Deadline- 11 March, 2013
Institute for Cultural Relations Policy (ICRP) and King Sigismund College (ZSKF) jointly organizing the conference on “National Question in Central Europe,: Democratic Responses to Unresolved National and Ethnic Conflicts” to be held March 22-24, 2013. The objective of this conference is to serve as a meeting point to facilitate the public exposure of the perspectives and interests of different communities, governments, international organisations, NGOs, businesses, scholars, thinkers and common citizens.
Conference themes–
- Regional development path of Central and Eastern Europe
- Central and Eastern Europe compared to other European regions
- Changing transnational structures of demography, inter ethnic relations, settlements and production
- Society, Culture, Religions, Lifestyle
- Economic issues
- Modernization processes (state administration, law, politics, ideologies)
- Culture and Art in Central Europe
- Nation building, national ideologies, national identity question, ethnic minority issues
- Diplomacy, diaspora policies and interstate relations
Conference location– King Sigismund College (Zsigmond Kiraly Foiskola). Kelta utca 2. Budapest (1039) Hungary
Other requirements-
- Papers are invited on the topics outlined and others falling within the scope of the meeting. Abstracts of no more than 3,000 characters. Abstracts should clearly state the purpose, results and conclusions of the work to be described in the final paper.
- Paper of no more than 40,000 characters. Abstracts should be sent by e-mail
- 15 minutes for presentation. Q/A session: 10 minutes maximum.
- Use Microsoft PowerPoint or Prezi for presentation.
Benefits of this conference are-
- The opportunity to present research within a unique forum and collaborate with experts from wider regions and around the world
- Conference papers/abstracts are peer-reviewed by members of ICRP international Advisory Board
- Published papers in electronic format (Proceedings available on DVD and in on ICRP website, where they will remain accessible to thousands of researchers and practitioners worldwide.)
- Get in touch with different views and new approaches
- A chance to promote applicant’s research by presenting it to relevant people and organizations (active politicians, decision-makers, diplomats)
- To get more knowledge about foreign relations of the Eastern and Central European countries
- Tea, coffee and refreshments will be served during the program. (Lunch not included in the price)
- Group sightseeing in Budapest is also part of the program
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