[ALBSA-Info] Fwd: [balkans] CfP: Beyond Post-Communist Transition: Reconstruction and Development in SEE, 7-8.2.2003, Toronto

[Agron Alibali]

CALL FOR PAPERS

BEYOND POST-COMMUNIST TRANSITION: RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT IN
SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE

February 7  and 8, 2003
Centre for Russian and East European Studies, University of Toronto

Over the past decade, the countries of South-Eastern Europe have undergone
traumatic regime changes, including in some cases wars of secession, and
profound shifts at the social base. One of the results of these changes has
been an unprecedented number of reconstruction initiatives. These
initiatives, both international and domestic, address economic, social and
political needs, and indeed in many cases can be understood as attempts to
resolve an impasse in development which most of the region has faced since
the late 1970s.

The Centre for Russian and East European Studies at the Munk Centre for
International Studies (University of Toronto), will be hosting an
interdisciplinary graduate student conference on the topic of
reconstruction and development. We are interested in papers dealing with
any of the following three broad issue areas, preferably in a comparative
manner:

Political and institutional reconstruction  issues of state consolidation,
nation building, interest representation, problems in functioning of
political institutions, “democratization” initiatives, etc.

Socio-economic development  development viewed from sociological,
anthropological and political-economic perspectives, including issues of
elite formation and organization, economic policy development,
socio-economic impact of policy choices, international aspects of
development, etc.

Development of civil society  including issues of gender equality and
women’s development, media, religion, minority rights, etc.

We will be considering only those papers dealing with the following
countries: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia
(FYROM), Montenegro, Romania and Serbia (including Kosovo/a).


SUBMISSIONS

This conference is open to graduate and post-doctoral students. Those
wishing to participate should send a CV and a 300 word abstract:

·       as an e-mail attachment in Word 97 or as an .RTF file to
see.reconstruction at utoronto.ca  or
·       by fax to (416) 946-8939 or
·       by mail to :
      Conference on Reconstruction and Development in South-Eastern Europe
      Centre for Russian and East European Studies
      Munk Centre for International Studies
      University of Toronto
      1 Devonshire Place
      Toronto, Ontario M5S 3K7

Applications should be received by November 22nd, 2002 and selected
panelists will be notified by December 16th, 2002. Each participant will be
allowed to present on one panel only.

Participants are strongly encouraged to seek funding to cover their travel
costs. Accommodations will be provided by organizers, subject to availability.



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