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Subject: [BASEES-MEMBERS] CfP: Fifth Annual Tartu Conference on Russian and East European Studies, deadline 20 January

Dear all,

HNY! Pleased to share a current CfP, deadline 20 January: please see info below. Thanks, George

Dear Colleague,

May we wish you a Happy New Year and ask you to consider applying as well as sharing the following Call with your relevant contacts.

Dear colleague,

You are invited to submit proposals for panels, roundtables and papers for the Fifth Annual Tartu Conference on Russian And East European Studies on 7-9 June 2020, Tartu, Estonia under the theme “Post-Socialist (dis)Orders”. Keynote addresses will be delivered by Prof Mark Lipovetsky (Columbia University) and by Dr Ayşe Zarakol (University of Cambridge).

The collapse of socialism was greeted both in the East and in the West as a return to civilization, a resumption of the normal course of history after the communist experiment. The general expectation was that after a period of transition, former socialist countries would become market democracies, rendering obsolete the very notion of Eastern Europe. Thirty years later, it is clear that the post-socialist world has developed as a complex hierarchy of geographic and social spaces, where diverse identities and historical legacies produce specific political, economic and cultural dynamics. Conference participants are invited to reflect on these challenges as they are faced by local communities and entire nations; comparative research focusing on the region and beyond is particularly encouraged. Please find full details of the Call at the conference website.

The Tartu Conference is a venue for academic discussion of the fundamental cultural, social, economic and political trends affecting all aspects of people’s life in Russia and Eastern Europe. Inaugurated in June 2016, this forum brings together scholars from across multiple disciplines, from the region and beyond. The Programme Committee will consider proposals addressing the above and related questions as well as other issues relevant to the development of Central and Eastern Europe, Russia and Eurasia from any disciplinary angle. Interdisciplinary perspectives are particularly welcome.

Each paper proposal must include an abstract of no more than 250 words. Panel and roundtable proposals should list all speakers, along with abstracts and, if available, information about the chair and the discussant (alternatively, these can be assigned by the Programme Committee). Please use this link to submit your proposal by 20 January 2020.

The 2020 Tartu Conference is organized by the Centre for EU–Russia Studies (CEURUS) at the University of Tartu, in cooperation with the PONARS Eurasia research network. Please find more information the conference website www.tartuconference.ut.ee

We look forward to seeing you (again) in Tartu!

Programme Committee
Viacheslav Morozov, University of Tartu
Epp Annus, Ohio State University and Estonian Literary Museum
Henry Hale, George Washington University

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Forwarded by

Maili Vilson

PhD Fellow

Centre for EU-Russia Studies
Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies

University of Tartu

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Best wishes