Dear colleagues,

This is a reminder that the deadline for the UK Baltic Study Group
panel at the BASEES/ICCEES congress 2013 is approaching fast (1
September). I am looking forward to receiving your proposals via the
conference website. Please find further particulars and a link to the
website in the call below.

Apologies for cross-posting.

Best wishes,
Ada


CfP: Minorities and integration in the Baltic states, BASEES/ICCEES
Congress, Cambridge, April 5-8, 2013

The UK Baltic Study Group is now calling for papers for a panel on
'Minorities and integration in the Baltic states' at the 2013
BASEES/ICCEES Congress in Cambridge.

Since 1991, a broad range of studies has analysed the relations
between dominant and non-dominant ethnic and/or linguistic groups in
the Baltic states. Political and social science scholarship has
pointed to the complex dynamics of integration, focussing on state
policies and individual adaptation strategies of members of minority
groups. Turning to an aspect of integration much less researched, this
panel will discuss the role in the integration of Estonian, Latvian
and Lithuanian societies played by the political participation of
minorities.

The UK Baltic Study Group invites papers that address the forms, aims,
and strategies of minority political participation in the three
countries. Paper givers are encouraged to reflect particularly on the
following questions, though are not limited to these:
What factors impact change in the political agendas of minorities in
the Baltics?
How do integration policies affect the political mobilisation
potential of these minorities?
Which role do minority kin-states play in the developments of minority
political representation?
How has EU accession affected minority political representation in the
three countries?
Given the high salience of the topic, the UK Baltic Study Group
particularly invites papers engaging in comparative analysis of
different minority groups and/or different country cases.
Presentations should not exceed 15-20 min. We aim to publish the
conference papers as a book in 2013.

You will need to register and submit your abstract of no more than 250
words by 01 September 2012, including full contact details and a brief
academic biography, indicating your institutional affiliation and
research foci at the website
http://cms.computingpro.co.uk/balticstudy. Deadline for paper
proposals is 01 September 2012.

If you have any questions, please contact Dr Ada-Charlotte Regelmann
(UKBSG) at acr2702[at]gmail.com.