Colombijn, Ph.D (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Belanda)
6. Prof. Jude William R. Genilo (University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh)
7. Chusnul Mar’iyah, Ph.D. (Universitas Indonesia)
8. Dr. Misbah Zulfa Elizabeth, M.Hum. (UIN Walisongo)
9. Dr. Muhyar Fanani, M.Ag. (UIN Walisongo)

H. SUBMISSION OF PAPERS

Abstracts of 300-400 words in English

I. ORGANIZER

1. The Faculty of Social and Political Science of State Islamic University of Walisongo 
2. Arizona State University
3. Classic and Middle Eastern Studies
4. Bangladesh (ULAB)
5. FORDEKIS Indonesia
6. APSSI
7. APSIPOL
8. AIPI
9. SINTA 2 Journals of State Islamic University of Walisongo
10. Rumah Jurnal Indonesia

Time	Program	PIC
08.00 - 08.30	Registrasi Peserta	Committee
08.30 –  08.45	Opening Ceremony Speech From Dean of Faculty Social and Political Science UIN Walisongo Semarang	Committee
08.45 – 09.00	Keynote Speaker Rector UIN Walisongo Semarang	Prof. Dr. Imam Taufiq, M.Ag
09.00 – 11.30	Plenary Session 1: Humanity and Social Transformation in post-corona virus era Peter Suwarno, Ph.D (Arizona State University, USA) Prof. Souad T. Ali (Arizona State University, USA) Freek Columbijn, Ph.D (Vreij Universiteit Belanda) Prof. Jude William R. Genilo (University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh) Dr. Misbah Zulfa Elizabeth, M.Hum (UIN Walisongo)
11.30 – 12. 30	Parallel Discussions STUDENT EVENT Poster presentation and Panel Discussions	Zoom 1 Zoom 2 Zoom 3 Zoom 4 Zoom 5
12.30 – 13.30	Break and Lunch
13.30 – 15.30	Plenary Session 2 Humanity and Democracy in post-corona virus era Prof. Edward Aspinall (ANU Australia) Azmil Mohd Tayeb, Ph.D (USM Malaysia) Chusnul Mar`iyah, Ph.D (Universitas Indonesia) Dr. Muhyar Fanani, M.Ag (UIN Walisongo)	Moderator
15.30 – 16.30	Closing Ceremony	Committee