Association for the Study of Nationalities
2008 World Convention
"Imagined Communities,
Real Conflicts, and National Identities"
International Affairs Building,
Columbia University, NY
Sponsored by the Harriman Institute
23-25 April 2009

00 panels on the Balkans, Central Europe and the Baltics, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Central Asia and Eurasia, the Caucasus, Turkey, Afghanistan, China and surrounding territories.

Including Special Sections on:

    * Theoretical Approaches to Nationalism and Empire
    * The Independence of Kosovo and Its Implications
    * The War in Georgia and Its Implications

Thematic Panels on Islam and Politics, Genocide and Ethnic Violence, Anthropology of Identity, Citizenship and Nationality, Religion, Language Politics, Conflict Resolution, Autonomy, Gender, EU Integration, NATO Expansion, Diaspora Politics, International Law, and many more...

Awards for Best Doctoral Student Papers

And the Screening of Recent Films and documentaries

    * The 2009 Call for Proposals can be accessed here
    * The 2009 Proposal Fact Sheet can be accessed here

Proposal deadline: 5 November 2008

See the website for more details:
http://www.nationalities.org/convention/convention.asp