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 Charles King wrote:From Charles King Wed Sep 18 11:29:20 2002
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 14:29:20 -0400
From: Charles King 
Subject: *ASN 2003 World Convention CALL FOR PAPERS*

DEADLINE: 21 November 2002

Call for Papers

"History, National Identity,
and Political Order in the New
Eastern Europe and Eurasia"

8th Annual World Convention of the
Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN)

International Affairs Building,
Columbia University, NY
Sponsored by the Harriman Institute
3-5 April 2003

***Earlier submission deadline: 21 November 2002***

100 panels on the Balkans, Baltics, Caucasus, Central Europe, Central
Asia,
Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, China, and Mongolia,

as well as thematic panels on
Nationalism, Islamic Movements, Conflict Resolution, Democratization,
Demography, Language Issues, Geography,
Interpretations of History, Ethnicity in Film and Literature,
Theoretical
Approaches to the Nation


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. Disciplines represented include
political science, history,
anthropology, sociology, economics, geography, and socio-linguistics.

The central theme of the 2003 Convention addresses the complex
interaction of history, national identity,
and political order in both the past and the present. Proposals may
focus on particular cases, theoretical
questions, or cross-regional comparisons. Papers or panels comparing
cases of the post-Communist
world with cases from other regions of the world are encouraged. Given
contemporary trends and
events, proposals dealing with Islamic movements, ethnic violence,
intercultural contact and exchange, the
Balkans and Central Asia are particularly welcome. 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 previous conventions included Nationalism and Federalism in
the Russian Federation;
Ethnic Minorities in Georgia; Ukrainian Foreign Policy Orientation: East
or West?; The Kosovo War;
The Russian-Chechen War(s); Bosnia after Dayton: Disintegration or
Reintegration; Security, Energy,
and Foreign Policy South of Russia; What Is European Identity?; Forced
Migrations in the Balkans
and the Caucasus; Approaches to the Prevention of Ethnic Conflict and
many more. The ASN web site
(http://www.nationalities.org) contains a complete list of the 2002
panels.

Videos/Films. The 2002 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. For 2003, 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 are exclusively devoted to
the screening of video material.
All suggestions and proposals should be sent to the Chair of the
Video/Film Section, Dominique Arel
(darel at brown.edu).

Location. The Convention will be held at the Harriman Institute at
Columbia University, New York
(address below).

Schedule. The convention will begin on Thursday, April 3rd, at 1 PM, and
end on Saturday, April 5th in
the early evening. No panels will be held on Sunday.

Panel/Roundtable/Roundtable Proposals. There is no particular
application form to fill out. Proposals
can simply be e-mailed to the Program Chair. For instructions on the
proposals, see the "Application
Information" below. All proposals must be sent to Troy McGrath, ASN
Convention Program Chair, at
.

Registration. Registration fees are $45 for ASN Members, $60 for
Non-Members and $30 for Students.
All panel participants have to pre-register by March 1st, 2003.
Non-panel participants are also urged to
pre-register early. Please note that the Convention will be unable to
refund preregisterees after March
1st, 2003. 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 or be requested from
Gordon Bardos (gnb12 at columbia.edu).

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, 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 past years. Due to considerations of space,
advertisers and exhibitors are
encouraged to place their order early. For information, please contact
the Gordon Bardos
(gnb12 at columbia.edu).

Convention Papers. The convention papers will be available for sale at
the Convention for $1 apiece.
That policy has proven a huge success in the past.

Web Site. Our web site (http://www.nationalities.org) provides
continuously updated information on the
ASN World Convention.

Membership Subscription to ASN. A yearly membership to ASN is $60 ($35
for students). Members
receive the journal Nationalities Papers quarterly, the periodical
Analysis of Current Events (ACE)
quarterly, and the newsletter ASNews twice/year, as well as a
registration discount at the ASN Annual
World Convention. ASN Members also have the option of subscribing to
Europe-Asia Studies at the
cut-rate of $60 yearly. A membership form can be downloaded from our ASN
web page
(http://www.nationalities.org), or be requested from Gordon Bardos
(gnb12 at columbia.edu)

We look forward to seeing you at the convention!
Troy McGrath, Program Chair

Application Information

ASN is accepting proposals for panels, roundtables, or individual
papers. There is no particular form to fill
out. Proposals have to be emailed to the Program Chair at
. All proposals must be
included IN THE BODY OF A SINGLE EMAIL. Attachments will be accepted
only if they repeat the
content of an email message/proposal. Proposals and CVs exceeding the
word limit (see below) will be
returned to the sender.

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 for each of the papers
*the affiliation, postal address, telephone, fax, and email (very
important) of all participants
*a one-paragraph biographical statement of each participant (Not a CV)

Proposals for roundtables must include:
*a chair and no more than four presenters
*the title of the roundtable and a short (one paragraph)
description of the
purpose/theme of the roundtable
*the affiliation, postal address, telephone, fax, and email (very
important) of all participants
*a one-paragraph biographical statement of each participant (Not a CV)

NOTE: A panel features presentations based on written papers. A
roundtable therefore is not based on
specific papers, but rather on a number of organized presentations. The
number of roundtables, however,
will be limited.

Proposals for individual papers must include:
*the title, and a 250-500 word abstract of the paper
*the affiliation, postal address, telephone, fax, and email (very
important) of the applicant
*a one-paragraph biographical statement of each participant

If audio-visual equipment is required, please indicate so in your
application. Please understand that not
ALL video/technical requests can be accommodated.

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 Troy McGrath via email. An international
Program Committee will be
entrusted with the final selections.

Deadline for proposals: 21 November 2002

For information on panel and paper proposals:
Troy McGrath
ASN Convention Program Chair
Political Science Department,
Arnold Hall, Box 76,
Hartwick College,
Oneonta, NY 13820
tel: 607-431-4586
fax: 607-431-4351


For information on exhibits and advertisements in the convention
program:
Gordon Bardos
ASN Convention Director
Harriman Institute
Columbia University
1216 IAB
420 W. 118th St.
New York, NY 10027
212 854 8487 tel
212 666 3481 fax





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