[Bilimsel Haber] CfP: (Trans)nationalism in the Mediterranean, 26 - 2 8 May 2006, St Antony's College, University of Oxford

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Call for papers

The Oxford Symposium
(Trans)nationalism in the Mediterranean

An event organised by South East European Studies at Oxford and the =
RAMSES 2 Network of Excellence on the Mediterranean=20
Sponsored by the Tsakopoulos Foundation, Sacramento
26 - 28 May 2006, St Antony's College, University of Oxford

The Oxford Symposium enters its fourth year with a conference on =
(Trans)nationalism in the Mediterranean. After the meetings on Border =
Crossings in the Balkans (2003), Nationalism, Society and Culture in =
Post-Ottoman South East Europe (2004) and on (Trans)nationalism in South =
East Europe (2005), we are expanding our scope to consider critically =
the issues of (Trans)nationalism in a region of intensive social =
exchanges and of high symbolical significance, the wider Mediterranean =
region comprising South East Europe, Turkey, the Middle East and North =
Africa as well as the littoral EU Member States. Thus conceived the =
Mediterranean traverses multiple national, socio-cultural and economic =
dividing lines. These were drawn not only in the course of nation-state =
formations in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the colonial experiences =
of the Arab world, but ironically also in the process of regional =
integration. Some parts of the Mediterranean are included in the EU =
project, while others are seen as the neighbourhood where the Union can =
project its soft power. EU members such as Spain, France, Italy and =
Greece are represented as a container in which conflicts emanating from =
the poor South and East are brought through the processes of migration.

The Oxford Symposium challenges the hierarchical and Euro-centric mental =
maps and analyses the Mediterranean through the conceptual lens of =
(trans)nationalism. As elaborated in the context of South East Europe, =
(Trans)nationalism refers to social networks and actors transcending or =
operating across national borders with multiple political, cultural or =
economic dimensions. Importantly, the networks and actors in question =
(diasporas, migrants, ethnic minorities, marginalised social groups, =
amongst others) are not a novel phenomenon. In fact, they are the =
consequence of an imperial heritage, the processes of anti-colonial =
struggle, nation-state formation, or of its very failure. A crucial =
focus of analysis is the interrelated process of internal identity =
formation through the definition of external Others such as neighbouring =
countries, the colonial oppressor, the West, Israel, the Orient.

The Oxford Symposium, therefore, would like to explore, in a comparative =
perspective across the wider Mediterranean area, the question of how =
conflicts over borders (state, ethnic, religious, communal) and =
territory both generates cross-border identities and solidifies =
'national' or group identities such as the 'Arabs' in opposition to the =
'Jews'. Some examples include:

o trans-national communities such as cross-border ethnic groups, =
minorities (Kurds, Berbers, Roma)
o Religious communities, such the Islamic Umma, the Orthodox oecumene, =
the Catholic Church and the Jewish world.
o Informal criminal communities such as trafficking or terrorist =
networks

SEESOX will publish all materials presented at the Oxford Symposium on =
its website and will facilitate further publications in various academic =
journals. Conference details and application process The OS is planned =
as a two-day conference, with a separate key-note lecture by a leading =
expert on trans-nationalism in South East Europe. A panel composed of =
the conveners and members of South East European Studies at Oxford will =
choose up to 20 papers from advanced doctoral students and young =
academics. There will be six to seven panels with a chair and a =
discussant each, based on the cluster of themes emerging from the =
submitted papers. We are expecting between sixty and eighty attendees. =
Invited applicants will receive a substantial contribution to their =
travel and accommodation costs. OS is soliciting proposals containing =
original research on the wider Mediterranean Region, South East Europe, =
including Turkey, in all fields of the social sciences, especially =
history, anthropology, politics, geography, cultural studies, urban =
studies, architecture.

Applications should consist of the following items. Please ensure that =
you follow these guidelines, as incomplete or non-standard applications =
will not be considered!

. Proposal, of no more than 300 words outlining the paper's key argument
. A brief one-page CV, indicating the applicant's affiliation and full =
contact details
. A list of publications (one-page maximum). Please ensure that all =
three items are saved in one Word Document and named =
yourfamiliyname.doc.
. Though the OS targets doctoral students and academics, the convenors =
might consider outstanding applications by advanced master students. In =
that case the applicants should also submit a letter of reference from =
their supervisor.

Deadlines
Please send your inquiries and application to seesox@sant.ox.ac.uk.=20
Please note that your application must have reached us by 5 pm on 27 =
February  2005. The selection committee will inform successful =
applicants by 13 March.

We are looking forward to welcoming you at the Oxford Symposium!
The Convenors: Dimitar Bechev and Kerem Oktem
South East European Studies at Oxford (SEESOX)

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Excellence on the Mediterranean </DIV>
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Sacramento 26 &#8211; 28 May 2006, St Antony&#8217;s College, =
University of=20
Oxford The Oxford Symposium enters its fourth year with a =
conference on=20
(Trans)nationalism in the Mediterranean. After the meetings on Border =
Crossings=20
in the Balkans (2003), Nationalism, Society and Culture in Post-Ottoman =
South=20
East Europe (2004) and on (Trans)nationalism in South East Europe =
(2005), we are=20
expanding our scope to consider critically the issues of =
(Trans)nationalism in a=20
region of intensive social exchanges and of high symbolical =
significance, the=20
wider Mediterranean region comprising South East Europe, Turkey, the =
Middle East=20
and North Africa as well as the littoral EU Member States. Thus =
conceived the=20
Mediterranean traverses multiple national, socio-cultural and economic =
dividing=20
lines. These were drawn not only in the course of nation-state =
formations in the=20
19th and 20th centuries, and the colonial experiences of the Arab world, =
but=20
ironically also in the process of regional integration. Some parts of =
the=20
Mediterranean are included in the EU project, while others are seen as =
the=20
neighbourhood where the Union can project its soft power. EU members =
such as=20
Spain, France, Italy and Greece are represented as a container in which=20
conflicts emanating from the poor South and East are brought through the =

processes of migration. The Oxford Symposium challenges the =
hierarchical=20
and Euro-centric mental maps and analyses the Mediterranean through the=20
conceptual lens of (trans)nationalism. As elaborated in the context of =
South=20
East Europe, (Trans)nationalism refers to social networks and actors=20
transcending or operating across national borders with multiple =
political,=20
cultural or economic dimensions. Importantly, the networks and actors in =

question (diasporas, migrants, ethnic minorities, marginalised social =
groups,=20
amongst others) are not a novel phenomenon. In fact, they are the =
consequence of=20
an imperial heritage, the processes of anti-colonial struggle, =
nation-state=20
formation, or of its very failure. A crucial focus of analysis is the=20
interrelated process of internal identity formation through the =
definition of=20
external Others such as neighbouring countries, the colonial oppressor, =
the=20
West, Israel, the Orient. The Oxford Symposium, therefore, would =
like to=20
explore, in a comparative perspective across the wider Mediterranean =
area, the=20
question of how conflicts over borders (state, ethnic, religious, =
communal) and=20
territory both generates cross-border identities and solidifies =
&#8216;national&#8217; or=20
group identities such as the &#8216;Arabs&#8217; in opposition to the =
&#8216;Jews&#8217;. Some examples=20
include: o trans-national communities such as cross-border ethnic =
groups,=20
minorities (Kurds, Berbers, Roma) o Religious communities, such the =
Islamic=20
Umma, the Orthodox oecumene, the Catholic Church and the Jewish =
world. o=20
Informal criminal communities such as trafficking or terrorist=20
networks SEESOX will publish all materials presented at the =
Oxford=20
Symposium on its website and will facilitate further publications in =
various=20
academic journals. Conference details and application process The OS is =
planned=20
as a two-day conference, with a separate key-note lecture by a leading =
expert on=20
trans-nationalism in South East Europe. A panel composed of the =
conveners and=20
members of South East European Studies at Oxford will choose up to 20 =
papers=20
from advanced doctoral students and young academics. There will be six =
to seven=20
panels with a chair and a discussant each, based on the cluster of =
themes=20
emerging from the submitted papers. We are expecting between sixty and =
eighty=20
attendees. Invited applicants will receive a substantial contribution to =
their=20
travel and accommodation costs. OS is soliciting proposals containing =
original=20
research on the wider Mediterranean Region, South East Europe, including =
Turkey,=20
in all fields of the social sciences, especially history, anthropology,=20
politics, geography, cultural studies, urban studies,=20
architecture. Applications should consist of the following items. =
Please=20
ensure that you follow these guidelines, as incomplete or non-standard=20
applications will not be considered! &#8226; Proposal, of no more =
than 300=20
words outlining the paper&#8217;s key argument &#8226; A brief =
one-page CV, indicating=20
the applicant&#8217;s affiliation and full contact details &#8226; A =
list of publications=20
(one-page maximum). Please ensure that all three items are saved in one =
Word=20
Document and named yourfamiliyname.doc. &#8226; Though the OS targets =
doctoral=20
students and academics, the convenors might consider outstanding =
applications by=20
advanced master students. In that case the applicants should also submit =
a=20
letter of reference from their supervisor. Deadlines Please =
send your=20
inquiries and application to <A =
href=3D"mailto:seesox@sant.ox.ac.uk"><FONT=20
face=3DSylfaen>seesox@sant.ox.ac.uk</A>. =
 Please note=20
that your application must have reached us by 5 pm on 27 February&nbsp; =
2005.=20
The selection committee will inform successful applicants by 13 =
March. We=20
are looking forward to welcoming you at the Oxford =
Symposium!</DIV>
<DIV align=3Djustify>The Convenors: Dimitar Bechev =
and Kerem=20
Oktem South East European Studies at Oxford=20
(SEESOX) </DIV></BODY></HTML>

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