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CALL FOR PAPERS
Deadline for Proposals: JULY 21, 2003
The 2003 MIDDLE EAST & CENTRAL ASIA
POLITICS, ECONOMICS, AND SOCIETY CONFERENCE
Theme: “Contemporary Affairs and Future Prospects”
OCT. 17-18, 2003
The University of Utah
Salt Lake City, USA
The Middle East Center at the University of Utah proudly announces the holding of a multidisciplinary conference on the Middle East and Central Asia. We do so in an effort to bring together academicians, researchers, analysts, and policy makers with interests in the Middle East and Central Asia for networking and of sharing recent research endeavors. The conference will be held at the picturesque campus of the University of Utah located in Salt Lake City.
The topics to be covered by conference sessions will encompass interdisciplinary social science approaches to contemporary issues and future prospects in the Middle East and Central Asia. Selected papers will be collated for publication in an edited book volume. Conference sessions may include (but not necessarily limited to) the following:
- State and Society Relations
- Religion and Politics
- Islam and Islamic Movements
- Challenges of Post-Communism
- Culture and Ethnicity
- Nationalism
- Natural Resources and Conflict
- Diaspora
- Human rights, Women and Minorities
- Economic and Social Development
- Post-9-11 Regional Affairs
- America, Russia, and China in Regions
- Palestine/Israel Situation
- U.S.-Iran Relations
- Conflict Prevention and Resolution
- Terrorism and State Violence
- Regional Organizations and Cooperation
- Civil Society
In addition to topic-specific sessions, the two-day conference will include prominent keynote speakers along with complementary Middle Eastern dinner, performance by Central Asian dance ensemble, and screening of Middle Eastern and Central Asian films.
Interested participants should submit the following:
- Title of paper
- 250-word paper abstract
- Your full name
- Institutional affiliation
- E-mail address
- Telephone number
- Postal address
Please e-mail the above information to the conference committee: Middle-East@utah.edu
DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: JULY 21, 2003
We look forward to hearing from you!
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