Theme: Recovery and Resilience in a Changing World

Our world is facing several challenges such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, political turmoil, and cultural imperialism. These issues have resulted in unprecedented global crises, with vulnerable populations and environments around the world being disproportionately impacted. As such, these require coordinated responses on various fronts by communities and governments, and can take two key forms: recovery and resilience. The focus during the recovery stage is to kick-start various activities to gradually move towards the “new normal” over the short to medium run. As for resilience, the emphasis is on strengthening communities’ preparedness in the long run to withstand future challenges.

In light of this, it is imperative for scholars, researchers, and artists to share and provide a robust analysis of responses to aforementioned shocks. Therefore, IGSC 2023 invites contributions from all disciplines that enable a deeper understanding and analysis of similar challenges, specifically pertaining to the US and the Asia-Pacific region.

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