The University of Pennsylvania’s Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics, Perry World House and School of Arts & Sciences will host the annual conference of the Peace Science Society (International) Oct. 10-11.

The Peace Science Society (International) Annual Conference is one of the largest in the world focused on issues related to international conflict and peace processes. More than 150 faculty and graduate students from Penn and around the world will present papers on issues from refugee crises to nuclear proliferation to terrorism and insurgent violence.

Michael C. Horowitz, associate professor of political science at Penn is host of the event.

"We are honored to host such a prominent conference at the University of Pennsylvania, bringing scholars from around the world to campus to present research on important issues surrounding peace and conflict," he said. "This highlights the investment the political science department has made in building expertise on international relations topics."