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19 February 2009
ASEN Seminar Series: Managing Ethno-National Conflict
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Beyond Canada: rethinking multinational federalism Robert Schertzer (LSE) Eric Woods (LSE) This lecture is free and open to the public. It examines Canada as key case that informs the management of ethno-national conflict via multinational federalism. In particular, the presenters will critique the way the Canadian case has been understood and exported as a means to manage ethno-national conflict across the globe. The lecture will be followed by a response from Dr. Eric Kaufman (Reader in Politics and Sociology, Birkbeck). Robert Schertzer and Eric Woods are the co-Chairs of the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism and are both PhD candidates and class teachers within the Department of Government at the London School of Economics.
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The event is free and open to the public. It
takes place on Wednesday, February 24 at 18:15 in
room G1 at LSE
20 January 2009
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Obi Igwara Memorial Lecture: Crossing Boundaries
Judith Okely (Hull University, International Gender Studies Centre ) The Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism invites you to our biennial Obi Igwara Memorial Lecture entitled: "Crossing Boundaries," featuring Judith Okely, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Hull University and Deputy Director of the International Gender Studies Centre. This lecture is given in memory of Obi Igwara, who tragically passed away far too early. Obi Igwara was a founding member of the Association and these lectures focus on her research area: ethnicity and nationalism in Africa. The theme of the lecture this year is anthropological research in Africa. Anthropologists may cross boundaries of nation, ethnicity, class, and culture, both far from, and within, presumed familiar territory. Professor Okely's lecture draws on individual cross-cultural encounters and the anthropologists' transformative experiences of fieldwork in Africa.
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The event is free and open to the public. It
takes place on Wednesday, January 27 at 18:00 in
the Hong Kong Theatre at LSE, to be followed by
a reception.
Friend of ASEN,
ASEN membership registration for the year 2010 is now open. We hope that you join the growing number of people who have become a member of the Association.
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Subscription to
Nations and Nationalism and
Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism,
two leading journals in the field
• Access to
ASEN's
regular
newsletter for members, which provides
key
information on ASEN’s activities, benefits available to members of the
Association and updates on key information
in the field
• 20%
discount on
Blackwell Publishing and Polity Press
books and journals
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Priority access to our themed seminar series
Managing Ethno-National Conflict
• Discount
on our
annual conference,
Nation & Charisma,
featuring keynote
addresses from David
Martin, Lucy Riall, MacGregor Knox, Lord
Meghnad
Desai, Elleke Boehmer and Eric
Zürcher
Thank you for your continuing support of
ASEN.
We look forward to seeing you at our 2010
Conference and other ASEN events.
Yours faithfully,
Robert Schertzer and Eric Woods
Membership to ASEN includes a number of
significant benefits, including:
ASEN Directors
27 November 2009
ASEN Seminar Series: Managing Ethno-National Conflict
David Rampton (School of Oriental and African Studies, London)
"The Politics of Sinhala nationalist authenticity
and the failure of power-sharing in Sri Lanka"
On Wednesday, 25 November 2009, ASEN hosted the Second Seminar in their 2009-2010 Series, 'Managing Ethno-National Conflict'.
The event was a success, with 45 people in attendance. ASEN will be distributing an .mp3 recording of the event shortly.
17 November 2009
New Publication: 'Nations and their Histories: Constructions and Representations'
Palgrave MacMillan has recently released 'Nations and their Histories: Constructions and Representations', an edited volume inspired by the 2006 ASEN Conference 'Nations and their Pasts: Representing the Past, Building the Future'. The volume is edited by Susana Carvalho and Francois Gemenne, co-organizers of the 2006 conference. Susana Carvalho was also the Chair of ASEN from 2006-2007. We warmly congratulate both on the release of the collection.
From the Publisher: "Nations and their Histories highlights the importance of the past and its uses in the formation of modern nations and national identities. It looks at the construction of different national historiographies as well as present representations of the past in the political and cultural life of nations, covering the five continents. It features contributions from some of the most prominent scholars in the field of nationalism such as Terence Ranger, Robert Gildea, Umut Ozkirimli and John Breuilly."
'Nations and their Histories' may be purchased online here.
14 November 2009
ASEN reflects on the Fall of the Berlin Wall
In 1991, the Association for the Study of Ethnicity and Nationalism (ASEN) was officially founded at the London School of Economics during its inaugural international conference, ‘Nationalism in a Post-Marxist World: Contemporary Reflections’. As the title of the conference indicates, ASEN has its origins in a time of upheaval: a crucial catalyst was provided by the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, a decisive event which inspired a number of research students working in the field of ethnicity and nationalism to query declining interest in class conflict alongside the resurgence of themes concerning national identity and ethnic separatism.
Thanks to the efforts of Percy Cohen, James Mayall, George Schöpflin and Anthony D. Smith, the London School of Economics had established courses on nationalism as early as 1980, a development distinct from other European universities where the topic received little attention.
The crumbling of the Berlin Wall changed things, however, and the LSE emerged as an important centre for new enquiry, esteemed as the site of critical debates between Ernest Gellner and Elie Kedourie. The crisis of the Soviet Union triggered considerable interest in the LSE’s nationalism course, ending years of limited interest. The Association emerged out of this milieu, and quickly established itself as a global leader in the field, organizing research, disseminating publications and encouraging a multi-disciplinary approach.
As the world celebrates the 20th anniversary of Berliners overcoming the wall dividing their city into East and West, ASEN humbly reflects on its history concurrent to this tremendous event, a reverberations produced by this event which ASEN endeavours to trace.
ASEN 2010 Conference: Nation & Charisma
The Call for Papers Deadline has now passed. Thank you for your submissions.
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