CALL FOR PAPERS
The Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN) is holding
its 18th Annual Conference, entitled “Nationalism, East and West: Civic and
Ethnic Conceptions of Nationhood”, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, April
15-16, 2008, at the London School of Economics.
It has long been standard in the field of nationalism studies to classify
nations according to which principle serves to unify the nation. The
distinction between the Western, political type of nationalism, and Eastern,
genealogical nationalism as systematised by Hans Kohn in 1945 has been used,
extended and adjusted by scholars of nationalism to conceptualise a
framework of “inclusive” nationalism based on citizenship and territory and
“exclusive” nationalism based on common ethnic ties and descent. This
conference seeks to assess the continuing relevance of this dichotomy in its
various forms: its contribution to theoretical work on nationalism, its
usefulness for historical interpretation and its value for contemporary
policy-making.
The conference will include keynote addresses from leading scholars in the
field, along with opportunities for scholars from various disciplines to
examine the relevance of ethnic and civic conceptions of nationhood in a
series of panel sessions. Suggested themes include:
 Civic and Ethnic Aspects of Nation Formation
 Is Nationalism a European Phenomenon?
 Alternatives to Civic and Ethnic Nationalism
 Experiences of Historical Migrant Nations
 Citizenship and Immigration
 Multiculturalism
The first day will explore the use of the classical dichotomy in theoretical
works on nationalism, national identity and nation formation. By considering
historical case studies, the development, interaction and conflict of ethnic
and civic types of nationalism will be analyzed on the second day.
Historical critiques of and alternatives to dichotomous types like the
civic/ethnic and East/West will also be considered. On the third day, the
framework of civic and ethnic nationalism will be explored by focussing on
contemporary nationalism and approaches to citizenship and immigration.
The 2008 Conference Committee is now calling for papers to be presented on
the conference. The application is open to any researcher who is interested
in the study of nationalism and/or ethnicity, and PhD students and young
scholars are particularly encouraged to apply. The abstracts of the proposed
papers should not exceed 500 words and are expected by November 1, 2007. The
Committee will notify applicants by November 30, 2007. Please see the ASEN
website (www.lse.ac.uk/collections/ASEN/) for more information and to submit
your proposal.
Suggestions for panels and additional themes are also welcome. Papers
submitted to the conference will be considered for publication in a special
issue of Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism (SEN).
Please note that ASEN cannot cover travel and accommodation costs.
Presenters are expected to register for the conference. Further enquiries
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