ASN Convention: Columbia University, 11-13 April 2002

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ASN Convention: Columbia University, 11-13 April 2002


7th Annual Convention of the
Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN)

Columbia University, 11-13 April 2002
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM NOW ON THE WEB

The full preliminary program of the ASN Seventh Annual World
Convention is now available on the ASN web site: 
www.nationalities.org. The Convention will feature 104 panels and
events, spread over eleven sessions from Thursday April 11, 1 PM, to
Saturday April 13, in the evening. More than 500 people will be on
panels.

All post-Soviet areas will be covered in tremendous depth, with
thirteen panels on the  Balkans, eleven on Central Europe, thirteen on
Central Asia (plus four on Turkey), eleven on the Russian Federation,
fourteen on Ukraine, five on the Caucasus, and twenty-one on thematic
and cross-regional themes. Special roundtables will include
"Nationalism, Sectarianism, and Terrorism," with Jack Snyder and Susan
Woodward;  "Can Liberal Pluralism be Exported to Eastern Europe,"
featuring Will Kymlicka; "Eurasia as a New Post-Soviet Paradigm," with
Mark von Hagen and Andreas Kappeler; two roundtables on Afghanistan;
and a session on publishing in Slavic Studies, featuring the incoming
editor of ASN flagship journal Nationalities Papers.

More than a dozen brand new documentaries and feature films, exploring
ethnonational and identity issues in the post-Communist world, will
also be shown at the convention. They include L'OPIUM DES TALIBANS, a
riveting French documentary on the opium trade shot illegally under
the Taliban regime; ALLIES AND LIES, a stunning British BBC report on
American cover operations during the Bosnia war; A HIGH LEVEL
DELEGATION, about a surreal visit by a Belgian parliamentary
delegation to the world's most secretive country: North Korea; MY
MOTHER'S VILLAGE, an acclaimed Canadian documentary on Ukrainian
diaspora identity; and TIME TO GATHER STONES, an account of the
Transdniestria conflict, produced by Moldova television. Each film
will be followed by discussion. The full film lineup will be announced
shortly.

Panel themes include:
Approaches to Peace in Chechnya
The War in Afghanistan
Nationality and Language in the 2001 Ukrainian Census
Nationality and Language in the Russian Census, Past and Present
Rethinking Institutional Design Approaches to Self-Determination
Conflicts
Refugee Policy and Humanitarian Action in the New Century
Issues of Jewish Identity
Dilemmas of Immigration and Migration (two panels)
Partitions between Histories and Destinies
Building the Crimean Tatar Nation
The Logic of Russian Federalism
Ethnicity and Political Culture in Turkey
Ethnic Cleansing and Statehood
Issues of Eastward Enlargement

A number of slots for chairs and discussants, for panels created from
individual paper submissions, remain open. If you are interested in
being chair or discussant, please contact Troy McGrath. Panelists can
appear on a maximum of two panels.

The convention is consolidating its status as the World Annual Event
on Nationalities Studies. As in the past, over one hundred and fifty
panelists will be travelling from overseas for the event (plus an
additional three dozens from Canada). Almost 40 percent of
paper-givers are international participants (and this does not include
the large amount of non-US born participants currently residing in the
United States).

LOCATION. The convention will be taking place in the International
Affairs Building (IAB) of Columbia University, 420 W. 118th St. (metro
station: 116th St., on the Red Line). Registration will be on the 15th
Floor of IAB and the panels will be held on several floors.

REGISTRATION. $40 for ASN Members, $60 for Non-Members ($30 for
Non-Members residing in Eastern Europe at the time of the convention)
and $25 for Students. Preregistration payments are non-refundable
after 15 March 2001.
A registration form can be downloaded from the ASN web site
(www.nationalities.org) or requested from Alex Brideau
([email protected]). People who plan to attend the convention are
strongly encouraged to pre-register, since places are limited.

SCHEDULE. Registration will begin at 11 AM, Thursday April 11, on the
15th Floor of IAB. People who sent preregistered will need to pick up
their name tag and the convention program. On the Thursday, the panels
will run from 1 PM-7.30 PM. On Friday and Saturday, from 9 AM to 6.30
PM. The convention will end on the Saturday evening, April 13.

ACCOMMODATION. The convention does not have arrangements with a
particular hotel. A list of nearby hotels can be found on the ASN web
site.

ASN MEMBERSHIP. People can now directly join a fast growing ASN on the
convention pre-registration form. In addition to getting a significant
discount at the ASN convention, ASN members receive annually four
issues of Nationalities Papers, the field's leading journal; four
issues of the Analysis of Current Events, containing up-to-the-minute
analyses of ongoing events; and two issues of ASNews, the
association's newsletter. An annual membership costs a remarkably low
$55 annually-$33 for students.

BONUS FOR ASN MEMBERS. ASN members have also the option of subscribing
to Europe-Asia Studies (formerly Soviet Studies), which publishes
eight issues a year, for $60, almost a hundred dollars less than the
regular subscription price. Convention panelists can take advantage of
this offer directly on the convention registration form.

BOOK EXHIBIT/SALE OF PAPERS. Publishers will exhibit their wares in
the exhibit room, located in the spacious Room 1501 on the 15th floor.
Convention papers will also go on sale for $2 apiece. At least 20
copies of each paper will go on sale in the book exhibit on Friday,
April 12, at 11.15 AM.

We look forward to seeing you at the convention!

For information on panels:
Troy McGrath
ASN Convention Program Chair
Political Science Department
Arnold Hall, Box 76
Hartwick College
Oneonta, NY 13820
tel.: 607-431-4586
fax: 607-431-4351
[email protected]

For information on exhibits and advertisements in the convention
program:
Gordon Bardos
ASN Convention Director
Harriman Institute
Columbia University
1216 IAB
420 W. 118th St.
New York, NY 10027
212.854.8487 tel
212.666.3481 fax
[email protected]


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