[Bilimsel Haber] CONF./CFP- Central Asia and the Caucasus, ­ Explorations from the Field, November 10-11, 2006

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CONF./CFP- Central Asia and the Caucasus ­Explorations from the Field,
Nov 10-11

Posted by: Alexander Kupatadze <aak8 at st-andrews.ac.uk>



Call for Papers: "Central Asia and the Caucasus ­ Explorations from the
Field"

St. Andrews, UK. Nov. 10-11, 2006

A conference for research students to present and discuss their fieldwork.

The Central Asia Research Network (CARN), the UK Central Asia Graduate
Students Network and Middle East, Central Asia and Caucasus Institute
(MECACS) at the University of St. Andrews are pleased to announce the
conference "Central Asia and the Caucasus ­ Explorations from the Field".

The conference is hosted by the Middle East, Central Asia and Caucasus
Institute at the University of St. Andrews at St. Andrews, Scotland, UK.

Deadline for submission of abstracts: July 15, 2006

The conference is conceived to provide a forum for Ph.D. students and
other young scholars in the early stages of their career to discuss
their fieldwork. They are invited to submit abstracts on research
methods, practices and outcomes in the study of patterns of civic,
political, religious, cultural and economic transformation in
contemporary Central Asia and Caucasus.

Paper proposals are invited to cover one or more of the following topic
areas:

  - Central Asia and the Caucasus in changing global context: local,
    regional and international dimensions
  - Critical reflections on development and "transition" in the
Caucasus 	   and Central Asia
  - Putting the field in focus: the politics and practice of fieldwork
    in Central Asia and the Caucasus
  - Of Roses and Tulips: Understanding dramatic political change in
    	   Central Asia and the Caucasus
  - Conflict, security and the politics of fear
  - Transnational threats: implications for national, regional and 		
international security
  - Continuity and change in religious identification and practice
  - Making citizens and subjects: state interventions and local meanings
  - The politics of territory, movement and place
  - Gendered dimensions of social change


Papers are particularly welcome from researchers from the Central Asian
and Caucasian countries. We regret that no funds are available to help
meet the costs of attendance of selected participants. However
organisers can give some assistance with identifying accommodation and
confirmation of participation for visa application purposes.

Submission of Proposals

Proposals should be submitted via e-mail to caac2006 at st-andrews.ac.uk
(as an attachment in MS Word, RTF or PDF format).

Please include:

1) Name
2) Institutional affiliation
3) Title/position
4) E-mail address
5) A one-page resume/CV
6) Title of Paper (maximum 20 words)
7) Abstract of Paper (maximum 500 words)

The working language of the conference is English.

The deadline for abstracts is July 15th 2006. Notification of acceptance
will be by the end of August. Full details of the program, conference
fee and registration will be available by the end of September.

The Organisers:

This conference builds on the successful experience of postgraduate
conferences organized over the last few years by the Central Asia
Research Network (CARN), a Europe wide network of young scholars
currently conducting research in and about Central Asia, and the UK
Central Asia Graduate Students Network, affiliated to the Centre for
Contemporary Central Asia and the Caucasus (SOAS, University of London).

The University of St. Andrews is a six-hundred year old university,
Scotland's first and the third in the UK to be founded. The Middle East,
Central Asia and Caucasus Institute (MECACS) of the University of St.
Andrews aims to stimulate interdisciplinary discourse, research and
teaching on this geographic area by providing venues to bring together
specialists and scholars in the field across the University of St.
Andrews' diverse schools and disciplines, especially in the partner
Schools of International Relations and History.


Organising Committee:

Alexander Kupatadze
PhD candidate, School of International Relations, University of St.
Andrews, UK

Irene Hilgers
PhD candidate, Department II ­ Socialist and Postsocialist Eurasia,
Max-Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany

Madeleine Reeves
PhD candidate, Department of Social Anthropology, University of
Cambridge, UK

Matteo Fumagalli
ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Social and Political Studies,
University of Edinburgh, UK



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