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Call for Papers Theme: Insiders and Outsiders Subtitle: Belonging and Identity in Eastern Europe Type: 13th Annual Graduate Conference Institution: Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and Central Asia, University of Pittsburgh Location: Pittsburgh, PA (USA) Date: 18.–20.3.2016 Deadline: 22.1.2016 __________________________________________________ The recent influx of refugees to Eastern and Central Europe created a political and humanitarian crisis that has sparked intense international debate. The varied national responses both within and outside the European Union raise practical questions about asylum definitions and integration efforts, but they also point to larger theoretical questions about inclusion and exclusion, belonging and identity. How do democratic societies deal with cultural difference? What role do religion, gender and ethnicity play in national cohesion? What role should international conventions play in governing the specific actions of states? What are the financial and moral responsibilities of states and national populations? Moreover, how do recent events compare to diaspora and refugee crises of the past? Specifically, how have historical relationships between countries and peoples impacted contemporary responses to political events or shaped narratives and structures related to belonging and exclusion? These questions speak to the intersections of international relations, historical inquiry, cultural politics, and state and international public policy in Eastern Europe and Central Eurasia. This year’s conference theme encourages participants to think critically about the impact that fluid, adaptable conceptions of belonging and exclusion in the realms – past and present – of domestic and international politics, economics, cultural production, social relations, the law, and demography, among others, have had on their specific field of study. Graduate students from all academic and professional disciplines are invited to make submissions. Submissions: Friday, January 22, 2015, 11:59 PM EST. One page, double-spaced abstracts of no more than 300 words must be submitted through the GOSECA Website Submission Form at: http://goseca.ucis.pitt.edu/submissions-form For further information, please contact info.gos...@gmail.com Venue: University of Pittsburgh Main Campus, Pittsburgh, USA Keynote Speaker: Dr. Florian Bieber Professor of South East European Studies Director of the Center for South East European Stuides at the Unversity of Graz Contact: Andrew Behrendt, Business Manager Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and Central Asia Center for Russian and East European Studies University of Pittsburgh 4417 Wesley W. Posvar Hall Pittsburgh, PA 15260 USA Email: ae...@pitt.edu Web: http://goseca.ucis.pitt.edu/submissions-form __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org __________________________________________________
