Call For papers : Apply For Comenius University BARI Workshop 2017 – Bratislava, Slovakia

Comenius University BARI Workshop 2017

                         
BARI (Brown International Advanced Research Institutes’ Alumni Research Initiative) is pleased to announce a call for papers and/or panels for a two-day workshop entitled “Governing Diversity in the 21st century: The Quest for National Unity and Contested Accommodation of Minorities in Heterogeneous States.

Application Deadline: 31st July 2017

Eligible Countries: All

To Be Taken At (Country):  Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia

About the Award: The workshop is organized by BARI (Brown International Advanced Research Institutes’ Alumni Research Initiative) and it is co-hosted by the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts, Comenius University in Bratislava. The workshop will be held at Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia on September 21-22, 2017.

Diversity and unity are frequently assumed to be mutually exclusive concepts. The question of how to simultaneously govern diverse populations and ensure stability has been at the core of political thought from ancient times to the present. This workshop will focus on how contemporary societies and governments respond to diversity and majority-minority relations.

The objective of the workshop is to bring together a community of scholars, researchers and practitioners to share their work and support development in the field. The workshop will be a great chance for participants toget feedback on their work, to create ties and encourage further collaboration.

Type: Call for Papers

Eligibility: We welcome theoretical and empirical contributions from any stage of career (from PhD. students, postdocs and senior scholars and researchers) dealing with the following suggested themes (non-exhaustively):

• – Nationality, ethnicity, and identity
• – Constitutional design and institutional policies for governing diversity
• – Diversity and minority accommodation, strategies, and policies
• – Diversity, conflict, and violence
• – Inequalities, social exclusion, and discrimination.

Number of Awards: Not specified

Value of Award: The workshop has no registration fee. Catering and lunch will be provided on both days, as well as a closing workshop dinner on Friday evening (September, 22nd).

Duration of Program: The workshop will take place on September 21-22, 2017, at Comenius University in Bratislava.

How to Apply: To submit proposals for individual papers, please include the title of the paper; an abstract of the paper (max. 250 words); 3-8 keywords indicating the subject, theme, and scope of the paper; and a short biography (max. 300 words).

To submit panel proposals, please include the title of the panel, an abstract (max. 500 words), the title of each paper (max. five papers), the abstracts of each paper (max. 250 words), short biographies for all paper authors (max. 500 words) and a discussant name (one of the paper presenters can be a discussant).

All proposals should be sent to Dr. Svetluša Surova (svetlusa_surova@biari.brown.edu) by July 31, 2017. Space is limited.

Notifications of acceptance will be made by August 15, 2017.

Visit the Program Webpage for Details

Award Providers: BARI (Brown International Advanced Research Institutes’ Alumni Research Initiative)

Organizing and Scientific Committee

Dr. Svetluša Surová

Visiting Fellow

Department of Political Science; Faculty of Arts

Comenius University in Bratislava

P.O. Box 32, Gondova 2

814 99 Bratislava

Tel. + 421 (0) 917 909 665

Email:svetlusa_surova@biari.brown.edu and svetlusa.surova@gmail.com

Arsène Brice BADO, S.J., Ph.D. (BIARI Alumni 2016)

DirecteurAdjoint, Institut de la Dignitéet des Droits Humains

Centre de Recherche et d’Action pour la Paix (CERAP)

15 Ave. Jean Mermoz, Cocody

BP 2088 Abidjan 08, Côte d’Ivoire

arsenebrice.bado@cerap-inades.org

Tel: (+225) 22 48 32 56

Mobile : (+225) 55 97 80 45

David J Smith

Professor – Alec Nove Chair in Russian and East European Studies

University of Glasgow

8-9 Lilybank Gardens

Glasgow G12 8RZ

David.Smith@glasgow.ac.uk

Hyacinth Nnaoma IWU, Ph.D (BIARI Alumni 2016)

Lecturer in Comparative Politics, Civil Society, Conflict Resolution, and Strategic Studies.

Department of Political Science,

AdekunleAjasin University, AkungbaAkoko,

Ondo State, Nigeria. West Africa.

hyacinth_iwu@biari.brown.edu

Paulina Szelag (BIARI Alumni 2016)

Part-time Lecturer

Coordinator for Grants and Research Applications

Institute of International Relations and Political Science

The East European State Higher School in Przemysl, Poland

Mobile phone: (+48) 791 313 210

E-mail: paulinaszelag@op.pl, paulina_szelag@biari.brown.edu