Regional Student Conference Dedicated to the memory of Viktoria Lavrova
CALL FOR PAPERS "Transitions in Eurasia" Date: 27-28 January 2007 International
& Comparative Politics Department
American University - Central Asia, Bishkek
The ICP Department envisions both a debate and an interdisciplinary
conference with a range of papers on the broad question of transition in
Central Asia. For instance, papers on competing 'democratic' leadership
styles in Central Asia and Mongolia, economic and business elites, social
elites, intellectual and cultural elites, the military, religious elites,
and pop-culture and fashionable icons as elites are all welcome. The
Conference and debate are dedicated in honour of Viktoria Lavrova, our
beloved colleague on the first anniversary of her death.
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The first day will consist of paper presentations as well as student
lectures on selected themes for the debates the following day. The second
day will consist of teams of debaters competing against each other.
Therefore, this academic event consists of both a conference and a debate.
Submitted paper proposals must be no more than 350 words (one page), in
English, and include: an explanation of how the proposal is relevant to the
conference theme; a specific research question; a thesis statement; and an
explanation of the materials or methods that will be used to research the
paper.
Priority will be given to proposals, which take an original, creative
approach to a specific question related to the conference theme, and
consider this question in terms of more than one country or culture.
Interdisciplinary
proposals are also welcome.
*When preliminary enquiries are received the 'Guidelines for Preparing
Student Conference Proposals & Papers' will be electronically sent in
response. *
*After receipt of this, applications should be written in light of the
guideline.*
Proposals must be prepared for 'blind review'. The author's name should not
appear on the proposal; only the title being used to identify the proposal.
Complete applications must include the following:
· a paper proposal (1 page, 350 words, prepared for blind review)
OR
· Statement of interest for participating in the Debate
All materials must be submitted in electronic format no later than 25
December 2006 to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dr. Sureyya Yigit, Acting Associate
Professor, International & Comparative Politics Department, American
University – Central Asia Bishkek)
Results will be announced on 29 December 2006
International Conference CALL FOR PAPERS "Concept of Eurasia" Date: 26
January 2007 Department of International & Comparative Politics (ICP) American
University – Central Asia
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
The ICP Department envisions an international multi-disciplinary conference,
dedicated in Memoriam for Viktoria Lavrova, consisting of a range of papers
on the broad question of the conceptual transitions in Central Asia. Papers
on competing conceptual understandings and explanations with regard to
"Eurasia", the historical development of the Eurasia notion, its
significance in the past and the present, the economic, political, strategic
and institutional developments between the Kyrgyz and Turkish Republics are
all welcome.
Submitted proposals must be no more than 350 words (one page), in English
and include both a paper title, as well as an explanation of how the
proposal is relevant to the conference theme
The aim of this Conference is to identify and discover a coherent
explanation of Eurasia and to advance some evidence for this concept through
an analysis of a case study. The Conference will be an intensive one-day
event, which will be divided into three parts.
The morning session will venture into highlighting the concept of Eurasia,
primarily focusing on the origins of the idea, its theoretical development
and how it affects the contemporary debate.
The afternoon session will investigate as a case study of the theory the
relationship between Kyrgyzstan and Turkey. Given the fact that Kyrgyzstan
shares a linguistic and historical heritage with Turkey alongside common
ethnicity and cultural traits alongside the fact that in political terms
Turkey was the first country to recognize the independent Kyrgyz polity
after the collapse of the Soviet Union, it is natural that these two
countries be investigated to gather evidence for proving or falsifying the
Eurasia concept. The third and final session will look at the implications
of developing and following a Eurasia concept on third parties such as the
EU, U.S.A and China.
Needless to say, this is an emerging conceptual and theoretical area and to
do justice for a conference aiming for conceptual clarity and results of a
particular case study, experts and interested scholars are encouraged to
participate and share their findings with the audience. To cater for such an
aim, regional and international researchers as well as domestic academics
are invited to propose paper titles and hopefully attend in order to
disseminate their findings.
Priority will be given to proposals, which take an original, creative
approach to the specific question related to the conference theme,
considering it within the broad geographic area of Eurasia. Interdisciplinary
proposals are more than welcome.
All materials must be submitted in electronic format no later than 25
December 2006 to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Yasar Sari, Head of Department
International & Comparative Politics American University – Central
Asia). Results
will be announced on 27 December 2006.
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