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Call for Papers - 19th Annual World Convention of the Association for the Study of Nationalities
Conference venue: Harriman Institute, Columbia University, NY - USA
Period: April 24-26, 2014
Deadline for submitting abstracts: October 24, 2013
Description
The ASN Convention, the most attended international and inter-disciplinary scholarly gathering of its kind, welcomes proposals on a wide range of topics related to nationalism, ethnicity, ethnic conflict, and national identity in seven regional sections on Balkans, Central Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Eurasia, the Caucasus, and Turkey (Turkey/Greece/Cyprus), as well as the two cross-regional sections of Nationalism Studies and Migration & Diaspora. Disciplines represented include political science, history, anthropology, sociology, international studies, security studies, geopolitics, area studies, economics, geography, sociolinguistics, literature, psychology, and related fields.
Eligible topics for the conference
The 2014 Convention is also inviting paper, panel, roundtable, or special presentation proposals related to:
- HISTORY, POLITICS, & MEMORY - on the construction and contestation of the memory of historical events in sites, symbols, discourse and research;
- ETHNICITY & VIOLENCE - on the conditions, construction, and implications of violence perpetrated against “ethnic” or culturally-defined groups;
- GENDER & IDENTITY - on the saliency of gender in discourse, representation, practices and mobilization;
- TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE & MINORITY RIGHTS - encompassing human rights, minority rights, war crimes, genocide, international tribunals, and related issues;
- ENERGY & NATIONALISM - exploring the relation between nationalism, oil and gas revenue, pipelines, the “oil curse”, ecology, and the securitization of energy;
Prospective applicants can get a sense of the large thematic scope of ASN Convention papers by looking at the 2013 Final Program, which can be accessed at this link. Popular topics have also included language politics, religion and politics, EU integration, nation-building, and post-conflict reconstruction.
Guidelines for submission
The ASN 2014 Convention invites proposals for INDIVIDUAL PAPERS or PANELS. A panel includes a chair, three or four presentations based on written papers, and a
discussant. More information on the requirements can be found here. Individual papers and panel proposals should be sent by October 24, 2013 to BOTH rel@uottawa.ca and darelasn2014@gmail.com.
Organizer
Information & contacts
HARRIMAN INSTITUTE
Columbia University
1211 IAB
420 W. 118th St.
New York, NY 10027
tel.: +1 212 854 6239
fax: +1 212 666 3481
e-mail:rel@uottawa.ca; darelasn2014@gmail.com .
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