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- | - | + | ===== Call for Papers ===== |
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+ | WSF Conference 2016 | ||
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+ | Deadline for abstract submission is **November 15, 2015** | ||
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+ | ===The Return of Geopolitics=== | ||
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+ | Download here: | ||
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+ | The forces of globalization seem to be giving way to those of geopolitics. And while it is still important to focus on what is common to the global community, we are also compelled to try and understand those shifting tectonic forces that are drawing the world back to geopolitical tensions | ||
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+ | //Return of Geopolitics// | ||
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+ | We welcome papers related – but not restricted to – the following topics: | ||
+ | *The Geopolitics of the EU’s Economic Crisis\\ | ||
+ | *The Migrant Crisis in Europe\\ | ||
+ | *The rise right-wing parties in Europe\\ | ||
+ | *Hegemonic Decline and Emerging Conflicts\\ | ||
+ | *New Directions in Geopolitical Thinking/ | ||
+ | *Russia and the Ukraine\\ | ||
+ | *German and Russian Relations Today and Tomorrow\\ | ||
+ | *The Geopolitics of Disorder in the Middle East\\ | ||
+ | *Iran and Saudi Rivalry\\ | ||
+ | *The Islamic State (ISIS, ISIS, Daech)\\ | ||
+ | *Turkey’s Geopolitics\\ | ||
+ | *Iran and Nuclear Weapons\\ | ||
+ | *The US and the Middle East\\ | ||
+ | *Russia and Syria\\ | ||
+ | *Geopolitics of the Syrian Civil War\\ | ||
+ | *China and the US: Competition and Cooperation\\ | ||
+ | *Russia and China: | ||
+ | *Maritime claims in the South China Sea\\ | ||
+ | *Re-Militarization of Japan\\ | ||
+ | *North Korea and East Asian Politics\\ | ||
+ | *The Future of War: Is Symmetric War Coming Back?\\ | ||
+ | *The Geopolitics of Cyber Security\\ | ||
+ | *China’s New Silk and Maritime Roads\\ | ||
+ | *Conflicts and competition in the Indo-Pacific\\ | ||
+ | *The Geopolitics and the Environment\\ | ||
+ | *China vs. US trade: | ||
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+ | ==Venue== | ||
+ | The Conference will be held April 4-5, 2016 at the University of Arizona (USA). | ||
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+ | ==Conference Format== | ||
+ | The Return of Geopolitics conference is spread over two days, Monday, April 4th and Tuesday, April 5th. | ||
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+ | ==Travel Grants== | ||
+ | The World Society Foundation will provide financial support for travel to and from the conference. | ||
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+ | **Abstract Submissions** will take the form of a 1-page abstract. | ||
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+ | ==Conference Publication== | ||
+ | Outstanding conference papers will be published in a conference volume. | ||
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+ | ==Organizing Committee== | ||
+ | Albert J. Bergesen (University of Arizona), Sallie Marston (University of Arizona), Christian Suter (University of Neuchâtel), | ||
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+ | ==Conference Sponsorship== | ||
+ | The main sponsor of the conference is the World Society Foundation (Zurich, Switzerland). In addition the conference is supported by the International Studies Association and the School of Sociology, University of Arizona.\\ | ||
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