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(Apologies for cross-posting.) Dear all, Please see the attached call for papers for the upcoming 18th Annual Conference of the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN) entitled "Nationalism, East and West: Civic and Ethnic Conceptions of Nationhood". It will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, April 15-17, 2008, at the London School of Economics. We look forward to receiving submissions from your department. 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 15-17, 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 (http://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 are welcome at [log in to unmask] Yours faithfully, Sofia Vasilopoulou ASEN Publicity Officer ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Note: The material contained in this communication comes to you from the Forced Migration Discussion List which is moderated by the Refugee Studies Centre (RSC), University of Oxford. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the RSC or the University. If you re-print, copy, archive or re-post this message please retain this disclaimer. Quotations or extracts should include attribution to the original sources. List archives are available at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html