[Discussion] call for papers-2

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I. Dear Colleague, 

Migration Letters is a new international journal on migration
studies. It is the first ever letter type journal in this field.

Migration Letters is believed to fill a significant gap in
migration studies as a double-blind refereed letters-type journal
publishing short accounts of new original research

I would appreciate if you could distribute the following call for papers
among your colleagues.

Sincerely,

Ibrahim Sirkeci, PhD.
Managing Editor, Migration Letters


- CALL FOR PAPERS -

MIGRATION LETTERS
An International Journal of Migration Studies
http://migration.atilim.edu.tr 
ISSN (Print) 1741-8984
ISSN(Online) 1741-8992

Migration Letters (ML) is the only letters type international journal in
the field of migration studies and related areas. ML aims to disseminate
valuable research among academics, policy makers, and practitioners in 
the field of migration.

Migration Letters is inviting papers on the following topics: migration
and security, intra-rural migration, conflict and migration, health and
migration, trafficking, asylum migration, development and migration,
immigrant integration, return migration, psychology of migration,
migration and SMEs, gender issues, migration research and scholars. 

Submission Guidelines:
Letters should be original unpublished accounts less than 2,000 words or
four printed journal pages in length, including the text, figures, tables
and references. Submissions must be written in English and should be sent
by e-mail to the Editor at migration_editor@yahoo.co.uk. Letters should be
submitted as a single WWord file including all material. Opinions
expressed in letters are only those of authors and not necessarily those
of the editors or publisher. Authors are personally responsible to obtain
permission for reprint of previously published material in other sources. 

Notes in the text should be numbered seriatim and include information
which is not appropriate in the main text. Tables and figures should be
integrated in the text and the copy editors may change the place of them
whenever necessary. The title page must include an abstract of no longer
than 100 words and key words. Full contact information with institutional
affiliations must also be provided. Introduction, literature review and
data should be kept to a minimum unless it is essential to the paper.
Manuscripts submitted to Migration Letters will not be returned. 

Format of the text should be as follows: all references to books, articles
and other sources should be inserted in the text; reference should contain
the last name of the author, year of publication and pagination where
appropriate, e.g. (Greenhalgh, 2003: 187); for co-authored sources,
provide names for two authors if dual authorship, for more than two
authors use et al. after the first author’s name. For institutions, use
abbreviations. The reference list should be placed at the end of the text
and must include only the sources referred in the text. All items should
be listed alphabetically by author and by year of publication. Italics
must be used for titles of books and journals. 

Editorial Policy
All letters are refereed by the associate editors and/or external
reviewers. The referees are expected to provide supportive comments
regarding their decisions. Following the receipt of the document in
appropriate format, it is expected to reach a decision within two months.

E-mail: migration_editor@yahoo.co.uk
Web address: http://migration.atilim.edu.tr 

Postal address:
Ibrahim Sirkeci, Editor
Migration Letters
Faculty of Management
Atilim University, Incek, 
Ankara, 06836, TURKEY 

Phone: +90 (312) 586 86 56
Fax: +90 (312) 586 80 91

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II. WORKSHOP- Central Asia: A Powder Keg?, Jan. 30-Feb. 2, Gummersbach, Germany

The workshop "Pulverfass Zentralasien? Politik, Wirtschaft und Kultur in den 
zentralasiatischen Republiken nach dem Zerfall der Sowjetunion" will be held 
in Gummersbach, near Cologne from Jan. 30 to Feb. 2, 2004.

The Theodor-Heuss-Academy and Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation are pleased to 
invite every interested person to the weekend-workshop:

"Central Asia ­ a powder keg? Politics, economy and culture in the republics 
of Central Asia after the collapse of the USSR"

30.01.-01.02.2004, Gummersbach, Germany (near Cologne)

Five Stans will be brought into focus of our workshop: Uzbekistan, 
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and also Kazakhstan. Experts of Central 
Asia, scholars and also students from these countries come together to 
discuss current political, economical and cultural problems in this region 
after 1991 (e.g. Ferghana-conflict, Islamic radicalism, authoritarian regimes).

The seminar is primarily devoted to interested persons with little or no 
knowledge of current developments in this region. Students who have already 
been in one of these states are particularly welcome to an exchange of views 
and opinions.

The number of participants is limited to a maximum of 25. The workshop 
language is German.

The program and application form are available under:

www.fnst.org/webcom/show_all_seminare.php/-c-470/_nr-77/i.html

or

www.fnst.org under button Veranstaltungen

All questions about the program and conditions of the workshop please send to:

Margot Viebahn
Thedor-Heuss-Akademie
Theodor-Heuss-Str. 26
51645 Gummersbach-Niedersessmar
Germany
Tel: +49 02261/3002-0
E-mail: margot.viebahn@fnst.org

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III.  Europe and the Islamic World: Cultural Transformations, 1453-1798

Early Modern Research Centre, University of Reading

14-16 July 2004

Call for Papers
This conference seeks to explore the intriguing relationships between =
Europe and its Islamic neighbours in historical perspective, from the =
capture of Constantinople to the invasion of Egypt. We wish to look at =
the Mediterranean as a region which facilitated cultural cross-currents, =
trade relations, and diplomatic exchanges. England's first engagements =
with Eastern countries in cultural, political, and economic terms =
provide another possible starting point. We are interested in official =
encounters as much as individual go-betweens, private histories, and =
travel narratives. It is our concern to balance Western accounts ("The =
glorious Empire of the Turkes, the present terrour of the world", to =
cite the influential early modern historian Richard Knolles) with =
Eastern/Islamic perspectives.

We appeal to scholars from Oriental Studies, art historians, and =
specialists in the fields of architecture, literature and the performing =
arts.

We call for papers on any of the following topics:

Perceptions of the Ottoman Empire, its politics and culture in the West
Persia, India, North Africa
Communication and intelligence networks
'Western' or 'oriental' stereotypes in literature, drama, and the arts
Travel writing
Trade in the Mediterranean
Globalization in historical perspective
Diplomatic and political relations
Theatre and performance in Islamic cultures
Cross-cultural exchange

The organisers
Dr Mark Hutchings, School of English & American Literature, and Early =
Modern Research Centre, University of Reading
Dr Barbara Ravelhofer, Centre for History and Economics, University of =
Cambridge

Deadline for submission of proposals: 1 March 2004

Please direct all proposals and enquiries to
Mark Hutchings
School of English & American Literature
University of Reading
Whiteknights
Reading RG6 6AA, UK
m.p.v.hutchings@reading.ac.uk

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IV. CONF./CFP- Second Int'l Congress on Turkic Civilization, Bishkek, 3-6 Oct. 2004

Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University
Center for Turkic Civilization Studies

Second International Congress on Turkic Civilization
"The role and place of the Turkic civilization among the world civilizations"
3-6 October, 2004, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 

First Circular

Dear Colleague,

We are pleased to announce that the Second International Congress on Turkic 
civilization will take place from the 3rd to the 6th October 2004 at 
Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University. The First Congress under the title "Turkic 
civilization on the threshold of the third millennium (Past, present, 
future)" took place from the 2nd to the 3rd 2000. The Second International 
Congress will focus on "The role and place of the Turkic civilization among 
the world civilizations". The main aim of the Congress is to gather the 
scientists who study in this field, to evaluate the studies made before and 
to determine the goals in the future. The participants' expenses in 
Kyrgyzstan including accommodation, excursions and meals will be met by the 
Organization Committee. During the Congress, we plan to organize guided 
visits to the historical places in Kyrgyzstan. 

The sessions will be held at the main campus of the Manas University. It is 
possible for the participants to present their papers in Kyrgyz, Turkish, 
English and Russian languages.

The participants are cordially asked to inform us whether they will 
participate by the 30th March 2004. Those who would like to participate are 
requested to send the titles of their presentations, abstracts and their 
valid addresses to the following address by the end of May 2004.

Sincerely yours,

Organization Committee

Address: Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University
Center for Turkish Civilization Studies
Prospect Mira 56, Bishkek/Kyrgyzstan
Phone: (996 312) 54 19 42 (6 lines)
Fax: (996 312) 54 19 35; 54 39 65
or better: 
E-mail: turkuygar@manas.kg


The theme of the Congress:

I. Methodology

a) Basic components of civilization
b) Diversity of civilizations and patterns of the world development
c) Mutual influences and mutual enrichment of civilizations as the most 
important factor of social progress

II. Sources of Turkic civilization

a) Culture of Scythians and Huns as the basic source of the Turkic civilization
b) Foundation of economic, social and political structures of the ancient 
Turkic states
c) Creation and development of Turkic writing
e) The process of urbanization in Ancient Turkic states
f) The formation of common Turkic spirituality

III. Development of Turkic civilization during the Islamic period

a) The influence of Islam on social and administrative structure of medieval 
Turkic states
b) The influence of Islam on culture of Turkic peoples
c) The impact of Turkic civilization on Islam culture

IV. The process of Renaissance of Turkic civilization in modern period

a) Ataturk's concept on Turkic Civilization's Renaissance
b) Creation of the sovereign Turkish speaking states in the Caucasus and 
Central Asian regions and the stirring up of the processes based on the 
national and civilization self-identification
c) Development of the Turkic civilization in the context of globalization
d) The place of Turkic civilization in the Dialogue of civilizations

Project:

The Introductory program of the Turkic Civilization heritage in Kyrgyzstan.

Several excursions are being planned for the congress participants.

* Site of ancient settlement Ak-Beshim-ruins of the medieval city Suyab. 
The capital of Western Turks, Turgesh and Karluk States (VI-X century Chuy 
valley) 
* Burana-archeological and architectural Complex of X-XII century The 
capital of Karahanid State (Chuy valley)
* Kok-say-location of Ancient Turkic runic inscriptions of the VIII century 
(Kochkor valley, Naryn oblast)
* Rock painting gallery Cholpon-Ata- petroglyphs of the ancient Iron Age 
and Medieval Age, Northern shore of the Issyk-Kul lake.
* Royal kurgans of Issyk-Kul - funeral constructions of the ancient Saka 
society aristocracy.
* Nevaket - archeological complex ruins of the medieval city of Turkic 
rulers of the VI-XII century (Chuy valley)

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V. CALL FOR PAPERS

Rethinking Culture in the Ottoman 18th Century

Recent research has effected a cumulative revision of the long dominant
"decline thesis" and has created an increasing awareness of the extent
to which the Ottoman 18th century was a period characterized by newness
and change. These findings point to the need to move on to a
re-conceptualization of the Ottoman 18th century that posits the period
in new and analytically helpful terms. A small conference, entitled
"Rethinking Culture in the Ottoman 18th Century", funded by the Mellon
Foundation, will be held at Princeton University on 8 and 9 January, 2005,
with the aim of charting and understanding change in patterns of cultural
production and consumption in the Ottoman 18th century

Using any one of the definitions and/or categories of culture - scholarly,
material, artistic, literary, popular, etcetera - colleagues are invited
to present papers that re-think the Ottoman 18th century by considering
cultural ruptures, discontinuities, re-definitions, culminations, or
new syntheses, while emphasizing the circumstances to which these changes
were a response, as well as to consider the consequences of such changes,
especially with regard to individual and collective self-definition.
Papers should address one or more of the following interrelated domains:

1) The domain of practice: can one detect a change in social and
cultural practices, whether individual or collective during the course of
the Ottoman 18th century? For example, are there changes/modifications/
new adaptations/conclusions in the methods (and where relevant, the sites)
of knowledge transmission, entertainment and leisure, religious ritual and
celebration, dress and fashion, etcetera? What purposes do these changes
satisfy?

2) The domain of cultural production: Are there changes/new variations/
cessations in cultural production? Can one detect the culmination of
existing cultural phenomena and emergence of new ones? For example,
are there newly constituted, defined or synthesized literary, artistic,
architectural, culinary, etc., forms? If so, who are the creators of
these forms, and why and for whom did they create?

3) The domain of cultural consumption: Are there new or different
consumers of culture in this period? Can one speak of new
audiences/publics? Is there a change in the quantity of certain aspects
of cultural consumption: that is, are particular ideas/products becoming
more/less popular or fashionable in the 18th century? How and why?

4) The domain movement of cultural practices and products: Can
one detect a migration of cultural practices, products/forms across
geographic space, and/or language and social groups? To what are
these movements a response?

5) The domain of sources: On a circumspect note, given the unequal
distribution of sources - whether in quantity or in kind - along the
timeline of Islamic history, and given our own relative proximity
to the 18th century, is our perception of change in the 18th century
merely a result of the coincidence of the of survival of certain kinds
of sources from this period, but not from earlier periods? In other words,
have we (mis)construed the existence of these sources as reflective
of newness, rather than representing a continuity of phenomena, the
earlier evidence for which has simply not survived? Put bluntly, is
the perceived change in the 18th century more apparent than real?

Informal inquiries and paper proposals may be sent to the conference
organizer, Dana Sajdi, at dsajdi@alcor.concordia.ca by May 1, 2004.
Authors of the selected papers will be notified by June 15, 2004. The
invited paper presenters, who will number about ten, will be provided
with airfare and accommodations. Submissions from younger scholars
(including PhD candidates) and from scholars outside the USA are
encouraged.

Presenters must submit the full text of their papers without diacritics
as Word document e-mail attachments to the conference organizer by
1 December, 2004, to facilitate distribution to the other participants.
It is anticipated that a number of the papers will subsequently be
published as a volume. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the
conference organizer will have first option on all papers presented at
the conference, and paper presenters will be notified by June 1, 2005
whether that option will be exercised.