7th Convention of the
Central and East
European International Studies Association (CEEISA)
School of International Relations, St.-Petersburg State University,
2-4 September 2009
CALL FOR PAPERS AND PANEL PROPOSALS
"BORDERS ON OUR MIND, BORDERS OF THE MIND"
Programme Chairperson: Pinar Bilgin, Bilkent University
The 2009 CEEISA conference will investigate different kinds
of 'borders' vis-á-vis their effects on international relations and International
Relations. Focusing on such a theme is particularly pertinent on the 20th anniversary
of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The multiplicity of new spaces created by globalization, as with the emergence
of defiant zones within states, the proliferation of cross-border coalitions and myriad
non-governmental actors suggest the increasing irrelevance of physical borders. Yet, physical
borders do not seem to have disappeared. Indeed, relations at the intra- and inter-state
level reveal the persistence of borders of various kinds. This is witnessed in the erection
of physical walls between some communities/states and virtual ones in others; the
resurgence of ethno-nationalism in some places and religious fundamentalism in others;
and the resilience of inter-governmental institutions, which oftentimes lag behind the
times in terms of both 'thinking' about and 'doing' world politics. But it also seems
that borders of the mind have proven just as resilient as physical borders. Borders
of the mind are no less 'real' in terms of their effects. When coupled with the newly
emerging of technologies of control and surveillance, they have the power to warrant
'violence' of various sorts.
Conference participants are invited to respond to the following six questions from within
their own sub-disciplines:
- Two decades after '1989', which borders have disappeared, which have remained, which have shifted,
what others have been constructed?
- Does the globalisation of world economy help to transcend or erect borders?
Of what kind? What are the effects of international institutions, inter-governmental and
non-governmental organizations?
- What are the effects of the persistence of gendered structures on the already hierarchical
division of labour?
- What does the composite of issues related to (illegal) migration, security, and citizenship
say about our physical, virtual, and ethical borders?
- Is IR an instance of the persistence of borders of the mind having 'real' effects?
To what extent the study of International Relations reflects the borders in the minds of IR
scholars (as with politics/economy, inside/outside, theory/practice)?
- Researching beyond territoriality? Is it possible and/or desirable?
SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
Please note that the list of questions is in no sense restrictive. Submissions
of panels or papers on other themes are invited as well. Paper proposals must include a full
name, address, e-mail address and the institutional affiliation of the author, a title of the
paper, and a 100-200 word abstract. In case of co-authorship, please list all the authors.
Please include their e-mail addresses and affiliations.
Panel proposals must include: title of the proposed panel, a 100-200 word
elaboration on the subject of the proposed panel, and a 100-200 word abstract. A list of
participants, with their names, addresses, e-mail addresses and institutional affiliations
must be included.
Authors are encouraged to state in their paper/panel proposals if they are
willing to be considered as chairpersons and/or discussants of a panel. Such offers would
be highly appreciated by the Programme Chairperson.
Scholars and practitioners are invited to submit paper and panel
proposals by 31 March 2009. Proposals should be submitted to Programme Chairperson on
ceeisa@bilkent.edu.tr.
Notification of acceptance (by e-mail): 1 May 2009.
PRE-REGISTRATION
The Organizers of CEEISA Convention in Saint-Petersburg kindly ask all
the participants to fill in the pre-registration form and send it back by e-mail to:
ceeisa@mail.sir.edu.
Download the Pre-registration form.
Please note that the name and institutional affiliation that you mention in this form
will appear on your Convention badge and Official Programme.
Deadline for pre-registration is 1st of July, 2009
Please do not hesitate to contact us at
ceeisa@mail.sir.edu if you have any difficulties in filling in or sending us the form.
REGISTRATION FEES
The CEEISA encourages all the participants who are not yet members of the CEEISA
to join the association and enjoy the benefit of the free annual subscription of the Journal
of International Relations and Development and the reduced registration fee for the 7th
CEEISA Convention.
Registration fee: 100 Euros
Registration fee for CEEISA members: 40 Euros
The registration fee will be collected by organizers on spot.
More information about the 7th Convention of the CEEISA are available at the
Convention website http://ceeisa.sir.edu.
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