[Discussion] Intellectuals and the Nation-State

[Sule Tarakcioglu]

Call for papers

Intellectuals and the Nation-State

University College Dublin: 30 Nov-1 Dec 2005

What role and effect do intellectuals have in the making and contesting of
national identities and state policies? We will focus on current issues of
intellectual identity and activity in the context of global challenges 
to the
power and authority of the nation-state. What is the role of critical 
thinking
and the value of ideas in an increasingly global "knowledge society"? 
What is
the role of intellectuals in the making of a new world order and in shaping
responses to international crises and conflicts? What is the role of 
think tanks
and advocacy intellectuals in the formation of state policy? How have 
new media
redefined the public spheres of intellectual activity and identity? Keynote
speakers include Slavoj Zizek (Ljubljana/London) and Eric Lott (Virginia).

Catherine Carey
Clinton Institute for American Studies
University College Dublin
Dublin 4
Ireland

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