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Call for Proposals

The VIII World Congress of the International Council for Central and East European Studies will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, on 26-31 July 2010. The Swedish Society for the Study of Russia, Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia invites all interested scholars to submit proposals for panels, papers and round-table discussions. These proposals should reflect the results of new research in the study of developments in the cultural, political, social and economic processes underway in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

2010 marks the 25th anniversary of Mikhail Gorbachev's appointment to the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and the Congress therefore considers it to be an opportune time to revisit his policies of glasnost and perestroika. Of special interest for the Congress are the cultural transformations that occur at times of intense political and economic change. At the same time, the present international situation poses new challenges, and the Congress seeks to organize a wide scholarly discussion of these developments. The processes of European integration and wider cooperation across Eurasia not only impact upon geographical spaces but also leave their mark upon cultural spaces. These processes make communication between languages, histories, religions, traditions, legacies and memories more complex.
Humanities and social science scholars are therefore invited to reflect on how local cultural contexts react to, engage in, or resist globalization.

For more information about the general themes of the Congress, please
see: www.iccees2010.se <http://www.iccees2010.se>

Deadline for panel proposals: 28 February 2009 Address for proposals: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Abstract submission: 1 March - 30 October 2009
Registration: Beginning 1 July 2009
Address for abstracts and registration: www.iccees2010.se <http://www.iccees2010.se>

Procedures for Proposals

1.Only proposals submitted electronically will be considered for inclusion in the Congress. Proposals must be submitted in English - irrespective of the language to be used by the panellists at the Congress. Proposals should be directed to: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.

2.The deadline for proposals is 28 February 2009. The International Academic Committee encourages proposals to be sent as early as possible.

3.The International Academic Committee will meet in the spring 2009 to make a decision on the composition of the final Congress programme.

4.The International Academic Committee will send all scholars whose proposals have been accepted, an official letter of invitation, which can be used to apply for funding and/or obtaining a visa, by 1 July 2009.

5.Once a proposal for a panel/paper has been accepted, one half-page abstract in English should be submitted through an on-line abstract system at www.iccees2010.se <http://www.iccees2010.se>, for each of the panel's papers, no later than 30 October 2009. A paper without an abstract will not be included in the program.

6.Please note that the abstracts will be published without editing. The authors therefore have to ensure that they are satisfied with their abstract.

7.Each abstract must indicate the language in which the paper will be presented.

8.Each abstract has to include contact details, at least an e-mail address.

For guidelines regarding composition of panels, Congress languages, and so forth, please see the full Call for Proposals <http://www.iccees2010.se/private/var/folders/7u/7u7ov2qf2RWSL++1Ywg+lU+++TI/TemporaryItems/cfp.htm>
at the Congress webpage.

Registration fees by 31 December 2009:
Registration fee: 290 €
Residents of Eastern European and Central Asian states: 230 €
Students: 125 €

Registration after 1 January 2010:
Registration fee: 350€
Residents of Eastern European and Central Asian states: 290 €
Students: 150 €

On-Site Registration:
Registration fee: 375 €
Residents of Eastern European and Central Asian states: 300 €
Students: 160 €
One-Day Admission: 55 €
One-Day Admission for Students: 25 €

For further information about payments, accommodation, registration, tours, and the scholarly aspects of the congress, see the Congress webpage.

Welcome!
Hjärtligt välkomna!