CREES

To send an individual paper proposal, an applicant must include the following information in the body of an email AND in a single Word attachment:
• The title of the paper
• His/her name, email and institutional affiliation
• A preferred postal address
• A 500-word abstract and
• A 100-word biographical statement in narrative form (one paragraph) that includes bibliographical information of the applicant’s last or forthcoming publication, if applicable (full CVs are not acceptable)
• Doctoral students must also indicate the title of their dissertation and year of projected defense. Incomplete applications will be rejected.

A panel proposal is comprised of three to four paper-givers and a discussant. (The organizers will subsequently select a Chair of the panel). To send a panel proposal, an applicant must include the following information in the body of an email AND in a single Word attachment:
• The title of the panel and of each paper
• A 500-word abstract of each paper
• The name, email, institutional affiliation
• A preferred postal address
• A 100-word biographical statement for each panelist in a narrative form (one paragraph) that includes bibliographical information of the applicant’s last or forthcoming publication, if applicable (full CVs are not acceptable)
• Doctoral students must also indicate the title of their dissertation and year of projected defense

The Conference also invites proposals featuring recent films/documentaries or recent books. A film/documentary proposal must include following information in the body of an email AND in a single Word attachment:
· The name, email and institutional affiliation of the author
· A preferred postal address
· The title and a 500-word abstract of the film/video
· A 100-word biographical statement in narrative form.

A book panel proposal, seeking to generate discussion on an important recent book, features the book’s author and three or four discussants. The proposal must include following information in the body of an email AND in a single Word attachment:
· The names, emails, and institutional affiliations of all panelists
· Their preferred postal address
· A 500-word abstract of the book and
· A 100-word biographical statement in narrative form for each panelist

All proposals must be included in the body of a single email AND in a single Word attachment sent to two addresses: dominique.colas@sciences-po.fr and dcolasasn@gmail.com. Applicants who wish to apply for a grant covering travel and accommodation must indicate so in their proposals. In order to be eligible for these grants, an applicant must be residing at the time of the conference in Central Europe, the Balkans, Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia/Eurasia, the Caucasus, China or India. The reception of all proposals will be acknowledged electronically.

Updated information on the conference will be posted periodically on the conference web site (http://ecoledoctorale.sciences-po.fr/actu_scientif/empires_nations.htm) and the ASN web site (www.nationalities.org).

Deadline for proposals: 13 February 2008