Hekima University College (HUC) invites abstracts for its Fourth Annual Research Week Conference scheduled for 22-24 October, 2025. The theme for the conference is Reimagining Resilience, Governance and Social Transformation in a Changing World. We invite 250-300 word abstract from students, researchers, and faculty from different universities and research institutions on the themes in the attached call for papers. Please submit your abstracts to HUC- Centre for Research, Training and Publications (CRTP) by email: programs.hipsir@hekima.ac.ke
The deadline for abstract submission is 15th August, 2025
Thematic Tracks and Suggested Paper Topics
1. Governance, Ethics, and Accountability
Faith-Based Institutions and the Crisis of Public Trust
Ethical Leadership and Transformational Governance in Africa
Civic Participation and Anti-Corruption Strategies in Transitional States
2. Climate Change, Environment, and Ecological Justice
Theology of Ecological Justice and Stewardship
Community Resilience and Indigenous Environmental Ethics
Natural Resource Governance and Environmental Conflict in Africa
3. Youth Resilience, Activism, and Social Change
Gen-Z Digital Dissent and Civic Transformation
Youth Peacebuilding in Post-Conflict Societies
Intergenerational Dialogue and the Ethics of Future Leadership
4. Theology, Faith, and Reconciliation – Building Hope and Healing
Liberation Theology and Strategic Peacebuilding
Faith, Forgiveness, and Social Healing in Divided Societies
Decolonial Theologies and the Ethics of Resistance
5. Resilience in Migration, Displacement, and Human Dignity
Theology of Hospitality and Refugee Protection
Climate Displacement and Justice for the Stateless
Faith-Based Responses to Borders, Identity, and Integration
1. Governance, Ethics, and Accountability
Faith-Based Institutions and the Crisis of Public Trust
Ethical Leadership and Transformational Governance in Africa
Civic Participation and Anti-Corruption Strategies in Transitional States
2. Climate Change, Environment, and Ecological Justice
Theology of Ecological Justice and Stewardship
Community Resilience and Indigenous Environmental Ethics
Natural Resource Governance and Environmental Conflict in Africa
3. Youth Resilience, Activism, and Social Change
Gen-Z Digital Dissent and Civic Transformation
Youth Peacebuilding in Post-Conflict Societies
Intergenerational Dialogue and the Ethics of Future Leadership
4. Theology, Faith, and Reconciliation – Building Hope and Healing
Liberation Theology and Strategic Peacebuilding
Faith, Forgiveness, and Social Healing in Divided Societies
Decolonial Theologies and the Ethics of Resistance
5. Resilience in Migration, Displacement, and Human Dignity
Theology of Hospitality and Refugee Protection
Climate Displacement and Justice for the Stateless
Faith-Based Responses to Borders, Identity, and Integration