[ALST-L] Reminder: ASN 2000 World Convention

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**REMINDER:  ASN 2000 WORLD CONVENTION, SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 9 DECEMBER 1999**

Call for Papers

"Identity and the State: Nationalism and Sovereignty in a Changing World"

ASN 5th Annual World Convention
International Affairs Building,
Columbia University, NY
Sponsored by the Harriman Institute
13-15 April 2000

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  conflict and state-building in
Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Central Asia, and
adjacent areas.  Panelists' disciplines included political science,
history, anthropology, sociology, geography, and sociolinguistics.

The central theme of the 2000 Convention will revolve around questions of
nationalism, sovereignty and self-determination. Proposals can focus on
particular cases, theoretical questions, or cross-regional comparison (with
some of the papers grounded in cases outside of our core area). Due to
recent events, papers dealing with the Balkans and the Caucasus are
encouraged. 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. As in previous years, the Convention invites 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 1999 included Dimensions of
Russian Foreign Policy, Social Networks and Corruption, Central Asian
Presidents, Jewish Identities, National Dimensions in Ukrainian History,
The Making of Macedonians, Language and Identity, Ethnic Violence, and many
more. The ASN web site (http://picce.uno.edu/asn) contains a complete list
of the 1999 panels.

Videos/Films. Proposals partly or entirely revolving around video, film, or
audio-visual material are strongly encouraged. One of the convention rooms
will be exclusively
devoted to the screening of video material, and a film screening room may
also be used. All suggestions should be sent to the Program Chair,
Dominique Arel (address below).

Location and Schedule. The Convention will be hosted by the Harriman
Institute at Columbia University, New York and co-sponsored by the Watson
Institute, Brown University, Rhode Island.  The Convention will begin on
Thursday, April 13th, at 1 PM, and ends Saturday, April 15th in early
evening.

Registration. Registration fees are $30 for ASN Members, $50 for
Non-Members ($25 for East European Non-Members) and $15 for Students. All
panel participants must register by March 17th, 2000. Pre-registration by
panel participants and attendees can be done by e-mail, fax, or regular
mail. For information, please contact Gordon Bardos.

Funding. Participants are responsible for seeking their own funds to cover
all travel and accommodation costs. ASN is unable to assist any
participants financially.

Accommodation. Please contact the Convention Director Gordon Bardos for a
list of ASN-recommended hotels.

Advertisements/Exhibitors. Space for exhibits and/or advertisements by
publishers and companies is available in the convention program, but
interested parties are encouraged to place their order early. Please
contact the Convention Director Gordon Bardos.

Web Site. Our web site provides continuously updated information on the ASN
World Convention: <http://picce.uno.edu/asn>.

Membership Subscription to ASN. A yearly membership to ASN is $45, and $25
for students. Members receive the journal Nationalities Papers (four times
a year), the periodical Analysis of Current Events (ACE, six times a year),
the newsletter ASNews (twice a year) and a registration discount at the ASN
Annual World Convention. Beginning in 1999, ASN Members will also have the
option of subscribing to Europe-Asia Studies at the cut-rate of $52 yearly.
Membership forms are available at the ASN head office, c/o Gordon Bardos
(see address below), or can be downloaded from our ASN web page.

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 specific form to be filled out.  Proposals can be emailed
(preferably), faxed or mailed to the Program Chair.

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 and of the three 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 a one- or
two-paragraph abstract 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.

Please note that no participant may be listed more than once on a given
panel, no participant may present more than one paper at the convention,
and no participant may appear more than twice in the convention program

The proposals must be sent to Dominique Arel no later than  9 DECEMBER 1999.
Email applications are encouraged.

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