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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> nilüfer nahya
[mailto:nlufern@yahoo.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 18, 2008 12:45
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Onur Inal<BR><B>Subject:</B> 14th Annual World Convention of
the Association for the Study of Nationalities<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><STRONG>14th
Annual World Convention of the Association for the Study of
Nationalities</STRONG><FONT size=3><EM><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><BR></SPAN>Imagined Communities, Real Conflicts, and
National Identities</EM></FONT>
<H3>International Affairs Building,<BR>Columbia University, NY<BR>Sponsored by
the Harriman Institute<BR>23-25 April 2008</H3>
<DIV><STRONG><STRONG>100 panels on</STRONG></STRONG> the Balkans, Central Europe
and the Baltics, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Central Asia and Eurasia,
the Caucasus, Turkey, Afghanistan, China and surrounding
territories.<BR><BR><STRONG><STRONG>Including</STRONG></STRONG> Special Sections
on:</DIV>
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<LI>Theoretical Approaches to Nationalism and Empire
<LI>The Independence of Kosovo and Its Implications
<LI>The War in Georgia and Its Implications</LI></UL>
<DIV><STRONG><STRONG>Thematic</STRONG></STRONG> Panels on Islam and Politics,
Genocide and Ethnic Violence, Anthropology of Identity, Citizenship and
Nationality, Religion, Language Politics, Conflict Resolution, Autonomy, Gender,
EU Integration, NATO Expansion, Diaspora Politics, International Law, and many
more...<BR><BR><STRONG><STRONG>Awards</STRONG></STRONG> for Best Doctoral
Student Papers<BR><BR>And the Screening of <STRONG><STRONG>Recent Films and
documentaries</STRONG></STRONG></DIV>
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<LI>The 2009 Call for Proposals can be accessed <A
href="http://www.nationalities.org/convention/pdfs/ASN_2009_callforpapers.pdf"
target="" _blank="">here</A>
<LI>The 2009 Proposal Fact Sheet can be accessed <A
href="http://www.nationalities.org/convention/pdfs/ASN_2009_fact_sheet.doc"
target="" _blank="">here</A><!--<li>The 2009 Registration Form can be accessed <a target="_blank" href="/convention/pdfs/ASN_2008_registration_form.pdf">here</a></li> <li>The 2009 Final Program can be accessed <a target="_blank"
href="/convention/pdfs/ASN_2008_final_program.pdf">here</a></li> <li>The 2009 List of Recommended Hotels can be accessed <a target="_blank" href="/convention/pdfs/ASN_2008_Hotel_List.pdf">here</a></li>--></LI></UL>
<H3>Proposal deadline: 5 November 2008</H3>
<DIV>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, state-building and
the study of empires in Central/Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, the
Bal-kans, Eurasia, and adjacent areas. Disciplines represented include political
science, history, anthropology, sociology, international studies, security
studies, economics, geography and geopolitics, sociolinguistics, psychology, and
related fields.</DIV>
<DIV>The Convention also features a section devoted to theoretical approaches to
nationalism, from any of the disciplines listed above. The papers in this
section need not be grounded in an area of the former Communist bloc usually
covered by ASN, provided that the issues examined are relevant to a truly
comparative understanding of nation-alism-related issues. In this vein, we are
welcoming theory-focused and comparative proposals, rather than specific case
studies from outside Central/Eastern Europe and Eurasia. A dozen panels are
normally featured in the Nationalism section.</DIV>
<DIV>Since 2005, the ASN Convention has acknowledged excellence in graduate
studies research by offering Awards for Best Doctoral Student Papers in five
sections: Russia/Ukraine/Caucasus, Central Asia/Eurasia, Central Europe,
Balkans, and Nationalism Studies. <STRONG><STRONG>The winners at the 2008
Convention</STRONG></STRONG> were <STRONG><STRONG>Jesse
Driscoll</STRONG></STRONG> (Stanford U, Political Science) for
Russia/Ukraine/Caucasus, <STRONG><STRONG>Sarah Cameron</STRONG></STRONG>
(History, Yale U) and <STRONG><STRONG>Kristin Fabbe</STRONG></STRONG> (Political
Science, MIT, US) for Central Asia/Eurasia/Turkey, <STRONG><STRONG>Helena
Toth</STRONG></STRONG> (Harvard U, History) for Central Europe,
<STRONG><STRONG>Valentina Burrai</STRONG></STRONG> (UC London, UK, Po-litical
Science) for the Balkans, and <STRONG><STRONG>Lee Seymour</STRONG></STRONG>
(Northwestern U, Political Science) for Nationalism Studies. <!-- The winners at the 2008 Convention can be found <a target"_blank" href="/convention/prize.asp">here</a>.--><STRONG><STRONG>Doctoral
student applicants whose proposals are accepted for the 2009 Convention, who
have not defended their dissertation by 1 November 2008, and whose papers are
delivered by the deadline, will automatically be considered for the
awards.</STRONG></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>The 2008 Convention has also invited submissions for documentaries or
feature films made within the past few years and available in VHS or DVD format.
Most films selected for the convention will be screened during regular panel
slots and will be followed by a discussion moderated by an academic expert. More
information about the 2008 films can be found <A
href="http://www.nationalities.org/convention/films.asp">here</A>.</DIV>
<DIV>The 2009 Convention invites proposals for <STRONG><STRONG>Individual
Papers</STRONG></STRONG> or <STRONG><STRONG>Panels</STRONG></STRONG>. A panel
includes a chair, three presentations based on written papers, and a discussant.
Proposals using an <EM>innovative</EM> format are encouraged. Examples of new
formats in-clude a roundtable on a <EM>new book</EM>, in which the author is
being engaged by three discussants (<EM><EM>twelve</EM></EM> book panels were
featured in the 2008 Convention); a debate between two panelists over a critical
research or policy question, following rules of public debating; or special
presentations based on original papers where the number of discussants is equal
to or greater than the number of presenters.</DIV>
<DIV>The 2009 Convention is also welcoming offers to serve as
<STRONG><STRONG>Discussant</STRONG></STRONG> on a panel to be created by the
program committee from individual paper proposals. The application to be
considered as discussant can be self-standing, or accompanied by an individual
paper proposal.</DIV>
<DIV>An international Program Committee will be entrusted with the selection of
proposals. Applicants will be notified in December 2008 or January 2009.
Information regarding registration costs and other logistical questions will be
communicated afterwards.</DIV>
<DIV>The programs from past conventions, going back to 2001, are also online and
can be accessed <A
href="http://www.nationalities.org/convention/past.asp"><STRONG>here</STRONG></A>.</DIV>
<DIV>Several dozen publishers and companies have 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
(<STRONG><STRONG>gnb12@columbia.edu</STRONG></STRONG>).</DIV>
<DIV>We look forward to seeing you there!</DIV>
<DIV>The Convention organizing committee:<BR><B><STRONG>Dominique
Arel</STRONG></B>, ASN President<BR><B><STRONG>Gordon N. Bardos</STRONG></B>,
Executive Director<BR><B><STRONG>David Crowe</STRONG></B>, ASN Chair of Advisory
Board<BR><B><STRONG>Sherrill Stroschein</STRONG></B>, Program Chair</DIV><BR>
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