Deadline– 30th April 2013
Call for papers are accepted for International Forum for Postdoctoral Scholars in Cold War International History Studies conducted by East China Normal University. This will be supported by National Office of Postdoctoral Administration, Chinese Science Foundation for Postdoctoral Research, and Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Maintenance. The forum will be held at East China Normal University campus at the Northern Zhongshan Road (Zhongshan Beilu), Shanghai from October 29 to November 1, 2013.
The objective of this forum is to provide Chinese and foreign postdoctoral scholars in the field with an opportunity to learn about cutting-edge researches, expand their own scholarly vistas, and carry out in-depth dialogs.
Topics included-
- Great-power relations in the Cold War
- American and Soviet involvement in the Third World
- Regional wars and nuclear deterrence during the Cold War
- Economic Cold War and consequences
- Societies and Cultures in the context of the Cold War
- Cold War and Chinese diplomacy
- China’s relations with neighboring countries during the Cold War
- Cold War and China’s choice of path of development
Documents required-
Scholars interested in participating in the forum should submit their current c.v., an abstract of 300-500 words (to include paper topic, principal sources of information, and main arguments), and contact information.
Forum offers-
- International and domestic travel: the organizers of the forum will cover the expenses for international travel and local transportation of the experts and young scholars from abroad, and the expenses for domestic travel and local transportation of the experts (economy class for flight or high-speed train) and young scholars (high-speed train or hard-bed train).
- Lodging: the organizers of the forum will cover all the expenses.
Eligibility & Criteria-
The participants of the forum should mainly be Chinese and foreign postdoctoral scholars whose postdoctoral projects are underway or completed recently, but doctoral students close to finishing their degree programs and young scholars under 40 years old are also considered.
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