CALL FOR PAPERS-EXTREMISM AND XENOPHOBIA AMONG YOUTH THROUGH PRISM OF TRANSNATIONAL

[Alexandra Smith]

Dear colleagues,

The below advert is related to the forthcoming workshop on youth and  
extremism which will take place in St Petersburg in March 2007. It  
might be of interest to some of you. Please reply to the organisers if  
you need further information.

All best,
Alexandra Smith

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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:25:59 +0200
     From: Arseniy Svynarenko <arseniy.Svynarenko at helsinki.fi>
Reply-To: Arseniy Svynarenko <arseniy.Svynarenko at helsinki.fi>

   CALL FOR PAPERS



   EXTREMISM AND XENOPHOBIA AMONG YOUTH THROUGH PRISM OF TRANSNATIONAL
STUDIES



   16-18 MACH, 2007

   Centre for German and European Studies, St. Petersburg, Russia

   The Centre for German and European Studies at St. Petersburg State
University with the participation of SRC ?Region? at Ulyanovsk State
University invites papers FOR THE WORKSHOP to be held in St.
Petersburg, Russia. We are seeking empirical or theoretical papers on
the growth of xenophobia among youth in the postsoviet space. However
comparative papers or papers discussing theoretical/methodological
principles of transnational studies of extremism among youth in
Russia and Europe are welcome, as are manuscripts analyzing reasons
for the growth of fears of strangers (global migration, new forms of
social exclusion and inequality, specific types of participation and
solidarity etc.) or papers on particular extremist groups among
youth.

   Papers should focus on issues facing ?LOCAL? MANIFESTATIONS AND
SOCIAL CONTEXTS OF THE GROWTH OF XENOPHOBIA AMONG YOUTH, connected
with one of the follow questions:

   * Social geography of xenophobia and its appearances: typical
postsoviet or authentic, east/west or global

   ·         Factors and social mechanisms of construction

   ·         Regional events and global panics

   * Local and global extremist youth scenes
   * Features of field work and research methods: strangers among
strangers
   * Research politics and practices around the theme on xenophobia
and extremism among youth: language, research instruments, ethic
issues

   The themes of round-tables are follow: ?Xenophobia in Russian and
in European style: unique experience or common challenges??,
?Perspectives and limits of transnational comparative researches?,
?Anti-anti-anti fascists. New calls and old names of youth
extremism?.

   We invite researches, members of non-government organizations,
officials and journalists, interested in this theme, to take part in
the workshop.

   Each presenter will be given 15-20 minutes to present his/her paper
on thematic sessions or about 5-10 minutes to present a statement for
discussion on round tables. Please send a 500 word abstract and
filled application form (address indicated below) with the mark
?Call?. /We apologize for the late call and ready to consider
applications from foreign participants, those who will need visa and
flight reservation, earlier.    /

   On the base of abstracts the organizing committee will form the
final list of participants and inform them in February. These
participants are expected to submit presentation-length drafts
(2500-3000 words) by 10 March, so that all participants will have the
opportunity to read the papers of other participants before the
workshop begins. Given the short notice of this call for papers, we
do not expect publication-length texts by the time of the workshop,
but afterwards for publication.

   Workshop languages are Russian and English. The language choice is
voluntarily. However, take notice, that those, who will report on
English, should prepare a Power Point presentation on Russian, and
otherwise: those, who will report on Russian, should prepare a Power
Point presentation on English*. It is important for the full
inclusion of all participants at the context of discussion.

   Unfortunately, organizers of workshop can not compensate travel
expenses and accommodation for participants from Western Europe.
There are limited resources for accommodation in exceptional cases.

   /Organizing committee of workshop: /

   Kaizer Markus ? Doctor of Sociology, Director of the Centre for
German and European Studies at St. Petersburg State University.

   Omelchenko Elena ? Doctor of Sociology, Director of the SRC
?Region? at Ulyanovsk State University

   Pilkington Hilary ? Prof. Dr. of Sociology, Warwick University

   Skvortzov Nikolay ? Professor of Sociology, Dean of Sociological
Department at St. Petersburg State University

   Yaroshenko Svetlana ? Candidate of Sociology, Head of Research at
the Centre for German and European Studies.



   For further information, please contact: Sabirova Guzel <
gsabirova at yahoo.com >



   *In some cases organizers are ready to help with translation.

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