Political Science Conference - Rethinking Regions: Asia, Africa, Middle East & Central Asia
Political Science Conference - Rethinking Regions: Asia, Africa, Middle East, & Central Asia
The
Conference is set to explore the ongoing turbulence and transformation
in the regions of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. The
forum will focus on the latest security, political, identity, and
developmental challenges and emerging trends in these regions and
address their impact of the regional and the international systems. We
encourage participants to ask some of the following questions: how is
the balance of power changing within regions and among them; how is the
issue of security and development addressed; what have been the latest
trends in the transformation of the state and its institutions; what
regimes types dominate these regions and why; what has been the role of
new media, civil society and public activism, and how changing
identities are transforming social and political realities and social
life.
Organizers
The Third Annual Political Science
Conference is organized by the School of Public and International
Affairs (SPIA) at Virginia International University (VIU) and the Center
for Democracy and International Affairs (CDIA) at VIU. For further
information, contact: Dr. Klara Bilgin at kbilgin@viu.edu, 4401 Village Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030.
Thematic Areas
- Power, International Security, & Terrorism
- The Rise of China & New Regional Politics
- Economic Politics & Development
- Issues of Identity: Ethnicity, Gender, & Race
- Politics of Religion & Society
- State Institutions & Organizations
- Authoritarianism, Regime Stability, &Change
- Activism & New Media
- Immigration & Refugee Flows
Submissions
Abstracts
for papers, poster presentations, and panel sessions for the conference
should be submitted by February 15, 2017. Papers and presentations are
invited from all areas of international politics, conflict and
development, from both academics and practitioners. Proposals for
workshops and poster presentations are also welcome.
Abstracts
should be no more than 400 words in length excluding references and
title and should include a description of the research design and/or the
data, key findings, and implications for the theoretical debate or
practice of the discipline. In addition to the abstract, applicants are
required to submit a short biography (no CVs, please).