[ALBSA-Info] Fwd: ASNet/ASN 2001 CALL FOR PAPERS

[Agron Alibali]

--- Dominique Arel <darel at brown.edu> wrote:
> Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 10:29:27 -0400
> To: Recipient List Suppressed:;
> From: Dominique Arel <darel at brown.edu>
> Subject: ASNet/ASN 2001 CALL FOR PAPERS
> 
> Call for Papers
> 
> "Nation-Making, Past and Present:
> Community, Economy, Security"
> 
> ASN 6th Annual World Convention
> International Affairs Building,
> Columbia University, NY
> Sponsored by the Harriman Institute
> 5-7 April 2001
> 
> 
> The Annual World Convention of the Association for
> the Study of 
> Nationalities (ASN) has become the most attended
> international 
> scholarly gathering dealing with issues of national
> identity, 
> nationalism, ethnic conflict and state-building in
> Central and 
> Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Central
> Asia, and adjacent 
> areas. The Convention continued its impressive
> growth in 2000 with a 
> record 600+ attendees and 100 panels. More than a
> hundred 
> participants travelled from overseas for the event,
> particularly, but 
> not exclusively, from Western and Eastern Europe.
> Panelists' 
> disciplines included political science, history,
> anthropology, 
> sociology, economics, geography, and
> sociolinguistics.
> 
> The central theme of the 2001 Convention addresses
> the interface of 
> identity politics with economic issues and
> security/foreign policy 
> concerns, either in the past or in contemporary
> developments. 
> Proposals can focus on particular cases, theoretical
> questions, or 
> cross-regional comparison. Papers or panels
> comparing cases of the 
> post-Communist world with cases from other regions
> of the world are 
> encouraged. Due to continuing instability in the
> Caucasus and the 
> Balkans, proposals dealing with these areas are
> particularly 
> solicited. Unlike most conventions, ASN accepts
> individual paper 
> proposals, although full panel proposals have a
> greater chance of 
> being accepted, due to space constraints.
> 
> The ASN World Convention's yearly theme specifically
> refers to a core 
> number of panels. Since the Convention is far larger
> in scope than a 
> thematic conference, we invite, as in previous
> years, proposals on a 
> wide range of topics related to identity,
> nationalism, conflict and 
> state-building in Central and Eastern Europe, the
> former Soviet 
> Union, Central Asia, and  adjacent areas. Themes in
> 2000 included 
> Nationalism and Federalism in the Russian
> Federation; Ethnic 
> Minorities in Georgia; Ukrainian Foreign Policy
> Orientation: East or 
> West?; The Russian-Chechen War(s); Bosnia after
> Dayton: 
> Disintegration or Reintegration; Security, Energy,
> and Foreign Policy 
> South of Russia; What Is European Identity?; The
> Kosovo War; Forced 
> Migrations in the Balkans and the Caucasus; Valery
> Tishkov and the 
> Anthropology of Russia; Approaches to the Prevention
> of Ethnic 
> Conflict and many more. The ASN web site
> (http://asn.uno.edu) 
> contains a complete list of the 2000 panels.
> 
> Videos/Films. The 2000 Convention was enhanced by
> the highly 
> successful screening of short videos (10-15
> minutes), accompanying 
> presentations in regular panels, as well as medium-
> and full-length 
> documentaries or feature films in video format,
> shown as special 
> screenings followed by a general discussion. The
> British 
> documentaries The Valley, on Kosovo, and A Cry from
> the Grave, on 
> Serbenica, were some of the highlights of the 2000
> Program. For 2001, 
> proposals partly or entirely revolving around video,
> film, or 
> audio-visual material (including slides and power
> point 
> presentations) are strongly encouraged. As a rule,
> the convention 
> intends to show video or film material produced
> within the past year 
> or two. Throughout the convention, one or two of the
> convention 
> meeting rooms will be exclusively devoted to the
> screening of video 
> material. All suggestions and proposals should be
> sent to the Program 
> Chair, Dominique Arel (address below).
> 
> Location. The Convention will be held by the
> Harriman Institute at 
> Columbia University, New York (address below), and
> co-sponsored by 
> the Watson Institute, Brown University, Rhode
> Island.
> 
> Schedule. The convention will begin on Thursday,
> April 5th, at 1 PM, 
> and end on Saturday, April 7th in early evening. No
> panels will be 
> held on Sunday, and the dates do not coincide with
> the Jewish and 
> Orthodox religious holidays, which all take place
> later in the month.
> 
> Panel/Roundtable/Roundtable Proposals. There is no
> particular 
> application form to fill out. The vast majority of
> proposals were 
> e-mailed to the Program Chair last year, but
> proposals sent by fax or 
> regular mail are also accepted. For instructions on
> the proposals, 
> see the "Application Information" below. All
> proposals must be sent 
> to the Program Chair, Dominique Arel (address
> below).
> 
> Registration. Registration fees are $40 for ASN
> Members, $60 for 
> Non-Members ($30 for East European Non-Members) and
> $25 for Students. 
> All panel participants have to pre-register by March
> 15th, 2001. 
> Non-panel participants are also urged to
> pre-register early. Please 
> note that the Convention will be unable to refund
> preregisterees 
> after March, 15th, 2001.  Pre-registration by panel
> participants and 
> attendees can be done electronically, by fax, or by
> regular mail. A 
> registration form can be downloaded from our ASN web
> page 
> (http://asn.uno.edu), or be requested from Gordon
> Bardos (address 
> below).
> 
> Funding. Participants are responsible for seeking
> their own funds to 
> cover all travel and accommodation costs. ASN is
> unfortunately unable 
> to assist participants financially, including
> applicants from Central 
> and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and
> Central Asia.
> 
> Accommodation. The Convention does not have
> particular arrangements 
> with hotels. Our ASN web site (http://asn.uno.edu),
> however, provides 
> a list of several hotels, in various price ranges.
> Participants and 
> attendees are strongly encouraged to reserve as
> early as possible.
> 
> Advertisements/Exhibitors. Several dozen publishers
> and companies had 
> exhibits and/or advertised in the Convention Program
> in 2000. Due to 
> considerations of space, advertisers and exhibitors
> are encouraged to 
> place their order early. For information, please
> contact the 
> Convention Director Gordon Bardos (address below).
> 
> Convention Papers. The convention papers will be
> available for sale 
> at the Convention for $1.50 apiece. That policy has
> proven a huge 
> success in the past.
> 
> Web Site. Our web site (http://asn.uno.edu) provides
> continuously 
> updated information on the ASN World Convention.
> 
> Membership Subscription to ASN. A yearly membership
> to ASN is $50, 
> and $30 for students. Members receive the journal
> Nationalities 
> Papers (four times a year), the periodical Analysis
> of Current Events 
> (ACE, four times a year), the newsletter ASNews
> (twice a year) and a 
> registration discount at the ASN Annual World
> Convention. Since 1999, 
> ASN Members also have the option of subscribing to
> Europe-Asia 
> Studies at the cut-rate of $55 yearly. A membership
> form can be 
> downloaded from our ASN web page
> (http://asn.uno.edu), or be 
> requested from Gordon Bardos (address below).
> 
> We look forward to seeing you at the convention!
> 
> Dominique Arel, Program Chair
> Gordon Bardos, Convention Director
> 
> 
> Application Information
> 
> ASN is accepting proposals for panels, roundtables,
> or individual 
> papers. There is no particular form to fill out.
> Proposals can be 
> emailed (preferably), faxed or mailed to the Program
> Chair (address 
> below).
> 
> Proposals for panels with presentations based on
> papers must include:
> 	*a chair, no more than three paper-givers and a
> discussant
> *the title of the panel, as well as the title and an
> abstract (200 to 
> 500 words) for each of the papers
> 	*the affiliation, postal address, telephone, fax,
> and email (very
> 	important) of all participants
> 	*a one-paragraph cv of each participant
> 
> Proposals for roundtables must include:
> 	*a chair and no more than four presentors
> 	*the title of the roundtable
> 	*the affiliation, postal address, telephone, fax,
> and email (very
> 	important) of all participants
> 	*a one-paragraph cv of each participant
> 
> Proposals for individual papers must include:
> 	*the title and an abstract (200 to 500 words) of
> the paper
> 	*the affiliation, postal address, telephone, fax,
> and email (very
> 	important) of the applicant
> 	*a one-paragraph cv of each participant
> 
> If audio-visual equipment is required, please
> indicate so in your application.
> 
> As before, applicants must abide by three golden
> rules:
> 	*No participant may be listed more than once on a
> given panel
> 	*No participant may present more than one paper at
> the convention
> 	*No participant may appear more than twice in the
> convention program
> 
> The proposals must be sent to Dominique Arel
> (address below). Email 
> applications are encouraged. An international
> Program Committee will 
> be entrusted with the selection.
> 
> 
> Deadline for proposals:7 December 2000
> 
> For information on panel and paper proposals:
> Dominique Arel
> ASN Convention Program Chair
> Watson Institute
> Brown University, Box 1831
> 130 Hope St.
> Providence, RI 02912
> 401 863 9296 tel
> 401 863 2192 fax
> darel at brown.edu
> 
> For information on exhibits
> and advertisements in the convention program:
> Gordon Bardos
> Convention Director
> Harriman Institute
> Columbia University
> 1216 IAB
> 420 W. 118th St.
> New York, NY 10027
> 212 854 8487 tel
> 212 666 3481 fax
> gnb12 at columbia.edu
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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