MINELRES: ASN 2004 call for papers
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Thu Sep 18 17:14:46 2003
Original sender: Dominique Arel <[email protected]>
Call for Papers
"Nation, Identity, and Conflict"
9th Annual World Convention of the
Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN)
International Affairs Building,
Columbia University, NY
Sponsored by the Harriman Institute
15-17 April 2004
***Earlier submission deadline: 12 November 2003***
Contact information:
panel and individual paper proposals: [email protected]
exhibits, advertisements, accommodation: [email protected]
web site: www.nationalities.org
100 panels on the Balkans, Baltics, Central Europe, Russia, Ukraine,
Belarus, Moldova, Caucasus, Central Asia, Turkey, China, with a special
section on Theoretical Approaches to Nationalism.
AS WELL AS thematic panels on Islamic Movements, Ethnic Violence,
Conflict Resolution, Democratization, Demography, Language Issues, and
Ethnicity in Films/Videos
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 national identity, nationalism,
ethnic conflict and state-building in Central and Eastern Europe, the
former Soviet Union, Central Asia, and adjacent areas. Disciplines
represented include political science, history, anthropology, sociology,
economics, geography, sociolinguistics, and related disciplines. The
Convention invites proposals for individual papers or for complete
panels.
The 2004 Convention will introduce a new section devoted to theoretical
approaches to nationalism, from any of the disciplines listed above. The
papers in this section do not necessarily have to be grounded in an area
of the former Communist bloc usually covered by ASN, as long as the
issues examined are relevant to a truly comparative understanding of
nationalism-related issues. In this vein, we are welcoming
theory-focused and cross-regional proposals, rather than case studies
from outside Eastern Europe and Eurasia.
Panel themes in previous conventions included The Census Like an
Election; Ethnic Minorities in Georgia; The Ukrainian Famine of 1933?;
The Kosovo War; The Russian-Chechen War(s); Bosnia after Dayton:
Disintegration or Reintegration; Security, Energy, and Foreign Policy
South of Russia; Historiography, Textbooks and Education; Forced
Migrations in the Balkans and the Caucasus; Approaches to the Prevention
of Ethnic Conflict and many more. Videos screened in 2003 included
Returning Home: Revival of a Bosnian Village and Greetings from Grozny.
The ASN web site (www.nationalities.org) contains a complete list of the
2003 panels and videos.
As before, the 2004 Convention is inviting submissions for documentaries
or feature films made within the past year and available in video (VHS
or DVD) format. The videos selected for the convention will be screened
during regular panel slots and will be followed by a discussion
moderated by an academic expert.
Location. The Convention will be held at the Harriman Institute at
Columbia University, New York (address below).
Schedule. The convention will begin on Thursday, April 15th, at 1 PM,
and end on Saturday, April 17th in the early evening. No panels will be
held on Sunday.
Panel/Roundtable/Roundtable Proposals. There is no particular
application form to complete. Proposals can simply be e-mailed to
Dominique Arel and Troy McGrath at [email protected]. FOR INSTRUCTIONS
ON THE PROPOSALS, SEE THE "APPLICATION INFORMATION" BELOW.
Registration. Registration fees are $45 for ASN Members, $60 for
Non-Members and $30 for Students. All panel participants must
pre-register by February 15th, 2004. Non-panel participants are also
urged to pre-register early. Please note that the Convention will be
unable to refund preregisterees after March 1st, 2004.
Pre-registration by panel participants and attendees can be done
electronically, by fax, or by regular mail. A registration form can be
downloaded from our ASN web page or be requested from Convention
Executive Director Gordon N. Bardos ([email protected]).
Funding. Participants are responsible for covering all travel and
accommodation costs: ASN has no funding available for participants
Accommodation. The Convention does not have particular arrangements with
hotels. Our ASN web site, however, provides a list of several hotels, in
various price ranges. Participants and attendees are strongly encouraged
to reserve as early as possible.
Advertisements/Exhibitors. Several dozen publishers and companies had
exhibits and/or advertised in the Convention Program in past years.
Due to considerations of space, advertisers and exhibitors are
encouraged to place their order early. For information, please contact
Convention Executive Director Gordon N. Bardos ([email protected]).
Convention Papers. The convention papers will be available for sale at
the Convention for $1 apiece. That policy has proven a huge success in
the past.
Web Site. Our web site (http://www.nationalities.org) provides
continuously updated information on the ASN World Convention.
Membership Subscription to ASN. A yearly membership to ASN is $60 ($35
for students). Members receive the journal Nationalities Papers
quarterly, the periodical Analysis of Current Events (ACE) quarterly,
and the newsletter ASNews twice a year, as well as a registration
discount at the ASN Annual World Convention. ASN Members also have the
option of subscribing to Europe-Asia Studies at the cut-rate of $60
yearly. A membership form can be downloaded from our ASN web page
(http://www.nationalities.org), or be requested from Convention
Executive Director Gordon Bardos ([email protected])
We look forward to seeing you at the convention!
The Convention organizing committee:
Gordon Bardos, Executive Director
Troy McGrath, Co-Program Chair
Sue Davis, Co-Program Chair
David Crowe, ASN President
Dominique Arel, ASN Vice-President (Conventions)
APPLICATION INFORMATION
ASN is accepting proposals for panels, roundtables, or individual
papers. There is no particular form to complete. Proposals have to be
emailed to Dominique Arel and Troy McGrath at [email protected]. All
proposals must be included IN THE BODY OF A SINGLE EMAIL. Attachments
will be accepted only if they repeat the content of an email
message/proposal, and if all the information is contained in a single
attachment. Proposals exceeding the word limit will be returned to the
sender, and CVs should not be submitted (only short bios, outlined
below).
Proposals for panels with presentations based on papers must include:
*a chair, no more than three paper-givers and a discussant
*the title of the panel, as well as the title for each of the papers
*the affiliation, postal address, telephone, fax, and email (very
important) of all participants
*a one-paragraph biographical statement of each participant.
This does not mean simply sending your CV, this should be a paragraph
Proposals for roundtables must include:
*a chair and no more than four presenters
*the title of the roundtable and a short (one paragraph) description of
the purpose/theme of the roundtable
*the affiliation, postal address, telephone, fax, and email (very
important) of all participants
*a one-paragraph biographical statement of each participant (Not a CV)
NOTE: A panel features presentations based on written papers. A
roundtable therefore is not based on specific papers, but rather on a
number of organized presentations. The number of roundtables, however,
will be limited.
Proposals for individual papers must include:
*the title, and a 250-500 word abstract of the paper
*the affiliation, postal address, telephone, fax, and email (very
important) of the applicant
*a one-paragraph biographical statement of each participant
If audio-visual equipment (overhead projector, PowerPoint, VCR) is
required, please indicate so in your application. Please understand that
not ALL video/technical requests can be accommodated.
As before, applicants must abide by three golden rules:
*No participant may be listed more than once on a given panel
*No participant may present more than one paper at the convention
*No participant may appear more than twice in the convention program
Proposals must be sent by email at [email protected]. An international
Program Committee will be entrusted with the final selections.
Deadline for proposals: 12 November 2003
The ASN convention's headquarters are located at:
Harriman Institute
Columbia University
1216 IAB
420 W. 118th St.
New York, NY 10027
212 854 8487 tel
212 666 3481 fax
[email protected]