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Date: 10 Sep 2007
From:"Shabana Shahabuddin" <shabanashahabuddin at gmail.com>
Subject:Inter-Asian Connections CFP

*Social Science Research Council (SSRC) *

CALL FOR PAPERS
DEADLINE: FRIDAY, September 14, 2007

International Conference on Inter-Asian Connections (Dubai, UAE:  
February
21-24, 2008)


The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is pleased to announce an  
open
call for *individual research paper submissions* from researchers in any
world region, to participate in a 4-day thematic workshop at an
international conference on "Inter-Asian Connections."

To be held in Dubai, February 21-24, 2008, the conference will host
concurrent workshops showcasing innovative research from across the  
social
sciences and related disciplines, on themes of particular relevance  
to Asia,
reconceptualized as a dynamic and interconnected historical,  
geographical,
and cultural formation stretching from the Middle East through  
Eurasia and
South Asia, to East Asia.

The conference structure and schedule have been designed to enable  
intensive
'working group' interactions on a specific research theme, as well as
broader interactions on topics of mutual interest and concern to all
participants. Accordingly, there will be public keynotes, plenaries, and
roundtables addressing different aspects of Inter-Asian research in  
addition
to closed workshop sessions. The concluding day of the conference  
will bring
all the workshops together in a public presentation and exchange of  
research
agendas that have emerged over the course of the deliberations in Dubai.

Individual paper submissions are invited for the following workshops:

Sites of Inter-Asian Interaction
Networks of Islamic Learning across Asia: The Role of International
Centers of Islamic Learning in Building Ties and Forging New Identities
Distant Divides and Intimate Connections: Migrant Domestic Workers in  
Asia
Law-in-Action in Asian Societies and Civilizations
Multiple flexibilities: nation-states, global business and precarious
labor
Neoliberal Globalization and Governmentality: State, Civil society  
and the
NGO Phenomena in Asia
Initiatives of Regional Integration in Asia in Comparative Perspective:
Concepts, Contents and Prospects
Border Problems: Theory, Culture, and Political Economy
Post-collective Economic Lives and Livelihoods: Studies of Economy,
Institution and Everyday Practice in Post-socialist Eurasia and Asia
Transnational Circuits: 'Muslim Women' in Asia
Inter-Referencing Asia: Urban Experiments & the Art of Being Global

Descriptions of the individual workshops, along with information on the
application process, are available at:
http://www.ssrc.org/program_areas/global/papers/.

Application materials are due by *Friday, September 14, 2007. *Junior  
and
senior scholars are encouraged to apply, whether graduate students and
faculty affiliated to colleges and universities, or researchers in  
NGOs or
other research organizations. Please note that an individual cannot  
apply to
more than one workshop.

Selection decisions will be announced on October 19, 2007. Accepted
participants are required to submit a 20-25 page research paper by  
January
14, 2008.

The SSRC will make every effort to subsidize the travel and  
accommodation
costs associated with attending the conference, and we will issue a  
formal
announcement about availability and levels of financial assistance for
individual participants in the coming months. In the meantime,  
prospective
participants are encouraged to seek out alternative sources of  
funding that
may be available from their home institutions or other agencies.

For additional inquiries, please contact the SSRC at
intl_collaboration at ssrc.org.

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