MINELRES: Deadline Reminder: ASN Warsaw Conference
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Mon Feb 23 08:52:08 2004
Original sender: Dominique Arel <[email protected]>
***Reminder: Deadline for Proposals-March 1, 2004***
Call for Papers
SPECIAL WARSAW CONVENTION of the Association for the Study of
Nationalities (ASN) organized by The Centre for East European Studies of
Warsaw University
Nationalities and Pluralism from Old to New Worlds
East Central Europe and Post-Soviet Countries: Nations, Nationalities,
Culture, Religion, History and Politics
Warsaw University,
July 18-21, 2004,
Warsaw
Contact information: Jan Malicki, [email protected]
web site: www.uw.edu.pl
THE CENTRE FOR EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES of Warsaw University and the
Association for the Study of Nationalities are organizing a Special
Convention to be held in Warsaw, July 18-21, 2004.
THE CENTRE FOR EASTERN STUDIES is involved/is a partner/ in the Special
Convention. It is a Polish governmental analytical institution entrusted
with monitoring the current political, economic and social situation in
Central and Eastern Europe, The Balkans, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
THE PATRONAGE over the Special Warsaw Convention will be held by Rector
Magnificus of Warsaw University Piotr Weglenski, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz and the President of Warsaw Lech
Kaczynski.
PARTICIPANTS from all over the world, especially experts on Central
Asian, East-Central European and Balkan affairs are expected to take
part. We expect a large number of scholars from the states of the former
Soviet Union, and Eastern and Central Europe. Please note that this
Special Convention is distinct from the ASN Annual World Convention,
which will take place at Columbia University, New York, on 15-17 April
2004 (www.nationalities.org).
The main theme of the Convention is the fate of nationalities and of
national and nationalist ideas in a world of globalization and economic
and political integration. This includes the relation between national
ideals and the process of transformation in Central Asia, the Caucasus,
East-Central Europe and the Balkans, the question of political change
and democratization in the post-Soviet area, as well as the prospects
for systemic change in the post-communist world.
The Special Warsaw Convention will consider proposals on topics related
to national identity, nationalism, ethnic conflict and state-building in
Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and adjacent areas.
The Convention invites proposals for individual papers or for complete
panels.
THE CONVENTION is inviting submissions of recent documentaries or
feature films and available in video (VHS or DVD) format. The videos
selected for the convention will be screened during regular panel slots
and will be followed by a discussion moderated by academic experts.
THE LAST SPECIAL ASN CONVENTION, held in June 2002 in Forli, Italy,
organized by The Centro per l'Europa Centro Orientale e Balcanica,
featured panels on the Balkans, the Baltic Region, the Caucasus, Central
Europe, Central Asia, Russia, Ukraine, and Turkey, as well as thematic
panels on nationalism, conflict resolution, democratization, economics,
demography, anthropology, language issues, social science and geography,
historiography, ethnicity in film and literature, and theoretical
approaches to nationalism, identity and regional cooperation. It was the
biggest international scholarly convention ever conducted on the
European continent for experts on nationalism, identity and regional
co-operation in Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and
the Balkans.
LOCATION
The Convention will be held at the Warsaw University campus in the
centre of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmiescie 26/28. The campus is formed by
the complex of classical buildings, most of which were built in 18. and
19. centuries in order to satisfy the needs of Warsaw University and
other educational institutions. The main edifice, King Casimir�s palace,
was built in the first half of the 17. century. Warsaw University itself
was fouded in 1816. The location is surrounded by silhouettes of baroque
churches, situated along the Royal Way, in the vicinity of the Royal
Castle and the Old City.
SCHEDULE
The convention will begin on Sunday evening, July 18, and end on
Wednesday evening, July 21, 2004.
PAPER/PANEL PROPOSALS
The application forms are attached at the end of the Call for Papers.
Proposals must be e-mailed to Jan Malicki at [email protected].
Please note that participants with individual papers will also be
brought together into panel groups. The word �panelist", used further in
this text, refers both to participants with individual papers or
participants in panel proposals. All proposals will be examined by the
Convention Program Committee.
FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PROPOSALS, SEE THE APPLICATION INFORMATION
BELOW.
REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION FEES ARE:
1. Western countries
- ASN members - 45 �
- non-members - 60 �
- students - 30 �
2. East Central European EU countries
- 20 �
3. Poland
- scholars - 30 �
- students - 10 �
- students and graduates of the Centre for East European Studies - 5 �
4. Central Asian, Caucasian, Balkan countries and Russia
- 5 �
All panelists must pre-register by May 15th, 2004. Pre-registration can
be done electronically, by fax, or by regular mail. The registration
form can be downloaded from www.uw.edu.pl. In case of cancellation
before May 15, 2004, a refund of the registration fee is possible.
After that date, the organizers will not accept any requests for refund.
FUNDING
Participants are responsible for covering all travel and accommodation
costs. Panelists from the Central Asian, Caucasian, East European,
Balkan countries and Russia may be offered:
- a partial refund of accomodation costs in hostels and other
unexpensive lodgings
- accomodation in private appartments belonging to Warsaw University
scholars, students and administration staff
- in exeptional cases: the help in finding money necessary to budget
travel costs
- a full refund of accomodation and travel costs in case of 20 prominent
scholars from Central Asia, the Caucasus, Eastern Europe, the Balkans or
Russia, selected by the ASN, the Centre for East European Studies and
the Centre for Eastern Studies
All the details will be given on our web site beginning on May 1, 2004,
after the Program Committee will have completed its work. Participants
from the East are encouraged to apply to international foundations for
the refund of travel costs.
ACCOMMODATION
Our web site will provide, beginning from the April 1, 2004, a list of
several hotels, hostels and private appartments in various price ranges.
Participants will also have the opportunity to consult the Convention
organisers' staff . They are strongly encouraged to reserve as early as
possible.
ADVERTISEMENTS/EXHIBITORS
The exhibition of Polish and East and Central Europe publishing houses
active in the field of regional studies will take place during the
Special Convention. ASN will offer its latest publications at a separate
stand. Reviews of Polish films and concerts of Polish classical music
are planned. It will be possible for participants to attend concerts of
the Mozart Festival, which will be held in Warsaw in July, 2004.
For those interested, the Centre for Eastern Studies can offer tours to
Belarus, Lithuania, Ukraine and the district of Kaliningrad. The cost
will be known by Spring 2004. Please take into consideration that the
majority of participants from Western countries need separate visas to
Belarus, Ukraine, and Kalinigrad. The Centre for East European Studies
is not responsible for providing necessary documents.
CONVENTION PAPERS
The convention papers will be available for sale at the Convention for 1
euro apiece, according to ASN Conventions' tradition.
WEB SITE
Our web site (www.uw.edu.pl) provides continuously updated information
on the Special Warsaw ASN 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), and the newsletter ASNews twice a 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 ASN web
page (http://www.nationalities.org). We look forward to seeing you at
the convention!
CENTRE FOR EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES CONVENTION PROGRAM BOARD:
Jan Malicki - Convention Director, Head of the Centre for East European
Studies
Marek Sliwinski -Professor at the Centre
Leszek Zasztowt - Professor at the Centre
Jane Curry - Professor at the Centre, Fulbright-Warsaw University Chair
Lech Mroz - Director of the Institute of Ethnology, Warsaw University
Grazyna Szwat-Gylybowa - Professor at the Institute of Western and
Slavic Studies, Warsaw University
Andrzej Mencwel - Director of the Institute of Polish Culture, Warsaw
University
Jacek Kurczewski - Professor at the Institute of Applied Social
Sciences, Warsaw University
Andrzej Chojnowski - Professor at the Institute of History, Warsaw
University
Tomasz Kizwalter - Professor at the Institute of History, Warsaw
University
ASN SPECIAL WARSAW CONVENTION PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
David Crowe - ASN President
Dominique Arel - ASN Vicepresident/Conventions
Michael Rywkin - ASN Advisory Board President
APPLICATION INFORMATION
The Centre and ASN are accepting proposals for panels or individual
papers. The forms for proposals together with the application form are
attached below. We kindly ask participants who don't wish to present any
paper at the conference to fill in the application form. The forms have
to be e-mailed to Jan Malicki at the Centre for East European Studies,
Warsaw, [email protected]. All forms must be included as
attachements IN THE BODY OF A SINGLE EMAIL.
PLEASE FILL IN THE FORMS IN LATIN ALPHABET!
If audio-visual equipment (overhead projector, PowerPoint, VCR) is
required, please indicate so in your application. Please understand that
not ALL video/technical requests can be accommodated.
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
Proposals must be sent by email at [email protected] .The Convention
Program Committee will be entrusted with the final selections.
Deadline for proposals: 1 MARCH 2004
The Special Warsaw Convention headquarters are located at:
The Centre for East European Studies,
The Warsaw University,
Potocki's Palace,
Krakowskie Przedmiescie 26/28 (main university entry)
00-927 Warszawa 64
phone no (0-4822) 55-22-555
fax no (0-4822) 55-22-222
e-mail: [email protected]