[Bilimsel Haber] CONF.- Security in the West, the East and Russia: Perceptions, Notions and Concepts, Moscow, Oct. 16-18

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CONF.- Security in the West, the East and Russia, Moscow, Oct. 16-18

Posted by: Sergey Panarin <conference at vostokoved.ru>




International Conference, 16-18 October, 2012. Deadline for papers May 
15, 2012.


The Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Science, and 
Ivanovo State University

are pleased to announce the international conference:

Security in the West, the East and Russia: Perceptions, Notions and Concepts

Russia, Moscow, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Science.

Details: www.conference.vostokoved.ru

Call for Papers

Theme: Although the clear majority of contemporary political leaders and 
experts agree that security is a common value, many contradictions and 
disputable issues concerning security still exist, both in theory and 
practical politics. This is largely due to different notions of security 
that dominate in various societies, as these notions originate from a 
society's unique historical experience. We suppose that the very concept 
of security, like the concepts of democracy, nation, civil society, 
etc., first appeared in the West, and later was adopted by non-Western 
cultural "worlds" (i.e. Eastern cultural "worlds" and Russia). 
Apparently, today everybody speaks the political language of security 
and uses its idioms; yet, we cannot be sure that people of different 
origin, religion, education, and culture bear in mind the same things in 
their search for security. In fact, culturally and historically 
conditioned differences in the perception of security appear even within 
the Western world itself. Thus, it is essential how distinct the 
differences in notions are between countries of Eastern Europe, Central 
Asia, Middle and Far East. Therefore, it is important to foster, by 
means of discussion, a better understanding of links between social 
context and particular notions of security, systematize existing 
differences.

We believe that the collaboration of historians, philologists, political 
writers and cultural anthropologists within the framework of the 
Conference will contribute to this objective. The planned Conference is 
aimed to initiate discussion of key influences on security perception in 
political theory and, what is more important, practical politics of the 
West, the East and Russia. Our main goal is elaboration of a preliminary 
plan and road map of research in this direction.

For those who are interested in the theme, please be sure to adjust your 
proposal to one of the following sections.

Section 1. Security in the vernacular, literary and political 
languages / discourses in the West, the East and Russia:

  * origin and elementary / primordial lexical meanings of the term;
  * historically conditioned connotations;
  * broad theoretical notions.

Section 2. Perception of security in the West, East and Russia:

  * security as a value and norm;
  * security as a personal and common good and right;
  * security as a state of things and a desired goal.

Section 3. Aspects, priorities, limits and hierarchies of security in 
  the West, East and Russia:

  * security as a protected human dignity;
  * security as a guaranteed privacy;
  * security as a change and/or stability of life conditions;
  * security as possessing and reproduction of identity;
  * security as a physical survival.

Section 4. Dilemmas of security conceptualization:

  * environment protection versus economic development;
  * personal freedom versus security of society;
  * security of minorities versus security of majority;
  * national security versus international security.

Section 5. Conceptions of security in the West, East and Russia; 
comparative analysis of their contents and evolution:

  * conceptions of national security;
  * conceptions of regional security;
  * conception of societal security;
  * conception of common/human security;
  * conception of strategic culture;
  * case studies of conceptions and policies in certain countries.

Languages: Russian, English.

Deadline for proposals: May 15, 2012.

Proposals should include the following information:
  * name of a presenter;
  * academic position and affiliation(s);
  * title of the proposed paper;
  * abstract of less than 300 words;
  * contact information (e-mail address and telephone number).

Please send your proposal as an e-mail attachment in .pdf or .doc 
format. Accepted proposals as well as further information on the 
conference will be notified via e-mail before June 15, 2012.

Please note that presentations will be limited to 20 minutes.

Financial assistance is not provided.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

E-mail: conference at vostokoved.ru
Details: www.conference.vostokoved.ru

Sergey Panarin
Head of the Center for the study of common problems of the contemporary East
Institute Of Oriental Studies, Moscow, Russia




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