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Call for Papers - Partition, Democracy, (and Europe)
Venue: Universityof St Andrews
Period: March 1-2, 2014
Deadline for submitting abstracts: December 31, 2013
Description
Cardiff University and the University of St Andrews are pleased to announce the latest symposium of "Partitions - What are they good for?", the AHRC funded Research Network on Comparative Partitions, and the call for papers "Partition, Democracy, (and Europe)".
Eligible topics
- What is the relationship between Empire (globalization) and partition (fragmentation)?
- If ethnic/racial/religious minorities are democracy’s “other,” what is democracy’s relationship with partition?
- How can we begin to articulate citizenship mediated along ethnic/racial or religious sameness in partition democracies (India, Pakistan, Israel)?
- How are institutions and statehoods readjusted in a multicultural Europe?
- What role does economics play in the partitioned states’ relationship to the EU?
- How is European partition different from Asian or Middle Eastern partitions?
- What is the role of networking over the internet and the space it generates for partitioned populations in contemporary life?
- How does the framework of partition resonate for the indigenous of settler-nations such as Australia or New Zealand?
Guidelines for submission
Papers on any aspects related to the main topic is welcome. Please send a 250 word abstract to partitions@cf.ac.uk and a brief biographical statement by December the 31st.
Organizer
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e-mail: partitions@cf.ac.uk
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