[Bilimsel Haber] CONF./CFP- Figurations of Mobility, Central Asian Seminar, Humboldt Univ., Berlin, Nov. 22-24, 2012

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CONF./CFP- Figurations of Mobility, C.A. Seminar, Humboldt U, Berlin, 
Nov 22-24

Posted by: Conrad Schetter <c.schetter at uni-bonn.de>



Humboldt University-Berlin
Crossroads Asia: Conflict, Migration, Development

Call for Papers

Figurations of Mobility

Submission deadline: June 15, 2012
Conference date: November 22-24, 2012
Conference venue: Humboldt Universität zu Berlin

Organised by the Zentralasien-Seminar of the Humboldt Universität zu 
Berlin http://www2.hu-berlin.de/zentralasien/
in cooperation with the
Competence Network Crossroads Asia. Conflict Migration Development 
http://www.crossroads-asia.de

Area Studies and systematic disciplines (whose "area" is mostly the 
global North) have a lot to gain from intellectual exchange. The 
Competence Network Crossroads Asia, which is funded by the German 
Ministry of Higher Education and Research, aims to bridge remaining gaps 
between these strands of scholarship by systematically organizing 
encounter and stimulating discussion. One essential goal of our 
Competence Network is to find ways of rethinking Area Studies by 
introducing Norbert Elias' Figurational Sociology for a better 
understanding of local processes, structures and dynamics. We take the 
geographical area stretching from Eastern Iran to Western China and from 
the Aral Sea to the Arabian Sea as starting point of research and 
investigate the moves of people as well as the flows of ideas and 
resources in this geographical region and beyond. At the core of 
research is the importance of mobility spatial and social in specific 
issues related to conflict, migration, and development. For further 
information on Crossroads Asia cf. www.crossroads-asia.de

The conference "Figurations of Mobility" aims to provide a forum to 
discuss theoretical advantages and shortcomings of Figurational 
Sociology with particular regard to related concepts (networks, 
translocality etc.) and to relate these debates to empirical case 
studies from across the world.

This call addresses scholars in Area Studies as well as specialists in 
systematic disciplines (anthropology, sociology, political science, 
geography etc.). Paper proposals and questions concerning the conference 
can be directed to Ingeborg Baldauf (ingeborg.baldauf at rz.hu-berlin.de). 
Proposals should not exceed 250 words and should contain the name, 
contact details and institutional affiliation of the speaker. Submission 
deadline is June 15, 2012. Selected speakers will be informed before 
July 31, 2012. Travel expenses will be covered for speakers. A joint 
publication of conference papers is envisaged.



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