Workshop "Elites and the formation of identities in post-Soviet space", Cambridge, June, 11, 2010

Under the auspices of the Centre for East European Language Based
Area Studies (Ceelbas) a workshop will be organised at Cambridge
University on 11 June 2010.

Papers are solicited on the topic of Elites and the Formation of
Identities in Post Soviet Space: Global and Domestic Influences.
Papers should address the ways in which domestic and international or
exogenous elites influence the formation of identity (national,
international, regional, religious, class and individual) in the
countries of post-Soviet space.

The papers should address the ways in which internationalization of
economics and politics interact with domestic interests to shape
national and other forms of identity. Paper-givers are encouraged to
consider both theoretical approaches and empirical data and to
address the tension between domestic and exogenous influences on
shaping state and other forms of identity.

The workshop will be held in Cambridge and will include papers on
both internal and external influences on personal and state (as well
as regional) identity. Here we take into account the role of
global/international elites (articulating the interests of global and
regional companies and political institutions, diasporas, and civil
society associations (e.g. Churches)) in the formation of various
types of national and cross-national identities.

Please send proposals as soon as possible and before 1 March 2010.
Proposals should include: a one page abstract, your present position
(post-graduate, academic staff, research staff, etc), your mail
address and email address to David Lane DSL10@cam.ac.uk.