The European International Studies Association-Central and East European International Studies Association Pan-European Conference (EISA-CEEISA PEC18)
Prague, Czech Republic, 12-15 September 2018
The political and social significance of how societies remember the past has received increased scholarly attention recently, paving the way for the nascent field of memory studies. Research in International Relations (IR) suggests that the ways in which states and collectives engage with their past, particularly wars and disputes, influence interstate relations in the present and hold indications about how they might act in the future. Contemporary conflicts are occasionally shaped by a rich brew of historical references and framings. Issues related to collective memory, remembrance and heritage are addressed in IR, International Law, Peace and Conflict studies, political theory, memory studies, and Comparative Politics. The proliferation of concepts, such as memory politics, heritage, transitional justice, reconciliation, memory laws, and the many analytical frameworks through which the politics of the past is approached, including foreign policy analysis, securitization, ontological security, conflict resolution, militant democracy and so on, suggests that despite having a common focus, these literatures have thus far communicated only to a very limited extent.
Section conveners:
Maria Mälksoo (Brussels School of International Studies, University of Kent, [email protected]
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Karl Gustafsson (The Swedish Institute of International Affairs, [email protected])
This section seeks to deepen the dialogue between these distinct literatures to advance research on how the ways in which the past is remembered and approached influences international politics in the present. In doing so, it invites submissions from different disciplines concerned with theoretical, methodological and empirical aspects of the section theme across such issue areas as:
- politics of the past in contemporary conflicts and post-conflict settings;
- legalisation of memory;
- ontological security-seeking;
- practices of commemoration;
- contestations over physical memory sites in global politics.
Submissions Portal is here. Submission Deadline: 01/02/2018
Submission Process
1. Abstract are to be submitted electronically via the online submission system by: 01 February, 2018. Abstracts received via fax, e-mail or received after the deadline will not be accepted and therefore will not be considered for the programme or publication.
2. Submitters may submit up to two paper abstracts and two panel or roundtable abstracts.
3. There are two separate submission platforms, one for individual paper submissions and the other for panel submissions, however the abstract formatting requirements are the same for both. Each submitter/ author needs to select the submission platform first when logged into his/her account and only then can proceed with the submission itself.
– Panel submissions Ensure that you are you the correct platform (for panel/ roundtable submissions – not paper submissions) and take account of the guidelines below).
- A panel session lasts 105 minutes and incorporates up to 5 paper presentations and generally (but not always) includes discussant comments as well as Q&A.
- The submitter (usually, but not always, the panel chair) uploads the overall panel description first and then the individual abstracts for the paper presentations.
- To submit the panel/round-table an overview abstract for the panel/round-table overview must be uploaded first. Once the overview abstract is submitted, 5 slots for individual paper presentation/roundtable contribution abstracts (A,B,C,D,E) will be created and the individual panel/round-table abstracts may be uploaded.
- Each panel/round-table requires a Chair/Discussant. It is intended that in most cases, one person will fulfil both roles. Unless specifically stated otherwise, the Chair/Discussant will be considered to be the person who submitted the panel/round-table.
- If the submitter wishes to nominate another person to be Chair/Discussant (with their prior agreement) then this must be clearly stated at the end of the abstract. The role of the person – Chair only or Chair/Discussant should be specified. The person should thus be mentioned at the end of the abstract in the following form:
– Individual Paper Submissions Ensure that you are you the correct platform (for individual paper submissions – not panel/ roundtable submissions)
- Submit your abstract, title, personal information, etc. according to the format in the submission system and take account of the guidelines below).
- Choose a preferred and an alternative section to submit your paper to from the list below.
4. Abstracts for Politics of the Past should be submitted to the following conference theme: oS35 – Politics of the Past: Memory and Heritage in International Relations
5. Abstracts can be amended in the online submission system until the deadline of 01 February, 2018.
6. All submitted panel, round-table and paper abstracts will be subject to a review process after the abstract submission deadline. Abstracts will be reviewed by the Section Chairs under the overall guidance of the Programme Chairs.
7. Accepted abstracts will form part of the final conference programme and as such will be presented onsite as well as published in the official Conference proceedings. Abstracts not suitable for display and/or publication will be rejected. Please have your abstract checked for correct spelling, punctuation, grammar and formal structure. The organiser reserves the right to edit abstracts prior to publication if necessary.
8. All presenting authors will receive an acceptance/rejection notification via e-mail by 05 April 2018.
9. All presenting authors are obliged to register by 14 May, 2018. Those presenting authors who are not registered for the Conference by the deadline will be automatically withdrawn from the final programme.
10. By submitting an abstract the author(s) are agreeing to publication of the abstract in the conference proceedings, the Conference and the EISA website. It is understood that they are not relinquishing copy right to the Conference or EISA.
Abstract Formatting
- All abstracts must be written in English.
- When submitting your abstract, consider and choose both a preferred section and an alternative section in case the abstract will not be considered suitable for the preferred section.
- The abstract title is limited to 20 words and should be capitalised in the usual way for titles – (e.g., This is the Title of my Abstract for Presentation at EISA PEC 2018 in Prague).
- Up to 10 authors can be listed under one abstract (including presenting author).
- Maximum abstract length is 250 words.
- Each submitter is asked to upload 3 to 6 corresponding keywords.
- The submitter will be asked to upload a short presenting author’s biography (up to 100 words), which may be later published within the PEC online programme and the conference app and will help the chairs to introduce the speaker during the session.
- No pictures/tables/charts are allowed within the abstract text.
