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***  C A L L   F O R   P A P E R S  ***


The 2004 MIDDLE EAST & CENTRAL ASIA
POLITICS, ECONOMICS, and SOCIETY CONFERENCE:
Transitions and Inequality in the 21st Century

September 9th to 11th, 2004
The University of Utah=09
Salt Lake City, USA


*** Deadline for proposals: May 15, 2004 ***


The second annual multidisciplinary conference on the Middle East and Cen=
tral
Asia will be held on the picturesque campus of the University of Utah in =
Salt
Lake City. The objective of the conference is to bring together academics=
,
analysts, and policy makers with interests in the Middle East and Central=
 Asia
who wish to network and share research endeavors.

The three-day conference will include at least two prominent keynote spea=
kers:
Dr. Michael Collins Dunn, editor of the Middle East Journal of the Middle=
 East
Institute in Washington, DC.; and Prof. Shirin Akiner, lecturer in Centra=
l
Asian Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the Univer=
sity
of London. There will be an estimated 44 conference sessions, and a speci=
al
plenary discussion panel on =91The Post-9-11 World=92. Other attractions =
include
two complementary meals, an evening of Middle Eastern and Central Asian d=
ance
and music performances, and screening of films and documentaries.

The topics to be covered by the conference encompass interdisciplinary so=
cial
science approaches to analysis and problem solving in the regions of Midd=
le
East and Central Asia and may fall within the following themes:

* Problems of Economic and Democratic Transitions
* State and Society Relations
* Religion and Politics
* Islam and Islamic Movements
* Challenges of Post-Communism
* The Impacts of Globalization
* Culture, Gender, and Ethnicity
* Natural Resources, Conflict, and Sustainability
* Media, Cinema, and Film
* Diaspora
* Human Rights and Minorities
* Post-9-11 Regional and International Affairs
* Afghanistan and Iraq Nation-building Projects
* Politics of External Actors (U.S., Russia, EU, China, etc.)=20
* Israel and Palestine Studies
* U.S.-Iranian Relations
* Uighurs
* Chechnya
* Armenia-Azerbaijan Relations
* Cypriot Reunification
* Terrorism and State Violence
* Conflict Prevention and Resolution
* Regional Organizations and Cooperation
* Civil Society

Selected papers from the 2003 conference were subsequently provided to ed=
itors
of The Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs and Critique: Journal of Critic=
al
Studies of the Middle East.=20

Those interested in presenting papers in the 2004 Middle East and Central=
 Asia
Politics, Economics, and Society Conference are asked to submit the follo=
wing:
=20
* Title of paper
* 250-word paper abstract
* Your full name
* Brief academic Resume
* Institutional affiliation
* E-mail address
* Telephone numbers (work and home)
* Postal address
* Indicate willingness to serve as a session Chair or Discussant

Please e-mail the above to the conference committee:


  Middle-East@utah.edu    OR    Central-Asia@utah.edu


*** DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: May 15, 2004 ***


Updates will be included in the conference web page:
http://www.utah.edu/CentralAsia-MiddleEast/

Please note that the Conference Committee is unable to provide for partic=
ipant
travel and lodging expenses. All prospective participants are expected to=
 seek
funding from their own institutional and organizational affiliations. We =
will,
however, assist overseas participants whose paper proposals have been app=
roved
by sending official letters necessary for acquiring entry visas into the =
U.S.
All participants will be asked for a conference participation fee of $45 =
($65
late fee). Other important dates and suggested lodging information will b=
e
forthcoming.

2004 Middle East & Central Asia Conference Committee
c/o Political Science Department
260 S. Central Campus Dr.=20
OSH Building, Room 252
The University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT  84112
USA
Tel: +1-801-581-6047
Fax: +1-801-585-6492