[Discussion] 9th Annual Conv., Assoc. for Study of Nationalities

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CONF./CFP- 9th Annual Conv., Assoc. for Study of Nationalities, 15-17 Apr. 2004


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: darel@uottawa.ca
exhibits, advertisements, accommodation: gnb12@columbia.edu
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.

Centra Asia-related poanel themes in previous conventions included Islam and 
Politics in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Geostrategy and Geopolitics of the 
Great Powers in Central Asia, Identity Issues in Uzbekistan, Turkey at the 
Crossroads, Social and Political Aspects of Contemporary Kazakhstan, Search 
for a Mongolian Identity, Nation-Making and Conflict in Central Asia, The 
Impact of Globalization in Central Asia.

Videos screened in 2003 included Shto Novovo. An Elegy for the Union
(Kyrgyzstan) 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 darel@uottawa.ca. 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 (gnb12@columbia.edu).

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 (gnb12@columbia.edu).

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 (gnb12@columbia.edu)

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 darel@uottawa.ca. 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 darel@uottawa.ca. 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
E-mail: gnb12@columbia.edu