[Discussion] Beyond "Core" and "Periphery": Towards A New Understanding of Central Eastern Europe

[sule tarakcioglu]

Beyond Core and Periphery: Towards A New Understanding of Central 
Eastern Europe
The Sixth Annual Postgraduate Symposium on Central Eastern Europe
The Graduate School of Social Research and the Institute of Philosophy 
and Sociology
Warsaw, Poland
November 15th  19th, 2004


Dear All,

Here is the announcement for a symposium we organize in Warsaw in 
November 2004. I would ask you, if you can, to print it out and post it 
in your universities.

It would be great to meet you all in November.

The Graduate School of Social Research and the Institute of Philosophy 
and Sociology from Warsaw, Poland announces:

The Sixth Annual Postgraduate Symposium on Central Eastern Europe:

Beyond Core and Periphery: Towards A New Understanding of Central 
Eastern Europe

Warsaw, November 15th  19th, 2004

The symposium, previously hosted by University of California (Berkeley), 
the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (London) and the 
Graduate School for Social Research (Warsaw), is addressed to 
postgraduate students from around the world, whose academic research is 
focused on or is relevant to the social, cultural, political and/or 
economic issues of Central Eastern Europe.

The symposium will also host some prominent scholars, cultural and 
political figures and NGO activists whose work and research focuses on 
Central Eastern Europe, to deliver speeches or to take part in the round 
tables organized throughout the symposium. In this way, we hope, first, 
to give an opportunity to doctoral students to present their 
dissertations and to exchange views with other colleagues and 
specialists from around the world interested in similar topics, and 
second, to ensure dialogue between students and political and cultural 
personalities, activists and researchers, on the past, present and 
future of Central Europe.

During each day, five parallel workshops will be organized in five 
different areas of social research:

Workshops:

   1. Social history;
   2. Mass Media;
   3. Culture and Arts;
   4. Issues of Social Exclusion;
   5. Comparative Perspectives on the Political and Economic Features of
      Central Eastern Europe.

How to apply:
Interested participants are invited to submit the following documents:

    * a complete application form;
    * an abstract of the paper to be presented (400-500 words);
    * a letter of recommendation by the academic supervisor(only if the
      participant applies for financial support);
    * a document proving that the participant is enrolled in
      postgraduate studies;
    * list of publications (if available)
    * a document proving the payment of the symposium fee of 10 Euros to
      (by 1st November 2004)

      Bank Przemyslowo - Handlowy PBK SA
      O. Warszawa, ul. Krucza 24/26
      IBAN PL 451060 0076 0000 4010 5000 1029
      SWIFT CODE BPHK PLPK

      Documents should be sent either by e-mail at
      esuconf@ifispan.waw.pl or directly to the GSSR Symposium, Graduate
      School for Social Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Nowy
      S'wiat 72, 00-330 Warsaw, Poland, tel/fax: +48-22/826-8733.

      Deadline: *15th July 2004*
      Successful applicants will be notified in the beginning of
      September 2004.

      For further information, please visit our site or contact us
      directly at esuconf@ifispan.waw.pl

      A small number of grants to cover accommodation and/or
      transportation are available. The grants will be awarded on the
      following bases: the quality of the paper to be delivered and
      proved necessity.

	Marek Dominik Peda
GSSR/IFiS PAN
ul. Kunickiego 37

phone: (0048)501-376-484

Email: esuconf@ifispan.waw.pl, marekp1@yahoo.com 
<mailto:esuconf@ifispan.waw.pl,%20marekp1@yahoo.com>
Visit the website at http://www.sns.edu.pl/sympozjum/