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Call for Papers "Nationalism and National Identities Today: Multidisciplinary Perspectives" CRONEM Annual Conference 2007 Centre for Research on Nationalism, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism (CRONEM), University of Surrey Guildford, Surrey (UK) 12-13 June 2007 __________________________________________________ At the end of the Cold War many Western commentators anticipated the advent of a New World Order of unipolar American hegemony or/and of global governance under the rule of international law, enforceable human rights and democratic institutions. Since then, those predictions have been met by challenges on behalf of national identities, ethnic rights and demands for the reassertion of statehood. Reflection on the present and future prospects of nationalism and national identities has retained and raised its status as one of the major research areas in the social sciences and humanities. After successful conferences in 2005 and 2006 on aspects of multiculturalism, CRONEM's focus for the 2007 event is on nationalism(s), national identities and the politics of ethnicity. A number of leading authorities from a range of different disciplines - political science, political geography, history, psychology, sociology, sociolinguistics - have agreed to give keynote addresses. As on previous occasions, besides the plenary presentations, there will be ample opportunities for papers to be presented in parallel panel sessions. Those who have already agreed to be keynote speakers are: James Anderson, Professor of Political Geography, Co-Director, Centre for Spatial Territorial Analysis and Research (C-STAR), and Co-Director, Centre for International Borders Research (CIBR), Queen's University Belfast Susan Condor, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Lancaster John Hutchinson, Reader in Nationalism, Department of Government, London School of Economics Patrick Stevenson, Professor of Modern Languages, School of Humanities, University of Southampton George Kolankiewicz, Professor of Sociology with special reference to East Central Europe, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London and Managing Director, Centre for East European Language Based Area Studies CEELBAS Panel proposals (including a general introduction of about 300 words, plus 300-word abstracts of each of the papers) and proposals for individual papers (300-word abstracts) are invited on any aspect of contemporary nationalism, but particularly those addressing the following themes: - Conceptualising nationhood and national identities today - Comparisons of new and old forms of nationalism - Nationalistic reactions to globalisation and transnational flows - Reassertions of national and ethnic identities - National and ethnic acculturation processes - Secessionist and irredentist movements - Diasporic nationalisms - Failed states and nationhood - Civic nationalism - Ethnic conflict regulation - Nationalism and religion - Nationalism and gender - Nationalism and youth - Nationalism as ideology and mythology Deadline for call for papers: 15th February 2007. Please send your abstracts to Mirela Dumic: <[email protected]> More information about registration and other details will follow soon. Contact: Mirela Dumic Centre Administrator Centre for Research on Nationalism, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism (CRONEM) School of Arts, Communication and Humanities 21 AC 05 University of Surrey Guildford, Surrey GU2 7XH UK Tel: +44 (0)1483 682365 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.surrey.ac.uk/Arts/CRONEM __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: http://interphil.polylog.org Intercultural Philosophy Calendar: http://cal.polylog.org
