From: "Louise Murray" <LOUISE-AT-zedbooks.demon.co.uk> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 17:03:35 +0000 Subject: SPOON-ANN: conference on nationalism, identity and minority rights [Spoon-Announcements is a moderated list for distributing info of wide enough interest without cross-posting. To unsub, send the message "unsubscribe spoon-announcements" to majordomo-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu] NATIONALISM, IDENTITY AND MINORITY RIGHTS: Sociological and Political Perspectives 16-19 September, 1999 University of Bristol, UK There is currently a marked increase in the claims of a wide range of minority groups for greater representation and inclusion in modern nation-states, not least in western liberal democracies. Moreover, these claims have brought into question the very assumptions of individual autonomy, equality, national culture and citizenship, and universalism upon which modern nation-states have historically been based. This conference is concerned to examine the social and political legitimacy of such identity claims, and the affiliated notion of minority group rights. It aims to provide an international and interdisciplinary forum in which assertions of social, cultural, ethnic and religious identity and difference, their varied political mobilisation, and the potential consequences for the present and future organisation of nation-states may be fully explored. Confirmed Key Note Speakers: Craig Calhoun, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Stuart Hall, Will Kymlicka, Ali Mazrui, Bhikhu Parekh, Jan Nederveen Pieterse, Iris Marion Young, Nira Yuval-Davis Call for Papers Offers of papers, accompanied by an abstract of 300-500 words, should be sent to the Conference Organisers (Dr Stephen May, Professor Tariq Modood, Dr Judith Squires) at the address, or email below. The final deadline for paper abstracts is 31 March, 1999. Notice of acceptance will be no later than 31 May, 1999. Closing date for registration to the conference will be 31 July, 1999. For further details, contact us at: Mailing Address: Nationalism, Identity and Minority Rights (NIMR) Conference, Sociology Department, University of Bristol, 12 Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UQ, UK Email: nat-conf-AT-bris.ac.uk Fax: (0117) 9706022 Website: http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Sociology - Louise Murray, Zed Books. murray-AT-zedbooks.demon.co.uk http://www.zedbooks.demon.co.uk/ Zed Books, 7 Cynthia Street, London N1 9JF. Editorial tel.: +44 (0)171 837 0384. FAX: +44 (0)171 833 3960
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