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WARSAW EAST EUROPEAN CONFERENCE

THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY SESSION organized by The Centre for East European
Studies, University of Warsaw (Studium Europy Wschodniej Uniwersytetu
Warszawskiego)
FREEDOM AND POWER EMPIRES, STATES, and NATIONS in the EAST from the 18th
to the 21st century

University of Warsaw
July 15-18, 2008
Warsaw, Poland

The Centre for East European Studies of the University of Warsaw (STUDIUM
EUROPY Wschodniej UW) is organizing the WARSAW EAST EUROPEAN CONFERENCE,
the Fifth Anniversary Session, to be held in Warsaw, July 15-18, 2008.
THE WARSAW EAST EUROPEAN CONFERENCE will be held under the distinguished
patronage of the
Rector Magnificus of the University of Warsaw, Professor Katarzyna
Cha?asinska - Macukow.
THE MAIN SUBJECT of the Warsaw East European Conference, Fifth Annual
Session is question of
freedom and power in East Central, South East and Eastern Europe, Russia,
Central Asia and Caucasus since 18 century. The Conference will focus on
history of 19 and 20 centuries as well as current political, social,
economic, national and cultural issues broadly reflecting the main
subject. Special attention will be given to the problems of the communist
and post-communist world.

Below we present a list of specific topics of the 2008 Conference:

19th century the birth or the revival of the nations?
Uprisings and revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, Central
Asia and Caucasus in 19th and 20th centuries
National question in Russian, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires
Ethnic and religious tolerance and discrimination in multinational states
of the region since 18th century
Tradition of federalism vs. centralist system in East Central Europe
The noble democracy of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Struggle of ideologies in 19 and 20 centuries. Marxism and nationalism
Totalitarianism, authoritarianism and democracy in East Central Europe in
20th century
Ethnicity and nationality in Bolshevik Russia and Soviet Union
Religion in the communist state
Opposition and dissidents in the Soviet Union and other communist
countries __________________________________
Between the nation-state and empire in post-Soviet area
Anthropology and ethnography of communism and post-communism
Local democracies in post-communist context
Civil society in the post-Soviet area
Political and individual freedom
Power of state and power of freedom
The citizen and the state. Changing notions of citizenship
The role of NGOs in the transition of post-communist countries
Human rights in the post communist and post-Soviet area
___________________________________

Frozencon flictsint he post-Soviet area
Post-Soviet space: Russian factor
Imperial revival in 21th century Putin's Russia?
Ukraine - 4 years after the Orange revolution
Lukashenko and a new type of authoritarianism
EU/Poland - Belarus - Russia: the future of relations
EU - Russia relations. Russian policy towards EU members
Energy security: Russia - East Central Europe - EU
EU Eastern policy
EU's Neighborhood Policy
Ukraine - EU relations
NATO and EU enlargement in post-Soviet space
Polish - Ukrainian relations
Polish - Belarusian relations
EU's policy towards the Black Sea region
South Caucasus: from struggle to cooperation?
South Caucasus and Russia: new type of relations?
New EU members: Bulgaria and Romania
NATO, EU and Balkans
Independent Kosovo - precedent or exception?
Turkey: European or Eurasian integration?
Nation-state building processes in Central Asia
Afghanistan: new wars, old conflicts
China - Russia - Europe: oil and gas questions
China, Russia and Japan - mutual relations in the region
Iraq - domestic situation and its international consequences

These are the general topics, which are going to be discussed in panels
during the WEEC, Fifth
Anniversary Session. In the process of paper registration you will be able
to choose one, from the panels mentioned above. Nevertheless, we will be
also ready to consider other subjects of presentation broadly reflecting
the main theme of the Conference.

LOCATION
THE CONFERENCE will be held in the renewed Old University Library building
at the University of
Warsaw historical main campus, in the historical centre of Warsaw, at
Krakowskie Przedmiescie
Street, 26/28.

SCHEDULE
THE CONFERENCE will begin on Tuesday, July 15 at 4 PM, and end on Friday,
July 18 at 6 PM, 2008.

APPLICATION FORMS & PAPER PROPOSALS
APPLICATION FORMS as well as PAPER PROPOSAL FORMS, ABSTRACT SUBMISSION AND
ACCOMODATION ISSUES can be found at : www.studium.uw.edu.pl/weec. Please
follow instructions found on the site in filling in the correct forms.
Please note that participants with individual papers will be brought
together into panel groups.

THE PAPER PROPOSALS, full papers and their abstracts must be written in
English. However, in exceptional cases, the Conference organizers will
allow some presentations in the panels to be delivered in Polish, on
condition that a comprehensive written summary or the entire text in
English is made available to the audience and the organizers. Also the
organizers have to be informed earlier (no less than 1 month in advance).

PANEL PROPOSAL
Panels may be proposed under these conditions:
1. the theme of the panel has to reflect the main theme of the Conference
2. there must be 3 - 4 guaranteed participants.
3. one of the participants has to be the Chair of the proposed panel.
Furthermore, if the conditions are fulfilled we can also assign a
discussant to the panel.

CONFERENCE ORGANIZATIONAL BOARD
JAN MALICKI - Conference Director, director of the Centre for East
European Studies.
WOJCIECH TYGIELSKI - Vice-Rector of the University of Warsaw for Research
and International Relations

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME BOARD
1. JAN MALICKI - Conference Director, director of the Centre for East
European Studies.
2. LESZEK ZASZTOWT - head of the WEEC Programme Board, lecturer at the Centre
3. WITOLD RODKIEWICZ - secretary of the WEEC Programme board, lecturer at
the Centre
4. ANDRZEJ ANANICZ - head of the Seminar of Central Asia at the Centre
5. DAVID KOLBAIA - head of the Seminar of the Caucasus at the Centre
6. W?ODZIMIERZ MARCINIAK - head of the Seminar of Russia at the Centre
7. JERZY KOZAKIEWICZ - head of the Seminar of Eastern Europe at the Centre
8. KAZIMIERZ JURCZAK - head of the Seminar of Central Europe at the Centre
9. ELZBIETA ZNAMIEROWSKA-RAKK - head of the Seminar of the Balkans at the
Centre

REGISTRATION FEES
1.East and Central European non-EU countries, Russia, Caucasian and
Central Asian countries:

Payment on the Warsaw University bank account till June 15,2008:
- scholars (incl. Ph.D. students) - 25 €* (93 PLN**)
- students - 10 €* (37 PLN**)

Payment at the Conference in July (only in Polish Zlotys):
- scholars (incl. Ph.D. students) - 150 PLN
- students - 70 PLN

2.Poland and the EU iUnewln countries:
Payment on the Warsaw University bank account till June 15, 2008:
- scholars (incl. Ph.D. students) - 30 €* (111 PLN**)
- students - 15 €* (56 PLN**)

Payment at the Conference in July:
- scholars (incl. Ph.D. students) - 180 PLN
- students - 90 PLN

Students and graduates of the Centre for East European Studies University
of Warsaw free of charge.

3.Other countries:
Payment on the Warsaw University bank account till June 15, 2008:
- scholars (incl. Ph.D. students) - 80 €* (296 PLN**)
- students - 40€ * (148 PLN**)

Payment at the Conference in July:
- scholars (incl. Ph.D. students) - 370 PLN
- students – 190

* - Payment from abroad:
Bank name: Bank Millennium S.A:
Bank address
Al. Jerozolimskie 123 A 02-017 Warszawa

SWIFT CODE: BIGBPLPWXXX
IBAN: PL64 1160 2202 0000 0000 6084
Account number: 64 1160 2202 0000 0000 6084

University of Warsaw, Studium WEEC

** - Payment in Poland in Polish zlotys (PLN) on the University of Warsaw
bank account till June 15, 2007.
Bank Millennium S.A.
Al. Jerozolimskie 123 A 02-017 Warszawa
Account number: 08 1160 2202 0000 0000 6084
Uniwersytet Warszawski, Studium WEEC

REGISTRATION
ALL THE PARTICIPANTS of the WEEC are obliged to register either before
coming or at the
beginning of the Conference. Registration fee may be paid on the
University of Warsaw account or later after arrival at the Conference
Registration Desk

FUNDING
PARTICIPANTS of the WEEC 2008 are responsible for covering all travel,
accommodation and
registration costs. However, registered participants, chairs and
discussants may be offered:
free accommodation in the University student hostels.
Furthermore, help is offered with making reservations in hotels with witch
certain prices have been
arranged for the participants of the WEEC Conference.

ACCOMMODATION
OUR WEB SITE, beginning from May 31, 2007, will provide information
concerning accommodation in Warsaw University student hostels.
PLEASE send all the requests concerning accommodation to
hotel.conf.studium la uw.edu.pl . Free
accomodation will be offered to all registered participants who made a
reservation at our website.

EXHIBITIONS
THE PRESENTATION of Polish non-governmental organizations active in the
post-Soviet area will be a part of the Conference programme.
THE REVIEWS of Polish films related to the subject of the Conference are
also included to the
program.
THE EXHIBITION of Polish and East and Central Europe publishing houses
active in the field of
regional studies will take place during the Conference.

CONFERENCE PAPERS
Abstracts of all the conference papers will be published in one volume
prepaired for the WEEC 2008. The best Conference papers will be published
later in Warsaw East European Review, new academic journal, presenting
also results of 2007 and partly of previous Warsaw East European
Conferences. All the participants, who presented papers during the
previous conferences (2005-2006), are kindly asked to send us short
abstracts of their presentations (circa 2000 characters).

Deadline for paper proposals: March 15, 2008

Contact information:
Web site: link: Conferences
conf.studium la uw.edu.pl
www.studium.uw.edu.pl/ or weec www.uw.edu.pl

THE CONFERENCE HEADQUARTERS ARE LOCATED
The Centre for East European Studies
The Conference Departement
Obozna 7/55, entrance from Sewerynow str.
PL 00-927 Warszawa
phone no (0-48) 22-55-21-888
fax no (0-48) 22-55-21-887
e-mail: conf.studium la uw.edu.pl
www.studium.uw.edu.pl/weec

With best regards,
Jan Malicki, director
Centre for East European Studies,
Warsaw East European Conference
University of Warsaw

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